unfounded. these attacks have not, and they will not influence our decision making. i will not be intimidated. and the justice department will not be intimidated. that s attorney general merrick garland striking a defiant tone as he defended the justice department during a contentious hearing between house republicans. we ll show you how it unfolded and what happens next as garland faces a potential contempt vote in congress. plus we ll dig into donald trump s new comments that he may jail his political opponents if he is re-elected to a second term. and also ahead president biden signed an executive order drastically tightening the border, and now he s getting backlash from some democrats. we ll break down the divide in his own party and what the issue of immigration could mean for his base in the fall. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president biden issued an executive or
djokovic announced on social media he s withdrawing from the contest because of a meniscus tear in his right need reshealed in an exam yesterday. the 24-time grand slam champion was supposed to compete. time now for the weather and let s bring in meteorologist angie lassman for the forecast. angie, how s it looking out there? it s looking hot. temperatures well above normal in parts of the southwest, jonathan, and because of that these alerts are going to eare main in effect through tomorrow. 29 million in parts of the west coast stretching through texas included in those. temperatures surge in the triple digits today. las vegas set to hit 108, even as far as wichita and denver we re talking about temperatures well into the 90s. this going to be something we deal with aparts portions of of texas and particularly the southwest where records are being broken.
similar crash involving power lines in 2016. the ntsb feels there needs to be greater oversight by the regulator. reporter: ntsb told cnn those comments still reflect the feeling of the agency when it comes to balloons. ntsb data shows 12 fatal crashes across the country since 2008 and that does not include today s crash. evan mcmorris santoro, cnn, new york. more than 18 million people are under excessive heat warnings across parts of the western, u.s. portland, oregon hit 108 degrees fahrenheit over 42 degrees celsius on saturday. saturday morning was the second warmest of all times. let s bring in meteorologist derek van dam. i ve been to part land. i can t remember ever breaking a sweat. this is really extraordinary. yes.