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1981 when ronald reagan was president and battling a recession that seemed endless. a guy names paul volcker was hiking interest rates a full percentage point at a team to squash inflation that proved relentless. when indiana jones was the hottest movie in the country and charles and diana, the hottest wedding ticket in the world. back then bacon cost $1.75 a pound. try more like $7 now. coffee was $2.46 a pound. closer to $6 now. a half gallon of ice cream set you back about $2. nearl...

>> president biden: donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism. maga forces are determined to take this country backward. maga failures. extreme maga ideology. maga republicans have made their choice. maga republicans look at america and see carnage and darkness. they believe for them to succeed everyone else has to fail. >> dana: the presidents prime time address ignored multiple crises plaguing the country such as rising inflation, deadly drugs pouring across the bo...

do you think that the government -- im not suggesting federal, state or city, just overall, are you not being well served for the protection of children and your child in particular? >> i can say this, 57,000 people died in 2020 from fentanyl overdoses and i dont know what 21 and 22. were just eight months in. so no, i dont think the government at any level has done enough. i think that the current administration has got to stand up and take notice. i think the state of iowa has got to...

harris. the president wasting no time taking jabs at trump and his supporters early and often. keep in mind 74 million people voted for donald trump in 2020. so the current president taking the opportunity to bash just about half of american voters. >> president biden: maga forces are determined to take this country backward. they promote authoritarian leaders and fan the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights. the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law,...

friday. president biden wasting no time bragging about the august jobs report. even as americans still feel the squeeze of inflation. the presidents show of optimism about the economy very different tone than he struck last night. im john roberts in washington, hello again, sandra. >> sandra: and we have you there, john. good to be here ahead of the long weekend. president bidens speech in primetime, everyone is talking about it, it turned so political at times that critics say it was ...

and its fuelling many more questions. what is in them, what is behind the empty folders and what really was going on there. meantime, theres this. americans taking to the skies and taking on turbulence before they even get up in the air. crowds at airports building and a lot of flights delaying. how you should be preparing. we got you covered with madison alworth in tampa on how flyers are holding up, grady trimble in chicago on those that prefer to drive are paying up and the inevitab...

force which means maybe inflation pressures will ease a little bit. and ill point this out, joe, and mika, the idea here, interest rates didnt move on this and neither did the expectations in the futures market for where interest rates will be by the end of the year. so, again, kind of like that goldilocks scenario. >> i mean, at least for this month, of course this is a month by month thing, but at least for this month, you look at everything from new jobs added, job participation rat...

america. the president saying todays gop is, quote, dominated, driven, and intimidated by maga republicans. well have complete political and historical analysis of his address to the nation. plus, the latest developments in the investigation of former president trumps mishandling of classified documents, as another conservative legal voice predicts trump will be indicted. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is friday, september 2nd. with us, we have u.s. special correspon...

bidens message to the american people. next hour hes expected to talk about the american rescue plan and what it means for local economies. msnbc will bring that to you live as reactions pour in after president biden delivered a blistering speech last night about what he calls maga republicans and called out former president trump by name. the president accused trump and his closest supporters of peddling lies about the 2020 election, an ideology he says that poses a threat to the foun...

>> we do not have enough money. 361 filling the economy is officially in a recession as they continue struggling with something else that is beyond doubt, inflation. democrats saying this is exactly why we need more spending but would that make potentially even worse? we are on top of it all in the rescue and recovery still going on in kentucky. the death toll theyre climbing to 25 after this devastating flash floods. where going to the very latest in the states governor, andy beshear....