capitol riot. the focus of tonight s hearing, those critical 187 minutes during the riot when trump refused to take any action to call off that mob. more now from cnn s ryan nobles in washington. reporter: one text exchange is the sum total of what the secret service handed over to the january 6 committee leaving more questions about what the agency is up to. we re trying to determine where the texts are and whether they can be recovered. reporter: the secret service says their agents don t texas p job. messages that the dhs inspector general believes were deleted during a dwight upgrade program. there is a lot more questions to answer. but we have a responsibility to tell the truth and to chase the facts and that is what we man do in this regard as well as our general oversight over the executive department. reporter: meanwhile secret service has started complying with the committee subpoena handing over thousands of documents, including radio traffic and emails.
that s what northern greenland is facing every day during this unprecedented global heatwave. the images are incredible, and we ll take you there live. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. we begin outfront tonight with garland s clearest signal yet, the attorney general going further than he s ever gone when ask if he will try donald trump for trying to overturn the election. no person is above the law in this country. nothing stops us even a former president? let me say that again, no person is above the law in this country. i can t say it any more clearly than that. you can t say it any more clearly than that. it is a crucial statement, because garland is in charge of the big decision. it is his justice department that will ultimately decide whether to prosecute trump. and the case against the former president, so far laid out by the january 6th select committee, which is gearing up for tomorrow, highly anticipated primetime hearing, has focus
in paris, arkansas, some people still do not have power, following strong storm under ant warning. it was miserably hot. all ud down all night because it was too hot. i sweat so bad. the heat also building in the northeast, new york, philadelphia, and boston are expected to see a heat index around 100 degrees today. this is serious heat and we re really concerned about those, particularly with pre-existing respiratory conditions. heat is the number one cause of weather related deaths in the u.s. one heat expert says if you have air conditioning, stay inside. but if you don t if they don t, to have windows open with a fan. to cool off their extremities, their feet, their hands in cool ice baths. put cold towels on the back of their necks. and to check on their friends, family, and neighbors. and there is no relief in sight. around 275 million americans expecting to see a high above 90 degrees. and more than 60 million people are expected to see a high at o
cnn through the crime scene. plus, she s the one that we wanted and treasured. singer, actress, and icon olivia newton-john passes away. hello, and welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead. president biden began his week on the cusp of a huge win for his party. the senate this weekend in a marathon voting session passed the democratic branded inflation reduction act strictly along party lines. every single republican voted against it. the bill now heads to the house. it is expected to pass along party lines there as well. and president biden could sign it into law as soon as friday. the massive $750 billion bill contains sweeping health care provisions, tax increases on wealthy corporations, and the largest climate investments in u.s. history. and this comes as the president and first lady tour eastern kentucky, where hellish flooding killed more than three dozen people and caused catastrophic damage to communities. presi
celebrations are under full swing. we ll look at their 75 years of independence. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with more fallout from the fbi search of donald trump s florida estate. sources tell us one of former president trump s lawyers signed a letter back in june saying there was no more classified information stored at mar-a-lago. we learned earlier this week federal agents uncovered 11 sets of documents including 2 with top secret. they want damage assessments of the seized documents. the chair s writing that, quote, former president trump s conduct has potentially put our national security at great risk. all of this comes as the fbi is facing backlash over the search like this group that gathered outside an arizona field office. the protests ended peacefully but the bureau is still urging employees to be vigilant saying it s received an unprecedented wave of threats. cnn s caitlyn polance is in washington on th