we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
the tide of immigrants crossing from mexico. among them, thousands of unaccompanied minors. fema is stepping in to help. republicans blame president biden for creating the border crisis. democrats say he inherited a broken system. tracking your checks for covid relief. it s already in some americans bank accounts. the irs website tracks when it s coming to you. and the child tax credit that could lift 4 million children out of poverty. weeks without water. tens of thousands still without safe running water in mississippi. tonight, the local chefs cooking up some relief. end of an era. saints quarterback drew brees making a major announcement with the help of his children. shaking up the nfl. and show in the sky. the rocket launch in florida and the mysterious light streaking across the sky, hundreds of miles away. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i m linsey davis. breaking news as we come on the air. a massive potentially historic storm s
eye off the ball. and tonight, the concern overseas about a key global vaccine, the astrazeneca vaccine. germany, france and others halting itses use and we ll tell you why. and back here at home tonight, dr. deborah birx making new hadlines. she was on president trump s covid task force. what she told our terry moran today about the moment the former president mentioned injecting disinfectant. the president out selling the new covid relief bill. the first checks hitting accounts and mary bruce standing by. and the alarming scene at the southern border. more than 4,200 unaccompanied migrant children in u.s. custody, reportedly being kept in overcrowded tents. republican leaders on the border at the white house is pressed tonight. cecilia vega reporting from the border. the deadly crash, a car plowing into people in california. at least three dead. the driver in custody tonight. the horrific images coming in. the plane crashing into a neighborhood, slamming into a car.
he joins me to tell us his inspiring story, coming up. storp good evening. i m mehdi hasan. joe biden has been spending the weekend at home in delaware before he heads out on the road this week to sell the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. he has a lot to work with. it is difficult to overstate what a big win this piece of legislation is for the president. it s the second biggest economic stimulus in american history, giving cash direct to the poorest americans. and if you want to know how much our politics has changed, here is the great irony. the joe biden of the 1980s and 1990s would probably have voted against it. don t take my word for it. take his, from 1984. what happens if every tax dollar that we pay, 50 to 60% of it is just going to pay the interest on the debt? he will be paying for what we lived on. we should be investing to allow him to be able to live on something. here he is in 1988, decrying, quote, stories of welfare mothers driving luxury cars and le
we are making progress getting america closer to herd immunity. and a national vaccination effort accelerates. yesterday, 4.6 million doses were administered nationwide, that s a new high point, way up from 2.9 million shots last week. so far the u.s. has given more than 107 million shots. the rolling average is 2.5 million per day. the fifth of americans have received one dose. checks are going in the mail. or direct deposit. and you can check for your stimulus payment on the irs website, go to irs.gov/coronavirus and then click on the get my payment tool. to see if you are eligible for this stimulus, and for the two previous ones. again, that s i are rs.gov/coronavirus, the payments are one more reason the white house is preparing the pr blitz, tomorrow, vice president biden and vice president harris, the lady and second gentleman, prepare a tour. it s one crisis at a time. and soon, the white house may need to refocus on the southern border. in one month, right now, bor