greeted the crowds that have been gathering for the queen. he gave a very moving speech. he praised his mother s unswerving devotion and promised to carry on the life of service and duty that she had ascribed herself to. these are the very first words that he spoke as king. watch this. i speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. throughout her life, her majesty, the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration, an example to me and to all of my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example. queen elizabeth was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept and she s mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of life-long service, i renew to all today. alongside the personal grief that all of my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state in the commonwealth and across the w
committee. the lead starts right now. 14 pages, trump gives the january 6th committee an earful as the panel tries to legally compel the former president to testify. but he never addresses the million dollar question. plus, debate night in one of the most competitive senate races in the country, the high profile republican help that herschel walker is getting after weeks of dealing with an abortion scandal. and cnn on the record with one of the three jurors who voted against the death penalty for the gunman behind the parkland massacre. i m brianna keilar in for jake tapper. we begin with president trump s response to the january 6th committee. in a long letter posted to his social site, he makes no mention whether he will comply with a subpoena. in this, trump reairs a lot of grievances and repeats claims about winning the 2020 election. he blames democrats for failing to protect the capitol on january 6th. he bashes the committee for what he calls very poor television rat
will: kids with bubbles, dogs with cowboy hats. thanks for selling your photos, the nation s anthem, august 20, 2022. we begin in the dark in new york city. great to see you both. rachel: you are back. will: we didn t see each other. as you wake rachel: i can t surf anymore. i had an accident where my ankle doesn t work but my kids and my husband always surf. will: surfing with the american flag. i m talking to your husband about how much your family loves white surfing. pete: i saw it in your instagram posts. looks like a lot of fun. rachel: if you have good balance you can do it. pete: you saw me try to barefoot ski at your cabin. rachel: this is easier. pete: did you stand up? will: standing up is like it doesn t go well. thank you for sending your photos. appreciate it and spending four hours with you. we covered last week through the weekend and this week what happened at mar-a-lago, the unprecedented raid of a former president s home and a new motion being
situation is fluid. we ll be listening to what nancy pelosi has to say. and it gets to a larger question, is momentum building for some big wins, a bill that helps us compete with china now heads to the president s desk for signature. and democrats have senator manchin on board for a bill they are calling the inflation reduction act that addresses everything from climate change to health care. couldn t come at a better time with the midterms fast approaching and democrats fighting to hold on to control of congress. and there are policy challenges from the war in ukraine to securing the release of brittney griner. there is iran and russia and china whose leader the president spoke with yesterday amid rising tensions of pelosi s trip to the region and potentially taiwan. let s dig into all of this. wehave mike memoli and also ali vitali. and we have our mcrib contributors. ali, what more can you tell us about the situation of the bills? reporter: at this point it is really fl
the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but he s the man to do it. chad, what s happening? reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost of pharmaceuticals cheaper. elizabeth mcdonough has a lot of sway in process. the closer you can demonstrate a connection between what you re proposing and its fiscal impact on the federal budget, the more likely it is that it qualify for a simple majority vote out will. if i it doesn t, if it runs afoul of the rules of the road and/or is more designed to impact private sector activity reporter: on tapped today a marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on amendme