you know, there is an old saying in washington. it s not the crime, but the cover-up. so we already knew that the special counsel was looking into trump s handling of classified documents. we now know that they were looking to how they handled security footage in mar-a-lago, and whether it was tampered, whether was withheld. so that is a sign that the investigators are strongly looking into possible obstruction of justice charges. and then our fabulous colleagues, paul reid, and caitlin polantz found out that there are two senior trump level organization employees who are gonna go before the special counsel tomorrow. that s on the lookout for. and they are expected to be asked about that footage. and that reason why that was just so important, because they can really shed light on how this documents were handled. cnn reported that there is a footage of this other truncated who is running out boxes of documents from a storage closet. and so this is a very significant step in
the lead starts right now. allen, texas, joining the ranks of columbine, aurora, parkland, new town, another town whose name is synonymous with a mass shooting. two young sisters were just identified as victims as we re learning more about the gunman s extremist background into which authorities are looking. and new video obtained exclutively by cnn. bystanders trying to hold down the man accused of plowing his range rovers into a group of migrants. plus, just in time for summer travel, the new proposed rule to give you a refund if you re bumped from your next flight. welcome to lead. i m jake tapper. another day. another deadly mass shooting in america. over the weekend a man gunned down several people at a mall in allen, texas. police are investigating whether a gunman killed by the cop at the scene was motivated by right wing extremism. this is not a monthly occurrence in the united states. it is not a weekly occurrence in the united states. this is now happening
viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. crowded but not chaotic. a day after the u.s. lifted its covid-era immigration policy, the scene at the southern border remains relatively calm. a breakthrough in bakhmut. russia acknowledges the setbacks in the ukrainian city after months of brutal fighting for every inch of territory. erdogan s toughest test yet after two decades in power. the turkish leader is facing the very real possibility of defeat in this weekend s pivotal election. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. good to be back with you. so far at least, it appears to be the surge that wasn t. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the covid-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel most migrants in el paso, texas, the mayor said the city saw a spike in migrants seeking asylum in the days leading up to the policy changing. but he says it s been
said she was, quote, not his type. in just a moment, i will talk to natasha snowing off, who testified during this trial that she too was assaulted by trump. and our panel will give their take on what this means. plus, truth caucus george santos has been charged by the justice department in a federal court and could appear in court tomorrow. what does this mean for suter in congress, and what will republicans do now? and tucker carlson is waging war against fox for firing him. he s promising to re-launch his show, but in a place his audience may not expect. our panel shares their strong thoughts. but let s start with the verdict in the case against donald trump. after deliberating for two and a half hours, the jury found former president trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation, and awarded e. jean carroll $5 million. after the verdict, carroll released a statement, saying, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name and to get my life back. today,
what happens next and how will vladimir putin use this in the war? the alleged shooter of a hospital building here in atlanta is captured hours after he killed one woman and wounded four others. authorities are trying to figure out what set him off. and the special counsel investigating possible obstruction of justice charge against donald trump issues a flurry of subpoenas to some of trump s closest allies, including two men in charge of surveillance videos at mar-a-lago. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we kim brunhuber. it is nine a.m. in kyiv, where authorities are reporting the most intense air attacks since the beginning of the year. military official says a ukrainian air defense intercepted all incoming russian missiles. it s likely retaliation for what russia claims is a pair of ukrainian drone strikes on the kremlin, an attempt to assassinate president vladimir putin. he was not at the building at the time. and ukraine strongly denies any such involveme