dixon, all signs point to primary wins. that could be a good sign for democrats who believe far right candidates actually help them in the general election. plus we ll be watching trump s strength being tested in michigan and washington where he s trying to sink three of the house republicans who voted to impeach him after the capitol riot. for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, voters will be heard on that issue and we ll get our first real clue as to whether abortion rights will be the rallying cry democrats hope it is. the focus is kansas, where voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would clear the way for the state legislature to ban abortion outright. so far early in-person voting is up more than 200% from four years ago, but polling shows the vote itself. michael steele is with me. he s former chair of the republican national committee. at the big board, national split political correspondent steve kornacki. good to see everyb
willing to testify before the january 6th committee. what impact if any does testimony could have on his criminal contempt try oh. plus, we will break down what to expect at tomorrow s january 6th hearing. in the next hour, president biden will pass a gun safety law and what it means for the national gun violence epidemic. gun violence activist and father of highland park shooting victim will be with us this morning. meanwhile, it s been one year after a crackdown on protest for freedom in cuba. the crackdowns by the regime continues. we will talk about what is next in cuba s fight for freedom. right now out west, firefighters are working around the clock to contain a wildfire at yosemite national park. we will bring you a live report. report. we begin this morning with the latest on investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capital. attorneys for donald trump stan steve bannon and eight courtroom hearing. he is facing contempt of congress charges for refusi
good morning. it s saturday, july 30th. i m sara sidner. and i m boris sanchez. do not adjust your screen, that is the sara sidner, joining us this weekend in the cnn newsroom. sara, a pleasure to be with you. thanks, boris. of course. the scene of devastating flooding, 16 people are dead including six kids and authorities warn the death toll is certain to rise. kentucky governor andy beshear says it s hard to assess the exact number of missing or deceased. rushing waters wiped out roads across eastern kentucky, forcing a whole lot of people to evacuate. the storms caught many people by surprise because it happened in the middle of the night. listener to this heartbreaking story out of knots county. four kids are dead because they and their parents were forced to climb to the roof of their home to escape rising floodwater. neighbors say the parents tried to hold onto the little ones but the children were swept away. it s hard to put into words the amount of de
donald trump s role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. including the violent and deadly attack on the capitol by a mob of insurrectionists, and ongoing threat to democracy. they will be the first opportunity for the public to see clips from the star witness, pat cipollone, s recorded testimony last week. the former white house counsel was reportedly cooperative. the panel has requested that an added version of alex holder s newly released documentary, unprecedented. so we could see some behind the scenes footage. not included in the final cut. although, it s not clear just how much we will learn from it. what we did learn is that the trump kids had nothing to say about january 6th. you said before you didn t want to talk about january 6th, the capital hearing let s skip the sixth. let s go to nbc s, julia, at the capitol where anticipation is building. she is getting new information about the committee s witness list. julia, we ve heard another big player, steve