Us an update on preparations for milton from the White House. The ongoing response to Hurricane Helene. Well take you live to the White House minutes away. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill i hate to see that radar, just see that thing churn out there. A big one. Im bill hemmer, good morning at home. The storm really, if you have checked out for a day or so, you missed a major headline. This thing really came out of nowhere Yesterday Morning i would argue between 8 00 a. M. And 11 00 a. M. Eastern time and got cranked up coming off the Yucatan Peninsula In Mexico and now going through the Gulf Of Mexico warm waters. Dana they are warning it could become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record and the state of florida is getting ready to brace for this direct hit as bill was saying. A massive exodus now underway. Millions of residents rushing to evacuate the coast and other lowlying areas with hours left before Miltons Arrival as crews scramble to
Good morning. 37 days until election day. In todays tim Walz And Jd vance will take the stage for the first and likely only Vice President ial debate of this cycle. Tuesdays matchup will be the first time the men will meet in person. It will offer a chance to reintroduce themselves to the country. Since joining their Campaigns Walz and vance paths have diverged. Voters have found him to be likable which has been a boost for his and Kamala Harris campaign. Vance history of comments has been a liability for Donald Trump and polls show his favorability ratings are underwater. The stakes are high. Especially with early voting underway in many states. This may be the last marquee event of the election cycle. Harris accepted a proposed debate for October 23rd but there hasnt been Indication Trump is going to change his mind about doing another. I want to talk about a key part of the economic argument thats been playing out the cycle. Tariffs. The Word Tariff properly used is a beautiful word
group s leader sent out a series of videos yesterday, blaming russia s military leadership for tricking russians into war. he s also blaming the military for killing thousands of his soldiers at field camps in ukraine. the private militia has been helping russia with its war efforts there. putin admits the situation in the rust abadan is complicated, but says the state will defend itself and repel the efforts. the russian government has already issued an arrest warrant for the group s leader . russia s military is also ramping up security in and around moscow. measures are said to include roadblocks and checkpoints. one of russia s top commanders is also telling the fighters to stop and obey the will of president putin again. if you are just now joining us, we are following breaking news out of moscow. we have been all night. that is where russian president vladimir putin is strongly condemning. the wagner groups apparent takeover of a city in the country s far west region. s
republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
i don t know exactly where paul went, but he left the house, too. okay. how did maggie get down there? i don t know exactly. but on normal occasions, she would drive, drive a buggy, drive a four wheeler, or very common for her to walk. okay. how about paul? paul wasn t much of a walker, but he would use all of the others. okay. i mean, could be any way, you know? i don t know exactly. i wish i could help you with that. so they left and went down to the kennels? well, maggie went to go to the kennels? and paul left? i m assuming paul left, because, you know, of what happened. i assume paul went to the kennel. and what did you do once maggie and paul left? i stayed in the house. i was watching tv, looking at my phone, and i actually fell asleep on the couch. okay. what time did you woke up? i don t know exactly what time, but when you will get my phone, i think one of the first things i did when i got up was call maggie because i was going to my mo