thanks for staying with us. there is a growing international focus on nancy pelosi s big trip to asia after warnings from the white house and the pentagon against her going to taiwan, a major red flag for china s leaders, who have again today threatened potential military action. here at home communities throughout kentucky still underwater at this hour. at least 30 people are dead as catastrophic flooding, continuing rain, high temperatures and another wave of storms hampering the desperate search for survivors. jon stewart is back in washington rallying against senate republicans rallying against legislation to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in iraq and afghanistan. do you understand why this is important? this is the canary in the coal mine for the lowest bar. this government should be soaring the heights, not playing limbo and trying to get underneath the bars that don t mean anything and some of the biggest midterm races from michigan to california as nbc
plus inflation surged to a new four-decade high last month as rising prices continue to squeeze household budgets for every day americans. we re going to get a live report from the white house on the administration s reaction and what they plan to do. and outrage in uvalde, as families condemn the release of surveillance video from robb elementary school where their children were massacred. we ll get the latest from texas. willie. a busy hour ahead. but we begin with the latest on the january 6 investigation. and the revelation from the committee that former president trump tried to make contact with a witness. a source telling nbc news that the person is a member of the white house support staff. liz cheney said trump called the witness sometime after the bombshell june 28th testimony of former white house aide cassidy hutchinson. cheney said the person declined the call and then reported it to his or her attorney. the lawyer then alerted committee which in turn alerted th
down to earth uncontrolled. and kansas voters are set to become the first to decide if abortion rights should change in the wake of the roe v. wade reversal. you re in the cnn newsroom. well, in eastern kentucky, it is more dreaded news after days of heartbreak and anguish. the threat of more rain now hanging over parts of kentucky decimated by this week s deadly flash floods. a flood watch is now in effect, and that is raising concerns about the massive search and rescue operation wrapping up its third day. 25 people are confirmed dead, and that includes four children all from the same family. they were siblings between two and eight years old. kentucky s governor says he does not know how many are still missing but says the death toll could rise for weeks as bodies are recovered. washed out roads and bridges and slowing those efforts. and with at least hundreds of homes destroyed, the misery seems to deepen by the hour. it s hard to put into words just the amount of
shopping mall. we will have details. police body cam footage sheds light on a death of an unarmed man in ohio. you will hear from the community demanding justice. and ukrainian troops are forced to withdraw from a key city as europe posts a conference on rebuilding the country. we are live in kyiv with the latest. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin in ukraine where officials are already turning an eye towards rebuilding even as their troops suffer a major setback on the battle field. in the hours ahead, ukrainian officials will arrive in switzerland for talks about how to rebuild the country once the fighting ends. but for now the war rages on with russian forces claiming control of a critical city in the east. on sunday, ukraine s military said it was forced to withdraw from a key target in russia s push to take control of the donbas. the loss likely means russian forces now effectively c
trump s old cabinet. the west wing was broken. it was not functioning properly. the problem hesident has a l history with president xi. we re adversaries, we re competitors with china right now, no doubt about that . welcome, it is friday, july 29, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky where flash flood warnings are up right now as more storms and heavy rains move through the region. that is after catastrophic flooding already claimed the lives of at least eight people and the governor warns the death toll will go higher. and he said that it could take years for residents to rebuild and called it the worst flooding disaster of his lifetime. overnight residents near a dam were ordered to evacuate due to the fast moving water and the area has gone through this before, but not quite like this. we ve seen water in the streets before, but we ve never seen water, you know, waist deep in the streets or chest deep in the streets. never seen this in all the year