beyond the borders, the nation grapples with a surge of migrants, the battle over immigration reform is playing out in congress and across the country. how this all factors into the 2020 presidential election. and battle on the red seat. the u.s. is creating a new coalition to fight off iranian -backed houthi rebels attacks on commercial ships. attacks that are already threatening the world supply chain. we will have more on the economic fallout ahead. and we have lift off. more than a year after a fiery failure, blue origin launches its new rocket. what is its mission? we are following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we are only 11 months out from the 2024 presidential election, and a key issue for both parties is a divisive one. immigration. to put it in perspective, some recent cnn polling, economic concerns far and away are the most prevailing issue for voters, but immigration is second. when it comes to whic
friend of the author salman rushdie. that does it for me, thanks for watching the cross connection. s fo watching the cross connection. erekat morning, everyone welcome to the cross connection, i m tiffany cross. 45 minutes 99 problems and the truth is definitely. one mussolini claims he had a quote standing order to declassify documents that were removed from the oval office addicted to the residence. 18 former top japanese including two former chief of staff tells cnn that that is complete fiction. quote ridiculous and plain quotes bs. that is not great news for the velveeta voldemort to s former lawyer rudy giuliani claimed he took the sensitive documents, some of them top secret to keep in mind. taking them safe, in mar-a-lago s basement. that lacks a proper lock. personally, i think the national archives makes more sense but, that is just me and millions of other rational americans. there is a very real possibility that a former president of the united states could
[ applause ] i think we, if you make the demand, here is what has ha to happen. all of you folks and i hope, and i m not being facetious when i say this, hopefully republicans hear as well, we got to make sure that this becomes a voting issue. that s president biden, sitting down with jimmy kimmel last night, after traveling to los angeles, to host the summit of the americas. we re going to have much more on that important gathering with world leaders. we are also following the latest in the debate of gun safety legislation as an 11-year-old survivor of the uvalde massacre and a parent to one of the students killed testified before congress. and it s here. a block buster night for the january 6th committee. as the first hearings into the capitol attack kick off this evening in prime time. we ll tell you what to expect. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. it was an emotional day on c