A major heat wave in store for the Pacific Northwest and growing Fire Concerns for the droughtstricken southwest. Lets get to meteorologist chad myers. Chad . John, a remarkable heat wave about to occur in the northwest. Also, British Columbia as well. Hundreds of record highs will be broken without a doubt. To the east there will be some severe weather. But this remarkable heat wave across the west is going to happen thursday, friday, saturday, and into sunday and then at the same time were going to get almost 10 inches of rain in parts of missouri. One side across the country to the other. Seattle has only been over 100 degrees three times in history. The forecast is for three times again by monday. New day continues right now. Im Brianna Keilar alongside john berman on this new day. Combatting crime, President Biden taking action to address a surge in big city violence. Democrats strategizing their next move after Senate Republicans knocked down, even debating, an election reform bi
Because i was terrified that i would lose my job and my reputation, because it would have been turned on a, she slept with a player. Because i know that thats what he told his teammates. Obviously didnt say, i raped her. Im sure, i cant imagine that they would have been thought that was okay. So he told some others. I was terrified to tell anyone that some wrong version would come out and i would have my reputation it has come out now. I cant prove, and so i would just be the subject of a lot of negative vitriol and ultimately he would not face any consequence. Kat, i know this was difficult. Its so important that you spoke out about this, that you tell your story and we really appreciate you joining us this morning to tell it again. Thank you. One more thing. Two things. One, i really have been just heartbroken by the volume of women who have reached out to me from friends to strangers to other reporters to say this has happened to them. Its an astonishing number and it breaks my hear
Murders. Those are events in which four or more people are killed. And nearly 9500 Gun Violence Deaths already this year. The president is using this moment to announce new Executive Action to tamp down, to try to tamp down gun crime. Hes also once again calling on congress to act on gun legislation. Lets begin this hour at the white house. Our Jeremy Diamond joins us. What is to come from biden today . Reporter listen, were going to see the president Layout A Comprehensive Gun Prevention Violence Strategy to address the surge in Violent Crime that happened over 2020 and appears to be continuing into 2021, with experts warning of a potentially dangerous and violent summer. Were going to hear the president sign some new Executive Actions on gun reforms. Hes also going to Push Congress once again to enact gun control laws. Press for the confirmation of his atf director. This will all follow a meeting between the president , his attorney general, and several mayors and chiefs of police as
Time, came To Washington And Executed Preplanned Attack strategies on the day of the insurrection. This guilty plea were learning about from a notice in a Court Filing Gray Den Young is a 54yearold man from florida, one of a pair of siblings who prosecutors say traveled to a Virginia Hotel in early january to attend these trump rallies. Hes facing six crimes including conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of the congressional proceedings. These could be reduced with a plea deal. Thats quite often the case, that certain charges are dropped, given these people are deciding to cooperate with the Justice Department of justice. Thats happening today at 2 00. This is, again, a Significant Development because were watching these conspiracy cases unfold. What were watching for now is how his case will affect the other people charged in the oath keepers case. Now that hes cooperating with the department of justice, it has implications possibly for the other people charged as part o
The president doesnt resolve the Voting Rights battle first. In the middle of all this comes another big push from the president. Minutes from now he will speak on a new gun Crime Prevention and Public Safety plan. But will politics get in the way of this too . Cnn chief Congressional Correspondent manu raju is live on capitol hill for us. An Infrastructure Meeting is about to kick off with white house officials 30 minutes from now. Where do those talks stand . Reporter the white house meeting is with the Bipartisan Group of senators. Theyre trying to figure out exactly whether they can reach an agreement on how to finance this package. The democrats who were involved in these talks told me today that they believe it is essential today to try to figure out a way to get an agreement on how to pay for a 1. 2 trillion package over eight years. There are still disagreements about how to do that. At the same time there is pressure from the left, particularly from progressives like Elizabeth