March 19, right now on cnn this morning donald trump claiming its practically impossible for him to pay a 464 million bond. Just one of two big legal problems on the horizon this morning for the former president rare protests in the streets of cuba why the communist government is blaming the United States and its primary day voters are going to be voting. Republicans hoping an ugly race and ohio will help them flip the senate in november all right, it is fine. Hello, am here in washington live. Look down the National Mall in washington monument, lincoln boreal good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to have you on this tuesday morning. Im Kasie Hunt Another incredibly busy day for the trump legal team, a new york judge overseeing the hush money criminal trial ruling. The trumps former lawyer for Michael Cohen, and adult film star Stormy Daniels will be allowed to testify in a new documentary. Daniel said she feared for her life if details of whats now the Hush Money Case came to light .
martha: i love the live shots of beautiful iowa this afternoon. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. great to have you with us. today it is caucus day. it is subzero. doesn t seem to be bothering many people out there. the final few hours before iowans file in to their voting precincts, we wait to see what will happen, what it will mean for the election and ultimately for the country. we tune out the noise of the politicians and we raise the voices of americans that say we want a better day. the country needs a fresh face. i d like a strg woman. we feel fantastic. we re going to shock the world and looking forward to see the media s reaction. doesn t matter about the weather. we re here to support somebody that will make a difference in our country. i m running on your issues and your families issues. that s the only thing we re doing. why ron desantis? why is he your guy? if you don t have the ability to persuade people in the general election, you have a lo
the crew just said happy hump day. happy hump day, everyone. sorry. sorry. let s get started with five things to know for this wednesday, may 17th. north carolina republicans overriding the governor s veto and ban ago borgsz after 12 weeks. this deciding vote cast by a former democratic a former democratic state representative who actually campaigned on abortion rights before switching parties last month. also in washington, the white house and house speaker kevin mccarthy are both tout something on the debt ceiling talks mccarthy is warning that they re both far apart as president biden is cutting down a trip abroad. and an illinois girl missing for suchl ye six years in north carolina. an employee at a store recognized the now 15-year-old and called the police. the gurirl is safe this morning and her mother was arrested. the secret service is investigating how an intruder made his way into jake sullivan s home despite being under 24/7 secret service protection. he w
our republic. they are angry and they are determined, but they have not seen anything like the power of americans united in defense of our constitution and committed to the cause of freedom. there is no greater power on this earth. and with god s help, we will prevail. it is the top of the fourth hour of morning joe. welcome back. it s 9:00 a.m. in the east, 7:00 a.m. in jackson, wyoming, where republican voters yesterday ousted congresswoman liz cheney. former president trump had made cheney his number one target on his revenge tour against republicans who stood against him after the capitol attack. cheney s battles with trump cost her her spot in house republican leadership, and now her house seat entirely. her loss also means eight of ten house republicans who voted to impeach trump will not be in congress next term. and this morning liz cheney spoke with savannah guthrie on the today show about her election loss and the state of the republican party. look, as we
game? let s bring in michael pillsbury, senior fellow at hudson institute and author of book the 100-year their mono. marathon. michael, thanks very much, indeed, for joining us. thanks. gerry: a lot of sound and tour fury around speaker pelosi s itinerary. did this visit achieve anything? well, it achieved a lot, but a lot depends on what nancy pelosi does when she gets home to washington. she refused to join a series of republican initiatives including a task force to deal with china. she s kind of cold shoulderedded any cooperation across a broad range of issues. so if she changes that approach when she gets back, then trip will have had a huge impact probably on her. as you know, she was quite the china hawk back in the 90s, demonstrating in beijing on behalf of tiananmen students who were killed, doing a whole series of things to hurt china badly. she then shifted over to a more moderate view, and if she shifts back now to how she was in the 1990s, that will b