states. with nearly 110 million people under alert. we re tracking the extreme temperatures and the dangerous conditions in this country and in europe. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the leaders of the january 6th select committee are expressing concerns about the u.s. secret service s handling of cell phone data after the agency turned over only one of the text messages requested by the panel. let s go straight to our congressional correspondent, ryan nobles. he s up on capitol hill for us. ryan, tell us more about the statement released by the committee just a little while ago. wolf, there s no doubt the committee is very concerned about the physical data that may be lost as it relates to the secret service and what they knew on january 5th and january 6th. but now their concerns are expanding. they are also just concerned broadly about the way the agency handled this ma
to the country today, this as johnson has been rocked by a new wave of resignations. joining us now from london, nada bashir. good morning, we ve been following these developments the past few hours. what do we know so far about the reports that johnson will step down? reporter: good morning, christine. just gone 10:00 a.m. here in london and clearly a lot has happened. boris johnson now expected to stand down from his post as prime minister. we are expecting him according to downing street to make a statement in the coming hours. we re also waiting for that lectern to come out here to address the press, give that statement announcing his resignation. we understand that he spoke with the chairman of the 1922 committee, that is the committee of back bench members of parliament here in the conservative party who would oversee the process of both the prime minister resigning and of course that potential vote of confidence. but it hasn t reached that stage. the prime minister n
this water system to survive. this will undoubtedly affect u.s. prices for consumers. translator: i try to stay positive and it helps me to survive. it is thursday, august 18, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where donald trump and his allies are trying to get control of the narrative. and at least one of his many legal challenges. the former president is said to be considering releasing surveillance video of the search at his mar-a-lago residence. some want to include it in campaign style ads to fire up trump s base. others say it could backfire when the public sees the shear volume of material seized. trump has already admitted he did not comply with the fbi s request to turn off the cameras during the search. here is his son eric on fox news. you still have the surveillance tape, is that correct? are you allowed to share that with the country? absolutely, at the right time. while we wait for trump to make up his mind, the federal magis
debating the idea of allowing medicare to negotiate for prescription drug price, but it will mean millions of americans can actually access those prescriptions they need at lower costs. we ve been trying for decades to address the climate crisis in the way we need. what that means for families is lower energy costs, lower utility bills. this bill now heads to the house of representatives. president joe biden could sign it into law as early as friday. we will have much more on the impact of this proposed legislation in just a moment. hugely consequential weekend. president biden and the first lady headed to kentucky this morning. the two are expected to visit flood-ravaged parts of the state. they will speak with families devastated by these storms. we know at least 37 people were killed after heavy rain led to widespread flooding last week. rescue workers continue to search for the missing. let s begin, though, this morning with president biden s major legislative win.
president biden. will it change how voters are feeling about him these days? the president tours flood-ravaged kentucky today in his first trip in weeks. and the mayor of albuquerque believes the muslim men killed in his city were targeted. the hunt are for the killer is now on. that s what we are watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m indkate bolduan. a legislative victory that has the potential to redefine the president s legacy and boost his sagging approval ratings less than 100 days out from the midterm elections. the senate passed what they have called the inflation reduction act without a single republican vote. the landmark bill now heads to the house. they are set to vote on it on friday. the bill includes nearly $370 billion to combat the climate crisis, the largest such investment in u.s. history. it also includes significant tax and health policies in there, such as giving medicare the power for the first time to negotiate the prices of certain p