survivors of the holocaust still live with the horrors. the holocaust remains one of the greatest crimes against humanity. in europe, nazis set out to kill as many jews as possible. they murdered all four of my grandparents and forced my parents into slave labor and external e external nation camps. ignorance fueled them. eight decades later, it s horrifying to see a rise in anti-semitism and holocaust denial around the world and here in this country. we want to take you on a tour of the united states holocaust memorial museum here in washington, d.c. more than 45 million people have visited this museum since it opened back in 1993. this institution serves as a reminder of what happens when society doesn t stand up to hate . would you please tell me your full name? david blitzer. that s my dad, david blitzer. he survived the holocaust, met my mother. he recorded his personal, very powerful survival story for future generations. i m from the name of the city of always
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 president biden touting a significant win for his agenda, coming as the country struggles with inflation and he faces low approval ratings. let s get straight to the white house, our chief correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us. if this bill passes as it s expected to, it will be a much needed win for this president. yeah, wolf. and one that was kind of a surprise to a lot of democrats and even some white house aides whenever it was announced that senator manchin and senator schumer did have this deal. of course, that culminated yesterday when the snenate passd what is known as the inflation reduction act. it s a far cry from the build back better bill from a year ago, but it still does have significant proposals in it, including over $300 billion for climate change and energy reform, it also allows for the first time medicare to ne
time from top trump officials inside the department of homeland security. and outrage after republican lawmakers stand in the way of help for veterans exposed to burn pits. catastrophic flooding. at least eight people are dead in kentucky as rescue efforts are underway. cnn is live on the ground. and members of the controversial saudi-backed golf league teeing off at donald trump s new jersey golf course. they will be greeted by the protests of september 11th families . good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is friday, july 29th. the dam is breaking. f that from members of the january 6th committee. and there are new developments from both the committee and the department of justice in their investigations into the attack on the u.s. capitol. first on cnn, federal prosecutors are preparing for a court battle to force former white house officials to testify about donald trump s conversations and his actions on or around january 6th. the doj s p
about this bill it will not lower inflation. we re now one step closer to enacting this historic legislation into law. indiana becoming the first state post-roe to pass a law banning nearly all abortions. people are demanding that their voices be heard by this legislature, to demand equal rights under the law. me and my sisters we are not murderers. we just took control of our own bodies. if your pro-life you can t be happy. if you re pro-choice you can t be happy. all i know is people need to go out and vote in november. reporter: the fallout from u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan continues with china ramping up its military and diplomatic backlash. there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response. some sort of military escalation and the possibility of open conflict, a higher probability than it was just a few days ago. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we be
traditional definition of being in a recession. the second quarter gross domestic product g.d.p. shrank at annual rate of nine tenths of a percentage point. that s the second straight quarterly deficit and that checks the box, historically considered as recessionary. president biden says it s no surprise the economy is slowing down because of inflation. but he insists he has the nation on the right path and, quote: it doesn t look like a recession to me. the president also spent time today on a call with his chinese counterpart in a time increasing tension with communist china. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. the numbers are right there in black and white. the u.s. economy shrunk for a second consecutive quarter. but, until large, well-respected groups, nonpartisan groups of economists issue some sort of a formal declaration that a recession is underway, then officials here