donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
happened and what do we know about the suspected gunman? reporter: good morning. frankly, the scene was all-out chaos. it spanned several blocks. police apprehending a 40-year-old man carrying an ar-style rifle, a handgun and a scanner. police say he surrendered and they were able to take him into custody. as that was happening, police also apprehended a second suspect who was apparently returning fire at the suspect who initially opened fire in this southwest philadelphia neighborhood. now, a number of shell casings were recovered at the scene. police will be back at the scene to look for video, talk to witnesses, get any information they can. we know two young victims were wounded in this shooting. a toddler, a 2-year-old and a 15-year-old. a third man was also found in a home near the site of the shooting. police believe he was connected to the mass shooting. again, there is a lot to unravel here as this investigation unfolds this morning. take a listen to the police com
find enough votes for him to win the state in 2020. turns out, trump may have tried to pressure the governor of arizona, as well. plus, florida governor and 2024 candidate ron desantis facing new pushback after his campaign released a video mocking donald trump s past support for lgbtq issues. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg had to say about that. also this morning, what we re learning about a mass shooting in baltimore yesterday that left two people dead and more than two dozen injured. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, july 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. alongside the bbc s katty kay. joe, mika and willie all have the morning off. we are glad you re starting your way with us. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, jen palmieri. the president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politics nation, the reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. good morn
this november. our law and order panel will dig into that as well as lenient crime policies and the impact they re having on american cities. plus, despite all of president biden s bragging about the economy, brand-new polling does signal that voters aren t exactly buying it. our panel will weigh in on that as well. the sunshine state bracing for a direct hit from its very first hurricane of the season. we ll check in with the fox extreme weather center that is tracking hurricane ian for us. that is coming up in a bit. first, the white house seemingly dodging questions tonight especially when pressed by our own peter doocy if the president believes america s biggest cities are safe. lucas tomlinson is the very latest on which party voters think is tougher on crime. hey, lucas. good evening. one of the major issues concerning voters in the midterm election: crime. violent spikes across the country countries major cities, president biden s former press secretary jen saki gave
fox news alert. welcome to a special edition of jesse fox waters. primetime. i m kayleigh mcenany. and for jesse, the supreme court issuing a historic ruling today, finding s that former president trump cannot pr prosecuted for official actions taken as president, but he can for private acts. efs chief justice john roberts writing for the majority, quote, the presidentti enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts and not everything the presiden it does is officiat in a six three ruling, the court determined that somea3 of trump s acts alleged in the ongoing 2020 election subversion of tru case were, in fact official acts. but others were remanded to the lower court for further fact finding, but without wasting any time som . guess what? president biden is using the decision to reinvigorate, his party s attacks on the highest court. just moments agocision t, he sa. this nation was a foundedd ts on the principle that there a are no kings in america. each eacreoh of us