top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. thanks for joining us. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. happening now, attorney general merrick garland on capitol hill to testify before the jen at judiciary committee for the first time here. you see senators cruz and holly. he is expected to be hit with a wide range of questions including allegations from republicans as they said that the justice department is being weaponized against conservatives as well as updates into investigations into trump and biden and we ll take you there live as it happens. the annual cpac conference happens today as we get new cnn reporting about what trump s allies are doing to get house republicans in his corner. for 2024, not all of them are there. sdwloo also ahead, closing arguments are expected to begin today in the double murder trial of disgraced former lawyer alex murdaugh. jurors in that case at the crime scene at this hour. we will take you live to south carolina. let s begin this hour with
of mar-a-lago for classified documents. but also since he launched not one, but two special counsel investigations into both former president trump and president biden. we just saw garland walk into the hearing room moments ago. he didn t answer any questions on the way in. we are live on the hill. also, congress intensifies its scrutiny of china. one lawmakers even warning of a, quote existential struggle with the nation during the very first meeting of a house select committee dedicated to china. what we learned. plus, the warning from the head of the fbi about china s efforts to hinder investigations into the origin of covid. we are also following breaking news in greece, a devastating head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train carrying 350 passengers. officials saying dozens were killed with reports of people being thrown out of windows from the impact. the desperate search this morning for survivors in the wreckage. and an extraordinary moment
a confirmation vote on president biden s nominee to be general council. cia has been scheduled for 11:45 eastern this morning. this is live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. let us pray. p. the chaplain: eternal god, we know that you exist. every time we hear a baby cry or touch a leaf, we are reminded of your presence in our world. lord, continue to look with favor upon our senators. enable them to go from strength to strength as they strive to live in day-time compartments. guide them around the obstacles that hinder them from living for your glory. as they strive to please you, empower them to stand for right and leave the consequences to you. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisib
if we have a national law. thank you for joining us, i am trey gowdy, it s sunday night in america, president biden trying to salvage the mid terms by attracting the supreme court, he said this in the aftermath of the the dobbs decision. this fall roe on the ballot, the right to privacy, liberty, they are on the ballot. sounds like he wants these issues on the ballot, isn t that what the dobbs decision did? return the issues to state legislators to thehe people andpl ballot. what is most telling when president said this. roe was a decision on a complex matter that drew a careful balance between a woman s right to choose and state s ability to regulate. that most americans found acceptable, if you believe that mr. president, are the people not also capable of drawing a careful balance on a complex matter. if you believe a national consensus exists on these issues, why would that not be reflected by the people at the ballot box? there in lies the question, what are your rig
is if we have a national law. trey: thank you for joining us, i am trey gowdy, it is sunday night in america, president biden trying to salvage of midterms by attacking the supreme court, he is not bee subtle this. saying this in aftermath of the dobbs decision. sounds like he wants the issues on the ballot, isn t that when the dobbs decision did? return to people and the ballot, what is most telling when the president said this: if you believe that mr. president, are the people not also capable of drawing a careful balance on a complex matter? or is it just 9 lawyers that can do that. if you believe a national consensus exists on these issues, why would it not be reflected by the people at the ballot box. there is lies of question. what are your rights? where are your rights to be found? in the constitution. with the 9 in black robes or the ballots. joining us how constitutional law professor josh black man. i think we have to go back to con-law class, there are certai