pottinger resigned in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th attack on the capitol. he will appear alongside former trump white house aide sarah matthews. also today, opening statements are expected in the federal trial of former trump adviser steve bannon for his refusal to cooperate with the january 6 committee. he s charged with two counts of contempt of congress for flouting subpoenas from the committee. the trial is expected to move quickly. and the government s case might even take one day. let s go to cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz. thank you for joining us. let s start with matthew pottinger and these details. obviously he was a pretty big figure in the west wing. he is considered to be have influence in the west wing. that s right, potting was the deputy national security adviser. that s a high-ranking position, he s alongside another person the former white house press secretary sarah matthews. they re both going to be live witnesses
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texas power grid operator to warn people to cut back on the ac or face possible blackouts. extreme heat also roasting southern europe with wildfires raging in france and spain and a worsening drought in italy and portugal. and in the uk, monday was the third hottest day on record and today promises to be even hotter. even china is experiencing a massive heatwave with dozens of cities announcing heat alerts. we have live reports from north america, asia and europe and our coverage begins with melissa bell in france. reporter: southern europe in flames. vast swathes of the mediterranean engulfed by wildfires driven by the sweltering temperatures of europe s second heatwave this summer. from portugal through spain, italy and france, where one of two massive fires near the city ten to rage and spread. down here on the ground, you get a real sense of what the firefighters are facing. these parched conditions, the earth already dry for so many months of high temperatures and hose
about our children or us. stand for against us. because we re not going nowhere. dozens of devastated and furious members of the uvalde community lashed out at the school board, demanding new leadership and the firing of the school district s police chief. the contentious meeting came after the release of a damning report and dramatic police body cam video. meanwhile on capitol hill, two trump white house officials will testify in thursday s prime time hearing by the january 6th committee, as the panel shifts its focus to the three hours of inaction by former president trump, during the insurrection. and over in the senate, joe manchin is trying to save face. he s now claiming that he has not written off any key parts of president biden s domestic jaebd. we ll have the latest on where the negotiations stand. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, july 19th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we start with the latest on the january 6th in
every other american citizen in this situation. that was the chairman of the january 6th select committee, bennie thompson, weighing in on the report that former president trump plans to run for president again to help him avoid criminal charges. good morning and welcome to morning joe. we ve got a lot to get to on this tuesday, july 19th. in a moment, we re going to talk about the two trump white house officials who will testify in thursday s primetime hearing by the january 6th committee, as the panel shifts its focus to the three hours of inaction by former president trump during the attack on the capitol. plus, a defendant without a defense? opening arguments in steve bannon s contempt trial get under way in a few hours, despite the judge dismissing almost all of bannon s legal options. meanwhile, senator lindsey graham is fighting a subpoena in georgia, but the court documents only refer to him as mr. graham. we ll explain why that s significant. dozens of deva