we ll have more on his medical situation. also ahead, we ll look at the biden administration s plan to close a major loophole for gun sales. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 1st. i m willie geist. with us this morning, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former communications director to president obama, jennifer palmieri. pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post , eugene robinson. politico s sam stein. and former district attorney for the direct of colombia, glenn kirschner. he is a legal analyst. let s dive right in. president trump has officially pled not guilty in the fulton county election interference case. the team entered the plea for the 13 felony charges he faces, including racketeering and conspiracy. it was entered in writing, as they told the court he wouldn t appear for next week s scheduled arraignment. the legal team also pushing to sep
it is 11:00 a.m. in the east, 8:00 a.m. pacific. right now in atlanta, we are awaiting a decision on whether mark meadows, trump s former chief of staff, can move his election interference case to federal court. what it would mean if this request is granted. also, we re keeping our eye on the federal courthouse in washington, d.c., where a jury is deliberating. how much rudy giuliani is going to have to pay to two poll workers he defamed after the 2020 election. then to the border where we go to a tiny town in arizona that is fast becoming the new epicenter of the migrant crisis. meanwhile, on capitol hill, senate negotiators are work on a border policy delaying their holiday break. are they close to making a deal? overseas, reports of a second day that parts of gaza are under a telecommunications and internet blackout as israeli prime minister bibi netanyahu declares, quote, nothing will stop us. hey, everybody. good to see you. we re going to begin with the breaking n
your assignment for me. i got you, i got a whole syllabus for you, doc. all right, you send it to me, buddy. all right, love you. love you too. have a great weekend and ana cabrera picks up our coverage right now. and right now on ana cabrera reports, breaking news out of georgia, a court hearing happening right now on the latest bid by mark meadows to move his fulton county case to federal court. will trump s former chief of staff succeed this time? plus, a jury deliberating now in rudy giuliani s defamation case, what jurors have asked the court and what giuliani could have to pay. also ahead, president biden s national security adviser in the middle east this morning as the white house presses israel to move into a new phase in its war against hamas. and later, keir simmons exclusive interview with the spokesman for the kremlin, what dmitry peskov said about the possibility for a prisoner swap with the u.s. happy friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabr
it s good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, the dramatic rise in antisemitism on college campuses after the october 7th attack left one student at m.it asking quote, when can i go back to being a student. what we heard from top university leaders and the students on capitol hill today. inside israel. the heartbreaking stories trickling out from former hostages and their loved ones about what it was like being held in hamas captivity. the nightmares they re still having at home. also, the new details on what rudy giuliani s defamation case against ruby freeman and shaye moss could look like when it goes to court. and the elephant not in the room. donald trump. four of his rivals will get a chance to make their case against him at tomorrow s primary debate. who made the cut and what to expect. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. i want to begin on capitol hill where we heard from leaders at top un