Harris happening now, for the mirth template publisher is testifying and the trump trial. He is the first witness. His testimony follows a Gag Order Hearing earlier this morning. The judge says he will decide on trump violations on a later date. We will be keeping a close eye. Hello, everyone this is outnumbered. Emily i and Emily Compagno here with harris faulkner. Joining us today is lisa boothe, and tammy bruce. And also Senior Advisor at America First legal and former dla of Public Affairs ian prior. Emily we begin with the growing antiisrael protests at some of the most prestigious universities. These are life pictures over Columbia University and you can see protesters taking over columbias lawn with test. Nyu students are planning a walkout at 1 00 p. M. Eastern today. Last night ryan teams arrested over 150 people during last nights protest. [chancing] emily the protests are not limited to columbia and nyu, at least 22 elite schools including all five of the nations socalled to
Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york along with my colleague and friend, Chris Jansing, as history is being made in that Lower Manhattan courtroom. Donald trump is the first former president of the United States to stand as a defendant in a criminal trial. At any moment, could be facing the first witness to testify against him. Thats expected to be former National Enquirer publisher, david pecker. Hes likely to be pressed about alleged efforts to bury damaging stories about donald trump during the 2016 election. Earlier this morning, prosecutors gave their open statement, accusing mr. Trump of a criminal conspiracy to hide embarrassing relationships by preventing them from getting into the press, thus influencing the outcome of the 2016 election then covering it all up. The defense followed saying that mr. Trump did not commit any crimes, describing him as not just the republican nominee, but as the frugal business man, also a husband and a father. Defense lawyer todd bla
upside down american flag today. buy ten or more and receive an under-down bible absolutely free. give me cash. just give me money! good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, june 5th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early jonathan lemire and mike barnicle is with you also off the top. u.s. correspondent for bbc news, katie kay. and richard hause is joining us as well for the conversation. when people see richard, they think we immediately why they come here and drives you crazy. right. i ll talk about it. you know? it will break. what? sometimes things get a little yeah. let s talk about india s elections. what? not what you re expecting! i got to say, whoa! you know? very few election results where you are surprised. i think poland was one of them last year, despite the fact that he had all of the disadvantages and none of the advantages. the only justice department basically controlled all of the levers of
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
incident to police. that does it for us this hour. our coverage continues with katy tur reports, right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. what is president biden hoping to get out of today s executive order allowing him to seal the southern border? he made the announcement just a few minutes ago saying the influx of migrants is unsustainable. quote, for those who say the steps i ve taken are too strict, i say to you be patient. the goodwill of the american public is wearing thin right now. doing nothing is not an option. we have to act. he also said that without immigration reform, specifically the immigration bill which was crafted by a bipartisan team of senators and leaned conservative, by the way, signing an executive order was his only remaining option. that order is definitely going to go to the courts. the aclu has already said it plans on suing. and a number of progressive lawmakers including the congressional hispanic caucus are crying foul, saying this isn