gunshots wounds to police, who a admit he was not armed when shot. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight begin with the breaking news, the highland park shooting suspect has now been charged formally with seven counts of first degree murder. we just heard a live press conference where officials say dozens of charges coming against the smekt so this is just the beginning, seven accounts of first degree murder. fa faces life sentence without possibility of parole, and again, there will be dozens more charges but that s where we start. officials say he planned his attack for weeks and then killed seven people and injured 38 more. the victims, as we now know ranging in age from age eight to 88, police have released a photo of the 21-year-old gunman dressed in women s clothing during the attack, we believe he did this to conceal his facial tattoos and identity and fired 70 rounds from a high-powered rifle into the crowd. photo from cnn shows the suspect moments after
release of brittney griner and paul whelan. cnn learning exclusively that the u.s. is now proposing a deal to exchange a convicted russian arms dealer for the two americans. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with new evidence that the justice department s criminal investigation of january 6th is picking up steam big time. a star witness from the house hearings is now cooperating with federal prosecutors who have been asking questions about former president trump. let s go to our congressional correspondent, ryan nobles, up on capitol hill. tell us about the key witness who is now working with the feds. yeah, wolf. it is the witness that perhaps delivered the most compelling testimony of any of the january 6th select committee s public hearings. that s the former aide to mark meadows, cassidy hutchinson. it shows that this probe is expanding, specifically into the efforts to sta
good evening, i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett, outfront tonight, trump s tyrade, seeming to back up part of cassidy cassidy hutchinson s testimony, two secret service staffers saying more than a year, stories have been circulating about trump s behavior before and on january 6th, including how an angry donald trump demanded to go to the capitol with supporters after his speech at the white house and when the secret service said no and trump didn t get his way, said to have berated his security detail, saying something similar to, i m the effing president of the united states, you can t tell me what to do, which aligns with what hutchinson said under oath that she was told. the president said something to the effect of, i m the effing president, take me to the capitol now, to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said sir, you
the united states successfully concluded an air strike in kabul, afghanistan that killed the immere of al qaeda. ayman al zawahiri. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. let me make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. and good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, august 2nd. i m brianna keilar. john berman is off. john avlon is with us this morning. and president biden delivering that message to the nation, that justice has been delivered. ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda, and the world s most wanted terrorist killed in a precision u.s. drone strike. zal zawahiri was bin laden s leader and the leader of the terrorist attack of 9/11, his death coming after the u.s. took out bin laden. these are image of the neighborhood where the taliban said the strike was carried out. mission was the
engages with a government that they don t believe is legitimate. that s the core of this issue, that s why united states doesn t like to have interactions with taiwan. a lot of countries around the world including u.s. doesn t acknowledge taiwan s status as a country, that s why we call a self-governing democracy or self-governing island. but this is a complicated situation that nancy pelosi will be finding herself in but she knows the issue well. she s followed many years. certainly, will ripley, stay close and keep us updated. back here in the united states, hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in kentucky with more rain in the forecast. we ve got a live report ahead. plus, britntney griner back in court. will washington s efforts to get her released pay off. and it s primary day in some key states, abortion rights and election denialism being put to the test.