report. i m wolf blitzer let s are in the situation room. thanks very much for watching erin burnett outfront starts right now to attack her personally. is he now just betting that she s going to be on the top of the democratic ticket. and also tonight summer camp in north korea, we ve got one student s story about what kim jong un s loyal followers did as they tried to bring watch him. it s an incredible story. he speaks to cnn. let s go outfront and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. we begin with the breaking news, a ninth house democrat just calling on president biden to withdraw from the presidential race. that democrat congressman earl blumenauer of oregon, in a statement, he writes, this is not just about extending his presidency, but protecting democracy. while this is a decision for the president and the first lady, i hope they will come to the conclusion that i and others have president biden should not be the democratic presidential nominee. and jus
actor and megadonor, george clooney tops of expanding list high profile democrats urging president biden to stand down from his reelection bid. the biden camp says there is 00 chance of that happening, despite the building anxiety within the democratic party tonight, president biden is busy hosting nato leaders as the crisis surrounding his campaign threatens to overshadow the summit. and the urgent international issues on the agenda i ll ask key white house official john kirby about the glory global scrutiny of the president and the challenges he s facing right now. plus donald trump is offering a potential clue about his choice of a running mate with the republican national convention. now only five days away trump revealing he has an issue, his words, an issue with one vice presidential contender welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room we begin this hour with very fast moving developments, says
inside the world trade center as the first tower fell. on a day we ll never forget. in tower one, evacuate the building. 9/11. for some, september 11, 2001 seems a lyft ago. for others, it was just yesterday. but for everyone in this country, the ruthless attack that happened on that clear sunny day is seared in our minds. good evening. i m denis leary. the entire nation gasped when the twin towers, reaching high into the sky, single bottoms of success were brought crashing down when two jetliners flew directly into them. here are the names of the almost 3,000 innocent lives that were lost that day, including 343 of new york s bravest. cnn is honored to bring you the epic film 9/11 that was born when two brothers with film maker james hanlon was shooting a movie about a rookie fireman in the nypd. it was transformed into a gripping account of what happened while the towers burned and then fell. they kept their cameras roeblgs capturing historic footage, heading
and a cnn exclusive investigation ucncovers evidenc of genocide ini tigray. the white house s latest move to halt an alarming spread of covid-19 is provoking and angry backlash among republicans, they are furious that many large companies could soon face hefty fines. the administration s tough new measures directly impact more than 20 million people whose jobs are tied to the u.s. government. an executive order now requires all federal workers and contractors to get their shots soon or they could be fired. kaitlan collins reports that is only the start. reporter: president biden unveiled new measures to try to encourage tens of millions to get vaccinated saying he believes those 80 million americans who still have not done so have, quote, failed to get the vaccine. making an appeal to those talking about safety and efficacy of these vaccines and also areas where they may not have a choice. one of those is a new vaccine mandates for all federal wo workers. previously they co
health repercussions. right now we want to focus on what officials say will be one element of that plan which is safeguarding kids in schools. it comes as new data that the american academy of pediatrics says one in four cases is in a child. there s been a 250% increase in infections in children from five weeks ago. vaccines are unavailable for those under 12. one thing that unites a lot of people is that kids should be in school which leaves masks as one of the next best lines of protection. most notably in florida, mask mandates have become deeply polarizi polarizing. governor ron desantis ordered an option to opt out. we want to remind you of the vitriol these fights have caused. the doctors sitting up here sneering at us looking at us like we are scum bags, they need to go back to [ bleep ] medical school. right here. look, right here. as you can see, fists are now flying. bully him into wearing a mask? that s what we do. we love our state. well, i don t belie