In for alicia menendez. American voices will be back tomorrow. Welcome back to a Special Edition of velshi. We begin this hour with dysfunction in the house of representatives. The federal government will shut down one week from tonight, if House Republicans cannot figure out a path forward to perform their basic constitutionally assigned duties. This chaos and disorder is 100 avoidable in congress if they just do their job. Shut down now seems all but certain if speaker Kevin Mccarthy cannot find convince a faction of farright republicans to sign off on a deal from the government. Today on capitol hill, members of the Roads Committee discussed the path forward for Appropriation Bills that mccarthy plans to put on the house floor on tuesday. Speaker mccarthy is not relying on hope to somehow pull a rabbit out of a head for a solution. I always believe, when you get to the final deadlines, thats when the real crunch. Comes on believing in Human Behavior furthest that have been holding o
In for alicia menendez. American voices will be back tomorrow. Welcome back to a Special Edition of velshi. We begin this hour with dysfunction in the house of representatives. The federal government will shut down one week from tonight, if House Republicans cannot figure out a path forward to perform their basic constitutionally assigned duties. This chaos and disorder is 100 avoidable in congress if they just do their job. Shut down now seems all but certain if speaker Kevin Mccarthy cannot find convince a faction of farright republicans to sign off on a deal from the government. Today on capitol hill, members of the Roads Committee discussed the path forward for Appropriation Bills that mccarthy plans to put on the house floor on tuesday. Speaker mccarthy is not relying on hope to somehow pull a rabbit out of a head for a solution. I always believe, when you get to the final deadlines, thats when the real crunch. Comes on believing in Human Behavior furthest that have been holding o
Ahead on cnn newsroom, former President Donald Trump says his right to free speech is in danger, well tell you what the Special Counsel is asking the judge to do in the way of a limited gag order. President biden, meanwhile, is weighing in on the uaw strike as negotiators prepare to head back to the Bargaining Table. And north Korean Leader kim jongun is wrapping up his tour of Military Sites in russia, well have a live report from the region. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Donald trump is lashing out at the Special Counsel investigating his alleged 2020 federal election interference. He says jack smith is trying to rob him of his First Amendment right to free speech. Smiths office had asked a u. S. District court judge to impose a court order limiting what the former president can say in public about the case against him. The Justice Department says the order is needed to protect the integrity of trumps upcoming trial. Trump spoke about it befo
Good saturday morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. We start this morning with dangerous conditions brought on by now posttropical cyclone lee. The storm is still maintaining those hurricaneforce winds, and so far warnings remain in place as lee begins to whip the new england coast, bringing heavy rainfall through cape cod and all the way through maine. Though its not expected to reach the u. S. , the outer bands are expected to pack strong winds up to 80 miles an hour and could bring flooding throughout the new england coast. Maine has declared a state of emergency, and authorities are warning people to stay inside and prepare to hunker down for the storm. Many states are warning people to state out of the water this morning because of Dangerous Rip Currents that could drag people out to see. Lets go to Allison Chincar in the weather center. What are we talking about in terms of impacts . The intensity of the storm h
Good morning to you all. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. And im victor black well. So good to be with you. Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect this morning as lee is downgraded from a hurricane to a post Tropical Cyclone. New england starting to feel the impact of the massive storm. Boston logan is experiencing a spike in Flight Cancellations. So far, 25 of flights leaving boston have been cancelled. Thats according to flight awe ware. Lee is not expected to make landfall, but coastal cities can can expect powerful 50 to 60 mile per hour winds from outer bands of the massive storm. Heavy rain and storm surge could cause flooding along the n nebraska coast. Authorities are telling people to prepare to hunker down as the storm pushes north through the day. Lee is also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the Atlantic Coast with many states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend because of those dangerous surf conditions. We are cover canning all pa