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between china and u.s. officials. we re not looking for a cold war. can the u.s. counter rising global threats? i ll speak to congressman michael mccaul of foreign affairs and mike turner of intelligence plus u.n. ambassador linda thomas green fiel field will join us. ohio residents on edge after a train derailment releases dangerous toxins into their community. we need help. are our leaders doing enough to help and prevent the next crash? ohio democratic senator sharrod brown joins me next. former president trump gets his first official challenger for the gop presidential nomination. if you re tired of losing, put your trust in a new generation. who is next? hello, i m pamela brown in washington where the state of our union is trying to keep your friends close and you know the rest. tensions between the u.s. and china on high this morning after a blunt meeting between the two nations top diplomats, the first since the u.s. shot down a suspected chines ....
state showdown. we begin with the fox news alert and we are awaiting the white house briefing next hour where karine jean-pierre will be pressed for the president s massive $6.8 trillion tax and spend budget plan. a lot to unpack in america reports in the next two hours. i m john roberts in washington and, s sandra, weather correspondent made it to washington. i m sandra smith, glad to be with you, john. this massive new tax and spend plan as inflation remains stubbornly high and as a brand new jobs report is just released by the labor department. it did show payrolls rising by 311,000 last month. that was higher than expected and as the wall street journal references what they see as evidence of resilient economic economy. the unemployment rate meanwhile ticked up to 3.6%, that s from the record low in january. but there s still a big question on what s coming down the pike as more rate hikes could be on the horizon. so with that in mind, let s get right to ....
jokes with him alongside a budget proposal while he was in philadelphia yesterday. his plan has little chance of passing the republican-controlled house, making this more about campaign messaging than the actual numbers. meanwhile, there are significant developments this morning out of the manhattan d.a. s office that signal criminal charges could be coming for donald trump. we ll get into the details of why. also ahead, a lackluster debut for the subcommittee on so-called weaponization of the federal government has some republicans frustrated now with congressman jim jor t jordan an game plan. we ll be joined by the writer of the piece in a moment. good morning to morning joe. we have jonathan lemire. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington post, eugene washington. and special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. good morning to you all. as i mentioned, we re going to begin with the new york times report that the manhattan district at ....
hi to everyone. it is 4:00 in new york. happy friday. what began at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006, an affair between a porn star and a business mogul, now has the potential to throw the entire country into unchartered territory with donald trump reportedly on the verge of becoming the first ex-president to be criminally indicted. as we reported on this program yesterday, blockbuster reporting in the new york times reveals that the manhattan d.a. has invited donald trump to testify before a grand jury in the probe examining hush money payments to adult actress stormy daniels. the new york times notes that such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney alvin bragg to notify a potential department without ultimately seeking charges against him. as for whether donald trump will take bragg up on his offer, the washington post quotes a trump associate saying that everyone will advise him not to go in. here ....
also come together on immigration. make it a bipartisan mission once again. a major theme in last night s state of the union, president joe biden calling on a divided congress to work together and pass legislation on several key issues. however, some members of the gop decided to make a scene during the speech heckling the president over the budget and the border. and then there was george santos who found himself in a tense exchange with of all people republican senator mitt romney. we ll show you what romney had to say about the freshman congressman who s facing multiple legal investigations. good morning and welcome to wail on this wednesday, february 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden delivered his annual state of the union address last night before a newly divided congress. speaking for just over an hour, biden touted his administration s accomplishments while repeatedly stressing that the job isn t finished ....