Underway. President biden sitting down with House Democratic leaders, this is as Congress Pushes forward with his 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package. Republicans so far have pushed back on the size and scope. They proposed less than a third of that value. But democrats do have the votes to pass their own bill. Putting the president s call for bipartisanship and unity to the test. We are also watching less than an hour from now, the white house covid19 team holds a Press Conference as we get new warnings on Coronavirus Variants rapidly spreading across the country. Lets begin with manu raju on the hill. John harwood joins us from the white house. Manu, it is really interesting, Jared Bernstein said, no, were still negotiating but still full steam ahead into not needing a single republican vote. It is unlikely that this bill will win over any republicans, certainly not any Senate Republicans based on the size and scope of the legislation. They are pursuing this morning, early this mornin
Injuries he sustained when he was hit in the head by members of the rightwing maga mob during the Capitol Insurrection Last month. Just four other private citizens have laid in honor in the rotunda, including two other Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty, rosa parks and reverend billy graham. Today House Impeachment Managers laid out a searing argument for why the disgraced former occupant of the white house should be convicted by the senate for his role in inciting the riot that led to the death of officer sicknick and four others. With an impassioned trial brief saying simply his responsibility for the events of january 6th is unmistakable. Arguing the senate can try the former president because his conduct endangered the life of every Single Member of congress, jeopardized the peaceful transition of power and line of succession and compromised our national security. Adding that instead of accepting the will of the american people, the man whose name we would love to e
republican from new york infamous for his cascade of lies , was charged by the justice department in a federal program. that news broke right here, on cnn today, by my colleagues, evan perez and mark morale is. we also have new details on what may have been the most important meeting in the world today, to prevent a global financial meltdown and economic doom here at home, as america stairs down the possibility of it first ever debt default. was any progress made? president biden addressed american tonight and we keep congressional players who met with him are talking. but first, the verdict in manhattan, a federal jury found donald trump liable for sexually abusing e. jean carroll in a manhattan department store dressing room in the mid-90s. he owes carroll $5 million for battery and defamation. carroll reacted in a statement saying today, the world finally knows the truth. trump s response i have absolutely no idea who this woman i was photographed with is . this verdi
this as officials are investigating what went wrong in this response. we have learned now that up to 19 officers stood in the hallway of robb elementary school for more than 457 exdrushating minutes as the gunman killed children inside of those two classrooms. the justice department has announced it is launching its own revancouver all of this response at the request of the mayor. they will provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day and look into why it took so long to take that gunman down. president biden vowing once again to do something about gun violence in america as texas lawmakers are asking governor abbott to hold a special session. i ll speak to representative gutierrez in just a moment. abc news has appeared to obtain a dispatch news it with a child calling 911 from a classroom advising he s in a room full of victims. we should note that cnn has not been able to confirm this video and the audio. the source sun clear, and we don
And from despair to delight three days after being barred from the heats of the World Athletics Championships, Isaac Makwala runs for gold tonight. Its five 0clock our top story north korea says its working on plans to fire four Ballistic Missiles towards the american Territory Of Guam. In an escalating war of words, the north koreans say donald trump is Bereft Of Reason while mr trump has already warned the regime in pyongyang that it risks the fire and fury of an American Military response. Meanwhile south korea has appealed for calm. 0ur Correspondent Yogita Limeye Reports from the south korean capital, seoul. One more fierce message on north koreas state tv. This time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. This us island in the Pacific Ocean is in pyongyangs crosshairs. North korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the waters around it. Its home to Tens Of Thousands of people. 0bviously for me, because im a father, its really concerning. I wish it didnt have to come to t