you should video of those rescues. we were told yesterday close to 300 rescues had been reported. that is not counting all the volunteers who are randomly showing up on their own, with their own boats, and for readers, and drones, trying to find loved ones, or neighbors, or people have just heard about who need saving and really remote parts of the area. specific to the death count that you just updated, coming from the governor today. tragic numbers again. 25, expected to keep rising. the governor also noted, in that 25, at least six children, and they re not counting kentucky corridor, set of the six children, four of them are siblings. so for kids from one family. here on the ground, gut-wrenching stories of loss frankly. unimaginable loss unfolding here on the ground in kentucky as we said the rescue keep on piling up and everybody who did survive, was able to make a, not coming home to see the damage and destruction. we wanted to show you a portion of an interview we sho
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
fights criminal contempt charges. and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president biden s approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his middle east trip. the white house touting the trip a success, saying the president renewed support for the region and set expectations that gas prices could steady in the coming weeks. but those successes in some quarters being overshadowed by this moment, biden fist bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who the u.s. says is to blame for the slaughter of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. biden trying to brush it off from reporters upon his return to the white house.
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good morning and welcome to your new day. i m kristin fisher. good morning, kristen. i m boris sanchez. why one committee says their explanation doesn t make any sense. president biden is meeting with key leaders in saudi arabia saudi arabia. what he s hoping to achieve. and then the criticism over the meeting with the crown prince yesterday. truckers are struggling with diesel prices. their concerns as costs continue to climb, coming up. this may be my favorite of the day. the deep space discovery, the heartbeat sounds that have astronomers all aflutter. aflutter. i know. do you see what i did there? good morning and welcome to your new day. it is july 16th. you know, boris, it may be a saturday in the summer, but it s a busy saturday in the summer with the president s trip overseas and all these new revelations about the jan 67 committee. there is a lot going on. we re going to take you there. first there s concern over the text going add ups sent