we ll give you an update on that and on the thousands of people without power in washington state after three electrical substations appear to have been attacked as people get together with friends and family over this holiday week, more and more concerns about a rise in cases connected with the triple-demic of flu, covid and rsv. we ve got a look at that in just a minute and the future of title 42 in the hands of the u.s. supreme cou court. a look at how the biden administration is getting ready for what could happen next. and we re learning what the january 6th committee learned and what comes next for the doj investigation into the insurrection we re starting with the winter weather that has already killed dozens of people. those freezing temperatures are going to keep up this week look at officials in eerie county, new york they re announcing 12 more people have been killed by that winter weather meaning 25 people in that county alone have died. nearly 60, 55 total
morning joe starts now. historic winter storm in western new york statement storm system is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country. it made holiday travel almost impossible on the roads or through the skies with thousands of passengers stuck at airports searching for new flights. meanwhile, the republican governor uses the christmas holiday to play hole papolitics migrants with no warning for groups. and we will take a look at the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. including a conversation the former president had with one of his closest advisers in the days after the attack on the capitol. also ahead, we dig into the latest action by the democratic controlled house and how the white house is preparing for a divided congress good morning welcome to morning joe. it s monday, december 26th i m jonathan lemire. also with us at the table is affairs analyst and executive editor of recount and host of the podcast. like gene wilder in blazing
happy holidays we re here at msnbc headquarters in new york city, thank you for spending time with us on this monday the death toll from the once in a lifetime multi-state winter storm over the weekend continues to rise today. up by about 20 from this hour yesterday. we now have at least 55 people dead across 12 states with western new york especially hard-hit nearly half of those fatalities are in new york s erie county alone. the freezing temperatures and wind gusts also knocking out power for tens of thousands. in the latest update today, new york governor kathy hochul told drivers to stay off the roads and what first responders are discovering as they conduct rescue operations. going into homes, going into vehicles, and too many tragic times finding people who have not survived the experience. they re grieving inside, as we all are, for the families who are getting horrible heart-breaking news that their loved ones succumbed to the storm over the last day or two, and ou
former president trump and 18 of his allies, they recommended charging against two dozen other people including former georgia senators david purdue and kelly lefler and south carolina senator lindsey graham. they ultimately were not indicted. they were not charged with anything. not quite sure why we have this list to begin with given that. here s lindsey graham a short time ago. we re opening up pandora s box here. fulton is one of the most liberal jurisdictions in the country. i fear this will spread that the next election, democrats may be on the other side of this. former republican congressman doug collins led trump s recount effort in georgia back in 2020. he now hosts the collins podcast. doug, great to have you here. thanks for joining us today. let s started there. i mean, it feels like the antithesis of the american justice system. they say we re not going to charge number but we re going to release the names of those we could have charged. it s unfair. anybo
beginning to gather steam. over the last two weeks, covid hospitalizations are up 7% and deaths up 15%. the places with the biggest change in hospitalized patients span the map to louisiana in the south and wyoming in the west where the figure has jumped more than 40% in a week in miami s largest health care system, jackson health. especially quadrupled reporter: this doctor says there s been an uptick in patients just in recent weeks. we saw covid was in the teens maybe, three, four weeks ago it was a relatively low. we saw that number jump up to the mid to high 90s about a week ago or so. reporter: and with americans crisscrossing the country, many finding weather and costs, the best option it s to assume those around you are sick. on the return trip home and the first few days going back to school, back to work, what kind of advice do you have.