from the floods a bit later today. what we know right now hundreds of people have lost their homes, countless businesses destroyed, and rescuers are working to reach those who are still stranded by these high floodwaters. the extreme weather is impacting several states this morning. overnight in las vegas, heavy rains leaving multiple casinos and parts of the famous strip completely under water. we ll have more on that in a moment. we do want to begin with cnn s joe johns who is live in eastern kentucky, joining us with more on that historic flooding there. joe, good morning. reporter: good morning. grim business here in eastern kentucky. i talked to a family just a little while ago who described a heartbreaking situation. in the first place, they live up high, and as you talk to people around here, for many people the difference between losing a house and having a home, the difference between life or death simply had to do with how high up your house sat here in eastern
this afternoon, vice president, kamala harris cast the tie breaking vote in the evenings senate for the inflation reduction act. it now heads to the house, which returns to its summer recess on friday. if passed, the i.r.a. would invest 369 billion dollars to help save our planet from climate change. it would also help ease inflation lower prescription drug costs collect taxes from corporations and reduce the deficit. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer, on the passing of legislation. this bill will kickstart the era of affordable clean energy in america. it is a game-changer. it is a turning point. it has been a long time coming. to americans who have lost faith that congress can do big things? this bill is for you. two seniors who face the indignity of rushing medications or skipping them altogether, this bill is for you. no senate republican voted in favor of this bill but, gop senators to block one big key provision a cap on insulin costs at $35 a month for p
hello. i m victor blackwell. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. we begin with the fight for evidence in the investigations of the january 6th attack on the capitol. the washington post reports that more texts are missing, this time from president trump s senior homeland security officials related to the days surrounding the riot. now it s more than just the secret service that can not produce critical texts connected to the trump supporters who tried to overturn joe biden s win. we re also learning about the latest moves from the justice department as investigators pursue interviews with top officials from the trump administration. cnn is exclusively reporting that prosecutors are preparing for a major court battle on executive privilege. it s the clearest sign yet that federal investigators are focusing on trump s actions and his attempts to prevent the transfer of power to joe biden. trump s former chief of staff, nick mulvaney, who testified yesterday, s
production in the united states and it is called the bankers on wall street. putin s words are hurting americans at the gas pump. putin gas hike. of the consequences of putin s price hike. the republicans have lobbied plenty of blame but have not offered a single solution. greg: it as a result of his genius mastermind problem-solving abilities. the white house called out for taking a victory lap on the 50-cent drop in gas prices even though they are still at record levels. we ve seen gas prices go down the last 34 straight days. a gallon higher than when you took office though. first of all we have to look at how we got there. if you think about the war that russia has taken on in ukraine. he greg: at the biden oval office the buck apparently does not stop there but if it did, hunter would probably give it to a stripper. after coming home empty-handed with no oil deal from the saudis, biden is going all in on green energy. they say that biden will take add
john: reversal from the manhattan district attorney s office, good tuesday afternoon to you and you as well. gillian: nice to see you on this happy tuesday. i m gillian turner, who is out on assignment. new york city bodega worker charged with murder is now off the hook after fending him off in his store. hi, alexis. the nation has been closely watching and waiting for the decision. manhattan d.a. office says after reviewing the surveillance video and interviewing witnesses and the people who called 911 they will not present the case to a grand jury. in the motion filed here, the manhattan d.a. office says the people have determined we cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not justified in his use of deadly physical force. this case, we had an innocent, hard working new yorker that was doing his job and someone was extremely aggressive towards him and i believe after the d.a. review, made the right decision. that was mayor eric adams commen