Days. Vice president Kamala Harris, of course, is now Donald Trumps opponent in the race. Were going to go through the strategies for that showdown. Also ahead, well have expert legal analysis on Hunter Bidens surprise guilty plea in his federal Tax Case. Well have the latest on that. Well also bring you the very latest developments out of georgia, as the father of the suspect is now facing charges. And the weapon used in the attack appears to have been a gift to his son. The shooter. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, september 6th. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, white House Bureau Chief at polpolitico, jonathan lem. Special correspondent for bbc news, Katty Kay is with us. Pulitzer prize winning Columnist And Associate editor of the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson is here. And Msnbc Contributor and author of the book how the right lost its mind, Charlie Sykes is here. Well start this hour with pretty big theres a lot of stuff to t
ybefore to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans praising the decide. kevin mccarthy said that it will leave to fairer admissions. but democrats are slamming the ruling. vice president kamala harris calling it a step backward that will make the nation s colleges less diverse. jessica schneider reports. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but prospective students are still allowed to talk about how the
our calendars. yes ought to use a pencil, not a pen. it s monday, august 14th, it s a little less than two months from right now, and that is the day that judge aileen cannon has set for the trial of donald j. trump in the case having to do with classified documents, the legally and dangerously illegally and dangerously kept by him at a mar-a-lago. relatively speaking, that s soon, perhaps surprising given judge cannon s history of rulings considering to be favor to believe the disgraced ex-president who apointed her. but things get murky. the date august 14th is subject to delay, maybe delay after delay. in addition to what one would normally expect, illegal tactics, on one side to drag things out, there is another complicating factor, and that is complexities having to do with the classified material itself and something called the classified information procedures act. as we said, we re using pencils at this point, not pens. our experts will explain all of it in greater
i m richard louis, in for yasmin o sullivan. canceled on christmas eve travelers scrambling after a wave of flight cancellations, backing those in a rush to get home for the holidays. we are live at one of the airport to the hardest. we are following the breaking news out of gaza. five hostages in hamas tunnels have been found. we will go to tel aviv for the latest on that. this whole election interference case should be stopped in its tracks. this comes after the supreme court refused to hear an expedited appeal in this case and awaits a potential appeal of a colorado state supreme court decision kicking trump off the ballot there. i agree with the colorado supreme court. i said, gosh, for quite some time that donald trump has incited the insurrection. there should not be a loophole for inciting insurrection for the presidency. this colorado supreme court made a political decision. in my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision they rendered. i think it
Im paula reed in washington. For a ferocious freeze complicating Rescue Efforts after a deadly winter storm pummeled the u. S. Freed warnings in effect across the u. S. Snow and sheets of ice. The storm blamed for at least 26 deaths. Roads impassable in Upstate New York after a monstrous blizzard. For nearly 12 hours it was almost impossible to go anywhere in a vast majority of the community. This is an area with approximately 500,000 residents between the city of buffalo and the suburbs. It was such that we had to pull Emergency Rescue vehicling off the roads. The bitter cold icing over the christmas celebrations. This morning parts of the south seeing the coldest christmas in decades and making a mess of holiday travel. 1,800 Flights Canceled again today. We have a team covering this all tracking the latest Winter Weather developments but beginning in buffalo, new york. Paw lo sandoval is there. Last time we spoke we did see some trucks on the road. Whats the latest there . Reporter