Fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for House Democrats. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has plans to send active duty troops to the Southern Border as soon as next week. We will explain what the Military Personnel will be doing down there. Also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. New reporting this morning on Text Messages that ultimately led to Tucker Carlsons firing. We also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a Spring Offensive against russias army. And writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. Good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of Way Too Early, white house, jen palmieri, Cohost Of The Circus and former chairman o. Of the republican committee, Michael Steele.
They want to place bets on individual players and instead. Welcome to Market Makers, i am stephanie ruhle. Joe and i am joe, in for Erik Schatzker. Stephanie lets take you to the top business stories of the morning. We will take you to israel where voters continue to count ballots today in an election that is too close to call. One of the first to vote was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is trailing the Zionist Union, but both are well short of a majority. Whoever wins will have to form a coalition government. He told voters yesterday that if he is real elected will not allow the establishment of a palestinian nation. Housing starts plunged last week for the first time in over four years. Blame the colder than usual weather in parts of the United States. There was a rise in the number of Building Permits, which means it may be a temporary slump. And they have projected an unsolicited 22 million takeover. They say this substantially undervalues the company. And japans central bank