fundraising operation, he died in 1976 but that statue still stands in arkansas today. but he is about to have another moment in the public eye. because what he really wanted to be remembered for, even more than that statue, was a nationwide movement that he tried to build. a movement that he named. and that he led. and that he promoted tirelessly. and that he wanted to outlive him. the motive behind the term christian nationalist is easy to define and simple to interpret. we believe that the destiny of america in relationship to its governing authority must be kept in the hands of our own people. we must never be governed by anyone. we must keep control of our own money and our own blood. in other words, we must remain true to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. we believe that the spiritual symbol of our statesmanship is the cross, which indeed is the symbol of christianity. we believe that the inspiring dynamic out of which america grew is christianity.
quit. more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to once again soar into the 90s and heat indexes receiving 100 degrees. newark, new jersey, hit 102, and boston hit 100 degrees yesterday. relief may be on the way for the northeast, but temperatures are now expected to build throughout the week in the pacific northwest and central plains. in california, a wildfire is raging outside yosemite national park. the oak fire it s called, which exploded over the weekend has burned more than 16,000 acres and forced evacuations of multiple towns. it s just 110% contained right now. cnn s reporter is standing by live in california with the latest on this. camilla, what are you hearing right now? reporter: hey, kate. for the first time since this fire started, we are seeing some progress, that 10% containment. it is a big deal. over the last couple of days, we ve been at sooepercent. the early morning hours, the ke cooler temperatures are really hel
has tripled. i can t buy clothes. can t buy for my grandchildren. you can t buy anything. plus, the january 6th committee maps out its next stage, and it releases new video showing the depth of donald trump s hesitation to condemn the capitol rioters. a pair of new warnings about china. beijing is growing more aggressive. the white house, though, worried about how beijing will react if the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, goes ahead with a planned visit to taiwan. up first for us, a huge week for the american economy. the biden white house forcefully disputing those who believe we are tipping into recession. by week s end, we will have a better sense, a much better sense, of who is right and just what that means for your budget and the president s political standing. several key indicators out this week. tomorrow, the latest consumer confidence index. the june report was dour. wednesday, the federal reserve is to raise interest rates to tame inflation. thursday, a gl
and the pope offers an apology. the pontiff in canada with a message of contrition to indigenous people who suffered abuse. his historic words just ahead. we start with some breaking news, though. one of the biggest investigations into former president trump s 2020 election fraud scheme. district attorney fani willis in fulton county, georgia, is leading an investigation into trump s efforts to reverse that state s 2020 result. a judge has just ruled that willis cannot question one of the so-called fake electors who took part in the scheme. the reason? willis recently hosted a fundraiser for that republican s political opponent. let s get to kara. walk us through the ruling here. that s right. the judge disqualifying fani willis from investigating this one fake elector, georgia state senator burt jones. he was one of the fake electors. he is also running for lieutenant governor. the judge saying that fanni created an untenable conflict by hosting a fundraiser for the riva
and wasn t willing to say in that video address made the day after january 6th. it looks like here that he crossed out that he was directing the department of justice to ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted. we must send a clear message with justice. legal consequences must be swift and firm. do you know why he wanted that crossed out? i don t know. they did not represent him or his political views in any form or fashion. he also crossed out, you do not represent me. you to not represent our movement. do you know why he crossed that language out of the statement? i don t know. add to, that the suggest that the committee could be on the verge of subpoenaing ginni thomas, wife of clarence thomas. he s the committee co-chair liz cheney on sunday. the committee is engaged with our counsel. we certainly hope she will agree to come in voluntarily, but the committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not. i hope it doesn t get to that. s the comm