the struggles of war growing more desperate as russian bombs get closer. cnn talks with ukrainian families in the east who say they can t leave despite explosions all around them. welcome to the lead i m erika hill in for jake tapper. we are standing by for an update on the shooting in highland park, illinois. we ve learned a seventh person has now died as a result of that shooting. the suspect police say planned the attack for several weeks, sprayed the parade crowd with bullets from a rooftop, the gunman used a fire escape ladder to access the rooftop and in another disturbing detail, he dressed in women s clothing to help him blend in with the crowd as he escaped running for cover and safety. cnn has a photo showing law enforcement taking him into custody. his hands cuffed behind his back, face down on the ground. the question yet to be answered why this fourth of july parade, why target so many innocent lives. we are learning more about those lives, two of the seven v
of the witnesses in the house investigation into the january 6th attack. plus, republican congresswoman liz cheney of the committee defending her work there during last night s republican primary debate in wyoming, as she fights to keep her seat in congress. and the latest in the debate over abortion rights. president biden says the senate should make an exception and suspend the filibuster and its rules to allow new protections to make it through congress. but does he have the votes to pull that off? we ll discuss it. and a brutal six months for financial markets, as wall street closes out one of its worst periods in a half century. brian sullivan joins us in a moment to look ahead to the next six months. with us this morning, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay. and pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. let s start with the questions of whether donald trump may be trying to influence wi
mika, the feds took his phone. that s never good, honestly. he s the architect of the attempted coup and the feds have his phone. you know, we were asking, how could this guy not be in legal trouble? apparently he seems he may be. the battle over abortion hits the states, many are wondering if there s anything the federal government can do to protect services for women and what is the state of women s rights? we ll be talking about all of that. willie is with us. good morning. willie, joe and mika, together again. the team is back. welcome to morning joe. it s tuesday, june 28th. along with joe, willie and me, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, and pulitzer-prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post eugene robinson. willie, yesterday, i m here working, we re doing a show on i think the most one of the most significant other than bush v. gore, perhaps the most significant case of this supreme court in half a century,
so help me god. so help me god. now all of the members of the court, i m pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling. [ applause ] an historic transition coming at the end of the most activist and frankly destructive supreme court term in more than a century. also tonight, more criminal exposure for trump and his january 6th enablers, including a potential criminal referral for witness tampering. we begin tonight with a look back at what has been one of the most consequential and life changing supreme court terms since they overturned segregation and expanded women s rights. only this court has done all of it in reverse. today was the last time we heard from them and thank god. they have successfully weakened miranda rights. kneecaped state laws. began to dismantle the separation of church and states and one in the court s final rulings this term the 6-3 majority effectively gutted the epa s authority to work on climate change. with the u
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