capitol hill. and this is cnn. just in to cnn space, exclaiming it triggered its own explosion of that history making rockets. we re going to tell you why. and another act of senseless gun violence. the look on this six year old girl s face speaks volumes, doctors removing a bullet fragment from her cheek after a basketball rolled into her neighbor s yard, and he allegedly opened fire a manhunt now under away with the girl s mother is saying about the moments before he pulled the trigger. and his violence torment sudan, the u. s military is now deploying additional capabilities nearby. that means u. s service members to be in place to secure the u. s. embassy to prepare for potential evacuation civilians desperately trying to flee as fighting between rival factions is now overwhelming hospitals. we are following these major developing stories and many more. all coming in right here to cnn news, central. we begin with the rocket launch turned fireworks show space x s historic
brought to you by audiobook network. others tell your story produce an audio book with us to earn more profits and find a new audience for your published book produced an audiobook. we handle narration, production and digital distribution 38559. charges will be dropped against alec baldwin. the lead starts right now. the hollywood actor soon to be cleared of an advance of involuntary manslaughter charge after that gunshot on a movie set killed his colleague, but is baldwin legally cleared for good and a father and daughter both shot after the six year olds basketball rolled into a neighbor s yard, another case of tragedy after a child s innocent mistake, her grandmother will join me this hour plus incredible site is the most powerful unmanned rocket ever made explodes mid air. why elon musk s space x says it triggered the fiery scene. on purpose. welcome to alina. jake tapper. we start with big breaking news in our pop culture lead. prosecutors say they plan to dismiss charge
. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing growing pushback within his own party over his new plan to raise the debt limit . we re following this critical test for the speaker for congress and for the president as the clock ticks towards a potential economic crisis. also tonight, alec baldwin s attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film rust. and trump ally and my pillow chief mike lindell has been ordered to pay $5 million in connection with his false claims about the 2020 election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news, but we do begin with breaking news out of the white house. cnn senior chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is here with details. phil. what are you learning? well, alex we have known for several months, the p
homes leveled, airplanes upended in missouri. tens of millions of risk once again for massive hail and powerful storms. just breaking, criminal charges dropped against alec baldwin, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter after that deadly shooting on the rust movie set. production slated to restart today. so why are charges being dropped now? just in tonight, president biden s plan to announce his rebid for election as new details emerge on the hunter biden investigation and the criminal charges prosecutor have considered. this spectacular explosion on the first test flight of a new powerful space rocket. what caused it, and why nasa is still call it a success. car repossessions on the rise as more americans struggle to make ends meet. how to navigate the high cost of owning a car. cutting down on food waste to combat climate change. the amazing school that s making sure less ends up in the landfill in our series climate challenge. and finding a signatu
where that severe weather is headed next. plus, back to back to back senseless shootings leaving the country shaken the latest, two texas cheerleaders shot for accidentally getting into the wrong car just days after a 20-year-old woman was killed for pulling into the wrong driveway in new york, and a missouri teen shot for ringing the wrong doorbell, the violence sending shock waves across the country and spurring outrage on capitol hill this is a dystopia and i m here to tell you that it s a disd dystopia that we ve chosen for ourselves. and the supreme court delays making a decision on the abortion pill at the center of a massive legal fight. the drug is still available for now, but what happens next and filming for the movie rust is set to resume today in montana 18 months after the fatal onset shooting of halyna hutchins by actor alec baldwin, why the star is returning and plans to be on set today and throughout the production even after that tragedy let s beg