thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the search for answers after the u.s. shot down what is described as an unidentified high altitude object. u.s. fighter jets taking it down after the coast of alaska friday. pentagon officials say they acted swiftly after the object about the size of a small car crossed into frozen territorial waters. it s the second time in less than a week that u.s. fighter jets have shot an object out of the sky following that chinese spy balloon taken down off the coast of south carolina last saturday. katie bow little lis is with us. what are we learning about this second object? reporter: this object is still quite a bit of a mystery. what we know is that on thursday the military observed this unknown object in us air space just off the coast of alaska. they sent up military aircraft to get a look at this thing. pilots weren t able to tell a whole lot. they could see it was flying at about 40,000 fe
it s really great. that was such a nice story that you brought. coy wire, thank you so much. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour in turkey, where rescuers are still finding survivors more than five days after the earthquake hit. the latest remarkable rescues happening just a short time ago. new video showing a woman being rescued 144 hours after the earthquake hit. [ speaking non-english ] wow. i mean, the rescuers celebrating her rescue. more than 25,000 people have died and time is running out to find other victims alive. and many of those who died are being buried in mass graves like this one, and there are growing fears of a humanitarian crisis as survivors cope without shelter or even running water. nada, what are the latest concerns? reporter: well, look, the days are passing sby and the death toll is growing. we have some glimmers of hope, more than 140 hours on we are still seeing people being
mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george
outbreak a global pandemic. our senior medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us to explain why. what makes it a pandemic? there are criteria that are somewhat defined to call something a pandemic. let me preface by saying this terminology that we re going to start using now isn t so much to cause panic but rather to really cause a focus on preparedness. sanjay will join us in a moment. more than 525,000 americans have died since sanjay made those remarks. but this morning there are so many positive signs. 2.2 million people a day are getting vaccinated. the cdc has new guidelines for 30 million people who are fully vaccinated. if you are one of them, the cdc says it is safe to gather with other vaccinated people indoors without masks. and vaccinated grandparents can safely visit unvaccinated grandchildren. but the experts say we re not out of the wood yet. coronavirus variants could still trigger another deadly surge, especially as states relax their guidelines.
i come from and most importantly, i know there are kids out there watching. there s always kids out there watching. reporter: powerful stuff, fred. patrick mahomes and jalen hurts finished first and second respectively in the mvp voting, and having talked to them and their teammates all week long, the teammates always say the first thing that makes them who they are is the way they re able to lead. it s something clearly that they ve learned from their dads. their combining ages at 27 and 24 for ha homes and hurts to be the youngest combined age of any two starting quarterbacks in super bowl history. this is going to be a close one. only four other super bowls has the spread been fewer than two points. eagles are flavored slightly. i think i m going to go with the ch-eagles. i love them both and you made me love them even more. it brings a tear to the eye. so admire them.