done, probably a carveout for the uk and ultimately i think they pop the champagne after this battle that this deal gets done. what is going to happen in the uk? are they going to come up with some kind of a compromise to meet the regulator s demand? yeah, we think they carveout, there is a piece on the subscription side they carveout, to ultimately give the uk regulators what they want and i think this is all a game of poker and i think microsoft recognises if they beat ftc and they thought they had and they thought they had a strong case, i think ultimately it is a black eye for lina khan and the ftc. and it is now on a glide path to finally get done. a significant deal for microsoft. a significant deal for tech, especially with the ftc s significant loss right there. you do not think the ftc will appeal? they can appeal but ultimately i think there is a better chance of me playing the premier league than them winning. i think this is just a winning. i think this isjust a h
a major show of unity. president biden and nato leaders agree to welcome sweden into the alliance. they ve been trying for a year. for now they give ukraine no time line to join. the country s path could have, though, been a bit easier. and in vermont, catastrophic flooding has trapped people inside their home and vehicles. and historic flooding is reaching dangerous levels at the state capitol. welcome to cnn news central. we begin with the historic criminal investigations of a former american president and the unprecedented prospect of even more criminal charges against donald trump. just a short time ago, a grand jury in fulton county, georgia, was officially selected. they ll be looking at efforts made to interfere with the 2020 election in the peach state. and it s expected that ultimately, the panel will weigh whether donald trump should be indicted. this is happening after trump s lawyers submitted a request to delay his trial in the federal case against him. the
jon: donald trump drew a massive crowd in south carolina where he criticized president biden and his son hunters legal troubles his rivals trying media this weekend to react. senior correspondent steve harrigan live with details for us. steve. reporter: john pickens south carolina population just 3,000 more than 50,000 people came on saturday for independence day to hear that former president trump speak. many arrived before dawn and then midday sun and heat, they heard the former president speak for 90 minutes at times trump taking credit for recent supreme court decisions. somebody that hasn t done nearly as well who perhaps has not workeds nearly as hard will not be taking your place on a school, college or at a university they re not going to be we re going by merit back to old merit stham built our country. trump s competitors in the meantime attacking him on multiple front seat nikki haley former south carolina governor said she expected trump s high poll numbers
good morning to you. it is saturday, july 1st. the official halfway mark of the year. as victor has been repeating. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. you re in the cnn newsroom. president biden has laid out plan b to provide student loan relief to millions of borrowers. the supreme court ended the term yesterday with two highly controversial rulings one was seen as a major setback for gay rights and the other was forgiving billions of students loans. the ruling came as a blow to millions of americans counting on it. and give $20,000 to relief with those struggling with outstanding debt. cnn white house reporter jasmine wright joining us with more. jasmine, what do we know about this alternate plan that president biden is laying out? reporter: president biden made it clear yesterday that he believed that the supreme court misinterpreted the constitution when they struck down the signature student debt forgiveness program and frankly he believes t
or the man president biden picked to protect the homeland is now forced to hear from the victims of the biden border crisis. they are on the hill today. we re in the final day of impeachment hearings against department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. house republicans still trying to sit with mayorkas. it won t be today. his team says there was a scheduling conflict. the house gop says mayorkas is playing games with when he will appear. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the storm of humanity at our nation s southern border has been the most disastrous onslaught of illegal immigrants ever. and costs to american lives is what s in focus this hour. republicans called on two moms who lost their children from the biden border crisis. they wanted them to come to capitol hill. watch their powerful testimonies. let s take a moment and think about how kala felt that day, how scared she must have been that day knowing that she was dying. ka