justice. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with new evidence that at least one trump ally attempted to influence the january 6 committee s star witness, fearing what cassidy hutchinson would reveal to the panel and to the nation. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. reporter: new information tonight about the january 6th committee s star witness, cassidy hutchinson. sources tell cnn that hutchinson was one of two examples that vice chair liz cheney used to show trump allies were putting pressure on former staff members to stay loyal to the president. our committee commonly acts witnesses connected to mr. trump s administration or campaign whether they have been contacted by any of their former colleagues or anyone else who attempted to influence or impact their testimony. reporter: witness intimidation among a growing list of potential crime
one-on-one with vice president kamala harris. her take as such a pivotal decision divides the nation. and the cost of living. a closer look at sky-high rent prices and the crippling effect on so many people just trying to get by. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead. and fallout from the monumental supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. today, a portrait of an increasingly divided america. at least ten states now have effectively banned abortion with varying exceptions or none at all. another handful of states are expected to enact bans in the coming days and weeks. meanwhile, abortion rights activists are launching new legal challenges on the state level while democratic governors are promising to expand abortion access and protect people who travel there for care. a fourth day of protests is planned in cities across the country today after a weekend of marches, rallies, and at times violent demonstratio
growing chaos, confusion, and consequences for women and for health care providers. and russia unleashes a deadly strike on a crowded mall in ukraine. president zelenskyy is now condemning it as a reckless act of terror. this as president biden and g-7 allies are reaffirming their unity with ukraine and against vladimir putin s aggression. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. first, let s get straight to the capitol hill and melanie zanona. the january 6th select committee says newly obtained evidence is prompting tomorrow s hearing on very, very short notice. so what do we know? well, wolf, it is still a bit of a mystery here. the select committee has only promised new evidence and new witness testimony. but if we re reading between the lines, it is clear that the select committee feels like it s uncovered new evidence that is so urgent and so important that they decided to thro
investigators of the fbi stopped him when he was leave with a restaurant with his wife and friend, ask then aked for access his phone. that means they were able to seize the phone and that means the information on that phone is part of their investigation. now, eastman believes that seizure was illegal. he is complaining about it. that s how we learned through this, through a court filing. now, the interest from eastman b kmz as the january 6th select committee has announced plans for audio surprise hearing that is scheduled to place tomorrow. you will remember that last week, the committee said they were going to take a break in the hearing schedule, and not pick up again until the middle of july. well, that changed to the afternoon many they announced they had a witness to bring to the public to share what they know about that investigation. at this point, wolf, we do not know who that is but it suggests that the information is significant. wolf. is there a sense, ryan, t
Company of the president of kenya, william ruta. Hello john roberts in washington, Center Welcome back its going to be a busy afternoon. Sandra good to be back im sandra smith this is America Reports byron r is calling on leaders to lessen kenyas debt and boost business of u. S. Tax dollars. John as kaylee mentioned may be Nonnato Status but an equivalent thereof just ahead. The News Conference may be more about bidens delivery as concerns grow in his recent mental lapses. Sandra the world is watching Jacqui Heinrich is live in the east room right now where this is about to be underway, what can we expect to hear shortly, jackie . We just got the announcement, sandra, the president putting in writing his intent to designate kenya as a major nonnato ally. This is all happening against the backdrop of russia and china trying to deepen ties on the African Continent and washington trying to pitch partnership with the u. S. As an alternative and a drive the message that democracy delivers.