don t want to be herbert hoover. oh, okay. donald trump hopes millions of americans lose their money from their 401(k)s and retirement savings within the next 12 months so he doesn t look bad. [ laughter ] we have a lot to get to this morning, including a key hearing today for trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. we re going to have expert legal analysis on that in just a moment. plus, the very latest on two major developments in the middle east. israel says it has killed a hezbollah commander in southern lebanon. it comes as the israeli military says it is shifting to a more targeted campaign inside gaza. retired four star navy admiral james stavridis will join us with more insight on both of those stories. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 9th. with us, we have former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington
defeated confederates couldn t accept the verdict of the war. they had lost. so they say they embrace what s known as the lost cause, a self-serving lie the civil war was not about slavery but about state s rights and they call that a noble cause. that was a lie, a lie that had not just a law lie but it had terrible consequences. it wrought on jim crow. president biden yesterday in south carolina condemning white supremacy at the site of a deadly race related mass shooting back in 2015. the president s campaign creating a clear contrast between the words and actions of his potential opponent in 2024. speaking of the former president, we ll get expert legal analysis on a key hearing today for president trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. also ahead what investigators are learning about that alaska airlines flight that had a section of the plane break loose while mid-flight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this
are learning about that alaska airlines flight that had a section of the plane break loose while mid-flight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 9th. i m katty kay in for jonathan lemire. president biden was in south carolina where he gave a speech. it was the site of the 2015 mass shooting where a white supremacist took the lives of nine black parishioners during a bible study meeting. the word of god was pierced by bullets and hate and rage, propelled by not just gunpowder but by a poison.
of their policies. the new book is entitled the rebels, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, ocasioocasio-co and the struggle for a new american politics. josh green, congratulations on the book. nice to have you on the show. thanks. coming up, we ll be joined by one of the first humanitarian workers to respond to the hamas terror attacks in israel. also ahead, what investigators are learning about the alaska airlines flight that had a section of the plane break loose while mid-flight. no, no, no, no. morning joe is back in just a moment.