Even debate a Voting Rights bill leaving democrats trying to plot a new way forward. Plus, breaking overnight, results from the heated New York City mayoral race, and a socialist pulls off a stunning surprise, an upset, in another primary. President biden set to address crime in a speech as it becomes a growing problem for his presidency. And Britney Spears goes to court as we learn new details about the conservativeship she has been under for years. All right. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. It is wednesday, june 23rd. As the dangerous new covid variant surges across the United States, a disturbing rise in younger people dying of covid. And the victims disproportionately africanamerican. Thats according to a new cnn analysis moments ago. Deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States but nearly 300 people are still dying a day covid and the victims seem to be younger and the Racial Disparity is growing. Dr. Anthony fauci says a
Hello, everyone. Im sandra smith along with judge jeanine pirro, harold ford jr. Is here, pete hegseth, greg gutfeld. Its 5 00 in New York City and this is the five. All right, some big news, process, special prosecutor nathan wade falling on his sword to protect his former flame. Fani willis. And dramatically stepping down from the trump Georgia Election case. Judge scott mcafee had given the Fulton County d. A. And explosive ultimatum. What happened earlier, that she must cut ties with wade or step aside herself. While the judge did not outright disqualify her, he did not let willis escape completely, mcafee calling the conduct a tremendous lapse of judgment. But he says they are bad choices do not constitute a direct conflict of interest. The judge also admonishing fanis various Courtroom Appearance saying shed behaved in an unprofessional manner when she testified. Right here. No, no, no, this is the truth, judge, it is a lie. It is a lie. And i dont really like wine, to be honest
Testifying Behind Closed Doors this hour. What his testimony means for the house gops Impeachment Inquiry into his father. Plus, donald trump and President Biden claiming victory in michigans primaries, but the states voters did send Warning Signs to both campaigns. Also ahead, inferno on the panhandle, the governor of texas, issuing a Disaster Declaration as a raging wildfire threatens a Nuclear Weapons facility. The pope hospitalized early this morning, what we know about his condition at this hour. Thanks so much for joining us. Its good to be with you. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the Breaking News from capitol hill where hunter biden is Behind Closed Doors this hour for a deposition with the House Oversight and judiciary committees. Now, todays testimony is the result of months of negotiations by House Republicans to compel the president s son to testify in their impeachment probe into his father. Lets go right to the hill and nbcs rya
Ruhle starts now. Starts now. Tonight, the results are in from michigan. What we learned from the biden and trump victories. Why nikki haley isnt going anywhere. In georgia, this witness was supposedly going to help oust the a fani willis, what his testimony did and didnt do. And she knows big tech and the man behind it better than anyone joins us live with her burn book as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening once again. Im stephanie ruhle. We are now 250 days away from the election, my goodness, 252 days, that is when we are going to be talking a lot about the state of michigan. Tonight we saw michigans first vote of the 2024 race, it is democratic and primaries, nbc news is projecting donald trump has won the gop race, but around one third of Republican Voters cast their ballot for someone else. And they projected an easy when lehoux more than 40,000 votes committed after an organized effort to rebuke President Biden towards his policies in israel and gaza
Now. Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and we start with that Breaking News, a Major Political stunner. Mitch mcconnell choking up on the senate floor as he announces he is leaving the job that hes done for longer than any other senator in american history. That experience he has and his masterful gift as a political tactician gone from the gop when he steps down as Senate Leader in november. So what does that mean for the party and for congresss ability to get anything done . Also breaking, white powder found in an envelope sent to judge Arthur Engoron. Hes the one who hit donald trump with nearly a half A Billion Dollars judgment, and it comes on the same day were learning about the former president s newest attempt to get out of having to pay. And hes the witness that republicans had been trying to land for months in their Impeachment Inquiry, but hunter biden came to capitol hill armed with a blistering Opening Statement saying hes been hunted