testify after months of refusals. sue france it frantic rescue efforts in ukraine after a russian strike on an apartment building leaves nearly 20 people dead, and others trapped under the rubble. [ music ] forcemac by from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. penn is set to begin a two day farewell to former leader shinzo abe. this is where his body will be arriving at the temple, where a private wake will begin two hours from now. his funeral service will be held tuesday afternoon. us secretary of state anthony blinken made a scheduled trip to tokyo to pay his respects. during his time to dohfoz during his time in office, he took our country to new heights . as i shared with our colleagues, we saw in him somewhat rare, someone with a vision and the ability to realize that vision. i came at his behest, more than allies, we are friends. when a friend is hurting, other friends show up. meanwhile, new details are emerging about the suspect and what he
spoke to a small group at an outdoor event in massachusetts. you see here he shook some hands with people after the speech, exchanged a few words. the first lady, she tested negative this morning. she attended events with the president and the first lady of ukraine earlier this week. mrs. biden spoke to reporters about the president s condition. watch. i talked to him just a few minutes ago. he s doing fine. he s feeling good. i tested negative this morning. i am going to keep my schedule. i am, according to cdc guidelines, i m keeping masked. cnn white house correspondent mj lee is with us now. so, mj, what s the latest? reporter: any minute now, we should be seeing white house press secretary karen jean-pierre and the white house covid coordinator, dr. ashish jha give us an update. you showed the tweet from the president earlier saying that he is doing great. we know, of course, that he tested positive for covid this morning, so let me just walk you through a timeline
treatment. the prime time hearing tonight before the american people, the 187 minutes at the white house. rioters were attacking the capitol, the committee planning to lay out what the president did not do. they call it a dereliction of duty. and will the american people tonight see outtakes of the president s videotaped message on january 7th? what the former president allegedly wanted to say instid. john carl with new reporting here. and then the hearing on abc right here a short time from now, 8:00 p.m. eastern/5:00 p.m. pacific. and now scorching heat from the south and into the northeast. fueling powerful storms in the northeast late today. and now the severe thunderstorm watch into tonight along the east coast, several major cities possible including the new york city area. and then rob marciano timing it out. flames from train as it was on a bridge. terrified passengers climbing through the windows. one woman the bridge. reporting on the climb as crisis here. lake me
. following word that president biden tested positive for covid this morning. the news is so far is good. less than an hour ago we got the street showing the president at his desk. he said he is doing great and keeping busy. he just got off the phone with lawmakers in pennsylvania. the president had been scheduled to go to philadelphia for a fundraiser, but that had to be canceled. despite the president s tweet the white house says he is experiencing mild symptoms, which according to the white house covid-19 response coordinator, includes some tiredness, a runny nose, and dry cough. we are expecting to hear more from dr. shaw and the white house press secretary when they speak to the media. we know biden is 79 years old and age is a cause for concern with covid. biden is fully vaccinated and boosted twice. he is also been treated with the antiviral paxlovid, which data shows makes people far less likely to develop severe illness. as we saw that picture the president is workin