from hong kong have taken up the british government s offer of a new visa route to start a new life in the uk. the world s fifth oldest zoo, bristol zoo gardens, is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has made an impassioned speech in defence of american democracy. he warned that donald trump and what he termed maga republicans represent a form of extremism that threaten the american way of life. he also urged all americans to come together to defend american democracy, regardless of their ideology. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has this report. an historic setting for a speech that pulled no punches, a prime time address from philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy. a way of life thatjoe biden says is under threat from donald trump and his supporters. we must be honest with each other and with oursel
probe into an ex-president s handling of classified material. new york times notes that it is incredibly rare for even a partial affidavit to be released at all. they add this, quote, the submission by the justice department is a significant legal mile post in an investigations that has swiftly emerged as a major threat to trump, whose lawyers have offered a confused and at times stumbling response, but it is also an inflexion point for attorney general merrick garland who is trying to balance protecting the prosecutorial process by keeping secret details of the investigation and providing enough information to defend his decision to request a search unlike any other in history. the impending release of a critical document in doj s investigation into the ex-president is where we begin today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. carol leonnig is here and former national security adviser to president obama and neal katyal is back former solicitor general and now law
critical issues like taiwan and uk. a surprise among democrats to lower drug prices and address climate change. we re going to discuss with democratic senator brian schatz from hawaii. also new this hour, a u.s. prisoner swap proposal to bring wnba brittney griner and businessman paul whelan home from russia. what moscow is saying, ahead. we begin this hour with the state of the american economy. a short time ago the government reported economic activity fell by 0.9% between april and june. that s the second straight quarter it has fallen. moments ago president biden issued a statement on the report saying, in part, it s no surprise the economy is slowing down as the federal reserve acts to bring down inflation. but even as we face historic global challenges, we are on the right path and we will come through this transition stronger and more secure. also this morning, we learned that 256,000 people filed first-time unemployment claims last week. that s a slight decrease
government to help as it is buckling under record cancellations and delays. let s go up front. i m poppy harlow in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, hunting down enemies. a republican senate candidate is calling on voters to take down members of his own party. republicans in name only, he said, pretending to hunt down maga opponents, a tactical team breaks down the door of a home, sets off smoke bombs and runs through with their guns drawn. he follows them in and says, quote, joined the maga crew, get a rino hunting permit, there is no begging limit, no tagging limit, it doesn t expire until we save our country, . the fraternal order of police condemning the ad, saying it sends a dangerous message that it is somehow acceptable to kill those with different political beliefs is beyond disturbing, and this violence needs to be called out. also comes at a time when the united states is on track this year to break the record for mass shootings and the department of homeland secu
addicted to drugs even when she was pregnant. but will it sway the jurors? let s go outfront. good evening, everyone. i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, breaking news. cnn learning exclusively that the department of justice issued a new subpoena to the national archives for more documents related to its investigation into january 6th. according to sources, the request for additional material pertains to both before and after the insurrection. it s a possible sign that the adoj is ramping up its investigation into the role that trump and his staff may have played in the events leading up to the capitol riot. and to be clear, this is yet another federal investigation involving the former president, separate from what the fbi what led the fbi to conduct a search of mar-a-lago. and there s also news on that front tonight. the former president is responding in court for the first time since the fbi searched his home. trump is filing this lawsuit agains