e. jean carroll takes the stand in her sexual battery case against the former president. the new warning that the judge issued just moments ago. and a race to get four mississippi jail escapees back in custody. one of the men is now accused of killing someone after he broke out of jail. we are following these major developing stories and all coming in to cnn news let s begin on capitol hill where there has been a shift this morning, it seems. house republican leaders are now confident that they have the votes to pass speaker mccarthy s $1.5 trillion debt ceiling bill and while there were big questions and probably still are, they could still vote today. do you hear all of the caveats i m throwing into this? what did kevin mccarthy have to throw in on to get all of this? manu what is the very latest you re hearing about this? there have been months after negotiations will pass the house as soon as today. it will require 218 votes in the republican-controlled votes
the pair were on separate stages in arizona. and no sick days for president biden at the white house while recovering from covid. we ll have the latest on his health. a very good morning to all of you. welcome to way too early. on this monday, july 25th. we begin this morning with the latest developments from the january 6th select committee over the weekend. vice chair liz cheney one of only two republicans serving on the committee went on fox news yesterday to defend the committee s work, she exposed the network s audience to former president trump s role in the capitol riot, even noting a key editorial from the right wing new york post which is the same owner as fox, slamming trump as unworthy to become president again and pushed back on a talking point some republicans have been using to shift the focus on the law enforcement response to the riot. questioning house minority leader kevin mccarthy s motives and placing the blame squarely on trump s role that day.
whatsoever. okay. thank you. it sound like they re bringing in the jury right now. the jury is coming in and getting situated and then we are waiting. joey, are we going to hear guilty or not guilty? are we going to hear that? this is a civil trial. it s assessed in terms of liability or not liable. liable or not liable. if you re liable you get to the issue of damages which are monetary. if not liable, there s nothing further to discuss. whether amber heard is liable or not liable. first johnny, are you defaming johnny depp and is johnny depp liable to amber heard. the standard of proof is not reasonable doubt. it s a preponderance of the evidence meaning is more likely or not. let s go back into the courtroom. can i have the attorneys roach for a moment. they re discussing something, and we done know what it is, and that s why they do it at side bar. i just want to mention there are seven members on this jury. it s not like a criminal trial. we know that there a
The days top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. The days top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. Election process a top priority. Reporter if the president has done so it has not been in public. Standing along side russian president Vladimir Putin last month mr. Trump said this. He said it is not russia. I dont see any reason why it would be. Reporter ever since that moment at the Helsinki Summit The White House has been trying to clean up his words. National security adviser job bolten trying to do so today. When the two got together President Putin said the first issue that President Trump raised was Election Meddling. Reporter the comments from all officials were a far cry from what the president has repeatedly said. Is russia still targeting the u. S. , mr. President . Lets go. We are finished here. Thank you very much. Make your way out. Reporter so the question is
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Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. The cleanup was after the Helsinki Summit saying he meant to say wouldnt instead of would although in that cleanup the president said it could be others meddling and since then calling the russia story a hoax and investigation rigged. The difference between the president s reluctance to call out russia and the security teams willingness to was noticeable. Striking enough to call out this question from dni coats. In the runup to the Helsinki Summit,s u. S. Officials, nato ambassadors to russia said the president would raise the issue of maligned activity with the president. He didnt address that. You said to make the issue of meddling a priority. How do you explain the disconnect between what you are
speech and his officials were so clear in the russia involvement. I think the fact the president continues to acknowledge this is exactly why the intel chiefs had to do this. When you have a threat