as we wrap up a holiday week, the problems facing our nation sometimes might seem insurmountable, the divide over abortion rights, the unease over the economy, an election lie getting more entrenched. we ll talk about all of that, but i want to start today talking about gun violence. tomorrow will mark one week since the deadly mass shooting of the july 4th parade in highland park, illinois, outside of chicago. while shattered families are still grappling with all they lost in that senseless slaughter, cnn is learning more about the warning signs from the alleged shooter that despite illinois s red flag law did not prevent him from buying that semi-automatic rifle police say he used last week. the young man spent time at his father s highland park deli growing up, and police were often called to the home for domestic disturbances between the parents. in 2019 police came to briefly confiscate a collection of knives after the then 18-year-old threatened to, quote, kill everyone
investigating how the suspect, allegedly armed with a homemade gun, was able to get so close. bob woodruff in tokyo. back here at home, dangerous heat alerts across much of the u.s. a large wildfire exploding at yosemite national park. red-flag warnings in the west, and tracking severe storms and possible tornadoes into tomorrow. elon musk s twitter battle. 24 hours after saying he s terminating the $44 billion deal, will the court have the final decision? news tonight about that much anticipated testimony from former president trump s white house counsel pat cipollone. what we re learning about what he told the january 6th committee behind closed doors. shark patrols on high alert along america s beaches. two recent shark attacks involving life guards off new york. the warning to everyone going into the water. chaos on the streets of sri lanka. the president and prime minster both vowing to resign amid violent protests. tens of thousands storming the presidential r
are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. are you worried about the food on offer at your child s school? you can message me on twitter on @benmboulos. in other news, a man s died and thousands have been told to leave their homes amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. a new species of giant water lilly has been discovered by scientists despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello, good morning. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he drank far too much and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate beh
three candidates have been nominated by parliament to replace the outgoing gotabaya rajapaksa. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are natasha clark, who s a political and environmental correspondent for the sun, and eleanor langford, political reporter at politics home. welcome back to you both. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages. burning hot britain is the headline in the metro which leads with the record breaking temperatures and fires across the country today. for the mirror, this was the hottest day in history. it shows the damage caused by fires in wennington where several homes were destroyed. the telegraph also leads with the devastation in wennington, describing how hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes. the i says the uk became a tinderbox as fire services as far apart as yorkshire and suffolk declared major incidents. the express leads with the tory leadership contest, and an i