andy scholes, thank you very much. new day continues right now. good morning, everyone. to our viewers in the united states and around the world it is wednesday july 27th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. this morning a criminal investigation into the january 6th insurrection is moving closer to former president donald trump. cnn reports key witnesses subpoenaed by the justice department in recent days include two top aides of former vice president mike pence who were asked specifically about the fake electors scheme and the role of trump s lawyers. in addition the new york times and the washington post report that federal investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration including chief of staff mark meadows. attorney general merrick garland called the doj s january 6th investigation the most wide ranging in its history. he says they will go where the evidence takes them. criminally charging a former presiden
Going to one particular shelter near ft. Myers. Many of them are still waiting to get in. Were going to check in with our drew griffin whos there in the hour ahead. But first, lets get the latest most porntdly on where this storm is headed. Allison chinchar is in the Weather Center. Bring us up to date. Right, anderson. Take a look at what we have right now, imagery where we can see the latest on irma. Winds 125 Miles Per Hour gusting up to 155 Miles Per Hour. The movement its been what we call wobbling where its going back and forth between west and north and west and north. The question is when does it finally start to make that really sharp turn to the north. We focus on the maximum wind gusts. Notice for the most part its the western half of florida where we have our strongest winds. Key west, this will be our peak maximum wind gusts around 138 Miles Per Hour. But say up around ft. Myers 136, even tampa going to be in the triple digits right around 116 Miles Per Hour. The track its
Confronting internal revolt over the House Health Care bill and his unsubstantiated claim that president Obama Wiretapped phones at trump tower. A lot of americans need to know. Reporter amid this turmoil, fbi director james comey could confirm today whether the bureau is investigating ties between Trumps Campaign and russia. Leaders of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee also Hopeful Comey will also respond to their request to provide evidence regarding the wiretapping acquisition. Theyre about to screw up big time if they keep running to the Intel Committee and not answer that letter. Reporter earlier this week sean spicer qualified trumps accusation, but now hes sounding defiant. He feels very confident it will ultimately come of this, it will vindicate him. Reporter lawmakers on both sides of the aisle showing growing frustration about the white houses failure to provide any evidence to support trumps extraordinary claim. I think, frankly, the
administration should come forward with wh
Were lye in the cnn newsroom. Thanks for being with us. It is a storm for the record books. Harvey living up to all of the fears and the predictions by bringing catastrophic flooding to parts of texas, including the nations fourth largest city. Around 3,000 National Guard members have been activated as water fills home and streets. Some families desperate to get to Higher Ground for forced to use axes to chop their way out of their attics and on to the roofs of their homes. Pets are being carried in coolers as people with forced to wade through waist high water trying to get to safety. The two major airports are closed, every single highway in the state is under water and its only going to get worse saying that the breadth and intensity of the rainfall is beyond anything ever experienced before. Cnn was there when an a dramatic
rescue took place in dickinson. Were live. Ed, what is the latest that youre seeing . Actually were going to show you the video of the moment when it happened.
Is a [ bleep ] lie. And she has remained mostly silent until now. Why did you decide to come forward now and talk to us . I trust you. Does it feel good to talk about this . Yes. Its time. Ms. Mckinney, come forward please. There were bits of the puzzle i wasnt able to reveal at the time and i was unable to be as truthful as i really wanted to be. So she is telling her story, her truth, and for the first time exerts from the if you areman tapes youve never heard. Vulgar. Sexist. How do you arrest a violent suspect . Have a man do it. Romantic relationship ended. If somebody thinks enough of you, theyll call you a name. The nicknames he gave these women are pretty hash. We have all the female names. Theres one called critter. Theres another one we call hench monkey, like in the wizard of oz. Can i use that . Sure. Critter. What were you thinking when he said those things . Bingo. I feel that often when im working on there will be a bingo moment. Or ill get chills. When i get chills, i c