ms sheinbaum is an environmental scientist turned politician. she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. as president, she says she ll priotise welfare programs, improve the lives of women and tackle security. the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. after a historic night, today has been more prosaic for claudia sheinbaum and her team. no doubt they got some sleep after a gruelling election campaign and a tiring night. but during the day, she put out that she had been receiving messages of congratulations from the length and breadth of the continent, from the president of chile to president biden in washington. not necessarily political allies too, like president bukele in el salvador. she hopes for a super majority in congress, two thirds of the seats, which
she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
pivoted to me. well, it is an incredible film. i hope everyone will watch it. it premieres this week. and thanks for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it s tuesday, june 4, right now on cnn this morning, president biden about to roll out a sweeping executive order to turn back asylum seekers at the southern border. we ve got details plus opening arguments set to begin in just a few hours and the federal gun trial of hunter for biden and the white house, pressuring israel to end the war in gaza, a move that might cost prime minister benjamin netanyahu his jaw all right? and 5:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at capitol hill in this tuesday morning, everyone in cases it s wonderful to have you with us. congress couldn t get it done. so today, biden, president biden is expected to take action on the border crisis on his own. cnn has learned that the president plans to announce an executive order that will effectively shut down the us, mexico bor
almost out of time, the prime minister has been invited to address the joint houses of congress in the us. do you think he should come? i think he has to be very careful about the timing, not to be seen as intervening in any way in the election in washington. the situation is election in washington. the situation is very election in washington. tue: situation is very fraught and deeply polarised. israel should not wade into that. the prime minister of israel coming to the us and presenting a picture of the way the world looks and the region looks from an israeli perspective, that has value. it has to be done with tremendous sensitivity and caution. . ., caution. thanks indeed for “oininu caution. thanks indeed for joining us- around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at another story making the headlines. one of the most prominent political campaigners for brexit, nigel farage, has announced he is standing in the forthcoming uk general election. he said t