suicide than are being killed in battle. e phone and they call the va in their area, they need help. we ll come in in six weeks, come in, whatever. well, we ended that. we ended that. now they want to go back to the levels where we cut those folks that now provide that kind of help. this amounts to a $22 billion cut in veterans healthcare. now, they dispute this. they nowhere in their actual proposal are their exclusive protections for veterans. but they say i m it s unusual language we use with presidents these days. they say i m lying when i say that. well, the truth is, why do so many veterans groups, why have they spoken out in opposition to the republican proposal. they re not all democrats. they know what s going to happen. folks, that s a game republicans are playing. anytime you single out the impact of their overall cuts, they tell you, no, no, it s not true. but they re wrong. they want to protect thing, they would have written it down and say, we re protecting
world. i m laila harrak. the u.s. border with mexico remains calm, at least for now, a day after the title 42 immigration rule came to an end. russia tries to take out a u.s.-made patriot air defense system in ukraine, but the patriot system appears to have worked as it was intended. and the eurovision song contest final is just hours away. we ll have a eurovision historian what to expect as 26 acts prepare to represent their home nations. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. good to be with you. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the covid-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel most migrants. federal officials say there was no substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight friday morning when title 42 expired. still, leaders of border cities are calling on the federal government and lawmakers to address the problems with th
of jerry springer show but unfit for the white house. and lots to unpack, begin with the big guy, that guy, president joe biden, how rich after decades of a public servant? two massive houses on the beach and a net worth of $10 million. so how did this happen on a meager government salary? did joe profit from his son s shady international business deals. based on texts and e-mails and hunter s laptop from hell, there is evidence that hunter complained bitterly about turning over half his salary to pops and mansion repairs and hated it. and one e-mail that discussed a 10% pay out to the big guy. and that s the tip of the iceberg. on investigation of the house oversight committee and 20 shell companies that we learned and formed during the time of biden s vp and to 10 million from foreign nationals to biden and friends. hunter biden. and jim biden. and hunter biden s girlfriend and ex-wife and current wife. and three of joe biden s grandchildren, wonder what they did the money.
the destruction of our sovereignty that could make leaders of the democratic party care. as is often the case with my extreme maga republican colleague sprayed they have a fictional argument about what s happening at the border. and than actually do nothing to solve the real problem. fictional? does he think the video is made up? people sitting under the ground camped under reflective blankets . the line of people. the environmental disaster that is left behind at the border? that s all made up, congressman? what a fraud. the scenario that he is paintin here, that somehow this is all fantasy, we see that he and his fellow democrats just don t car about what s happening to this country, the country they are t be serving. the department of health and human services announced that the migrant child died while in custody. my jeanette that hand fund unde trump. if you years ago, this would have spawned a million hashtags followed by tearful trips to th border appeared today it
heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for