out many, if any, policy proposals or a legislative wish list. in the audience, everyone from michigan head football coach jim harbaugh to kentucky clerk kim davis. one seat will be left empty in the first lady s box for victims of gun violence. by the way, press secretary josh earnest joins us live later this morning on morning joe. and msnbc s special coverage of president obama s final state of the union address begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. we are learning new details this morning about the capture of mexican drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman. the mexican television network has obtained what are believed to be new booking photos of guzman. they have not been verified by nbc news. guzman was arrested last week following a predawn raid and police chase. and this morning, we are getting a first look at the aftermath inside that safe house in mexico. this is where guzman s six months on the run came to an end. there are bullet holes along several walls and a secret
a lot going on there. this video aired on a mexican television network. by the end o of this raid in el chapo s home state, five of el chapo s men. are dead. incredibly he s been returned to the very same prison he tunnelled out of. joining me to discuss is former navy seal and founder of new site soft rep. he s also the author of the best selling book among heroes. thank you for being o on with us. a lot of us are wondering what s going on here? it s seemingly chaotic. does it surprise you he was taken alive and only one marine was hurt. actually we broke a story u this morning of how delta force and the u.s. marshals were advising on this operation. the operation of the mexican government. called the black swans was
hey is he believes his papacy will be brief. that comes in an interview with a mexican television network. translator: i have the feeling that my pontiff cat will be brief. four or five years, even two or three. two have already passed. to somewhat strange sensation, i have the feeling that the lord has placed me for a short time. but it is just a feeling, and so i have the possibility open. it s been two years since pope francis success pope benedict xvi. senior citizen religious commentator father edward beck says the pope may follow benedict s lead. this is a 78-year-old man. remember when he was 21, he had a piece of his lung remove. he hasn t always been in the best health. he realizes his time is necessarily limited by his age, first of all. remember that pope benedict retired at 8 because he felt he wasn t up to the job anymore.
good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you for joining us this morning. mitt romney is standing by his decision to attend a vegas fund-raiser with donald trump today even though the real estate mogul won t let go of the birther issue. trump is again questioning where president obama was born. he first raised the issue a year ago. you know, back when he was running for president. barack obama should end this. he should provide the public with a birth certificate. if he doesn t do it, he s doing a tremendous disservice to the public. trump harped on the issue for such a long time that for the first time in american history, an american president produced his long form birth certificate. trump still hasn t put the issue to arrest but romney welcomes his support. joining me now is cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein. hi, ron. good morning. the obama campaign is hitting back with a new campaign ad going after romney about this controversy. let s watch a bit
of harassment against the new york jets. a reporter for a mexican television network ines sanez says players threw football tph-s her direction and fess terd her with comments on pest terd her with comments on saturday. did you see any of this going on or hear anything going on. definitely the balls were thrown in her direction. the behavior on the field was almost store limited. in the locker room is really where the situation continued. there was hootering and hollering and catcalls within the locker room area. jon: she is not a regular reporter who covers the jets. she is a former miss america candidate who was reporting for a mexican newspaper. she attended everything that