trump taping that video on january 6th and struggling to condemn the violence. and the blistering heat baking over 100 million people in the u.s., countless others abroad. and there is still no letup in sight. lead. joe biden testing positive for covid. the 79-year-old president who is fully vaccinated and received his second booster shot in march just released a video saying that he s doing fine. symptoms are mild, and i really appreciate your concerns. but i m doing well. white house covid coordinator dr. jha says he s breathing well and oxygen level is normal. he s isolating for the next five days in the white house and taking the covid anti-viral drug paxlovid, which is recommended for people such as joe biden who are at higher risk because of their age or underlying medical conditions. we re joined now live from the white house. the press secretary and the white house covid coordinator just wrapped up a press conference. what did they have to say? reporter: it is c
capitol under siege. also tonight, deadly heat across the globe and in america 100 million people under heat alerts in more than two dozen states. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, president biden s covid diagnosis and what comes next. his top covid official the president himself sent out a brief video message about how he s doing, and let s go to jeff zeleny joining us from the white house. how is the president feeling tonight. wolf, officials tell me tonight that president biden is feeling quite well. he s been working remotely, if you will from the residence of the white house throughout the day making telephone calls holding meetings virtually and this comes, thof course, as the first time he s tested positive for covid-19 and he s in the first year and a half of his presidency trying to dodge this, and today he did test positive and he was just on his way to travelin
aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. and the united kingdom generally known to be prim and proper, but this time it seems like it could be a drag-out fight to be the uk s next prime minister. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in the politics lead on capitol hill. members of the january 6th committee are preparing for tomorrow s primetime hearing. the hearing is expected to cover the actions or lack thereof of former president trump during the three-plus hours that rioters were storming the capitol and the president s activities were unknown. but as committee members try to get to the bottom of the past attempt to teal the election, our democracy remains under attack by the same forces. let s start in wisconsin. cnn affiliate wism reports that donald trump called the top lawmaker in the wisconsin state assembly, republican robin voss, and asked him to overturn the 2020 election results. when did that call happen? that call happened las
in paris, arkansas, some people still do not have power, following strong storm under ant warning. it was miserably hot. all ud down all night because it was too hot. i sweat so bad. the heat also building in the northeast, new york, philadelphia, and boston are expected to see a heat index around 100 degrees today. this is serious heat and we re really concerned about those, particularly with pre-existing respiratory conditions. heat is the number one cause of weather related deaths in the u.s. one heat expert says if you have air conditioning, stay inside. but if you don t if they don t, to have windows open with a fan. to cool off their extremities, their feet, their hands in cool ice baths. put cold towels on the back of their necks. and to check on their friends, family, and neighbors. and there is no relief in sight. around 275 million americans expecting to see a high above 90 degrees. and more than 60 million people are expected to see a high at o
who have died already. will reeve standing by in london. here in the u.s. that explosion and fire at the hoover dam. the images showing the flames and black plume of smoke, startling tourists. the immediate questions of course, was anyone hurt? and water? this mean for power - matt gutman with late reporting. what authorities are saying tonight. the primetime hearing before the american people this week. and tonight the two former trump aides who will now be testifying. jon karl on who they are and why their testimony could be key. the anger and frustration boiling over in uvalde, texas. we take you inside that school board meeting after that blistering report. 376 officers on the scene. 77 minutes that went by. and tonight you will hear the little girl and what she told the board. ukraine s first lady arriving at the white house, set to address lawmakers here in the u.s. and tonight u.s. intelligence and what it shows putin is now planning in eastern ukraine. ian pan