another witness announced for tomorrow s primetime hearing. and new reporting on how donald trump had the secret service scrambling on the day of the attack. plus, we ve got the top headlines from last night s midterm election primaries that may serve as a warning to democrats. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. senators had hoped to reach a bipartisan deal on gun safety by the end of this week, but nbc news has learned that that timetable may slip. perhaps into next week. senators have hit a snag on how to expand background checks. two people close to the talks tell nbc news at issue is whether to add waiting periods for 18 to 21-year-olds and to enable the fbi to conduct background checks on their juvenile records. a spokesman for republican senator john cornyn of texas said he is not considering waiting periods but does support the provision on the juvenile records. democrats, howev
Beloved performers of all time she is now working on her 50th solo studio album. Sandra Country Music superstar dolly parton is joining America Reports today. She will talk about her iconics career or give us a preview of the oneofakind immersive student storytelling experience, opening at dollywood today, just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend. We will hear about that and much more from the music legend herself. She is joining us live coming up. John when you look at how long her career is, the very first time i interviewed her it was in toronto, canada, in 1992. Here in 2024 still going strong. Sandra an amazing businesswoman and so thoughtful and optimistic. People love to hear what she has to say, cant wait for it, john. John she is one of those people you just inherently like. Its really interesting. Some of that secret sauce. We begin with the hunter biden that back in court for what could be the final hearing before the start of His Gun Trial In Delaware and with that i am jo
Shanghai composite up by 0. 2 . The dax is down by 2 . The tenyear yield, 2. 24 . A couple of big headlines were watching. First one, crude prices. Wti crude trading higher after the ministers of saudi arabia and russia agreed needing to extend the cuts. Including russia agreed to cut output. Deciding whether to extend that agreement. A lot of folks will be watching for that. Also, a big developing story out of north korea, the Company Announcing the missile that carried a heavy Nuclear Warhead is capable of hitting targets in the pacific. The latest launch was widely condemned by the u. S. , japan and south korea. The white house calling north korea a, quote, fragrant menace. And urged allies to enforce stronger sanctions. And then on this weeks agenda, it say big week for retail earning. Those earnings have been not so hot. Home depot and tjx. And wednesday, target and l brands. Thursday, walmart and gap. Also getting results from cisco, alibaba and campbells soup. And some disruptio
Two people. A tense situation outside the Turkish Embassy in washington. Protest turned violent and at least nine people injured. The details ahead. The Retail Sector remained in focus. Target set to report earnings ahead of the opening bell. The numbers you need to know. Markets under pressure after a record close for the nasdaq. Features most across the board. Dow futures down triple digits at the moment. The big question should be our investors watching washington . The lack of action on the progrowth agenda. In europe come to see how the markets are faring there. If i can, barely again on the ftse 100. It was declined across the board in asia overnight. Although modest in japan, hong kong, shanghai and the cost in south korea be the biggest loser down half of 1 . And this, a memorable night for cubs manager joe matt merkin is 1000 plan. He celebrated during a supposed kidneys cant print. All of that and so much more coming ahead. Political analyst kirsten happens here. Chief Invest
With a cyberattack waiting on sentiment as well. European markets edging lower. S p 100. Capra went on a third of a percent. In asia, declines across the board. Hang seng index down two thirds of 1 . Health care reform on hold. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell joining the vote until after the july 4th recess. President trump met with the white house yesterday. He called on them to come up with a solution. We have really no choice but to solve the situation. Obama carries a total disaster. It is melting down as we speak. Maria we look at the implications for the rest of the agenda this morning. A sheriffs deputy shot in the face that the suspect now in custody. A couple stocks to watch on earnings news. Those results ahead of the open this morning. Revenue expected to decline a year ago. Investors watching General Mills today. Sales missed expectations for three state quarters. General mills down 1 . Blue apron gearing up for an ipo. It will start training tomorrow facing headwind