Just before the top of the hour, we're following major developments on the war in Ukraine and signs that Vladimir Putin's ironclad grip might be slipping.

What will that mean? What will he do? Meanwhile, President Biden makes eye-opening comments about the risks of a, quote, nuclear Armageddon,

plus new reporting this morning on what the Justice Department believes Donald Trump is still hiding

and how it divided the former president's legal team. Also ahead, this is a big story. The feds flip,

a member of the proud boys and pick up a key

witness against the far right group with ties to Trump's inner circle. And I didn't do it,

but if it did happen, there's nothing to be ashamed of. That was a short-lived defense from

Herschel Walker yesterday to a report that he paid for a

former girlfriend's abortion. We're going to go through his evolving denials on that developing

story. Good morning and welcome to morning. Joe, it is Friday, October 7th. With us. We have

pulled surprise-winning columnist at the Washington Post,

Eugene Robinson, U.S. national editor at the Financial Times. Ed Luce is with us,

professor at Princeton University, Eddie Glaw, Jr., and the host of way too early,

White House Fair Chief at Politico. Jonathan Lemire is with us this morning.

Yeah, Mika, I know we were going to get into the news, but I just, I got, I just saw Ed there,

saw a little smirk on Ed's face, and I just have to talk about it.

You know, Ed, we have an expression.

We've always had an expression when people have,

have congratulated me for anything I've done, I go, well, I'm the tallest building in Schenectady.

I love Schenectady, but I tallest building in Schenectady, right?

Your headline, I love this, America is history's most successful failing state. I would define what you're describing here. I'm an upstate New York. I lived there for several years growing up.

And you love Schenectady. I love Schenectady. But that's more like the tallest building in Utica. But, but, you know, it's so funny.

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