some smart people to break down the big stories. today we re asking, as the u.s. begins striking back for the drone attack that killed three american soldiers, are we on the brink of a wider war in the middle east? then, that s dope. democrats in congress pushing the white house for an historic change that could have more people smoking pot. and is apple s new product a vision of the future or just another high-tech toy. the panel is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, u.s. retaliation in the middle east. friday we saw the first of what s expected to be a series of air strikes in coming days against multiple targets that are linked to iran. this marks a new stage in the spiraling tensions. many fear it could pull the u.s. into another all-out war. the u.s. hitting dozens of key targets in the middle east, the strikes retaliation for that drone attack that killed three american soldiers at a base in jordan, which the u.s. blames o
the heat is bad for the bad between the hotter it gets, the harder it is to find your words. wow. cucumber. hot weather can result in lower scores on math tests as well as higher rates of aggression ranging from mean-spirited behavior to violent crime. well, that explains florida. the heat wave is also blasting washington, d.c. when people complain it being over 90 president biden is like see, 81 isn t so bad. just saying. i m not kidding. it s hot out there. i spent all day sweating like a fox news anchor trying to explainp juneteenth. good morning. welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, june 20th. millions of people from the midwest to the northeast will face extreme heat for a fourth straight day. the national weather service is predicting record highs again in several areas, and the heat is expected to last into the weekend. also, tropical storm alberto, the first named storm of the hurricane season, is expected to make landfall soon on mexico s gulf coast. the l
on the news of the day. political junkie and funny lady, the irrepressible annie wentworth. plus a missing child, has the killer finally been found? the new york police department is announcing the arrest of pedro hernandez for the murder of etan patz. the last bizarre twist in a 33 year-old mystery. also countdown to the olympics. dara tor ez has won 12 medals and gunning for more in london. i love standing up on the blocks against the young whipper snappers and swimming against them. tonight i dare her to show me what she s really made of. and in america, a good deed gone very, very bad. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. our big story tonight, politics and promises. mitt romney rolls out a new ad today and makes big promise on the deficit, trade with china, the economy and jobs. let s take a look. what would a romney presidency be like? day one, president romney announces deficit reductions, ending the obama error of big government, helping secure ou
scene of the alleged crime. hernandez described to the detectives how he lured young etan from the school bus stop. at west broadway and prince street. with the promise of a soda. he then let him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. earlier today a law enforcement source said that hernandez was interviewed briefly years ago in connection with the case an that his claims were being treated with skepticism. tonight, pedro hernandez under arrest for the murder of 6-year-old etan patz, 33 years ago. susan candiotti is you knowing us live along with jeffrey toobin and lou palumbo. what other details are the police giving about this guy, pedro hernandez, and how this alleged murder took place? reporter: you know, anderson, this case just continues to be a real stunner. what we re hearing about this man is that as you indicated, he worked as a store clerk in this bodega and th
her husband the prominent scientist and he says he was out of town at the time. she doesn t remember. we re digging deeper. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com he s faced a barrage of attacks on his business record with democrats portraying him as a job-cutting corporate raider, but mitt romney is opening up about his time at bain capital and vowing to cut the jobless rate. let s go to our national political correspondent jim acosta and he has the latest. the way the day started it seemed that mitt romney was going to stay away from the subject of bain capital, but as it turned out he is taking the issue head-on. reporter: it was a day when mitt romney s campaign event, this one being a speech to a latino business group took a backseat to responding to campaign attacks on the democrats favorite subject bain capital. the american people are interested in not so much the history of where i was at bain capital or that