Threatening federal prosecutors. Today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. It comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new years day. Cue up u2. Well have much more on trumps legal issues ahead. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is i mean, come on, man, its august. Its august. This is moving. This year is moving too fast. Its midaugust. You know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right . Its august 11th. With us, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. Host of politics nations, wearing tan today, the reverend al sharpton. Looks good. Come on, man. President obama wore tan, and look what happened. It was a big news story. With me, its just another day. Can you believe that . That was a big news story. The president of the United States wearing tan in the white house. We have a the same people that were upset by that are now, like, hey, its really cool. We su
In beijing would like to see winning the race for the white house. 0ur china correspondent Steve Mcdonell went to the Great Hall Of The People to try to find out. Later this year, the us announces their new president. What were the chinese comic party believe the of this equipment communist party. Its like pulling teeth. All clamouring there is a sense from the delegates that they dont want to speak out of turn when it comes to expressing an opinion on us politics. But they are worried about china us relations and they want them to improve. Good effort from Steven Mcdonald there. Lets get more on chinas Economic Vision for the future now, and its leaders have set out what theyre calling an ambitious Economic Growth target of around 5 this year. China is facing a property crisis, falling prices and high youth unemployment. Heres chinas premier li qiang on their strategy going forward. Translation these expected targets i are proposed taking into account. Both domestic and international
Thank you forjoining me. We have been getting lines that we expect gdp to come in at around 5 . What is your reaction to that . , 5 . What is your reaction to that . ,. , that . That is the same number china was that . That is the same number china was targeting that . That is the same number china was targeting last that . That is the same number china was targeting last year i china was targeting last year so i think what beijing is trying to signal than is that despite the short term turbulence, Stock Market Fluctuations earlier this year, i think beijing is trying to tell people that, yes, economics is still steady and the leadership habit together, things are under control and thatis things are under control and that is why they are shooting for the same number, in terms of gdp target in terms of last year, and that also means however in terms of the size of expected economic stimulus that many people were expecting china to dish out, the exact size of it may be more modest than s
the juneteenth celebration turn deadly overnight shooting breaking out in a shopping lots in willowbrook, illinois 20 miles west of chicago. one person was killed. twenty others were wounded. police as of this hour have yet to announce any arrests and that shooting or even a motive for that reit. arthel: senior correspondent claudia s life. what more can you tell us? what s arthel what an event. bless crime scene tape mercury were the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. this morning in the parking lot of a strip mall in willowbrook. you count about 9000 people roughly 23 miles south of chicago. what witness said she and her friends were just about to leave the juneteenth celebration when they heard the sound of shots being fired and everyone ducked for cover. a terrifying ordeal for the hundreds of people who were there for a chair s deputies area also heard the gunshots and raced to that strip mall with a mass shooting triggered a huge emergency response. thirty spoke to rep
paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. as 2,024 presidential election year begins president biden s support among key voting ruse is slipping with the new suffolk university usa today poll showing the president drawing only 63% support from black voters down from 87% in 2020. donald trump now leading among hispanic voters and younger people in the same poll, the biden campaign hopes to turn those numbers around by attacking mr. trump as a threat to democracy, the president marking the third anniversary of the january 6th assault on the us capital with a speech in valley forge, pennsylvania, the release of his first television ad of the 2024 campaign. president biden: there is something dangerous happening in america. there s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. all of us are being asked right now, what will we do to maintain our democracy? paul: doug shown was an advisor to president clinton and the presidential campaign of m