Investigation ever conducted. it s a cruise ship, you say? i think we figured out you re problem. welcome back to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 10th, 8:00 on the east coast. covid cases are up 50% in the last two weeks. ahead we will tell you what officials are saying in some of the hardest-hit states. also this morning, fears of inflation continue to spook the markets. stocks took another beating yesterday but futures are looking up this morning, ahead of remarks from the president on the issue of inflation. cnbc s andrew russ sorkin will join us in our third hour of morning joe. and president emmanuel macron calls for a, quote, new european political committee. you know, no thank you, mr. president. you did this before the invasion and it didn t work. we re good with nato. we re good with the eu.