president donald trump. let s listen to the speaker. i made the point introductio of him that is back fantastically on the democrat party in the activists who were trying to use our judicial system to exact political vendettas up gets the primary opponent that they have for their control the country. what we have seen is outrageous. we ve also seen the polling and fundraising and everything else going in the direction of the target. president trump has it set fundraising records. he raised a $53 million in the first 24 hours after the verdic and the terrible bug astrayal i manhattan. i think it shows people understand what s happening. we also set fundraising records and continue to use use announced he s raised over $400 million as of the verdict came down in much more to come. because people see it s a threa to our republic. they see it s a threat to our system of justice. they want to push back. and in many ways president trump s become a symbol of that. pushing back ag
so, i want to start with a story that in any other universe would have absolutely nothing to do with politics or anything even approximating controversy. the kind of news we used to read and hear and accept. but post trump, this has become a sort of conservative litmus test with potentially disastrous consequences for the health and the well being of thousands and thousands of americans. i m talking bird flu. i know. stay with me. you may have seen the u.s. is dealing with an outbreak of bird flu. bird flu has spread to at least 80 cattle herds over five states. because of that outbreak, the fda, the food and drug administration has issued guidance for how to stay safe and avoid exposure including warning americans against drinking raw milk. that is because raw milk has the potential to spread animal born diseases from one to another. don t drink raw milk. this is not controversial unless you are a conservative who follows the influential pro trump youth organization turning
i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. those arrests were part of a multi-city sting operation. immigration and customs enforcement, or ice, with the help from f.b.i. and local law enforcement caught terrorists in new york city, philadelphia, and l.a. this piece is from a former assistant secretary of defense and former deputy director of the c.i.a. a quote. the terrorism warning lights are blinking red again. f.b.i. director christopher wray in front of congress eight days ago. when i sat here last year, i walked through how we were already in a heightened threat environment. and since then, we ve seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole other level. harris: the number of terror watch listen counters at the southern border now is surging. all under president biden. look from 2017 to the moment he took office in 2021. look across the stream there. we had two in 17 under trump. you fast forward to the moment that biden flipped trump s polic
we ll break down what this means for asylum seekers and why the biden administration is now shifting towards tougher measures along the border. plus, the jury is set in hunter biden s federal gun charges trial. we ll go over what to expect as opening statements are slated to begin later this morning. and also ahead, house republicans grilled dr. anthony fauci on capitol hill yesterday as they continue to investigate his response to the covid pandemic. we ll play those intense exchanges and show you how fauci pushed back. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning at the white house where president biden is expected to sign an executive order later today that would shutdown the southern border where daily migrant crossings between legal points of entry exceed 2,500 people. according to three sources familiar with discussions under the order the border would
hamas in gaza. i can t thank you enough for making time for us. we re all thinking about you and your family. thank you very much. and we pray for the safe return of all of the hostages as soon as possible. this is a humanitarian issue. this is not some political issue, and people trying to make this a political issue, especially, the government trying to make this political. no, this is a humanitarian crisis. and everything should be done to get them back as soon as possible. thank you very much. that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. 250 days, just unbelievable this is where we are. thank you, my friend, as always. so i want to start with a story that in any other universe would have absolutely nothing to do with politics or anything even approximating controversy. the kind of news we all used to read or hear and accept. but in the post-trump era, this kind of news has become a sort of conservative litmus te