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way too early on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. what is the specific constitutional crime that you re investigating? well, we re having an inquiry, so we can do an investigation and get the production witnesses and what is the crime you re investigating? and documents. high crimes, misdemeanors and what are you investigating? look, once i get time, i will explain what we re looking at. wow. that has the real vibe of a kid who did not prepare for the class presentation. the book was not just about mice, but it also had men. that clip is the house republican agenda in a nutshell. that was also my high school career. yeah. in a nutshell. he s not lying. the lower chamber is moving forward with an impeachment inquiry despite presenting no evidence of any wrongdoing by the president. the vote came after hunter biden defied a subpoena from house republicans, challenging them to hold a public hearing for his testimony. we ....
president zelenskyy and that country s desperate need for more weapons, while talking tough about another leader, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who s losing support globally over the mounting civilian casualties in gaza. among other things. meanwhile on capitol hill, house republicans are doubling down on partisan politics, with a vote today on an impeachment inquiry into president biden, it comes as the president s son in standoff with house republicans over a public versus a private hearing and we re keeping an eye on wall street ahead of fed s expected decision this afternoon on the future of interest rates. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, december 13th. with us we have the host of way too early jonathan lemire. james stavridis. president emeritus on the council of foreign relations, richard haass. we have so much to talk about today. i mean, willie, i xwot the say, we also have a poll by the way, these polls go back and for ....
this is the fourth debate, the fourth debate that you would be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most on obnoxious blowhard in america, so shut up. 25 minutes into the debate, he has insulted nikki haley s basic intelligence. not her positions, her basic intelligence. she doesn t know regions. she wouldn t be able to find something on a map that his 3-year-old could find. look, if you want to disagree on issues, that s fine. nikki and i disagree on some issues. i ll tell you this, i ve known her for 12 years, longer than east even started to vote in a republican primary. while we disagree with issues and disagree about who should be president of the united states, what we don t disagree on, this is a smart, accomplished woman, and you should stop insulting her. republican presidential candidate chris christie saying i think what everyone is thinking, attacking one challenger while coming to the defense of another. we ll have more from the fourth gop debate, the f ....
morning, including the lest on the temporary truce in gaza. israel and hamas agreed to extend it one more day, but there are signs those talks are becoming more contentious. we ll get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. also ahead, president joe biden was on the road yesterday pushing his message on the economy, jobs, and the contrast between his administration and former president trump. but he s dropped a key phrase from his speeches. we ll tell you what it is and why he may not be using it anymore. it comes as donald trump continues to rail against a policy that is popular with many americans. plus, we ll take a look at the life and legacy of former secretary of state henry kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. along with joe, willie, and me, we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post, david ignatius. white house editor for politico, sam stein. and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of and ....
russian, we are waiting to see who will come back home. it s crazy. we don t have names yet. only speculations that it s going to be mothers and their children. and it s tough, very tough. have you allowed yourself to think about what you might say to her the first time you see her? i don t think i will speak, i will just hold her and hug her and i won t ask questions, that s for sure. and i just want to hold her. that is the mother of a hostage who is being held by hamas right now. she may soon see her daughter following a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the middle east. there s a tentative deal to release dozens of people captured by the terrorist group more than six weeks ago. we re going to get a live report from tel aviv in just a moment. this all comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the widen region. retired four-star navy admiral, james stavridis joins us with expert unless on th ....