joe: another beautiful performance by the u.s. air force heritage of america band. they do this all morning, brightening our day with patriotic tunes and beautiful music. rachel: thanks for joining us. we begin with a fox news alert. protests continue in france for a fifth straight night after the shooting death of a teenager last week. joe: the team was laid to rest yesterday. will: 700 arrests were made according to officials, the violence reaching of the home of a french mayor who says they rammed a flaming car into his house injuring his wife and one of his small children. rachel: french president emmanuel macron pulling out of a visit to germany. joe: he was seen at an elton john concert when the violence had several locations in paris. will: there s a need to understand what is happening in france. there is a sense under the surface the reminds us of 2020 and we hope is not some type of foreshadowing into something that could happen in america. the reason, france has
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
history with your help. don t sit, even if we are winning by a lot. i like being the under dog. ok, you are the under dog. i think we have done it right here. i think you are going to see that tonight. today is the day we make history because we tune out the noise of the media, we tune out the noise of the politicians, and we raise the voices of americans that say we want a better day, we are gonna make it happen. john: after months of hard fought campaigning against iowa s 99 counties, the wait is almost over. just hours from now, the hawkeye state will make its voice heard over who should be the 2024 republican nominee for the white house. hello, john roberts in washington and sandra, that four years went by quickly. sandra: and this day is finally here. this is america reports . 40 delegates up for grabs and candidates have been busy making their final pitches to caucusgoers. tonight s results could be a make or break moment for those hoping to upset former
tons of smoke all landing here making it the worst thing from that country since seth rogen. but as the trees burn, another tree speaks out. john parry commemorated the 79th anniversary of d-day by comparing it to the fight against climate change. note to john. it s okay to visit the statues at easter island. just don t turn into one. he claims the climate change bite requires the same level of innovation and mobilization required to fight the nazis. but today s threat comes from all of us. if you don t recycle and by an ev, you are the new hitler. he found that funny. less, he is the last guy i talked to about the environment. a guy threw away his medals and that is littering. meanwhile east coasters are suffering witch makes them smile. nothing like human misery to pave the way for a power grab. if the smog keeps up churches will be closed and you will be only allowed allowed out for food and pride parades. aoc says the smokeout shows us how unprepared we are for the clim
nikki haley or ron desantis? then an issue affecting many of you watching right now, to bundle or not to bundle? what does the future of streaming look like? and take out your funny hats and glasses we re giving the yea or nay to the biggest new years tradition. the panel is here and raring to go. so sit back, relax and let s talk about it. up first, what is likely to be the story of 2024, the race for president. if you believe the polls, we re looking at a biden/trump rematch. in a world where people say and do pretty much anything and can still get elected, we re left asking, is a surprise still possible? the next few weeks may answer that. in politics, the new year means, after months of candidates talking, voters finally get their say. donald trump is still the clear leader, with nikki haley and ron desantis vying to become the main challenger. voting kicks off in iowa. on monday, january 15th, we re going to win the iowa caucuses. where trump is way ahead in rece