time from top trump officials inside the department of homeland security. and outrage after republican lawmakers stand in the way of help for veterans exposed to burn pits. catastrophic flooding. at least eight people are dead in kentucky as rescue efforts are underway. cnn is live on the ground. and members of the controversial saudi-backed golf league teeing off at donald trump s new jersey golf course. they will be greeted by the protests of september 11th families . good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is friday, july 29th. the dam is breaking. f that from members of the january 6th committee. and there are new developments from both the committee and the department of justice in their investigations into the attack on the u.s. capitol. first on cnn, federal prosecutors are preparing for a court battle to force former white house officials to testify about donald trump s conversations and his actions on or around january 6th. the doj s p
i m michael holmes, coming to you live from the cnn center? atlanta. breaking news out of japan, former prime minister shinzo abe has been rushed to hospital, after being shot according to japan s broadcaster nhk. this happened as he was giving a speech in western japan. for those just catching up on things, let s start with what we know happened. japanese public broadcaster nhk is reporting that former japanese prime minister shinzo abe house shot twice in the chest while delivering a speech at 12:30 local time. abe was rushed to the hospital, bleeding from his chest in a state of cardiac arrest. nhk says that abe was conscious and responsive. will be transported after the shooting. witnesses say abe was shot from behind. he didn t collapse after the first shot but did collapse after the second shot at the time. the suspect did not attempt to run. was arrested on the spot. a man believed to be in his 40s, has been arrested with possession of a gun. the gun is believed to b
welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. last year, a texas woman neymar lionel suffered a miscarriage. nine and a half weeks into her pregnancy. she and her doctor and asked for a standard procedure to remove the fetus so there would be no infection, or other long term properties. here s what the doctor told her. because of the new law that is passed here, you have to schedule another ultrasound to verify the pregnancy isn t valid before we give you a medical intervention. the new law, that new law. texas s six-week abortion ban take effect in 2021. they called it a heartbeat bill because it bans abortion once they can protect cardiac activity. she says she had to carry a dead fetus for two weeks. and sit through three ultrasounds before she could find someone to do the procedure she had been denied. and i shouldn t have to beg to get a medical interaction to make sure that i can t get an infection to be here for my doctor that i do have. it is after up. she sa
but now to florida were seen and projects help demings will win the democratic senate primary. and challenge incumbent, marco rubio. then things is a former police chief of orlando and has served in the house since 2014. and singer landa they protect that charlie crist will, be the democratic governor in nevada. he will face incumbent around the sides in november. and now to st. petersburg florida. quite a bit of celebrations tonight from charlie crist, camp here in st. petersburg. declaring the victory and the democratic primary for the governor s race to the general election in november. now, i gotta tell, you i ve got an interesting exchange with one of the staffers. who said i don t plan to get any rest tonight. because, now, the real work begins. as they go head to head with governor ron desantis. so a rising star for the republican party that has widely seen at the potential gop presidential nominee. so, it did not take long for chris to go after desantis when he hit
out front tonight, china talks were. a top official of the chinese embassy in washington saying today, quote, taiwan as one of the very few issues that might take china and the united states to conflict, or even a war. this, coming soon after the white house summit to china s ambassador to condemn china s military activities near taiwan. activities, of course, that have gone into overdrive since has bicker nancy pelosi s visit to the island this week. today, 60 to chinese aircraft, 13 chinese warships, conducted activities around the taiwan straight. taiwan says 49 of those jets entered its air defense identification zone. chinese china releasing this video showcasing military readiness. showing lines of uniformed troops at the ready. look, this is the latest military propaganda video released by china yesterday, they put up this one, a rocket launch toward taiwan strait. they ve been conducting live fire exercises and they show multiple conventional missile launches. right b