had been rescued. some had scrambled on to their roof tops and some just ran for their lives. we ve never seen something like this. folks who deal with this for a living have been doing it for 20 years. have never seen water this high. we still can t get to a lot of people. there s so much water, the current is so strong, it is not safe for some of the water rescues that we need to do. we ll be in the search and rescue certainly today and tomorrow and then we ll be looking at a year s worth of rebuilding. president biden has declared a major disaster across eastern kentucky and the national guard is helping to rescue people. joining us now from clay county, what is the situation where you are? reporter: well, fred, it is really hard, still, to get to the worst of this. this is an ongoing situation. we re not really in the aftermath yet. my cnn crew dave and chris pulled over on the side of the road to talk to you and catch you up on what we are seeing so far. the import
country, we have a look at how democrats are trying to protect providers and women who travel to different states for an abortion. and new cnn reporting on former donald trump on january 6 berating his secret service detail. the stories that have been swirling inside of the agency and how it plays into this week s stunning testimony on capitol hill. plus, monkey pox cases on the rise in the u.s. and now reporting in more than two dozen states. the steps that the government is trying to take to try to slow the spread here. it is saturday, july 2nd. just two days away from fireworks and hot dogs and all sorts of fun. we appreciate you getting up early for us. and beginning your weekend with new day. good morning. good morning, boris. seeing the lines at airport. already it is getting bad out there. it is. major travel disruptions at airports across the united states. threatening to spoil the holiday for millions. airlines being put to the test as the number of peo
told cnn, that a witness has no corroborated details of a story, first related by cassidy hutchinson about a confrontation between the former president and his security detail the day of the attack. here s how cassidy hutchinson retired recounted the details to the committee. the president said something to the effect of, i am the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel, mr. engel grabbed his arm and said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. we re not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle and mr. grenada had recounted the story to me, he motioned towards his clavicle s. it was mr. engle in the room as mr. renato told you the story? he was. did mr. engle correct or disagree with any part of the story for mr.
we re also tracking the final day of president biden s trip to asia, including the key moments from his meeting with india s prime minister after urging him to do more to help ukraine. p ukraine. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 24th. i m jonathan lemire. polls open in just a few hours, for one of the most consequential primaries in the midterms, georgia. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot but the ones everyone will be watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. and the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. georgia s got everything. disputed elections. rapid demographic change. celebrity democrats. a restrictive new voting law. and open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling into the 2020 election. a deep urban divide. and it is a fun one. former senator david perdue whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats contr
georgia voters. for that, donald trump is trying to exact revenge, endorsing david perdue. as of now, kemp is leading perdue by a wide margin in the polls, perhaps suggesting there are limits to both trump s influence and his lives. and there could be a matter of elect-ability, case in point, brad raffensperger, the secretary of state who infamously quote tried to find the votes trump needed to win, she facing a tough re-election race with strong competition. on top of it all, record-breaking turnout that will give both parties a good idea of what they can prepare for come november and perhaps what the country can prepare for come 2024. joining me now from georgia is nbc news senior national political reporter mark kaputo, a voter registration group, and tia mitchell, washington correspondent, for the atlanta journal constitution. let s start with the reporting. mark, when you are looking at these races, the ideas that it s testing two big political wins. one that donald tr