the fed raising interest rates. an ultimate goal to get those interest rates cut. that s certainly good for the markets. julia, you ve been covering the border story for well over a year, the president boasting that the deal he put in place with mibs r mexico on the borders. we see a dip in summer months as the temperatures spike at the border and frequently it becomes very unsafe to make that treacherous journey. so if you look back at the past fiscal years going back to the obama administration, there is usually a dip between may and june. you can see now where we are. there is a large spike. but in general, from may to june, there is a little dip. so this administration might be able to claim a victory here when the numbers go down in june that really won t have anything to do with this deal he s reached with mexico. as hans points out, there is not
of hearings to keep the focus on russian interference and obstruction of justice. one of their key witnesses will join us live. and baseball legend david ortiz is shot in an ambush in the dominican republic. we must start this morning with the trump administration fiercely defending its deal with mexico earlier this morning against reports saying very little in the agreement between the united states and mexico is even new. julia ainsley in d.c., hans at the white house. the president was with our colleagues moments ago vigorously defending this thing. reporter: he s still on and i m listening to him in one of my ears and you in the other. this is a moment for the president who started off somewhat on twitter. now he s going on the offense. he s shouting out against the eu, the chamber of commerce. he seems to be questioning that
a lot new here. there was already deals in place in mexico to have them take in asylum seekers, people trying to claim asylum in the united states. and the numbers that will be recorded will stay the same because those people will have to come to the united states, claim asylum and then just wait in mexico. so any dip we see will largely be seasonal and probably not the deal of this great bargain. will largely be seasonal. details, details. julia, hans, thank you so much. now let s head to kelly o donnell on capitol hill. in just a few hours from now, democrats will kick off a series of hearings aimed at the public and the mueller report. we know two-thirds of people have read the mueller report, we have members of congress who haven t. what s the ultimate goal here? reporter: in many ways this is about bringing the mueller report to life with a multi-act play, using key figures from the watergate era, including nixon white house counsel john dean to talk about what obstruction