good morning. a tragedy of unimaginable scale. more than 17,000 people have now died as time is running out to save survivors in the earthquake. breaking overnight, pennsylvania senator john fetterman, recovering from a stroke, has been admitted to the hospital. an update on his condition. president biden addressing concerns about his age and why he hasn t yet med made a decision about running for re-election. lawmakers getting a classified briefing on the chinese spy balloon and new cnn reporting about who knew what and when. the p word, the b word, a word have been entered into the congressional word as the republican efforts to expose those at the top of twitter has take an surprising turn. cnn this morning starts right now. i m glad you could join us. keep this number in mind. 17,000. 17,000, not just talking numbers, that s people, right? and that s where we are going to begin. we begin in turkey and syria where 17,000 victims, that death toll is climbing
i heard the president say something to the effect of, i don t f ing care if they have weapons. republican congressman adam kinzinger joins me exclusively. gas prices and soaring inflation dampen americans holiday. can president biden turn america s mood around? hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is ready for some fireworks of the nonpolitical variety. happy fourth of july weekend. as friends gather to celebrate america s birthday at parades and cookouts on this holiday break, the food they re eating and drives they re taking are more expensive than last year. there are signs that americans of different political stripes are growing more divided after a series of supreme court reversals on environmental regulations, guns and abortion. add to the mix, the ongoing fight over former president trump s big election lie as americans learn shocking new details about how far trump was willing to go to stay in power. the former president has told as