correspondent helena wilkinson. in correspondent helena wilkinson. terms of what thl been in terms of what the police have been saying through the course of today, take us through it. well. today, take us through it. well, matthew, today, take us through it. well, matthew. just today, take us through it. well, matthew, just behind today, take us through it. well, matthew, just behind us - today, take us through it. well, | matthew, just behind us actually today, take us through it. -ii matthew, just behind us actually is the water where the tenant swimmers gap into such difficulty, and some hours after the incident, which happened yesterday afternoon, we are still no clear as to how they got into that difficulty in the water. there has been a lot of speculation around here today as to what might have happened. we heard from dorset police who are leading this investigation a little earlier on, and they came out to really stamp out that speculation. as you mentioned there,
not stopping until the job is done. chuck schumer vowing the senate will soon get the debt bill onto president biden s desk putting a pause on the debt ceiling and preventing economic calamity. but that s not all. we ll break down some of the bill s impacts on your bottom line. trump caught on tape again. a cnn exclusive. federal prosecutors have an audio recording of the former president speaking about keeping a classified document. the report could undercut his defense in the ongoing case. the 2024 gop front-runner is expected to speak to reporters from the campaign trail during the next hour. and a death zone rescue at the top of the world. a sherpa drags someone to safety. we are following these major stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the big question today, how fast can they move? right now the senate is taking up the debt ceiling bill just passed by the house. remember, there are only four days to avert a catastrophic government d
behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he s in the situation room, actually he s replaced by alex marquardt today. i ll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump s defense over retaining classified documents. we re also getting reaction from one of the former president s previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members of both parties raise serious concerns. majority leader chuck schumer telling senators, they have to stay in session until the bill passes. and russia says that regions near the border with ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in just the last day. the kremlin condemning international silence over the recent strikes on russian territory. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and
good evening, before we begin tonight s broadcast, i want to say something about what we witnessed at last night s town hall. many of you have expressed deep anger and disappointment, many of you are upset that someone who attempted to destroy our democracy was invited to sit on the stage in front of a crowd of republican voters to answer questions. and predictably, continue to spew lie after lie after lie. i get it. it was disturbing. it was disturbing to see him here that person referred to black law enforcement officer as a thug. an adjective used many times to describe blackmon. and called kaitlan collins the moderator, nasty. which is what he calls any woman who stands up to him. it was disturbing. to hear him speak so highly of qanon conspirators and insurrectionists who assaulted police officers and our democracy on january 6th. it was awful to hear him spread ridiculous lies about the election. it was certainly disturbing to hear that audience, young and old, our fe
witnessed at last night s town hall. many of you have expressed deep anger and disappointment. many of you are upset that someone who attempted to destroy our democracy was invited to sit on a stage in front of a crowd of republican voters to answer questions, and predictably, continued to spew lie after lie after lie. and i get it. it was disturbing. it was disturbing to see and hear that person refer to a black law enforcement officer as a thug, an adjective he used many times to describe black men and called kaitlan collins, the moderator nasty, which is what he calls any woman who stands up to him. it was disturbing to hear him speak to shyly of qanon conspirators who assaulted officers on january 6th. and it was awful to hear him spread lies about the election. and young and old, fellow citizens, people who love their kids and go to church, laugh and applaud his lies and his continued defamation of woman who according to a jury of his peers he sexually abused and defamed