and good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington continuing right now on msnbc, reports, a powerful reminder of our nation s painful history as americans across the nation celebrate juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in america. we ll take a look at the history of this holiday and how president biden is making a new push to engage black voters this year. a critical part of his base with a campaign co-chair south carolina congressman james clyburn. plus, a primary nail biter in virginia today, can the chair of the house freedom caucus hold onto his seat or will his trump-backed republican opponent emerge victorious? right now the results are too close to call. and we re on a severe watch across the eastern part and midwest of the country, the first tropical storm headed for texas as more than 7 million people from michigan to maine are sweltering under extreme temperatures. we ve got the latest on the forecast. we begin with the biden campaign s push to engage
in ukraine. this is what s keeping the war going. the fastest way to end the war is for putin to be disabused of the notion he can outlast ukraine and all of ukraine s supporters. also,s rebid president bide unveiling a new immigration policy. it s a big primary day for two republican incumbents facing different challenges in oklahoma and virginia. a heat wave, as dangerous temperatures head towards triple digits from iowa to maine. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. secretary of state blinken just wrapping up a pressing and wide ranging event with nato secretary-general stoltenberg citing nearly a dozen bilateral security deals between ukraine and nato allies as evidence our collective defense is the best way to combat vladimir putin s aggression. this is proof clear proof that all of our countries are with ukraine for the long haul. and that if mr. putin is counting on outlasting ukraine or any of us, he is misguided. he is wrong. addi
and in just a couple of hours, house speaker mike johnson is going to be meeting with the presumptive gop nominee, former president trump at mar-a-lago as part of trump s efforts to rally republican support and unite his party. meanwhile, president biden attended a star-studded hollywood fundraiser over the weekend where his campaign says it raised over $30 million. at the event, the president was asked what another trump administration would mean for the nation s highest court. the next president is likely to have two new supreme court nominees, two more, two more. he s already appointed two that have been very negative in terms of the rights of individuals. the idea that if he s reelected he s going to appoint two more flags upside down is really i really mean it. joining us now nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard and nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor. so vaughn, trump and speaker johnson met just last week in d.c. what do we know about today s mee
michigan splash park. families looking to beat the heat in the sprinklers suddenly running for cover as gunfire broke out yesterday. the mass shooting left at least nine people hurt including two children. an 8-year-old boy is listed in critical condition at a hospital with a bullet wound to his head. hello everyone this is a fox news live by arthel neville hi eric prince before hello everyone i m eric shawn print thank you for joining us. police say this happened just after 5:00 p.m. yesterday at a crowded recreation center in rochester hills. that is north of detroit today say a suspect pulled up to the splash pad, got out of his car began shooting at random before he took off. police officers tracked him down at a nearby home where they found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. madeleine rivera live with more on this disturbing story. today investigators are working to piece together a timeline of what led up to the shooting and they are scouring social media l
gathering outside of the church in dearborn michigan today, were donald trump is said to has a roundtable black community leaders. this is he continues making further inroads with voters is bided script of the demographic is slipping. what would ve fox news live in griffin let s do it. a steward let s rock n roll is a president biden lending earlier this morning a central straight from this week s g7 summit in italy to attend a star-studded hollywood fundraiser and in the meantime, kamala harris is taking biden s place as g7 leaders continue to work in ukraine peace summit in switzerland it lucas is live in the white house with more the president busy week hi lucas. president biden skipped into the g7 but is not skipping tonight s big fundraiser nelly. lucas: he flew through the night, to be there and as you mentioned, as vice present kamala harris will be representing the biden administration in switzerland today that ukrainian today peace summit and as you mentioned