a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. president biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in may. but the legislation failed
upside down american flag today. buy ten or more and receive an under-down bible absolutely free. give me cash. just give me money! good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, june 5th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early jonathan lemire and mike barnicle is with you also off the top. u.s. correspondent for bbc news, katie kay. and richard hause is joining us as well for the conversation. when people see richard, they think we immediately why they come here and drives you crazy. right. i ll talk about it. you know? it will break. what? sometimes things get a little yeah. let s talk about india s elections. what? not what you re expecting! i got to say, whoa! you know? very few election results where you are surprised. i think poland was one of them last year, despite the fact that he had all of the disadvantages and none of the advantages. the only justice department basically controlled all of the levers of
well, there is a list of problems facing this year s french open and it has just got longer. novak djokovic has withdrawn from the touranment with a knee injury, ending his own defence of the title at roland garros. the world number one had been involved in the latest finish in french open history, before returning on monday to deal not only with another marathon match but also a slippery court. djokovic then claimed that had contributed to the injury which has now forced him to pull out. here s our tennis correspondent russell fuller. it has been described as a torn medial meniscus, right knee problem. we don t know the severity of this injury, but it is a huge concern to novak djokovic with wimbledon starting in just underfour weeks time and the olympics beginning in just under eight. he is desperate to win an olympic gold medal for the first time in his career, and both of those events must have big question marks attached to them. it was a problem that he had, and mi
right now on ana cabrera reports breaking news at a u.s. embassy overseas, a gunman attacking the u.s. embassy at lebanon overnight, injuring a security guard. what we know at this hour as israel says it s prepared for, quote, strong action. plus, day three of hunter biden s federal gun trial, witness testimony resuming this morning as we learn of new drama outside the com. also ahead, political retribution? what donald trump is saying now about potential payback against his opponents including prison. and later, the new space race, boeing preparing to launch its star liner into orbit this hour. can boeing prove third time s the charm. good morning, it s great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news at a u.s. embassy overseas, an attacker opening fire at the embassy in beirut early this morning injuring one lebanese guard. the gunman has been captured and is being treated for injuries. now,
for 18 year olds, rishi sunak also did his first video on the conservative party s tiktok account. hi, tiktok, sorry to be breaking into your usual politics free feed, but i m making a big announcement today and i ve been told that a lot of you already have some views on it. so, first thing no, i m not sending everyone off to join the army. what i am doing is proposing a bold new model of national service for 18 year olds. well, i want to bring in shona ghosh from bloomberg. everyone here listening to rishi sunak there. give us the basics, shona, because lots of people will think of tiktok as a platform for kids. mm. ..who clearly don t vote, but who is consuming political content on tiktok? so tiktok itself has been trying to dispel the idea that it is mostly a platform, an app used by children. and that seems to be true. erm, it is also widely used by the elder millennials. ..won t say which camp i m in, and also gen z, erm, you know, which is a pretty big cohort and they