Floods and heavy rains causing havoc across large parts of southeast and east asia. Millions of fans are saying goodbye for now at least to the south korean kapok sensation pts. Welcome to the programme. We start in the United States come over the attorney general says he is angry and appalled that the disgraced us financierJeffrey Epstein died in a new york prison cell instead of standing trial. He died at the metropolitan Correctional Centre on saturday, where he was awaiting trial on sex and conspiracy charges. Sex and conspiracy chargeslj sex and conspiracy charges. I was appalled, and indeed the whole department was, and frankly angry, to learn of the mccs failure to adequately secure this prisoner. We are now learning of serious irregularities in this facility that are deeply concerning, and demand a thorough investigation. William barr also promised the investigation into Jeffrey Epsteins alleged crimes would continue. Let me assure you that this case will continue on against an
but the debt deal just pass a crucial test. not one republican should vote for this deal. it s a bad deal. how much confidence do you have in the speaker right now? none. zero. speaker lying about the way he s characterizing this bill? yes, he s lying. but members of the house freedom caucus like congressman roy and bishop are struggling to come up with a strategy that block the deal tonight. and there s also a divide over whether to try to oust mccarthy as speaker. now, as for the republican leader, he says he s not concerned about losing his post and can t seem to understand what all the fuss is about. i m not sure what in the bill people are concerned about. it is the largest savings of 2.1 trillion we have ever had. now, a quick refresher of what is in this deal struck by president biden and the speaker over this memorial day weekend. it would replenish our near empty treasury with borrowed cash by suspending the debt ceiling for two years. it also include
hard evidence that shows donald trump and his top advisors knew of the correct declassification process while donald trump was president which flies in the face of what trump has claimed in the past. tonight the documents could be in the hands of the special counsel as we speak in a criminal probe. now, in just a moment we will try to get answers from trump s lawyer who will be joining me live. first, a look at the brand-new information gathered by our cnn team. their sources say there are 16 records that the national archives is handing over to jack smith. the records apparently indicate trump and his top advisors were made aware of the correct process to declassify material while trump was president undercutting claims like this one. i took what i took and gets declassified. they become automatically declassified when i took them. and also this claim. it doesn t have to be a process. you re the president of the united states, you can declassify just by saying it s dec
look, if you thought that the backlash coming from martha s vineyard would lead to an apology from a florida governor, you probably haven t been paying attention. no, the governor behind the surprise delivery did not apologize. he s doubling down, as is texas governor greg abbott, after he bussed dozens of migrants to vice president harris home in washington, d.c., all to protest president biden s immigration policies, or frankly what they criticize as the lack thereof any kind of policy. now, both are further defending their actions tonight, as the migrants that were flown to martha s vineyard two days ago unexpectedly were transported yet again, this time taken voluntarily to joint base camp cape cod where approximately 50 are being offered temporary shelter. this is in a word, temporary. 125 national guard members are being activated to assist in the relief efforts, and in a moment you re going to hear from two immigration relief lawyers helping them through this confusin
welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper. and tonight we re less than a month, 27 days, away from one of the weirdest and least predictable midterm elections in modern memory. what s happening now and ending on election day, november 8th, is not typical. it s not. as of now it s not shaping up to be a wave for one party or another. no. it s more like a sharknado. now, typically, republicans would and should be feeling pretty good about their chances to retake both the house and the senate by significant margins, feeling good because things are bad. with high inflation and fears of a recession, voters are inclined to hold the party in power right now, that s democrats responsible and accountable. because phrases are up almost everywhere you look. life is more expensive. by which of course i mean life cereal, wheat and processed wheat products up more than 20% year-to-year. and as humpty hump might say, straight butter baby, by which butter is up 30% august to august. an