our conversation with author tom ricks is straight ahead. you are watching a special holiday edition of "morning joe." we'll be right back. we'll be right back. >>> to become first class citizens. and if the democratic party is not seated now i question america. is this america? the land of the free and the home of the brave. where we have to sleep with our telephones off the hook because our livings be threatened daily because we want to live as decent human beings in america? >> wow. one of the leading voices of the civil rights movement speaking at the 1964 democratic national convention in new jersey. joining us now go-time pulitzer winning journalist tom ricks and continue the discussion of "waging a good war." also with us, retired u.s. army ranger adrian lewis, professor at the university of kansas and a reason adrian is on today is to focus on the civil rights movement and tom's book and the lessons learned from the military. tom, set the scene for us what you have in the book and learned about how this nonviolent movement learned so

ambassador nikki haley, mike pompeo, tim scott, rick scott, tom cotton, ted cruz and outgoing marylandernor, larry hogan. >> aren't you glad you live in the free state of florida? >> florida governor ron desantis is eyeing an iowa trip of his own. further fueling an intensifying dual with the former president. while his group is lining up behind him, it would test the 2020 campaign. susan stewart is an iowa republican who voted for trump. >> the republicans have never supported him in the first place. there are others who have mixed feelings about him, but by and large i would say there's more die hard trump supporters than any of those other categories. >> reporter: conversations with republicans in other states reveal a measure of hesitation. >> i am perplexed because i was a trump supporter and i don't know where i stand now. >> i feel like we got betrayed, especially when you attack the capitol. you don't attack the capitol, that's for sure. >> you wouldn't want to see him run again m. >> oh, definitely not. >> reporter: but many trump loyalists do and the former president has sign

nikki haley, former secretary of state mike pompeo, senators tim scott of south carolina, rick scott of florida, tom ted cruz of texas, and outgoing maryland governor larry hogan. >> aren't you glad you live in the free state of florida? >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis is eyeing an iowa trip of his own after his reelection campaign is complete, cnn as learned, further fueling an intensifying duel with the former president. while his loyal base of supporters is already lining up behind him, a trump candidacy would test the full party's appetite for reliving the 2020 campaign and litigating a string of his legal challenges. susan steward is an iowa republican who voted for trump. >> there are republicans who never supported him in the first place. there are others who have mixed feelings about him. but by and large i would say there is more die-hard trump supporters than any of those other categories. >> reporter: conversations with republicans in other states reveal a myriad of hesitation. >> i am perplexed because i was trump supporter, and i don't know where i stand now. >> i feel like w

by friends and former secretary of state mike pompeo senator tim scott of south carolina rick scott of florida toms and outgoing maryland governor maria holguin florida governor ron desantis is i doing an iowa trip of his own after his reelection campaign is complete cnn's. learn further of fueling an intensified duel with the former president while his lawyer base of supporters is ending up behind him a trump candidacy would test the parties appetite for a 2020 campaign. and highlighting his string of legal challenges. this is the republican voted for trump. >> there are republicans who never supported him in the first place, there are others who have mixed feelings about him but by and large i would say there's more die hards trump supporters than any of the other categories. >> conversations with republicans and other states reveal a measure of hesitation >> i am perplexed because i was a trump supporter and i don't know where i stand now. >> i feel like we got betrayed and especially when he got the [inaudible] on the capitol if that's richer. >> so you wouldn't want to see him run? again >> d

senators rick scott of florida and tom cotton of arkansas recently made the rounds on television to saye control of the house, senate, or both. they follow comments by kevin mccarthy and others in the party implying that funding to ukraine would slow down or even stop under a new republican majority. >> joining us now, national security reporter for "the wall street journal" vivian solama. good morning. in the backdrop of all this news, russia's assault on ukraine, of course, continues. you've got exclusive reporting in "the wall street journal" that details previous national security visor's previously unknown contact with high level officials in the russian government. what have you learned? what are they talking about? >> hey, jonathan, good morning. the stakes have been so high, obviously, since russia invaded ukraine. and even in the weeks leading up to that invasion. and so jake sullivan, president biden's national security adviser, has taken to being in contact with the russians which is news because we weren't aware of that contact before. the white house chose to keep those cha

tom: thank you for stealing rick a dano have been dead on about gdp. what does he say about gdp.ut in 2024 he sees a rebound. back to our more normal growth of 2%. lisa: when you look at risk management when you decide how much to lend, how do you factor in a colder winter, how do you fold in the prospect of a federal reserve that could go well beyond what people expect now? how do you model it out? jean-yves: it's really about the sectors, the clients and what the management deals with. the big part of management is within the hands of the leaders. you mentioned inflation, energy. if i look to the comparison between europe and the u.s.. the europe has two main challenges, inflation in the ecb is going the same direction as the fed. they will be hawkish and the second one is energy. on the energy side, the good news is for 2020 three, the eurozone has managed through the crisis. you see a real commitment to diversify sources of energy. renewable, solar, wind, hydro when it works. in europe, there is a very favorable, fiscal environment to support this trend. tom: thank you so muc

designed to protect the pair. ricks against opponents are attacking protest of all over the country most violently in the countries ethnic minority regions like curtis tom or c, stunted baluchistan. it seems that as the protests have escalated and spreads and actually even smaller towns and villages now joining the proteins, the regime seems to be making resorts to, to more violence using combat ammunition straight to the south of the protest. and as a result, we have more and more casualties. more than 300 people have been killed according to human rights groups, including more than 40 children. in many cases, their relatives are forced to pretend dead deaths were accidental. 7 thousands others are taken away by the security forces and end up in one of the country is notorious prisons, along with other political prison of like human rights activists. nothing's or 2 d all has their own ocoee, where they are subject to torture. according to family members, bias army basha can g harmel. she was saying of educating g. these law mc republic enjoys the silent torture of hussein. and the mental torture of my parents can hear matter. the people are satisfied w

think about tom wolf, right now with a state legislature that is republican. think about 2000, al gore wins the state and ricka sudden they have pause in the senate race because they look at who do they want to control the senate? they look beyond fetterman and oz. i could see that happening. >> we'll see what does happen with the voters deciding. the ticket splitting could be an interesting part, not just in pennsylvania, but many states this election day. michael, pennsylvania -- >> he's at the philadelphia inquirer. >> the philly inquirer is just really cool today. like, this is it, man. we have been talking about it for a year. finally it is game on in pennsylvania. >> you're making me miss living there. you're making me miss living there. >> i remember when you were here. i remember when you were at channel 10. we had some good times. >> we did. as i have conveyed this story, i would leave to go to the parking lot at the building, montgomery county, right, bala cynwyd, and michael smerconish, i would be looking through the glass and i would be watching him do the show. >> look at you now. >> look at you

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was sharing with tom mc guire on the event i was on dolores street toward 280, and one of those things passed me i'm like how is that possible. . . lastly our maintenance event lead by ricknd eric. rick was the only person on the team i found out later that had worked on the events. it shoes he was organized. developed his schedule, everything he was asked to do, i don't know had he done it i known he had done it before may be more tap into his knowledge. he was instrumental in the volunteers and staffing and training whoys the departmentful they are truly an amazing team. finally i like to acknowledge a team of winners. [inaudible] the maintenance team, we were able to bring the first place the maintenance team there are 3 members per team. you imagine if we brought 9 staff members. we are bring the first place team 2. david brown. [applause] and eric mansia. >> next i like to call on the pc o's. first place ani tammy. herman prat. and justin. and next i would like to call on our operators. first place winner won first accomplice many years before i joined. tim mc gradey. the good thing and the bad thing about mr. grade theis was his last rodeo. he is going to retire. i