The people of texas. At a time like this. President ial showdown, the white house blocking former President Trump from shielding documents related to the January 6th Insurrection and the House Committee threatening criminal referrals to those that are snubbing their subpoenas, including steve bannon. And dare we say, endemic . With covid cases dropping across most of the country, and Kids On The Verge of getting their shots the u. S. May finally be turning a corner. But we may have to live with covid indefinitely. And just in time for the new james bond, the old way of spying, long gone, a former cia officer says the idea of undercover officers operating in the shadows is outdated. Were going to tell you why as we do say good morning, everybody, it is saturday, october 9th. Im kendis gibson. Im lindsey reiser, good to be with you on this fall weekend. We have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest for you right now. We are going to begin with new developments in the abor
Special counsel jack smith announcing the third indictment of donald j. Trump after months of investigating the former president and his allies and their efforts to overturn the 2020 president ial election. This hour well have indepth coverage of the accusations against trump and the new information were learning about his attempt to stay in power from that sweeping federal investigation. And well also look at how this latest legal issue could impact the president ial campaign as he has used previous indictments to boost fundraising. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, august 2nd, a historic day. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting it with us. And well begin this morning with history once again. Former President Donald Trump who took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the United States constitution has been indicted for allegedly trying to subvert that very same document. In washington, d. C. Yesterday a federal grand jury of trumps own peers convene
those lost include stockton rush, the founder and chief executive of oceangate expeditions, british businessman hamish harding, french researcher and titanic expert paul henri nargeolet, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood and his 19 year old son suleman. a number of families have begun to release statements remembering their loved ones and thanking the international community for their support. the dawood family, who lost two family members, wrote in a statement: and the family of hamish harding also reacted to the news of the loss of their loved one: now the search and rescue turn into a search and recovery as authorities attempt to investigate what led up to the tragedy. let s get a reminder of how today unfolded. my colleague carl nasman has been with me in boston throughout the day. there was this new piece of information that came at tonight by cbs, tell us what that was about. tonight by cbs, tell us what that was about. this is coming from cbs that was
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. in the first oval office address of his presidency, joe biden hails the debt ceiling deal as an example of bipartisanship. he plans to sign the bill into law later today. the search for survivors and answers. india reels from a deadly train crash that has taken nearly 300 lives. and the draft of what could become the first global treaty to take on plastic pollution. we ll talk to an environmental lawyer about what it will take to make an impact. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. sometime today, u.s. president joe biden is expected to sign into law one of the most consequential pieces of legislation ever drafted in modern times. just 48 hours ago, there were doubts that the highly contentious bill to suspend the nation s debt limit would even survive in congress. but it did, coming mere days before the u.s. risked def