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second defamation trial brought by e. jean carroll. what trump told jurors when he took the stand in a case that could be in a jurys hands by this afternoon. plus, breaking news from the u.n., the top court stopping just short of ordering an immediate cease fire in gaza. what that court is now demanding that israel do in its war against hamas. and later, alabama puts a man to death using nitrogen gas, the inmates stark finals words and the heated debate over the first new method of...

ukraine. >> one of the most important story lines of 2023. the divide in the republican party about ukraine. alexi buchanan, thanks very much. and thanks for getting up "way too early" with us on this wednesday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. a dictator, building an empire, will never be able to ease the peoples love of liberty. brutality will never ground down the will of the free, and ukraine, ukraine will never be a victim for russia. never. >> president joe biden marks...

and the growing concern that women that order those pills could be tracked with their internet ip address. rachel scott traveling the country. and tonight, the new ruling now from the supreme court involving religion and public schools. in a 6-3 ruling, conservative justices siding with a high school football coach praying at the 50-yard line following games, often with players by his side. some parents concerned, what about players who might not want to pray? the pressure put on the...

its confusing. >> justice samuel alito said this issue is going back to states. we know that 26 states will soon, if they havent already banned abortion. some of those states had these laws on the books before roe. those went back into effect. others has trigger laws. laws that would be triggered to go into effect if roe were to go down. each state, the trigger law goes into effect at a different time. thats why were seeing confusion nationwide. theres one other fascinate thing going o...

of brittney griner. right now president biden is overseas for the g7 conference where hes meeting with alies on the global economy and ukraine. well have live reports from austria an kyiv. congressman castro of texas will talk about it. any moment now the u.s. supreme court could issue rulings in big cases. eight states have now complete bans on abortion. seven others have trigger laws that would take effect soon. several other states are enacting tough new restrictions. other states...

but are voters listening to a message the president has said is at the heart of the 2024 election? well take you to normandy, and ill talk to mitch landrieu, co-chair of the biden re-election campaign. plus, new details about the drugs and the gun at the heart of the hunter biden trial coming from his late brothers widow. its the stuff of sensational headlines and family turmoil, but what does it mean for the legal case itself? and donald trump adding new fuel to calls for retribut...

This is a personal connection. it is one about the themes that are important. there was an extensive ovation for president zelenskyy of ukraine who is here with the other leaders. the president will meet him tomorrow. so it is both historical. it is emotional, and st in some ways very much current events. chris. >> thank you for that, kelly. mark updegrove is president and ceo of the lbj foundation and a presidential historian. he joins us on the phone. there is no question in the minds of survi...

Chinese dont want to see him lose. theyve made an enormous investment with him. woody allens line 80% showing up, the president showing up important, one of the best speeches of higs presidency and forcefully delivered and the only thing id say, he cant accomplish it in a speech, joe, the proof will be in the pudding. the real question is over the next couple of years, do we demonstrate to the russians we actually have the staying power to provide the arms, to provide the economic support to ukr...

Several other states are enacting tough new restrictions. other states are seeking to expand access to abortion. this morning, we have a new look into how americans feel about abortion rights. a new npr and pbs news hour poll finds that 40% of americans support the decision to overturn roe wade while 56% are against it. a new cbs poll finds that 52% of all americans believe overturning roe versus wade is a step back ward for the united states and since the ruling came down, a number of companies...

Dont forget, we have got judge jackson who will be sworn in because breyer said he will step down. she stepping into really fraught atmosphere right now. its unprecedented. >> we covered the court together for many years. a very different high court now than it was several years ago when we were covering it. all right. excellent reporting. thank you. president biden calls the courts ruling a tragic error and said it was a step back ward for the united states. >> todays supreme court of the uni...