today on the program, germany will give leopards as america offers the abrams. they re the most capable tanks in the world. what will the tank deliveries to ukraine mean for the future of its fight? how will russia retaliate for what it sees as a major escalation? we ll talk about all of that and more with the new panel. israel s new government led by netanyahu is the most far right ever. its first month in office has been marked by provocations and protests and problems. a fight has begun over the power of parliament to overturn the rulings of the nation s highest court. would it be a major step back for the middle east s only liberal democracy? i ll talk to a close observer. and we ll bring you an important update on iran. on the anti-regime protests, and the status of the islamic republic s nuclear program. but first, here is my take. what should we think of the fact that donald trump, joe biden and now mike pence have all turned out to have classified material sitti
i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. lots of news this morning happening right now. the newly appointed special counsel robert hur is beginning his investigation into classified documents found by his lawyers and staff at president biden s home as well as a former private office. now we are seeing both the current and former president under investigation. ahead, the legal and political ramifications as the w.h.o. could be on the ballot against each other once again in 2024. plus, we are closely monitoring the devastation across the south, seven people confirmed dead as tornadoes ripped across alabama and georgia. officials say one of those tornadoes may have been on the ground for at least 50 miles. we are live in selma, alabama. those pictures from the air, always tell such a powerful story. also this morning, the world is mourning the loss of lisa marie presley, elvis presley s only child. she died overnight at the age of 54. a look back at her life in the spotlight
$90,000 per year says this has created financial hardship for them. carley: americans are optimistic about falling gas prices and people feel better about the economy. kevin corke has more on the white house victory lap. good morning. kevin: to hear the white house, the president has taken america from crisis to resurgence and that is the message he will float later today at 3 p.m. to hype the inflation reduction act. president biden: do we need to sell the house? do we need to skip payments on the car? can we afford to send the kids to college? inflation reduction act is a god send. it will save people one prostate cancer drug $6000 a year. thousands of women are taking breast cancer treatment. we will see the savings. kevin: for all the back slapping, analysts point out that the biden students loan give away will eat up progress on inflation. the student debt cancellation announced by the biden administration will cost $500 billion over 10 years, under our estimate,
violence stalks every corner of the nation on any given day. in the last 28 hours in chicago at least 21 people were shot and seven died. last night four people were shot and one died in denver. five people shot in a park in louisville, kentucky. two are dead, four injured after a shooting in gary, indiana. in georgia a man shot and killed himself after killing his wife and daughter and injuring his granddaughter. it s a lot every weekend here that we cover on cnn about these mass shootings. let s go to our capitol hill unit, eva, it doesn t go as far as some gun safety advocates would like. but what do we know about the provisions in this agreement and how it would work. this is modest proposals but still could be quite consequential if the red flag law provision is adopted for instance, it would provide funding to help states create new red flag laws. this allows law enforcement to keep guns away from people found by a judge to pose a threat to themselves or others. but i
we ll get an update on the current state of the virus amid a rise in hospitalizations across the united states. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 6th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning with the stiffest punishment handed down so far for anyone involved in the january 6th capitol attack. enrique tarrio, the former national chairman of the proud boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison following his conviction on a seditious conspiracy charge for playing a central role in the 2021 insurrection. his sentence is the longest so far, surpassing the 18 years given to oath keeper s founder stewart rhodes. now, prosecutors had sought a 33-year term for tarrio. wearing an orange jumpsuit, an emotional tarrio offered apologies to law enforcement and washington, d.c. residents for his involvement. he asked the judge to show mercy and vowed that he is done with politics. the judge timothy