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
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people have called this a holiday for history, for example, and i think that s a good way of thinking about this, because an awful lot of things we thought we didn t have to worry about anymore have come back whether that s inflation or stagflation or whether it s worrying about nuclear conflicts, that kind of thing, and so i think in retrospect, we may look back at the first couple of decades of this century and say, actually, that was a relatively calm period and, of course, it s not just things have come back that you re used to worrying about, we ve got the added complications of the pandemic and, of course, climate change and so that makes it evenmore complicated. tom, elise here, your second prediction is not much more uplifting, recessions loom a mild recession in the u.s., but in europe, going to be hit harder can you talk about that prediction yes, we think there is likely to be a brief and mild recession in the u.s. and a deeper one in
his brother is deployed as a military cook. he s busy cooking christmas dinner for his comrades, fried fish, meat and salad are you guys in a good mood? they are, he responds. even though they re not at home. a bit of christmas spirit even has the conflict continues nbc s matt bradley with that report and the future of the ukraine war has been named one of the top issues in the economists special year-end issue looking at the world ahead for 2023. it dives into ten topics and trends expected to play a big role in the coming year. joining us now, deputy editor of the economist, tom standish. you outline some of the factors that went into deciding these trends writing this, after two years in which the pandemic was the force shaping the media future, the main driver now is the war in ukraine in the coming months, the world