the war in ukraine. and tonight, nato s largest expansion in decades. president biden and nato leaders formally inviting finland and sweden to join the alliance. and tonight, the u.s. now increasing military commitments in europe including a permanent presence now in poland. vladimir putin is responding tonight. cecilia vega traveling with the president. we re also learning about the two american veterans captured while fighting for ukraine.t, russia state tv releasing new deo, both americ prompted to make certain statements. and what one of the families back here at home is now saying about the state department. what they re being told about negotiations for their release. also back here at home tonight the death toll climbing in what is already the deadliest migrant smuggling incident ever here in the u.s. what authorities are now saying about the suspected driver. severe weather and the fires tonight. the images just coming in from the west at this hour. and what we
state party convention. the line in those negotiations that he says he will not cross. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. on this monday, june 20th. we ll start with the news. a new poll finds a majority of americans, nearly six in ten, believe donald trump should be charged for his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. the abc news ipsos poll conducted this last friday and saturday after the first three hears in the attack, it found 58% of those surveyed believe the former president should be charged. that includes 91% of democrats and 19% of republicans. 60% of americans believe the january 6th investigation has been fair. and then on friday, former president trump spoke at length about the public hearings for the first time since they began. addressing a crowd at a faith and freedom coalition rally in nashville, trump continued to parrot many of his lies regarding the events on january 6th including his claim that the rioters were
that s people s livelihoods. yeah, yeah. people get pretty upset. the impact demand for water from the colorado river could have on those who depend on it for their livelihoods if left unchecked amid the worst drought in 1,200 years. and the scorching summer temperatures refusing to let up across the country. where it s expected to feel like 110 degrees this week. good morning. we are thrilled that you are starting your sunday and your week with us. it is sunday, june 19, juneteenth. happy father s day as well. yeah, i have to say happy father s day to my dad and husband while i have the chance. good to be with you, boris. so the white house is saying shots can begin as early as this week now that cdc director dr. walensky and signed off on the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines for kids ages 6 months to 5 years old. and this marks, of course, a major milestone for millions of parents who have waited anxiously to get protection for their children. roughly 17 mi
citizen s arrest. hearing number four the attack on the capitol marked by testimony of violence and threats against elected officials who refused to help donald trump overturn the election as well as against election workers targeted in the former president s big lie. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday it snot monday. it is wednesday, june 22nd. i m jonathan lemire. it s been a long week. we re glad you re here. the fourth public hearing into the january 6th capitol attack examined what s described as former president s donald trump personal and direct role in pressuring state officials to help overturn the to 2020 presidential election. the committee demonstrated how trump and his team leaned on state officials to throw out biden votes, find trump votes or to replace biden electors with fake trump electors. rnc chairwoman mcconnell, mark meadows, senator ron johnson and congressman andy biggs were also mentioned with helping with this scheme.
pouring gasoline on the fire by tweeting that. the secret service couldn t control the situation and do their job to keep him safe. at 2:26 p.m., the secret service rushed vice president pence down the stairs. approximately 40 feet. that s all there was. 40 feet between the vice president and the mob. make no mistake about the fact that the vice president s life was in danger. the recent court filing by the department of justice explains that a confidential informant from the proud boys told the fbi that the proud boys would have killed mike pence if given the chance. that s just some of what we heard from yesterday s hearing into the attack on the capitol. as the committee detailed the close call for vice president pence, good morning and welcome to way too early. on this friday, june 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we re glad you re with us. the third day of testimony in the january 6th hearings focused on donald trump s efforts to pressure mike pence into overturning