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Msnbc. catch savannah and me at 7:00 a.m. eastern on our streaming network, nbc news now. msnbc coverage continues right now with katy tur. good to be with you, im katy tur. the day before new years eve, and more signs the country is shutting down, not by mandate but by necessity. shortages at hospitals, police, and fire departments and airports. here in new york city, subway lines frozen. not enough mta workers to staff the system. let us start, though, with our crushed health care system. at...

Savannah guthrie. and savannah, obviously secretary of state, the white house has made it very clear, they are going to wait for collective action on the issue of libya and a no-fly zone. whats the strategy behind that? >> well, they are looking at multilateral organizations to lead the way. what they dont want to do is set up a dynamic where it seems like its the u.s. versus libya. they think that would be counterproductive. so theyre comfortable working through the u.n., although when you talk...

Rights of workers to have collective bargaining but he also has said unions will have to take a haircut to deal with the budget crises. i assume that continues to be his position. >> let us know if you get new comments. well be watching the story as well. big drama oust wisconsin overnight. savannah guthrie, thank you very much. catch savannah and chuck on "the daily rundown" at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on msnbc. nicholas kristof, thank you so much. harold ford jr., thank you for being with us as ...

Undertaking, also to take nothing of the expense. >> very few people have record the road to perdition. nick is here on set with us, the no-fly zone. many people as savannah alluded to have a difficulty grabbing hold of that feeling that this is something we, the united states, are being asked to do again alone. whats your take on it? >> we cant do it alone. with wouldfecti iviv ivive if w were to do it alone. its passive. weve seen more leadership from france and england and from the gulf count...

Dictators, because that would have effects down the road in terms of the perception of the u.s. for example, in egypt, you have demonstrators out on the streets. nick would have a better idea than i do about what their perception is now a few weeks later of the u.s. involvement. did they speak out forcefully enough, soon enough? this is the future of the middle east. obviously the u.s. wants to be on the right side of it. >> nick, respond to that real quick? >> it certainly worked out well in eg...

Was the desire to hold these votes for the house republicans, particularly speaker boehner, its an opportunity to show, particularly his freshman republicans, look, our bill, house bill number one, it cant pass in the senate. we have to go back to the drawing board. even though some, including senator joe manchin, the democrat critical of the president, what are these show votes all about? why is this necessary? we all know whats going to happen. apparently this is a step in the process. i dont ...

Jeff greenfield, savannah has a question for you. >> the folks on the progressive side of the democratic party as they watch these negotiations do they feel theyve kind of fallen into a bizarro universe compared to expectations when the president and congress two years ago took office? are they completely discouraged say, you know what, we have no fight left? or do they mean in some sense to try to push back? >> reporter: you know, i think, you see this really, i think in the house and the democ...

Very cool. >> wait till you see robert gibbs. >> a new line of pastel ties. >> awesome. savannah guthrie, thanks very much. catch savannah and chuck on "the daily rundown" at 9:00 eastern tile on msnbc. coming up, new details this morning in the case of governor blagojevich and why hes asking the judge to dismiss his retrial. dont forget to tune in tomorrow, suze orman and bobby flay will be joining us here on set. wow. keep it right here on "morning joe."

>> id like to. >> well move on. joining us from the white house, co-host of "daily rundown," savannah guthrie. >> jeff greenfield is here. >> what if savannah decided to practice law? >> what if, jeff? >> next book. >> exactly. >> and her coat collection would be very different. savannah, the white house strategy moving forward to avoid a government shutdown over the battle of the budget. whats next. >> reporter: i think after the senate holds this vote, which now we think will happen today, whe...

Here say is, just wait, were not there yet. lets try to get a deal, lets try to get closer. theyre trying to be practical about it and strategic about it. but i think that there is frustration on the progressive side about this and a great number of issues. we just were talking yesterday about the fact that guantanamo bay prison looks to be open indefini indefinitely. that was a key campaign promise. >> savannah, look at this. did you see "the washington post" this morning? im putting it up on y...