Good morning, welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 13th. We have so much more to get to with that hearing yesterday on capitol hill. Democrats pressed the former Special Counsel on his language about President Bidens memory while republicans wanted to know why the president wasnt charged. Meanwhile, also on capitol hill, today the who house is expected to vote on a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the most popular apps in america. Well explain that legislation. Well also get analysis on the alarming comments from russian president Vladimir Putin this morning about the threat to use nuclear weapons. Hes saying that if russias sovereignty or independence is threatened, he will use nukes. Good morning, everybody. Along with willie and me, we have the host of wasteway, bureau chief at politico jonathan louisiana mere. Msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle and jonathan martin. Great group this morning. Also has President Biden announced a new Weapons Package for ukraine. According
very, very well. so patrick, thanks very much. look at a very dark times square. that almost never happened. some of the video billboard are illuminated on the left of the screen. but most of of times square is dark as a result of this power outage as the result of an underground fire in a manhole that carries the electrical cables on a very hot day. it left 50,000 customer without power. a customer isn t necessarily one human being. a customer could be an entire building. this is a significant event in new york city. it s on the 42nd anniversary of the great plaqueout of 197 blackout of 1977. two big stories year covering. the new york city power outage
in order to work there you had to have certain religious beliefs you had to agree with them on how to interpret the bible and on creationism and agree with their views on homosexuality. answers in genesis which is behind the project say the about face by state leaders smacked of religious discrimination. if it s going to be a religious themed park or religious project just like a church they have the right to hire people mo have their same persuasion and same set of beliefs otherwise they can t maintain their identity in who they are. they are filing a federal lawsuit against kentucky and launching a billboard campaign to rally support for religious freedom including a video billboard in times square over the holidays. leaders say the a encounter project will go on even without the state tax credit and it is expected to open in the summer of 2016. heather and ainsley?