recuse herself from donald trump s classified documents case despite recommendations to do so from two other federal judges. and democrats are targeting a 150-year-old law in their latest effort to protect reproductive rights nationwide. all right, good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday. thank god, friday. june 21st. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. for the first time in months president biden has overtaken donald trump in national polling averages. according to the poll aggregate site, 538, biden took a 0.8% lead in the race yesterday. that is the first time biden has led at least since march, which is as far back as the website s tracker goes. the change comes after a series of recent polls showed biden narrowly ahead of trump though all the results were within the margin of error. there s new audio now of donald trump admitting he lost the 2020 election and then quickly reverting back to the big lie. comes from research from the new book apprenti
trying to appease other people. they tried to present it as him being, you know, a bold leader on this issue. i think in reality he knows that he s losing and donald trump is setting the tone on this issue, and i don t see that changing any time soon. we ll certainly watch the fallout in the weeks and months ahead. msnbc political analyst brendan buck, thank you as always. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. right now millions of americans are getting blasted by a heat wave. when you show the weather app it shows the middle finger emoji. so hat in maine the lobsters will be getting in pots just to cool down. [ applause ] it s so hot in new york this week the rats are wearing crop tops. [ laughter ] it is so hot in south dakota, kristi noem s dog good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s a very going to be a very hot wednesday, june 19th. jooernt. we ll bring in the former communications
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know
tomorrow. tomorrow. 12 years ago this week, then president obama signed one of the most important executive actions of his presidency the one that would change hundreds of thousands of lives across this country. the policy was that deferred action for childhood arrivals, or daca. it provided temporary protection from deportation for young people who are undocumented, young people who came to the united states as children, often brought by their parents or loved ones. they grew up in this country, attending school and places of worship, many without any knowledge of their legal status until years down the line, often finding out when they applied for a drivers license or applied to college or a job. for all intents and purposes, they are american, woven into the fabric of this country, which is why, 12 years ago, president obama took action. imagine you ve done everything right your entire life, studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduated top of your class, only to sud
jesse: do you ever say wishes and caviar dreams. judge jeanine: no. by the way, we are giving you a name. bret: okay. judge jeanine: do you want to know what it is? bret: i m not sure. judge jeanine: greg, you tell him. greg: too late. coming up with your drag queen name brenda baier it all. bret: i told you i didn t want to wait for it. 20 seconds of my show. thanks. good evening. i m bret baier, we are releasing new fox polls about the presidential race. president biden gets his best result this election cycle in the head-to-head against former president donald trump. he leads 50-48. that is within the margin of error. president biden hasn t been ahead of former president trump in the polls since october of 2023. he trailed trump by 1 point last month. again, all within the margin of error. a very tight race. when listing extremely important issues to their vote, registered voters in this survey citing the future of democracy at 68%. the economy at 66,