hopes and dreams of children are following these stories and many more all coming in and right here to cnn news central major news this afternoon. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is ending his history making tenure in the senate. announcing today that he is stepping down from his leadership position we spoke briefly on the floor about the discussion father time remains undefeated. no longer the young man sitting in the back hoping colleagues would remember my name. it s tom. the next generation of leadership and just a short time ago, president biden reacted to this decision. let s listen and with that, a high-stakes race for his successor begins. let s take you now live to capitol hill with cnn s lauren fox. lauren, what are you hearing from mcconnell s colleagues about this? yeah, a lot of republican colleagues keeping their powder dry right now, they want to hear from whoever may want to fill mcconnell s shoes. of course, all eyes are on those three republ
harris: the new york post using its cover to ensure that no promise is in print. it is the spokeswoman s word versus an ocean of doubt for now. a social media user with this: no one actually believes karine jean-pierre. another they are coming on the fact that there is no possibility that hunter gets more than a wrist slap. new york post miranda devine ready to go in the focus. jonathan turley. let s check in with fox news correspondent jacqui heinrich with the latest. ignored questions from reporters about the criminal case involving his son. the briefing room for the possible pardon. why did you speak with so many of one question that was left unanswered is why white house officials had shifted their language surrounding the president s proximity for business ventures from no knowledge to no involvement. the white house is also not said doj and the attorney general merrick garland for reports for president biden. the scrutiny over this plea deal afte
made almost $700,000 from his association with a company backed by the chinese communist party. that directly contradicts earlier denials by his father. meanwhile, president biden is joking about republican musings concerning a possible impeachment inquiry while pitching bindomics on the road. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich joins us live from the north lawn. good evening, bret. president biden is in maine for a lucrative fundraiser. first he touted his efforts to bring back american manufacturing in the state that ranks 12th worse for it. he also signed executive order to fund new intentions and keep that manufacturing at home now that inflation is coming down. maybe they will decide to impeach me because it s coming down. i don t know. i love that one. president biden taking a swipe at congressional republicans after house speaker kevin mccarthy appeared to damper prospects of impeachment inquiry any time soon once it was done. i didn t say i was doing imp
intense lightning over hartford, wisconsin, man look at that cut power to tens of thousands of people across the state. storms may reach severe levels as they hit the east coast tonight on into tomorrow. the biggest threat to the major cities are the i-95 corridor that could mean a damaging 60 amount or gusts. arthel: there is some good news sprayed several states that have been sweating it out this week above average temperatures, they are finally we ll get a break for it fox news and team coverage with meteorologist adam klotz live in the fox weather center. but first, cb cotton live in the new york city on the hot and humid consent conditions. hi arthel. it s been so hot you re in the northeast buried some areas, summer events have been canceled altogether. other parts people been told to be mindful of appliance used to avoid power outages appeared today in at least 26 states there are still some kind of heat alerts and effect. in those places people are having to rely
the worst border crisis we have ever seen. the cartels having operational control of our southern border. our southern border to the point where they are bringing drugs in that are killing 150 young people in america every single day. that should matter to everybody. house republicans demanding more border security as growing examples show the migrant crisis is making america and americans less safe. crime surges in new york and various other sanctuary cities and now california is seeing an influx of people from one of america s most powerful adversaries. good afternoon, john roberts in washington, d.c.. border officials are sounding the alarm not just over the record of crossings but also the dramatic rise in chinese migrants pouring through a small gap of the border wall near san diego. john: more than 20,000 chinese nationals have been apprehended since october, just three years ago, that number for the full year was just 450 people. let s get right to griff jenkin