new cnn reporting spotlights the momentum and the maneuvering inside the house gop effort to impeach the homeland security chief. and a revenge plot stoked by delusions of a rigged election. police arrest a former republican candidate in new mexico. they say he paid cash, gave gunmen address, even pulled the trigger in a scheme targeting the homes of elected democrats. up first for us this hour, the president of the united states unable to escape the gravity of a self-inflicted crisis. just moments ago president biden at the white house, you hear it there, appearing with the dutch prime minister. you can hear the president getting shouted questions. he gave no answers about the documents story that simply will not go away. the president s public posture sticking to the confines of what his lawyers have already said or avoiding questions altogether belies private angst inside the west wing. sources telling cnn the west wing mood where aides waiting along with everyone else to
videotape of a toddler with a gun. an indiana man who is believed to be his father now in police custody as a result. so you ll see the little boy in this video here, you see him waving that gun around, even pulling the trigger at one point. it happened saturday and was shown live as part of the ride along series on patrol live. this is it. of the oh, man, wow. this is the child with the loaded weapon pulling the trigger right there. yeah. police in beech grove, indiana were responding to a neighbor s call and saw the young boy playing with the weapon outside wearing a pull-up. jean casarez joining with more. what happened here on saturday? the neighbors called the police because they saw this happening with their own eyes. he even went to one neighbor s door and knocked on it and say look what i have so the police arrived and the neighbors were talking amongst themselves. we want you to take a listen first of all to these neighbors. i opened the door he wen
Leadership was in a near fight in the middle of the marathon vote. greene screaming at her colleague and former friend lauren boebert a holeout in a bathroom right off the house floor. donald trump staying out of the bitter battle for the republican national chair telling a conservative podcast, quote, let them fight it out. the incumbent chairwoman ronna mcdaniel being challenged by the former trump attorney army dylan. they will pick their next leader next month. president biden traveling to california after declaring a major disaster there over the weekend. if you ve been watching nine storms slamming the coast wr racking up damage at $9 billion. we ll see you tomorrow. erica hill picks up our coverage right now. top of the hour, i m erica hill in new york. we begin with frankly chilling