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my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i don t care if he was here legally. i don t care if he was here illegally. he was in my county. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is. yet another gun rampage. this time in texas. governor greg abbott, who has done much to boost the nra culture of guns before kids in that state, wasted no time reducing the murder victims, including a 9-year-old child, to, quote, illegal immigrants. also tonight, e. jean carroll was back on the witness stand today, facing cross-examination about her allegation that donald trump raped her. where was trump? well, he was 3,000 miles away in scotland, digesting the news the judge had rejected his motion for a mistrial. and roy wood jr. is here to talk about his best zingers against clarence thomas, tucker carlson, and the president himself at this weekend s white house correspondents dinner. we begin tonight with america s gun crisis on full display once again wit ....
thank you so much for letting us in your homes during these extraordinary times. the beat with ari melber starts right now. happy monday. happy monday, thanks, nicole. welcome to the beat. i am ari melber. the civil case against donald trump over defamation and battery, nicole was discussing that earlier. we have that later in the hour here on the beat. our top story tonight is a topic that could be the top national story on most nights by many metrics. america s gun epidemic and the ongoing threat and reality of a highly armed nation with easy access to some of the most dangerous guns in the world and a gun-related death toll that exceeds every other country per capita in the world. that can look like this. [gun shots] that was the harrowing scene at a recent little league baseball game in south carolina. you can imagine and feel how all the kids and parents felt and that is the kind of story that may not even make what we call national news, that you may not ....
indictment could land soon. that has law enforcement in new york and washington beefing up security ahead of potential protests. but amid putin continues talks with his dear friend, she jinping, and moscow, in the coming hours. the white house says it s watching the meeting of russian and chinese leaders closely. how this visit could impact the war in ukraine. plus, shares and u.s. bank first republic tumbled to a new low, raising the question is the banking system in the u.s. secure, or is more turmoil coming? live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. it s two a.m. and new york, with the city that never sleeps is getting ready for an unprecedented possibility. talk the indictment of a former president. a senior law enforcement official tells cnn donald trump could be charged as soon as this week. but that s for us close to trump s legal team say they don t expect any arrest or court appearance to happen befor ....
first, herschel walker, starting with what is true. in his college, he accomplished what most can only dream of, he s a three-time player of the year with a national championship and heisman trophy to his name. he played pro ball for some of the best teams in the league, competed in the 1992 winter olympics and the last administration, co-chaired the president s council on physical fitness and sports. all of that in short to say that he s plenty to be proud of. among those accomplishments, though, is not a degree from the university of georgia, because he never graduated. he s claimed he was a high school valedictorian. he wasn t. and he suggested he was an fbi agent. i spent time at quantico at the fbi training school. y all know i was an agent? he wasn t. he did claim he was joking. this year, when his comments were reported, his campaign did not tell the newspaper that he was joking. in any case, claiming nonexistent ties to law enforcement is a familiar refrain ....
i after spawn to that. i am a police officer. at the same time mr. walker, mr. walker, excuse me mr. walker. i need you to let you know that you are very well aware of the rules tonight. you have a prop, that is not allowed sir. i ask you to put that prop away. it s not a prop, this is real. he says that i have a prop. mister walker, excuse me sir, you are very well. again, this is familiar territory for walker, claiming ties that you don t exist. here is what he told nbc s christian in a new interview. where is this one from? this is from my hometown, this is from johnson county, from the sheriff of johnson county which is a legit that. this batch, give me the right, let me finish, if anything happened in this county of the right to work with the police if anything is done. does that have a resting authority or it is a honorary badge? they can call me i have one of those two, it is honorary, it has no power actually. he added, i working on enfor ....