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congressman waltz. why did you decide to do it? >> it's not easy. governor desantis has been great for florida. he's led the state through multiple crises, not just through covid. hurricanes ian, hurricane nicole. you know, a thousand people a day are voting with their feet to come here. that said, martha, look, i'm looking as a veteran, as someone on multiple national security committees and focused on keeping the country safe. when i look at what president trump accomplished on the international stage, whether it was taking out baghdadi, the he's of is superior, the abraham accords, which for any other president would have been multiple peace prizes. we could keep going down the list. the new nafta deal. really, i look at for example at
>> yeah, look, i think the conversations that we've had as a conference over the last few months and many of the changes that kevin mccarthy has agreed to have been very positive changes, including an inflation score for some of these bills and including, you know, changes the way we chair -- the way we select chairman and chair women and on down the list. we have moved in a good direction. here's my issue. point one. the last time republicans were in change, we passed all 12 appropriations bill on time. there wasn't an omni. the reason this was just done and crammed down our throats by speaker pelosi was because it came from the senate. the other point is we got tax reform. we got justice reform. we got veterans reform. we got a new nafta deal. there's things that we can be doing and should be doing and
>> we would hope there would be a fair process, just as we hope they would honor the constitution. by the way i saw some of it, i didn't see it, but heard some of what mitch mcconnell said today and it reminded me that our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected that there could be a reogue president, and i don't think they expected a rogue president and a rogue leader in the senate at the same time. >> and mcconnell met with chuck schumer yesterday and rejected what he called a demand for a pre-trial guarantee of certain witnesses. >> just one day after being impeached, president trump criticized the historic vote by house lawmakers calling it a hoax while speaking to reporters in the oval office. >> i don't feel like i'm being impeached because it is a hoax, it's a set up, it is a horrible thing they did. you know what? it is a phony deal. and they cheapened the word impeachment. it is an ugly word, but they cheapened the word impeachment.
commission back in april project the that the deal would boost the u.s. economy by $68 billion, and would add 176,000 jobs, six years after taking effect. let's switch gears now and bring in msnbc meteorologist bill karins with a check of the weather. holiday travels arrived. >> it has. >> what are we looking at this weekend? >> the southeast, a couple of minor spots, some issues but nothing horrible. i don't think we will have a lot of cancellations or delays out there. and one of the stories has been the cold in the northeast, and it is still chilly this morning but the winds are not as bad as yesterday. and negative wind chill in northern vermont, new hampshire, maine, northern new york but instead of 4, 14 in new york city adc 22. a considerable warmup, in st. louis, and up to chicago. so let's get into the, today's high, again, you know, normal temperatures, are going to be typically in the upper to mid-30s and getting close to that, philadelphia, to new york,
that's white democra that's why the democrats approved this deal. but a study dup by the international trade commission this year estimated that it would only create 176,000 jobs over the next six years and was in total add 0.35% to the gdp. so bit of a moderate impact, i would say, as far as the economy is concerned, but certainly removes one element of uncertainty in the near future. also i want to take you to goldman sachs because they are back in the news again. this time "the wall street journal" reporting that the investment snowbank close investment bank is coming up with a settlement in the malaysia imdb schedule and that's a story we've been month storing closely. they will look to pay a fine of up to $2 billion that's been provisioned for by the bank in exchange for admission of guilt as well as pledging to enhance
welcome back, everyone. yesterday the house passed the new trade agreement between the u.s., canada, and mexico, after a year-long negotiation between president negotiation between president trump and house democrats. joumanna joins us now. what can we expect out of this deal and the impact on the u.s. economy? >> it's been a long-time coming. we have a deal that passed yesterday with bipartisan support which is the crucial factor here. and to be honest, for the most part it's very similar to the original nafta deal. the only difference is that they've included things like digital trade now. the new deal imposes stricter labor and environmental standards, something that the democrats were pushing for. and it requires more cars to made in north america in order to remain free from tariffs and workers earning at least $16 an hour.
countries that they had listed. a spokesperson for the usda said it went out by accident, it was part of a staff test. but clearly no one took it down till this software engineer saw that. >> i guess it's official then. >> the u.s. has recognized wakanda. we could use all the help we can get these days, even from marvel characters. joumanna, thank you so much. coming up next, a look at axios' one big thing. and a look at the six democratic debates. amy klobuchar will joint conversation. "morning joe," everyone, just moments away. "morning joe e,"veryone, just moments away. you have mode to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques.
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their compliance services. but if that deal does go ahead, it will be announced in late january, according to sources closest to the issue. >> incredible. let's talk about the major now's from yesterday. it seems as if wakanda is now a strayed partn trade partner for the united states. >> anyone that watches marvel knows that the fictional place in africa, but potentially a new trading partner to the united states. for whatever reason it was listed on the u.s. department of agriculture's list of free trading partners and it went unspotted for a lopping period time until someone went through and spotted it on the list. at first he thought it was a joke or some form of a mistake and then he realized that actually wakanda was one of the
listen to a little bit of what we heard. >> coming out of this you impeachment process, in your eyes, does anyone come out of it looking good? >> no. no. i would rather see it focusing on raising the minimum wage. i would rather see us focusing on labor law reform. i would rather see us focusing -- >> reporter: as you can tell, it is those issues that impact people on the day to day, that people here are really prioritizing and they want their leaders to prioritize, too. one positive note this week, the passing of the usmca deal with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, a pretty big deal to people here because nafta is kind of what they blame for a lot of the loss of the industry and jobs and people here are eager for a new deal and to see