legend, willy mays, considered by many to be the game s greatest all around player. and also ahead donald trump s latest gaff with the city of milwaukee where the republican national convention will be held in less than a month. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 19th. it is indeed juneteenth. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. today americans nationwide are marking juneteenth also known as emancipation day. the emancipation proclamation freeing enslaved people in the confederate states was signed in 1863 but it did immediately end slavery in places that remained under confederate control. but it wasn t until june 19, 1865, two full years later, that union troops arrived in galveston, texas, and told more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state that they were now free. the news was met with large celebrations, and in remembrance black communities across the country hold events, parties, and parades. the holida
scorching temperatures set to last for days. amid the heat, in massachusetts, 911 services knocked out statewide for hours. and in the west, dozens of wildfires burning. a state of emergency in new mexico. evacuate. foedo and the warning in texas. the first potential tropical storm of the ar taking aim. al roker is tracking it all also tonight, president biden s new executive action shielding 500,000 undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from deportation. who will qualify? and republicans attacking the pl a nesty. boeing s ceo on capitol hill, testifying for the first time since that door plug blowout. the dramatic moment in the room. his apology to mi omax ash victims, and the grilling he ced after yet another boeing whistle-blower comes forward. justin timberle arrested in the hamptons for dwi. the mug shot just out. what he allegedly told the officer about how much he had to drink. and the celebration is on in boston. the celtics bringing home their record 18th nba