the war. we re live in kyiv. plus, dangerous heat waves across the u.s. and western europe. we ll go to the cnn weather center on when people can see relief. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the new york times is reporting that the u.s. justice department could begin receiving interview transcripts from the january 6th committee as early as next month. earlier, federal prosecutors believed they would not get them until september and delay some trials of capitol rioters. former u.s. president donald trump remains defiant despite growing mountain of testimony and other evidence against him. he spoke out on friday for the first time since the hearings began calling former vice president mike pence weak now for not blocking the 2020 certification. several former officials everyone around trump told him repeatedly he lost the election and a scheme to stay in office was illegal. cnn s jessica schneider has more on trump s reactio
taking photographs of stairwells and hallways and tunnels and security screening posts. hmm. and then the invasion in ukraine hits home for some u.s. families as two americans going missing while fighting alongside ukrainian soldiers. the growing fear these two americans might now be in the hands of the russians. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a major economic news that will in the short term at least make life more expensive for many americans. the federal reserve this afternoon doing something it has not done in nearly three decades. they raised the interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. this will mean higher costs for mortgage loans and credit card bills and auto loans and student loans. federal reserve chairman jay powell says the hike is necessary to cool economic growth so as to get inflation under control, but that could take weeks if not months, and so many american families are struggling right now with sk
pence faced to refuse to count lawful electoral votes. earlier on morning joe, january 6th committee member adam schiff previewed the hearing and the seriousness of the committee s work. you can expect to see stuff you haven t seen before interwoven with things you have, but to tell the story in, i hope, a compelling way. our democracy today is more vulnerable than it was on january 6th because the lie that brought about that violence continues to to proliferate around the country. also on capitol hill, the gun deal framework just got a big en ment from republican leader, mitch mcconnell. ahead i will talk to democratic senator debbie stabenow whose own mental health legislation is now part of that framework deal. do you remember 1994? pulp fiction was in theaters. the sign by ace of base was the number one son. now, the fed is raising interest levels to rates not seen since that year. how that affects you and everything you buy, from gas to groceries in moments.
deal in the senate could be reached this week. we ll ask senator amy klobuchar about the possible agreement when she joins us live in just a moment. but we begin with the former head of the proud boys, enrique taria, has been indicted on seditious conspiracy. the ten-counts indictment which adds to previous conspiracy charges accused him of and others to direct, mobilize and lead the january 6 insurrection and to oppose the peaceful transfer of presidential power by force. the new charges each carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. tarrio is one of a hand full of january 6 defendants to face conspiracy charges. one the others is the head of the oath keepers. his name is stuart rhodes. he met on the january 5th to discuss january 6. this is documentary as it took place in a parking garage near the capitol used against one of the january 6 participants and was released at the request of nbc news. both that video and the meeting likely are to be a big part of the januar
visited the church occasionally and is believed to have act aid loan. among the horrified community members, former u.s. senator doug jones who says this attack should serve as a wakeup call for lawmakers. here he is. birmingham community area is known as the city of churches. there s a church everywhere. we have such affinity for our faith and houses of worship, regardless of your religion, something happens there, you expect that to be the safest place you can be. goes to show that no community is immune from this kind of gun violence that we see playing out across the country. no one is immune. but in the weeks following the mass shootings in buffalo and uvalde, there s still no gun reform deal in washington. senate negotiators are stuck on how to structure federal funding for state red flag laws and how to close the so-called boyfriend loophole that refers to the fact that laws ban the purchase of guns by people convicted of domestic violence against