florida and texas where two controversial incumbents are leading in the polls. great britain has a new prime minister again. after boris johnson failed to meet the threshold to run for a comeback. despite rushing back from the caribbean vacation. i ll talk to brittney griner s russian lawyer on the eve of greiner s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence. good day. our poll reveals democrats are fired up, but republicans are even more enthusiastic about their efforts to take over the house and senate. joining me now, steve kornacki, our research partner, washington post political correspondent, ashley parker. there is so much to dig through here. let s start by where likely voters are leaning with two weeks to go. two weeks, one day, and early voting underway in a number of places. here you can see the generic ballot. this is among likely voters here in our new poll. 48% for the republicans. 47% for the democrats. a one-point advantage there for republicans. so obviou
i don t want go bankrupt. i don t want to lose my house. i don t want to lose my independence or the little moral value that i have. changes people are forced to make as inflation continues to squeeze bunts. good morning and welcome to your new day. it s saturday, july poth. good morning, sara. it s great to be with you, even though we have to start with breaking news. at least 16 people are dead in kentucky including six kids. authorities there are warning the death toll is almost certain to rise. kentucky governor an dy beshear says it s hard to get a correct number with cellphone service out. flooding wiped out parts of eastern kentucky. rescue efforts have also been slowed by power outages. more than 17,000 homes and businesses remain in the dark this morning. animals are without people. people are without homes. we just need help. we need as much help, please, i m begging anyone who sees this. help my town. help my people. to hear that desperate call for
good morning. it s saturday, july 30th. i m sara sidner. and i m boris sanchez. do not adjust your screen, that is the sara sidner, joining us this weekend in the cnn newsroom. sara, a pleasure to be with you. thanks, boris. of course. the scene of devastating flooding, 16 people are dead including six kids and authorities warn the death toll is certain to rise. kentucky governor andy beshear says it s hard to assess the exact number of missing or deceased. rushing waters wiped out roads across eastern kentucky, forcing a whole lot of people to evacuate. the storms caught many people by surprise because it happened in the middle of the night. listener to this heartbreaking story out of knots county. four kids are dead because they and their parents were forced to climb to the roof of their home to escape rising floodwater. neighbors say the parents tried to hold onto the little ones but the children were swept away. it s hard to put into words the amount of de
also tonight, there s growing frustration inside the biden administration right now, as the kremlin refuses to engage with a u.s. offer to exchange brittney griner and paul weelan for a russian arms dealer. i ll speak with a key white house official john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to cnn s exclusive new reporting on the u.s. justice department s criminal probe into january 6th. federal prosecutors preparing to fight in court to force former white house officials to testify about their conversations with then president trump. our senior crime and justice reporter kaitlan po lance helped break the story here in the situation room. this could be the clearest sign yet that justice department is honing in on trump s efforts to prevent a peaceful transfer of power. walk us through your exclusive reporting. well, wolfe, evan perez and i are learning from several s
laptop which might suggest joe biden was actually profiting. live at national park ahead of today s congressional baseball game. play in a big league ballpark. that s something that never gets old. put me in coach i m ready to to play today put me in coach i m ready to play the game. ainsley: 7:05 the congressional baseball game will take place on fox sports 2 also stream on fox nation if you want to watch. brian: slow arriving crowd. steve: 7:05 p.m. brian: isn t traffic terrible in washington, d.c.? what are they waiting for? [laughter] steve: we have somebody who is actually near the stadium. she is posted at a fantastic van daniel point across the street on the top of the hotel. last time i went to the game i stayed in that hotel. carley shimkus joins us right now. carley, the view from that hotel is fantastic. carley: isn t it amazing? look at this. this is national park right behind me. it s been so wonderful being here all morning long. and this