good evening, everyone, i am laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. we begin with our set, breaking news. lisa marie pressley, elvis s daughter, dead at the age of 54. she was hospitalized after suffering and apparent cardiac arrest just today, after appearing at the golden globes on tuesday night, with the bass luhrmann film about her own father, won best actor for austin butler. lisa marie s mother, priscilla, putting out a statement tonight saying that it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter, lisa marie, has left us. she was the most passionate, strong and loving woman i have ever known. we asked for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. thank you for the love and prayers. at this time, there will be no further comment. lisa marie was a celebrity from the moment she was born in 1968. she was the adored daughter of elvis and priscilla pressley, living her entire life in the spotlight. much more now with cnn
at the barrel of a gun. russians have orchestrated sham referendum votes in four occupied regions in ukraine. plus, calling trump s bluff. the former president and his lawyers publicly suggested the fbi planted evidence at mar-a-lago. now the trump appointed or approved special master is daring them to make that claim in court. we begin at the white house. notably this is a political venue for president biden s speech moments from now. what are we expecting to hear from the president? this is all part of the amped up political activity we ve seen from president biden as he is anticipating and describing what he believes will be a very tight midterm election campaign. that is why the president is using these types of political events to, one, try to tout some of the legislative accomplishments his white house has achieved, things like infrastructure, bipartisan agreements when it comes to guns and also the recently passed inflation reduction act which touches economic, clima
ukraine, looking to annex these four ukrainian regions some of which are only partially under the russian president s military control. the vote, which is largely seen as a sham, is illegal under ukrainian and international law as well. armed groups going door to door, as we speak, forcing participation by handing residents paper ballots so they vote on the spot. it is happening as the mass exodus of russian men fleeing putin s military draft intensifies, one way plane tickets sold out, anyone trying to leave by car or bus is being stalled at the border for hours. those who have not yet left are either bidding emotional goodbyes to their loved ones, or protesting russian officials. and have been quick to crack down on any push dallas back for those unwilling to serve. more than 1400 people were detained in 40 cities and some may be drafted following their arrest. in the evening address last night, president volodymyr zelenskyy urging those who defying the conscription to keep
argues the data does not reflect a recent decrease in gasoline. prices for regular unleaded had fallen about 40% 40 cents rather over the past 30 days or so but still remain about a buck 50 higher than this time last year. our coverage begins tonight at the federal reserve where rich edson tells us what to expect next. big question there, rich. good evening. good evening, bill, officials here at the federal reserve are trying to bring these price increases under control despite that inflation is on that toward praise throughout the economy. latest report shows that americans are now paying substantially more than they were last summer for the same goods and services. it s worst than economists and investors expected. prices were up 9.1% in june compared to the same month last year. today s numbers notching another 40 year high. the labor department s monthly consumer price index shows food up 10.5% from last year. energy increased more than 40%. gas almost 60%. and hous
if you think george is tough, wait until you see alan. how do you feel, sir? are you going to testify? how things have changed for alan weisel berg. from a guest spot on the apprentice to a five month sentence in prison. the judge who approved the fbi search of mar-a-lago says he is inclined to release some of the affidavit. the same judge receives anti- semitic threats from trump s followers. he cashes in on the red, making millions of dollars. reports from ukraine that russia might be planning a false flag disaster at a ukrainian nuclear reactor complex. good evening, everyone. i m tiffany cross. we begin with new developments. many, many, many, many legal troubles starting in a florida court house. the judge says he is inclined to unseal some of the affidavit used for the search of mar-a- lago. justice department reactions that it will not undermine its investigation. judge 100 approved the warrant. responded to interest from several media organizations to releas