around trump to over turn the 2020 election results in that state. we do not yet know the results of this special grand jury s findings but with do know there is a hearing on the books. the judge has scheduled it for later this month to decide whether the grand jury s report should be made public. the final decision on whether to bring any charges against trump or anyone for that matter will be made by the fulton county district attorney fannie willis. and sarah, what are you hearing about this? what is this judge saying? well we knew they were working on this final report and now the judge is saying their work is completed, that the special grand jury has been resolved. they were seated in may of 2022. they had the power to subpoena witnesses, and they the power to gather evidence, they have been doing this and they have now completed this final report. but again, prosecutors will get to see, but it is an open question whether the public will get to see it. that is somethi
world. i m kim brunhuber. more flooding could impact millions of people in california this weekend. officials warning they re not out of the woods yet. we ve got the forecast just ahead. plus, we ll look at the difficulties the white house has with business as usual as president biden is facing a special counsel investigation. and russia claims it has recaptured a town in eastern ukraine as we hear of a new assault on kyiv. a live report from the capital city just ahead. we re looking at the large-scale destruction after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the southeastern united states on thursday. at least nine people were killed, seven in alabama and two here in georgia including a 5-year-old boy. the massive cleanup effort is already underway. at least 37 possible tornadoes shredded trees and homes, knocked down power lines, and sent debris flying. the governor surveyed some of the damage in the city of selma saying it s the worst she had anticipated. my gli
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. just over two weeks until the midterm election decides who controls congress. voters are turning out in big numbers across the country to cast their ballots early. so far nearly 6 million people have already voted in the midterm elections. and in georgia, more than 660,000 voters have already cast their ballots. that number is not far off the early voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election and more than a quarter million more than the early voting turnout for the 2018 midterms. candidates are also on the campaign trail today stumping for votes and blasting the airwaves with ads hoping to sway voters. what are the candidates doing to distinguish themselves, dan? reporter: you re absolutely right. it has tightened over the few weeks. we ve seen a number of polls that show john fetterman losing the almost double-digit lead he had over the summer. dr. otz appeared on fox news this morning and talked a
we begin with a blistering and dangerous heat wave and a stranglehold across the western united states. millions of people are sweltering this weekend. more than 40 million are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal. for the fifth day in a wroe, electric companies in california are asking customers to turn off unnecessary lights and appliances in order to save electricity during the late afternoon and evening hours. cnn s chris winn reports from los angeles. reporter: across the west, the scorching heat is showing no signs of cooling off this holiday weekend. our ac at home can only do so much when we re in these triple digits. reporter: in glendale, california, residents are seeking refuge at the galleria shopping mall, taking advantage of the free air conditioning. getting out to the mall and just getting out of the house to get some sort of cool release is nice. reporter: california is in the midst of its longest heat wave of the yea
the bill includes $369 billion to combat climate change, largest in u.s. history. it gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000 and extended affordable care act subsidies for three years. white house reporter kevin livtak looks at what it means. jess, i want to start with you because we have news breaking in the last five to ten minutes, which i think is a good harbinger for your next few days at the capitol, where do things stand for the key elements for this to move forward? reporter: phil, democrats getting good news from the senate parliamentarian. to give you the big picture, they are using as you both noted this complex budget process that requires the support of all 50 democrats. doesn t need any republican support, but in order to do that the parliamentarian has to rule it passes and musters up to all of these rules surrounding it. we just found out really in the last ten minutes that the parliamenta