it would put the government in a tough spot, if the supreme court rules in favor of dzhokhar tsarnaevment would have to decide whether to have another sentencing hearing or let the life in prison sentence stand. >> pete williams, thanks for breaking it down for us. >>> the biden administration is trying to fix those supply chain problems we talked about, they're also talking about easing restrictions at borders. alejandro mayorkas is set to announce today people who are fully vaccinated will be let in from mexico and canada. border towns and states are hoping it will revive their tourism industry. nbc's julia ainsley is following this for us. julia, why now? >> they say, hallie, it's because of covid vaccine numbers going up in canada and mexico, that now the u.s. government feels comfortable being able to put these restrictions or in some places easing of restrictions in place. basically it's now easier for people who are coming in to see their family or go on a tour of the united states, for tourists, those people were considered nonessential travelers previously and hadn't been all

eight years, the supreme court will hear arguments regarding whether convicted marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaevfor the bombing. three people were killed, hundreds injured. the justice department is to overturn a decision to reinstate the death penalty. tsarnaev's guilt is not in question. he will spend the rest of his life in prison. two points are at issue. number 1, evidence that tsarnaev's lawyers wanted the jury to hear that his brother took place in a triple killing prior to the bombing and whether the trial job was enough to question jurors over media exposure. we spoke with one gentleman that is running his 26th marathon. incredible stories. every one of them great stories as we're watching the athletes finish the line. back to you. >> trace: thanks, molly. joining me now, jonathan turley, constitutional attorney and fox news contributor. professor, great to have you on. it's not about guilt or innocence. it's about whether or not the death penalty is reinstated. my question is it unusual for the high court to look at only that specific part of the case? >> it is somewhat unusual not to

take a closer look as they hear arguments whether dzhokhar tsarnaev should face the death penalty.n with double economic troubles for the president and for the country. what has corresponding kevin corke shows how the white house is trying to address soaring inflation and that supply chain crisis. >> good evening. great to be with you. to put the supply chain problems into just a bit of perspective, retailers are already warning consumers to get their holiday shopping wrapped up as soon as possible because they are actually concerned they won't have the goods to deliver in time for christmas. which is why the president announcements today about a framework to loosen that supply chain bottleneck was music for the ears of many american consumers and businesses. >> we have some good news. >> i was sort of like showing up late to a backyard barbecue. at least you brought more ice and something to drink. that was president biden today announcing that the ports of los angeles and long beach would begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. better late than never pushed by the whit

supreme court could be ready to reinstate the death penalty for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaevssociated press" says during arguments yesterday, the court's six conservative justices seemed likely to back the biden administration's call for reinstatement. the justices are considering a decision last year by a federal appeals court that overturned the death sentence. the appeals court said the trial judge improperly excluded evidence and did not sufficiently question jurors about their exposure to extensive news coverage of the bombing. >>> football legend brett favre owes big bucks to the state of mississippi, and chicago police are in a standoff over the covid vaccine. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "chicago tribune" reports the head of the city's police union told officers to defy a deadline to report their covid vaccination status by tomorrow. the union's president is vowing to take mayor lori lightfoot's administration to court if it tries to enforce the mandate. it requires city workers to report whether they have received the vaccine by the

supreme cou heard arguments today on the fate of dzhokhar tsarnaev, one of the two boston marathon bomberss fighting re-instatement of a death sentence, wch a lower court threw out. the 2013 bombing killed three people and wounded more than 260. we'll take a closer look later in the program. hurricane pamela is moving inland tonight, across northwestern mexico. it came ashore today, north of mazatlan, on mexico's pacific coast. the storm left flooded streets and downed trees in its wake. forecasters say remnants of pamela will bring heavy rain to parts of texas and oklahoma by thursday. awind-blown wildfire in southern california has threatened more than 100 homes for a second day. one is near the nch once owned by psident reagan, and known as the "western white hous" the fire in santa barbara county ignited monday, and high winds quickly spread it. by this afternoon, it was only 5% contained. the white house today kicked off a virtual summit involving 30 nations on cyber security. but, russia was not invited. the focus is on ransomware attacks, and many of them originate in russia. still,

the manhunt for the 2013 boston marathon bombers ended here in this bullet-riddled boat where dzhokhar tsarnaevthis inform what federal agents are doing today? >> it's the lessons learned from the past. that includes failure, mistakes. >> reporter: and loss. >> he was my soul mate. >> reporter: joanne hatton's husband lenny was an fbi agent in new york. >> he was everything i could have ever asked in a husband. >> reporter: on 9/11, he raced to the world trade center to help. >> this is lenny. just tell me you're okay, all right? >> reporter: lenny hatton died that day in the line of duty, an his passport is on display in the archive. >> the interesting thing about the passport is that the expiration date is actually -- >> reporter: september 11th. >> 2001. >> reporter: wow. this was given to us by his wife to help us to tell the story of agent haddon and his career and his sacrifices in fulfilling the bureau's missions. >> reporter: it's near and dear to your heart? >> exactly. >> reporter: lenny hatton's story and many others secured in this archive in the hoover building remind new and veter

