shocking abuse of power by the nation s premier law enforcement agency. according to house republicans, who examined material from whistleblowers. the fbi, they say, targeted for investigations pro-life groups, catholics, and parents attending school board meetings, all in this clandestine effort to inflate the sense that they were a domestic terrorism threat. if you re a parent and you attend a school board meeting, there could be an fbi agent in the parking lot scribbling down your license plate number. this is not a conspiracy theory. this is actually testimony that these brave whistleblowers have given us. shocking allegations. still, house democrats were absolutely indignant at the suggestion that hearings like the one that took place on capitol hill were part of the intel community to give whistleblowers free reign to level wild accusations and to keep democrats in the dark in the process. i m not aware that you re able to withhold information from the minority th
keep democrats in the dark in the process. i m not aware that you re able to withhold information from the minority that we would need to use. when it comes to whistleblowers you re not. i would remind everyone look, when it comes to whistleblowers, you re not. that s not right. it s shocking that the that s not right. it s shocking it s shocking that the gentleman from new york from all the information we had. when you re part of the investigation with an anonymous whistleblower. talk about back and forth. it was intense indeed. now, jordan also accused the fbi s dc field office of wanting to open investigations without pred indication. that s a charge they deny. in the meantime whistleblowers, trace, also say they faced backlash from the bureau after speaking out. again, that s a charge the feds deny, to be continued, and certainly a lot more to say about that here in washington. i m sure in the days and weeks
that doesn t seem to be working too well, does it? and a lot of you people know exactly what i mean. but under johnson s leadership, they certainly don t protect people. so at a news conference yesterday, johnson defended his city s police force saying in part today the same police officers the president criticized for their inability to protect the city spent all day protecting him. still ahead, president trump defends his decision to keep democrats in the dark ahead of the al baghdadi rate and launches another attack against adam sif. and a no show for the impeachment testimony, coming up. up (contemplative synth music)
june record high set back in 2015. under the grips of an immense heat wave across the peninsula, natalie and george. when you talk about strong winds, that only leads to the potential for more forest fires. derek, thank you. now on to iraq. the military says its security forces launched an assault on the old city in western mosul. they re trying to liberate the historic area from isis. thousands of civilians remain trapped there as we have talked about for many months and it s feared isis will use them as they have before as human shields. the iraqi army recaptured eastern mosul from the terror group earlier this year. still ahead, the u.s. republican senators have kept democrats in the dark while they drafted a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. but it s not just democrats who are upset about that. we ll have details, next. plus, the jury failed to reach a verdict in the bill cosby indecent assault trial. is the case over yet?
find out on sunday night whether their campaigning and the meeting they held have actually paid off. emmanuel macron will find out whether he s won the second part of his gamble. last month, he became president without the benefit of an established party, something that s unprecedented. now he s hoping to secure a majority in the parliament, the likes of which have never been seen in the fifth republic. back in the united states, politics, u.s. republican senators have kept democrats in the dark while they draft a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. but it s not just democrats who are upset about that. we ll have the story as cnn continues in the united states and around the world this hour. stay with us. if you have medicare