jobs in and live in day in and day out. paul pelosi, he is the husband of speaker pelosi, was violently assaulted during an early morning break-in by an assailant who was reportedly searching for nancy pelosi. a source telling nbc news that mr. pelosi was home alone when the attacker broke in. the attacker was armed with a hammer. paul pelosi reportedly suffered multiple blows to the head and is currently in surgery. the speaker was in washington, d.c. at the time of the attack. as for the assailant, he is in the custody of the san francisco police department. officials say he will face a number of charges including attempted homicide. the motivation for the attack is still under investigation at this hour, but a look at his digital footprint reveals he posted a whole host of conspiracy theories including anti-establishment ideas as well as anti-semitism and vaccine conspiracies. this attack is raising questions about the security of our lawmakers and their families in this i
Take a look at this black lives matter plaz adown the street from the white house. Anything going down there, you can hear from the white house. People have been gathered there since the News Networks and cable News Networks called the election because of math. Math shows that joe biden will be the next president. He is now the president elect. In 73 days, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. It doesnt matter if the 45th president of the United States concedes or not. If donald trump refuses to accept that he has been defeated, those remains the question. Those are simple facts, you win the election, it doesnt matter what the outgoing president thinks about it. Baseless accusations of voter fraud, the president elect, going on with his business. And visiting his sons grave, bo. They are beginning the hard work of getting ready to take over. Begin with president elect bidens plan forward, and going to mike in wilmington, delaware. Go about the symbolism
With us senior political analyst Mark Halperin. I was going to do a three thumb fight but willie wasnt up for it. Ill beat you that on any day. Msnbc analyst and visiting professor harold ford junior. Good morning. It was funny stuff last night. It was funny except its not fun funny. I guess he had to address all of David Lettermans jokes. I interviewed Chris Christie for my book coming up in may very seriously about his weight and about how much those jokes hurt him. I guess he felt he had to do that to sort of, you know, break the ice with letterman. What do you mean those jokes hurt him . They hurt his feelings. I want to see another clip and see how hurt he is . He handles it very well. Do you have family members who are also heavy . No. Im the guy. You are the guy. Im the guy. How is your health sxwlmpt if you went to a doctor today, what would the doctor say . Startlingly good. How is your cholesterol . My cholesterol is normal, believe it or not. Thats pretty good. What about yo
The very near future. So well get it open. Individual states, governors will be held accountable. It will be very, very close, even before the date of may 1st. So, that will be for some states. Incomprehensible, donald trump is Holding Governors Accountable one day after claiming he, and he alone, had total authority to reopen the country. Trumps delack ration itself exists in an alternative reality. The Washington Post, quote, within the white house, one Senior Administration official said, trump has been so insistent on the reopening that some officials worry only a narrow window exists to provide information to change his mind or to ensure the effort to reopen doesnt significantly add to the countrys rising number of infections. On the blame game, quote, a scramble is you should way inside the white house to determine how to stagger a reopening of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic while also protecting President Trump from any political fallout. Stemming the spread of corona
At the top of the show we asked you why are you awake . Producer john tower has the answers, jt . More on the clothing line, ugg boots, made of sheeps skin, not cool. John, in illinois, my wife and i are taking care of our sons triplets. Just park morning and theyll be asleep in no time. Tuned in hoping to see bill karins hosting. Frank thanks so much. Apparently were seeing other people. I like that. Im very busy. Clearly, we appreciate it. Our friend in illinois, appreciate that kind email. Morning joe begins right now. Our president , barack obama, took day or two off to go play golf in florida. I dont care, fine, go play golf, i dont care. Played with a guy named tiger woods. This is our president playing golf this weekend. What do you think . I thought it was funny. Good morning, everyone. It is tuesday, february 19th. Welcome to morning joe. With us on set, we have msnbc and Time Magazine senior political analyst, Mark Halperin. Hey, Mark Halperin, how you doing . National Affair