supreme court appeared in favor of reinstating the death penalty for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev, after hearing arguments in the case wednesday. a federal appeals court overturned the execution last year but biden's justice department is arguing to bring back his death sentence. conservative justice amy coney barrett questioned the motivations of the federal government during the hearing. >> i'm wondering what the government's endgame is here. the government has declared a moratorium on executions but you are here defending his death sentences and if you win, presumably that means he is relegated to living under threat of a death sentence that the government does not plan to carry out. amy: during the 2020 presidential campaign, joe biden pledged to work toward eliminating federal capital punishment. in lebanon, heavy gunfights are going on in some of t worst violence in beirut in a decade -- in beirut in a decade. the protest, led by hezbollah, was calling for the removal of judge tarek bitar from the investigation into last august's devastating blast at the port of beirut. the

this morning on whether to reinstate the death penalty for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaevake by excluding evidence. >>> brazen kidnapping attempt in new york city caught on camera, a man is seen snatching a 3-year-old girl off the street as her grandmother gives chase. the suspect dropped the girl and fled the scene before being arrested. >>> and california set to become the first state to ban gas powered lawn equipment starting next july. the california air resources board says just one hour of using a gas propelled leaf blower gives off the same air pollution as a car driving 1100 miles. >>> bizarre video from north korea shows soldiers performing high flying martial arts kicks and smashing blocks with their heads while performing for kim jong-un. it was part of a defense exhibition this week showcasing nuclear armed country's weapons. >> i don't even know what to say about that. but it is interesting. those are five things to know for your "new day." we'll have more on these stories all day on cnn and cnn.com and don't forget to download the podcast every morning, go to

targeted the supreme court will hear arguments regarding whether convicted marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev 2013 bombing. the justice department is urging to overturn a decision by the lower court to reinstate the death penalty t would be unfair of us not to mention the incredible volunteers making all of this happen. here they are behind handing out the snack team behind these runners, rather popular volunteers, nearly 10,000 of them make this all possible. neil? neil: i would be following the snack team but molly line, thank you very much. molly, following all of that. dr. bob lahida on all of this. doctor, another reminder we're getting kind of back to normal, back to college football stadiums, professional football stadiums, seeing it play out across the country and little league games, congregating, no upward dramatic spike in cases, what do you make of all of this? i think things are getting better and better. i think this pandemic is going away, neil. i think that we're going to have this virus around forever. we're probably going to realize that it is endemic by the flu, every year

supreme court appears to be ready to reinstate the death penalty for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaevmore than 90 minutes of arguments the court's six conservative justices seemed likely to embrace the biden administration's argument that a federal appeals court mistakenly threw out his death sentence >>> it's no surprise that heating will be more expensive this winter. the u.s. government putting specific numbers to the increase homes using natural gas should expect to pay about 30% more homes with electric heat are best off with an estimated increase of just 6%. >>> and william shatner finally makes it to space 55 years after he started playing captain kirk on "star trek. he thanked jeff bezos and his blue origin company for a, quote, most profound experience. >> i hope i never recover from this i hope that i can maintain what i feel now i don't want to lose it. in an instant, that's death, that's what i saw. >> he said he doesn't want to be known as the oldest person in space. i'll send it back to you >> i will say, though, he looks, i appreciate we're all focusing on the age, whic

the justices will also re-examine the death penalty for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar car tsarnaev, a lower car threw out the sentence saying the trial judge didn't do enough to protect against jury bias. >> his attorneys were not allowed to ask prospective jurors about what they watched in the media, and that was viewed by the defense as a reloss to them. >> guns are also on the docket. in a challenge to a new york law that requires residents to apply for an application to carry guns in public to show a special need he the justices have been notably vocal the last few months from justice breyer warning against plans to pack the court to justice barrett telling an audience just a few days ago that the court is not, quote, comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks. bret? >> bret: shannon, thank you. see you don't. the biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals from family planning clinics that lifts a trump era restriction. department of hhs says new rules restore the federal family planning program to the way it ran under the obama administration. able to refer wome

dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted for the attack that injured 160.ter to you, the death penalty or not? >> oh, 100%. i'd like to start off, my heart goes out to the family of the officer that was killed in the line of duty. my brother's a police officer. my heart goes out to them. brian: that was the last segment if you're just joining. thank you. >> yeah. so, i mean, this is it. look what's happening, you know? there's no consequences for people's actions. i mean, i think we need to send a message with this marathon borne that, you know, you do something like this, the death penalty's something you should get. if so i'm 100 percent for it. if the supreme court doesn't reinstate it, i will be willing to go back to trial and, you know, push for it. brian: what do you think about when this -- even though it's a different time, when you see this marathon, can you not -- does it flash you back to that day? >> oh, 100%. my heart goes out to all the people that are there running it. i worry, you know? it's probably only a matter of time, unfortunately, bef