that and more on the rise in violent crime many in several major cities. and ongoing concerns about the security of supreme court justices after an activist group offers money to anyone who reports the locations of the six conservative members of the nation s highest court. more on these stories lout the hour. but first, to president biden defending his upcoming visit to saudi arabia in a new op-ed ahead of his trip to that nation and others in the middle east this week. kevin corke live at the white house with that. reporter: jon, good afternoon. frankly, no two ways about it, the president s upcoming trip to the saudi kingdom comes with fairly heavy risk on both the domestic and international fronts. from the international perspective, he ll to obviously tie to smooth other hard feel feelings with the saudis, all while maybe encouraging them to open the spigot when it comes to oil production. but there s heavy cost and heavy risk here domestically because the president is
contemplated an additional mass shooting. there s new word about how his father helped him obtain a gun license he likely should not have had given the red flags in his past. a young man who had attempted suicide and yet his father helped him get a gun license. more on all of it shortly. first, though, because we have the names of all seven peoplekilled, we want to begin with who they were. eduardo uvaldo had just celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary. his wife and four daughters were everything to him. his daughter telling cnn that he would have turned 70 on friday. despite being the oldest victim at 88, stephen straus was still active, still enjoying life, according to one grandson. another agreed, and i m quoting here, america s cultural worship of guns is deadly, it kills grandfathers. and it certainly did in this case. nicolas toledo had eight children, countless groundchildren, one of whom describes him as a loving man who was creative, adventurous and funny. in hig
republicans. president biden asked if he considers all trump supporters to be a threat to the country. rachel scott at the white house. the images coming in, a fast moving wildfire exploding in flames in california. structures destroyed and evacuations under way. extreme heat dangers in the west. millions bracing for temperatures well into triple digits through the weekend as the first hurricane of the season forms in the atlantic. rob marciano with the track. record labor day travel drivind flying at prepandemic levels as gas prices plunge. overseas tonight, the war in ukraine. the white house now asking congress for more than $13 billion in additional military aid. and the new warning from the nuclear watchdog about that nuclear power plant caught in the cross fire. the chilling image seen around the world. a man pointing a gun right in the face of argentina s vice president. that gun failin to fire. news on the suspect. actress jane fonda revealing her battle with
until his party picks his successor. bachchan some just want him out now so the big question is what is next for one of the united states strongest allies? to begin with beyond in london. thank you both for being here. johnson survived a no- confidence vote just last month and that was after coming under fire and his handling of the economy, so, what changed? what was the final straw? well, the confidence vote is always key but few prime ministers managed to stagger on after a confidence vote because even if they manage to survive it leads them with their power and authority and they tend to be a prime minister in name but not really in practice. in terms of what the final straw was it all bubbled out because chris pinscher, so, essentially one of the men that is in charge of the party discipline and the welfare of mps being aware of any scandals that might be affecting their personal lives too and controlling the way they vote. they transpire they have many allegations inv
boris johnson resigned as british prime minister. what happened next is as clear as mud. welcome to the lead. we start today with ow national lead. the father of the suspected gunman of the highland park attack said he consented to his son buying guns in 2019 thinking the son would use the weapons at a shooting range. instead the guns were used in monday s mass shooting that killed seven people. the night before the attack the father said his son mentioned the mass shooting in denmark. the father himself could face charges linked to the rampage. reporter: in the mayhem of the shooting at the fourth of july parade new details emerge from a witness that provided key surveillance video. see m running. he is walking. reporter: a sur rail lance camera connected to a building that recorded that crucial moment with the alleyway used to reach the roof top and fired off more than 80 rounds. started to look at the camera here. shows on the film at 10:07 into the alley and 1