we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
Satellites on board. I was like, maybe i should get my phone but then the lights started to flash. I watched it live on our air. Its amazing what people can do, thats my take away. Welcome. Another strange sight, an Emergency Landing in gold ern gate park, a coast guard chopper. Golden gate park, a coast guard chopper, everyone is okay. When a helicopter has to land, it could have been they got a chipped light, which means that they have to land immediately, thats a common rescue helicopter that they use to get people out of the water. Its what they lower people down to the water with too to rescue people. Where were you when you had your Emergency Landing . Close to the helipad, so we went up and came right back down. The sun is shining, is a cool but beautiful morning in San Francisco. Yes, the afternoon will be different, lets hope hope so, the streak of 27 days without rain in San Francisco has continued. It looks like we are going to need a miracle march and there are hints that t
Repair work thats still going on. It gives the Construction Company and developer 48 hours to give the city a status report on the fixits. Cam is demanding more information. Is this something that is systematically at issue with our inspection process that allowed this oversight to take place. In the 11 years ive been at the building department, ive never heard of a construction incident like this. Reporter the buildings texas developer hines news that the forms are now in a stable condition. We checked with cal osha which found five violations from the buildings Construction Company land lease since 2011 involving worker safety and equipment not in safe, working order. As you can see, between first and second street, it is off limits. We do not know when it will be reopened. Cornell bernard, abc7 news. A truck driver suffered serious injuries after his truck overturned after hitting two other vehicles around 4 30 a. M. Along northbound 880 near 5th avenue. A woman riding from the truc
President obama wrapped up his historic visit to cuba and has flown on to argentina. The president and mrs. Obama will be guests of honor at a state dinner hosted by argentinas new president. Lesley stahl has his story for 60 minutes. We met Mauricio Macri in argentinas version of the white house, the pink house, called casa rosara. He took over a country ruled for eight years by a left wing populist, who allied argentina with antiamerican regimes, iran, venezuela and cuba. Here argentina has been in this almost a bloc that takes almost all of south america, left leaning. Not any more. That was, but not any more. Reporter not anymore, he made a uturn in the country foreign policy. In a flash, argentina has become proamerican. Macri and Vice President biden were all smiles at the World Economic forum in january. When macri went seeking closer ties with the west and foreign investment. He brought one of the men he defeted in the election with him, which impressed the Vice President. I wa
He was not well here at home, Law Enforcement went on high alert. And Michelle Miller has that. Just before rush hour this morning, new york city deployed an army of counterterrorism officers from three elite units, including its hercules team. Especially trained to protect the citys most sensitive targets and transportation hubs. New York City Police commissioner, bill bratton. To the timing of this event a loud usa we will double the amount of officers available to us this morning. Commuters, filed past heavily armed officers and were stopped to have their bags searched. Its comforting. Very grateful to all of them. Reporter in los angeles, Police Presence was beefed up at union station. The largest rail terminal on the west coast. Los Angeles Police chief charlie beck. We want to have a high visibility. We want to make sure that our Critical Infrastructure is safe. Reporter in chicago, police had canine units on the platform as trains arrived. And in washington, d. C. , the metro po