prices for the american people. the white house projects optimism despite soaring inflation. the impacts costs are having on american s wallets and some summer staples. republican senator john cornan booed at a conference. where those negotiations stand now. a mega drought in the united states causing big problems for america s farmers. are we going to have water in two or three years out of our aqua nobody can say that. newsroom starts right now. it is so good to have your company here this morning. it s saturday, june 18th. i m christie paul. good morning. good to be with you. i m boris sanchez. after months of waiting the moderna and pfizer vaccines could get the green light as the cdc advisors get ready to vote on authorization in the next few hours. the white house pledged to have 10 million vaccine doses available says depending on today s vote, shots for kids under 5 could begin as soon as next week. this would mark a major smile stone for many parent
Violent clashes continued this week at colleges and and universities across the country as Police Departments from New York City to los angeles moved in to clear propalestinian encampments and Arrest Protesters in scenes reminiscent of the vietnam war era. After more than a week of silence, President Biden addressed the growing campus chaos on thursday. Theres the right to protest but not the the right the cause chaos with. Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations, none of this is a peaceful protest. Dissent is essential to democracy, but dissent must if never heed to disorder or denying the rights of others so students can finish the semester and their college education. Paul joining me now is former indiana governor and former president of purdue university, mitch daniel withs. Great to see you, mitch. Thanks for joining us. So when you were president of purdue, did you ever have an episode like this where y
Job saying, you know, being the president is like any other job some days it s easy, some days it s hard. all right. just glad he s okay. jasmine wright, thank you so much. still to come, the january 6th committee is turning their attention to how former president trump and his allies pressured state officials to overturn 2020 election results. we have a look ahead at the witnesses slated for this week. and a building collapse in philadelphia claimed the life of a veteran firefighter. the latest on this investigation after a quick break. uture? um, oh wow. um, the future is, uh, what s ahead of us. i don t get it. yeah. maybe this will help. so now we re in the present. and now.w. we re in the future. the all-electric chevy bolt euv with available super cruise™ for hands-free driving. - dad. - yeah? do fish get thirsty?
Disgusting racist text and social media messages from two of the white men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery disclosed in their federal hate crimes trial today, an fbi testifying to what investigators found. a warning, the language i m about to share with you is graphic. it s racist, and it s extremely offensive. the first text message was between travis mcmichael and a friend. mcmichael was discussing a new job saying, quote, they ruin everything, that s why i love what i do, not an n-word in sight. another text message from 2019 referenced mcmichael meeting up with a friend at a local cracker barely restaurant. the friend says this cracker barely up here is full of some other kinds of people. travis replies needs to change the name to n-word bucket. on social media, mcmichael post add comment reacting to a video of primarily black teenagers showing a white teenager being beaten up by a mob.
Morning. sometimes scientists are not the best messengers. this day i think they did a great job saying, get the booster. we re still giving over 1.3 million doses of vaccine under president biden which is good but not great. we re only 59% of americans vaccinated. we have to get higher. any opportunity he has to take the stage and remind the american people that the best way to protect yourself and your neighbors and those you love is to go get a booster. that s a message you will hear repeatedly over the next two weeks until we know more about this. alice, i want to completely switch subjects here and move on to a development we just heard from matthew mcconaughey who has been rumored to be considering a run for governor of texas. he had not said officially yet what his position was and what he was going to do, though he did announce it a few minutes