might s ancient sequoias as wildfires close in. i m standing right in front of the grizzly giant and we ve got a sprinkler system set up in front of it. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. we want to take you right now to mariposa, california as evacuations are under way as fires threaten the ancient sequoias. our nick watt has just arrived on the scene. nick, how serious is the season there, and what are they doing to protect these incredibly special trees? reporter: well, we just have heard that the fight is going in the right direction, but it is still a huge fight. the flames are within a mile or two of mariposa grove which is home to about 500 of these giant, beautiful, ancient sequoia freeze, so the way that they are trying to contain the fireworks the way they are trying to keep those trees safe, they have 360 personnel on the ground, including hot shot cruise who are digging trenches around mariposa grove, a kind of break to try to
break loose tomorrow. there are many questions we have for him. within a mile or two mac. it is really a ground and air attack. a all-out battle to save those majestic sequoias. it is monday, july 11. 5 pm in japan where the former prime minister 2 day farewell will soon get underway. hours after passing in the parliamentary elections. this as the hearst arriving there. where private wake is set to get underway in less than an hour. his funeral service will be held there on tuesday afternoon. the essex estates made an unscheduled trip to tokyo to pay his respects. during his time in office, he really took the relationship between our countries to new heights. as i shared with our colleagues, we saw in him something rare. had the ability to realize. that vision. mostly, i came at the presence because more than allies, we were friends. when a friend is hurting, other friends show up. meanwhile new details about the suspect and his life. along with information about
this news comes as the people of uvalde, texas are gathering right now and marching and demanding their police officials be held accountable. nadia romero joins me now. nadia, the chairman of the committee is pushing for the report to include the critical 77 minutes of hallway surveillance video of the attack. what can you tell us? reporter: pam moore, hard to believe we re still talking about a shooting that happened on may 24th. here we are, still with that video in limbo. so, we know that the chairman of the special investigative committee wants this video to be released with the preliminary report. so, too, that, and public safety. the des is in, the uvalde district attorney is blocking its release. both the dps and lawmakers believe that releasing this video could provide clarity about the police response. law enforcement response is still under much debate. criticism and controversy right now. you are taking a live look, as families and community members gather to rem
the sheriff will testify monday. meantime, police in japan say, the man accused of assassinating shinzo abe had a stash of weapons in his home. a number of homemade pistols made out of pipe and adhesive tape. he had, also considered, using explosives. new details on what might have motivated the attack. and a scramble to save yosemite s ancient sequoias, as wildfires close in. i m standing right in front of the grizzly giant with a speaker system set up around it. i m pamela brown in washington. you are living the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with the congressional investigation into the attack on the capitol and what could be a new start with this for the january 6th committee. steve bannon, former trusted advisor to donald trump now says, he will testify, and he wants to do so publicly.his offer comes as he faces trial next week on criminal contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena. bannon had argued he wasn t allowed to cooperate because trump
in a letter to bannon former president trump writes, i watched how you and others have been treated spending vast amounts of money on legal fees. i will waive executive privilege for you. the committee says today it s open to bannon s testimony as long as it s under oath. bannon s potential testimony would come on the heels of testimony from another major witness. former trump white house counsel pat cipollone, part of his eight-hour closed door interview will be this week. context and nuance is important when it comes to steve bannon. the letter is essentially the equivalent of me telling you that i m waiving my executive privilege for you to talk to our bosses tomorrow in our morning meetings. what does what bannon and trump are doing here actually mean? well, look, if he actually testifies, let s say he actually goes in and does it for real that would be huge. we re so far away from that still. he basically gave bannon the cover so that he, bannon, could go to the commit