following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla
hello again, thanks for being with us. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york with this special second hour on this federal holiday, and we are following breaking news this morning. america s secretary of state holding a high pressure meeting with china s president xi. did that one-on-one do anything to settle the simmering tensions between our two countries. extreme weather, millions remain under threat, even as communities reel from the aftermath of devastating tornados also ahead, a terrifying close call at one of the busiest airports in the country, a passenger capturing the video of this plane s wing almost hitting another plane on the runway. and later, celebrating juneteenth, we ll take you to galveston, texas, known as the birthplace of this federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery here in america. but first the breaking news out of china where u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met just a couple of hours ago with pres
muse mauz hello, and thank you so much for joining us i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. this morning divided they fall, the republican party grappling with whether to go all in on trump or break away after his historic indictment. we ll have a live report from capitol hill and break down the new reporting about his legal troubles. plus, extreme weather battering the south. we re talking 5 inch diameter hail, and rare june tornados in the southeast leaving thousands without electricity, while houston s implementing an emergency plan to help residents deal with triple digit temperatures. we re looking at approximately ten days of over 100 degrees, and you know, with record breaking days as well. and later, an indictment for danny wenny. the this-year-old marine veteran is facing a second degree manslaughter charge for putting jordan neely in a deadly chokehold last month. and we re keeping a close eye on the supreme court with a handful of working days left,
i ll be joined today by people who are in the nation s capital on that fateful day. including washington d.c. mayor, mario bowser. and former capitol police sergeant casino gonell. and because of the violent uprising on january 6th, the insurrection, president biden says 2024 election is about deciding whether democracy is still americas sacred cause. and the dire threat of another trump presidency. we re going to dig into his comments and donald trump s response. plus, the supreme court will weigh in on whether donald trump can be barred from colorado s primary ballot. it is the latest in several challenges across the country to keep trump off the ballot because of his role in the insurrection. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. we begin today with efforts to hold the former president donald trump accountable for his actions three years ago today. on january 6th. and with the ongoing consequences of that insurrection on american democracy. the unite
that is what we are hearing from the white house about debt ceiling negotiations at this hour. house speaker kevin mccarthy sounding more confident now that a deal can and will be reached before the new june 5th deadly. chair of the congressional black caucus, congressman steven horsford is with us to discuss what is at stake. and let s talk about governor ron desantis roll out on twitter, y all. the florida republican officially announced he s running for president. but there was no crowd, no introduction of the candidate. i mean, it s almost the exact opposite of what you want to do to launch a presidential campaign. plus, three years ago, since george floyd was killed by police, police brutality is still a deadly reality in america today. we are talking to activist tamika mallory about confronting this ongoing crisis. i am symone sanders townsend. and i have something to say. a breakthrough or a breakdown? that is what is at stake in the next nine days. that ceilin