in later on tuesday. the indian election commission says a record 6a2 million people voted. exit polls have predicted a victory for prime minister narendra modi s bjp party, ensuring a third consecutive term for mr modi. cruising into this election, prime minister narendra modi. shouting. fuelled by adulation and a hindu centric ideology. his main opponent, rahul gandhi heir of a political dynasty, leader of indian national congress. before the elections kicked off, their bank accounts were frozen by the government. this is not freezing of the congress party s bank accounts. this is the freezing of indian democracy. congress built a coalition with dozens of other political parties to counter mr modi. they say the prime minister used intimidation to prevent a fair campaign. politicians were raided, chief ministers jailed. initially, the modi campaign was all about promoting his accomplishments, but quickly turned to islamophobic messaging. here, mr modi telling supporters,
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
we ll break down what this means for asylum seekers and why the biden administration is now shifting towards tougher measures along the border. plus, the jury is set in hunter biden s federal gun charges trial. we ll go over what to expect as opening statements are slated to begin later this morning. and also ahead, house republicans grilled dr. anthony fauci on capitol hill yesterday as they continue to investigate his response to the covid pandemic. we ll play those intense exchanges and show you how fauci pushed back. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning at the white house where president biden is expected to sign an executive order later today that would shutdown the southern border where daily migrant crossings between legal points of entry exceed 2,500 people. according to three sources familiar with discussions under the order the border would
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