Live, from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with robyn curnow. Thanks for joining me, this hour. So, the american government, On Saturday, acknowledged Eebbrahi Raisi is the next president of iran but denounced Fridays Election as fundamentally undemocratic. In a statement, the u. S. State department said iranians were denied the right to choose their own leaders in a free and fair electoral process. Our iran policy is designed to advance u. S. Interests, regardless of who is in power. We would like to build on the meaningful progress achieved during the latest rounds of talks in vienna. We will continue discussions along with our allies and partners on a mutual return to compliance with a joint comprehensive plan of action. But with few alternatives on the ballot, many iranians just, simply, didnt bother to vote. Leading to a recordlow turnout. Fred pleitgen has more from tehran. Reporter conservatives celebrating a major victory that could shape the political direction of this countr
Were monitoring several shooting investigations right now, including several new mass shootings. We are now nearing 290 mass shootings for the year. In houston, a Deputys Apartment was ambushed overnight. That shooting leaving his Wife And Stepchild wounded. We have Team Coverage tracking all the latest developments. Well get to cnkim in a moment. We start with evan watching the violence across the country. What are you seeing this afternoon . Weve been tracking the numbers all weekend. The stories just become staggering. 375, at least, shooting incidents this weekend. Thats all we know of so far and data is still coming in. Of that 375, seven are called mass shootings, four or more shot, excluding the shooter. Just absolutely huge numbers. It can be hard to put those numbers in contact because they seem bad, i can tell you they are very bad. They are 41 higher than they were at this point in 2020, and nearly 70 higher than they were at this point in 2020 sorry, in 2019. Lets go throug
The Formervice President certainly understands that, or he should. And after today, especially. Before we show you what happened to him today, here is a quick refresh of what happened to him on January 6th. Take a look. Its images of him, authorities rushing him to a secure area. His family is with him, too, being rushed to safety. And outside, there was that makeshift gallows. And from some of the insurrectionists, chants of hang Mike Pence. Hang Mike Pence hang Mike Pence hang Mike Pence okay. So, that was more than five months ago and today, a reminder for many supporters of the former president , none of that anger has gone away. Mike pence appeared at what was billed as the Faith And Freedom coalition summit today. And in years past, its kind of the audience who would have welcomed him. Today, he did get applause. But he, also, was booed and people continually interrupted his scripted remarks screaming out the word traitor. It is great to be back with so many patriots. Dedicated t
It shows officers being taunted and physically attacked. [ yelling ] its important to know this footage was released after cnn and other outlets requested the case. Its being used in the case against thomas webster, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Another nexti stalking, screaming, Punching Another capitol officer. And then this scene, a wave pushing their way through a tunnel, literally crushing the Officers Loon of defense there. You just saw the vitriol with your own eyes, yet some republican lawmakers would have you believe the compact opposite, Casting Attack as peaceful, blaming antifa or the fbi. Marshall, a rally outside the Justice Department happened earlier today. They attempted to completely rewrite the history of January 6th again. They cant seem they are digging deeper and deeper into shall conspiracy, jim. A pretty small rally earlier today outside the Justice Department. The higher was congressman paul gosar. You have mentioned him plenty of times on this sho