recognized because of their covert status. it s those stars on the wall and those individuals who i knew very well personally and worked with who gave their lives, and i think that s something we always have to remember. we didn t do everything perfectly over the last 20 years, but i must say the fact that we prevented another horrific attack from al qaeda in the homeland here really is testament to the tremendous patriotism, skill and courage of so many men and women over so many years. thank you so much. stephanie and ali in new york, back to you. thank you to both of you. of course we ll be spending the next couple of hours together. it is just past the top of the hour, 12:00 noon as we continue special coverage of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attack. all morning we ve been watching the poignant and moving images from the memorials that are taking place to mark this day. we saw president biden and first lady jill biden at ground zero this morning, along
rights heats up as protesters show up at the home of justice samuel alito. the author of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 10th. i m jonathan lemire. french president emanuel macron is throwing cold water on ukraine s hopes of joining the european union. in an address to the european parliament yesterday, the newly-re-elected macron pushed back against the possibility that ukraine could join the group in the near future. instead, saying the membership process would likely take decades. despite calling for a quote stronger and more sovereign europe, macron argued that expediting ukraine s membership would lower the standards of the bloc. to join the eu, a country s candidacy needs to be approved by all 27 member states. instead, macron proposed a new quote european political community. yesterday, to include countries with aspirations of joining the eu. but his comments come in direct c
rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history, and that s what i meant by not normal. that was president joe biden on msnbc yesterday reacting to rulings from the supreme court overturning affirmative action in college admissions. we ll break down these landmark decisions. meanwhile we re just a few hours away from two more major rulings from the high court, one of which addresses the legality of an executive action from the president. plus, we ll take a look how americans feel about the issue of affirmative action and the growing calls to expand the highest court in the land. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and we ll begin this morning with the landmark decisions from the supreme court ending the systematic consideration of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. the court ruled that the programs at the university of north carolina and one at harva
roe v. wade. take a look at the decision today. take a look at how it s how it s ruled on a number of issues that have been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes. across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making. that s president joe biden yesterday on msnbc, reacting to the supreme court overturning the use of affirmative action in college admissions. you know, willie, it was a fascinating interview. i have to say, though, a little concerned. the new york washington post new york post, which is morning joe s paper of record also, people come up to me and ask why. it s simple. they won more pulitzer prizes collectively than all other newspapers. look it up. look it up if you don t believe me. that s why. anyway, don t look it up. they have on the cover online, like, joe biden walking off set, right? it s like he got lost. kind of like barnicle. we ask him a question, and he walks off in
while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you in just a moment. and they come as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. we ll recap yesterday s events and preview what s ahead including a new round of sanctions for russia aimed at closing loopholes that moscow has been using to security previous attempts to hold it accountable for the invasion of ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 19th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where it appears that at least some progress is being made on the debt ceiling. house speaker kevin mccarthy shifted to optimism yesterday on the negotiations saying a deal could now be made in time in order to avoid a default. i just believe where we were a week ago and where we are today is a much better place because we have the right people in the room discussing it in a very profes