minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. roar. (sfx: family screams in background) the july fourth holiday marred by mass shootings in two american cities. philadelphia authorities captured a suspect they say wore body armor and a ski mask as he shot and killed five people and injured two children. just a few hours later, in fort worth, texas, a gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd, killing three. also tonight, the kremlin claims it foiled a ukrainian drone attack on moscow, calling the attempted strike a terrorist attack. this as russia s relentless shelling kills two in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. cnn is live on the ground in ukraine. plus today is not a holiday for republicans hoping to move into the white house in 2024. they re hitting the campaign trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex m
we re seeing from donald trump. she s calling him a liar and slamming him for avoiding the debate. as a two-person race with the former president. plus down by the border, mike johnson and dozens of house republicans are taking their immigration fight directly to the spot where thousands of migrants vab arriving every day. they are blaming president biden for the surge. now they are also opening impeachment proceedings against his homeland security secretary. and hitting the trail. president biden will use the insurrection anniversary this weekend to kick off his 2024 campaign push. leaning in on his argument that the former president is a danger to democracy. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. first up, the 2024 race. you are looking at live pictures of kingston, new hampshire, where nikki haley is about to speak. just 12 day ss to go before the votes are cast in iowa and gop candidates are in earlien contest states pushing for every last
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead, a u.s. official says israel was responsible for the strike in lebanon that killed a senior hamas leader. donald trump appeals the decision to remove him from maine s presidential primary ballot, accusing the state s top election official of bias. and investigators begin their search into what caused that fiery runway collision in japan. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joinings us. a top hamas leader has been assassinated, and a u.s. official told cnn that israel carried out the hit. senior hamas leader saleh al arouri was killed in the suburbs of lebanon on tuesday. lebanese media report the strike targeted an office belonging to hamas, and several others were also killed, including leaders from the hamas military wing. earlier, an israeli government spokesperson issued this statement about the incident. israel has not taken
podcast, all two hours sitting there lick our big delicious cheeseburger. our coverage continues in the situation room with wolf blitzer. i ll see you tomorrow. happening now, breaking news. donald trump appeals colorado s decision to remove him from the state s republican primary ballot. he s asking the u.s. supreme court to decide disputes about eligibility for his office under the u.s. s constitution insurrectionist ban. also tonight, iran is warning of a harsh response to deadly explosions near the tomb of a top iranian general exactly four years after he was killed in a u.s. air strike. cnn is in the region with an update on the blast and the rising most tensions. and house speaker mike johnson and dozens of gop lawmakers visit the southern border turning up the pressure on president biden to cut a deal on immigration. this hour i ll discuss the migrant crisis with new york s democratic mayor eric adams. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around t