who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents
many where the right to abortion hasn t changed. in new york city and outside the supreme court. we begin with lucas tomlinson outside of the white house where the president spoke before signing into law a new gun legislation piece. that s right, before jetting off to europe, president biden signing the largest gun cell bill in 30 years. and the prepared remarks took about four minutes. president biden called the supreme court decision shocking and answered one question. do you think the supreme court is broken in your view? i think the supreme court has made some terrible decisions. here is what s in the build. funding for red flag laws, enhances background checks for buyers under 21, only as good as the data you put into them according to law enforcement, and choses the boyfriend loophole and clarifies for dealers. and more than 200 in the house voted for the gun bill. liz cheney, adam kinzinger, and others. this doesn t happen if trump didn t put three on the etch
president trump who was looking for enough votes to give him the win. gabe sterling who you may remember warned amid threats over georgia s 2020 recount someone would get killed. rusty bowers, rudy giuliani called him about switching out biden electors. bowers said he also told former president trump he wouldn t break the law. georgia election worker shaye moss who was accused by the former president of bringing in suitcases of ballots. we ll have new information about the growing number of threats against members of congress. among them adam kinzinger. he tweeted out a letter where someone threatened to execute him, his wife and their 5-month-old baby. he shared this morning. there is violence in the future. i m going to tell you. until we get a grip on telling people the truth, we can t expect any differently. threats seem to have made their way into the 2022 election season republican senator candidate from missouri, eric greitens announced a new ad saying he s going,
abortion rights for all women in america in the aftermath of roe versus wade being overturned is a warning sign to all americans right now of what they envision for all women including the most vulnerable among us. on capitol hill, republicans are willing to infringe on a person s right to travel in order to hold up their draconian bans on abortion in republican-led states. on thursday, senate republicans blocked a bill that would make it illegal for governments to punish residents who cross state lines to receive abortion care. one republican senator said the bill would lead to abortion tour tourism. can you imagine? it s a term how divorced republicans really are from the horrible reproductive decisions that women face all across our country each and every day. over in the house, lawmakers voted on a pair of bills today one that would codify the right to an abortion. not one single republican voted for that bill or for that right. another piece of legislation would protec
prosecution for some acts, but not all. greatly expanding the power of the president, ordering a lower court to determine the future of the federal election interference case against former president trump, but making it all but certain trump will not face trial before election day. special counsel jack smith not commenting. his office and the department of justice now said to be reviewing their options. trump claiming victory, calling the ruling a big win for our constitution and democracy. the court s three liberal justices saying the decision was deeply wrong, and effectively makes the president into a king above the law. terry moran from the supreme court, and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, president biden under pressure, days after his widely criticized debate performance. what we re learning about discussions behind the scenes. hurricane beryl tears through the caribbean. the earliest ever category 4 storm on record. now heading for landfall in already har