Resigning after the defense alleged Bullet Evidence had been withheld. Also breaking, the scary moments aboard an American Airlines plane. Fire breaking out during boarding. The Emergency Slides deployed. All passengers evacuating. Multiple injuries reported. The smoke believed to be coming from a laptop in a Passengers Bag. What officials are now saying. President biden back on the Campaign Trail in Battleground Michigan after his News Conference defending his ability to lead, but today a new wave of democrats calling on him to step aside. All of it ahead of our Oneonone Interview with the president on monday. Desperation in texas. Nearly 1 Million still without power five days after Hurricane Beryl struck. Frustration mounting with the utility company. Was it unprepared . The massive data breach, the Call And Text records of nearly all of at Ts Cell customers stolen by hackers. And the moment hes waited a lifetime for. The Holocaust Survivor meeting the family he never knew he had un
Ahead . Plus, more than 12,000 Undocumented Migrants gathering at the border waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody. Were live on the ground with the escalating situation, ahead. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper, and we start with Breaking News. The u. S. Military admitting to a massive and deadly mistake in a targeted Drone Strike on August 29th that killed three afghan adults and seven afghan children in a kabul neighborhood. The military initially claimed that they had successfully targeted a member of isisk, someone who posed a threat to american troops at the airport. But just moments ago the leader of United States Central Command took responsibility and admitted they got the wrong vehicle. Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake, as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome. This is a total about face from the pentagons initial denial they got anything wrong days after the attack. At least one
Probe. And a shocker at the summer games, simone biles withdraws from the gold medal event as team usa falls to russia. What s behind the move by perhaps the greatest gymnast of all time? welcome to the lead. I m jake tapper. And we start with breaking news in our health lead. A major announcement just moments ago that should give pause to every person vaccinated or not about the state of this pandemic in the united states. First, the centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc, is revising its mask guidance. They re now recommending those in high or substantial virus transmission areas, even those who are fully vaccinated, wear a mask again when you are indoors. Right now nearly twothirds of all u. S. Counties are considered higher or substantial transmission areas. So that new indoor mask guidance also applies to schools. The cdc says all students, all faculty, all staff in k12 schools even those who are vaccinated, should wear a mask. Here s the cdc director just moment ago.
To china. Good to have you with us. Manhattan s top prosecutor has convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former u. S. President donald trump. That is according to the washington post. Those indictments might happen if the da presents criminal charges in its investigation into the trump organization. The expresident on tuesday again repeated claims that he is the victim of a witchhunt. Cnn s cara scannell has the details now from new york. Reporter: the washington post reporting that the manhattan district attorney s office has convened a special grand jury to hear evidence in its longrunning investigation of donald trump and the trump organization. The image of the grand jury marks a significant turn and suggests prosecutors believe they have some evidence of a crime. According to the post, the grand jury will sit three days a week for six months, it will also hear other cases and is not exclusively focused on the trump investigation, but the sitting of a special grand jury
And gaza militants intensify leaving dozens dead. We are live in israel for the very latest. And pain at the pump, how a crippled pipeline is causing major headaches for motorists. Good to have you with us. In the next few hours house republicans are set to make a decision that will have ramifications for the future of the entire party and show the sway former president donald trump still has over the gop. They will vote on whether to oust liz cheney from house leadership. Her crime, telling the truth about the 2020 election as ryan nobles reports, cheney is not going quiet ly. Reporter: we are hours away from house republicans taking the dramatic move of removing liz cheney from her position as the house conference chair which is of course the third most powerful position for any republican in the house of representatives. It s pretty clear that republicans are ready to move on from cheney because of her criticism of former president donald trump and in particular his willingness to h