thanks, jesse. jesse: see ya. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. following two major stories president trump has filed appeal with the colorado supreme court with the decision to keep his name off the primary ballot. we will have that plus analysis with brit hume and shannon bream in just moments. but we begin with the crisis at the southern border. more than 50 house republicans are in eagle pass, texas tonight meeting with border officials. getting a first-hand look at the migrant crisis that is forcing the biden administration to go on the offense. the white house placing blame on the house g.o.p. saying members are obstructing progress, even as president biden faces mounting criticism from democrats. correspondent bill melugin starts us off tonight in eagle pass, texas again. good evening, bill. bill: bret, good evening to you. today s congressional delegation was the largest one to ever visit the southern border. and these house republicans came here after decembe
morn morning. in kentucky, rescues are under way. the state is reeling from flooding that claimed 28 lives including at least four children. rescue teams are desperately searching for victims in areas that have been hard to reach. the scenes in kentucky are horrific. floodwaters lifting homes off foundations. more than 50 bridges washed away. with the level of water, we re going to be looking at weeks. many houses swept quarter mile plus from where they were lost. water, a big problem with some of these areas. power. when we get over the rain, it s going to be really hot in the next week. so we re still in an emergency phase. let s go now to evan mcmorris santoro. he is live in hazard, kentucky. heartbreaking what we learned over the weekend out of kentucky, evan. tell us what you re seeing there now. i m standing on the side of highway 28 in perry county, kentucky, one of more than a dozen counties severely affected by these flash floods. as you can see, there is rain
china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. there s no reason for the chinese rhetoric, there s no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our support to taiwan under the taiwan relations act. we shouldn t be as a country, we shouldn t be intimidated by that rhetoric or those potential actions. this is an important trip for the speaker to be on. we re going to do whatever we can to support her. cnn is on capitol hill, but we begin with will ripley in taipei, taiwan. will, what can you tell us the latest about this announcement of the speaker s trip? reporter: well, for one thing, this is not going to be, you know, a fueling brief stop
to speak at any moment about the latest in his state. some of the hardest hit areas aren t out of the woods yet. another strong line of storms is forecast to move in later this evening. that is expected to compound the challenges for first responders and those who still have no homes. hotels and motels are full. so are shelters, which are forcing some people to sleep in their cars now. in perry county, one official said more than 50 bridges have been washed away. let s begin in eastern kentucky. cnn s evan mcmorris-santoro is in the town of hazard. we spoke to you last week. things look pretty bad. as the waters recede, you really see the extent of this devastation. reporter: that s right, jim. not only do you see what came before, you can get a look at how hard it s going to be to get everything back together here. you talk about bridges in perry county. i m in perry county and i m along highway 28, an important road here. i can explain to you exactly what went on when it
expecting their fourth child. teigen making the emotional announcement on her instagram page saying the last four years have been a blur of emotions and she breathes a sigh of relief every day she hears a heart beet. of course, this announcement comes nearly two years after she suffered a pregnancy loss at 20 weeks of their third child. so congratulations to them. and new day continues right now. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it s thursday, august 4th, i m brianna keilar with john avalon in for john berman. good morning. good morning. so this morning the new cnn reporting suggests the criminal investigation into the january 6th insurrection is getting ever closer to donald trump himself. sources say patrick philbin former deputy white house counsel has been subpoenaed by the department of justice. that comes on the heels of his former boss, white house counsel pat cipollone, also being served with a grand jury subpoena. as one of the