charged. the news coming less than 24 hours after the graphic video of nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, want to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. mom, mom! give me your hands. give me your hand. cnn s isabel rosales joins me now. the family attorney of ben krunlp, he had a to say this morning on cnn to dana bash. what did he have to say. he told her that clearly there is a problem in america. the officers failed their oath and tyre nichols. but this beating, jim, he said, goes beyond the individuals officers and beyond their color and really going to a problem with the system, with police culture where time and time again we re seeing traffic stops ending with the death of black men at the hands of police officers. now crump also touted how quickly these officers were charged and were fired. saying that this is really a blueprint going forward across america regardless if the officer is black, white or anything
we re alive. that s the main thing. we ran to the restrooms and watched the buildings fall. luckily the restrooms didn t fall. what is that a tree behind them? you saw the roof damage. that is major. kaitlan is on assignment, poppy and i are here. wow. wow indeed. a lot of weather and storm damage. all across the country. officials calling the tornado damage near history. debris scattered across miles. this morning the area is on high alert. live on the ground in pasadena, texas. plus this. what is going on? you tell me how did classified documents end up at your brother s house? i have no idea. if he said he didn t, he didn t. my brother is very honest. classified documents found again but in a different vice president s home. former vice president mike pence s indiana home now in the hands of the fbi. those documents are. what we re learning about the new discovery. and this. it could have been you, don t gavel me. i m here to let you know, i can
and in that mass shooting at a dance studio, we re learning what investigators found inside the gunman s home as the death toll rises this morning. the war in ukraine, russia reinforcing its front lines by adding tens of thousands of troops to the battlefield. but they re arriving unprepared as moscow builds up for a spring offensive. from new mexico to maine, the nation braces for a multi-based storm threat of snow and tornados that covers 2,000 miles. and a key hearing today in georgia over whether donald trump broke the law when he tried to overturn the election. the findings are in, but will the public see them? cnn this morning starts right now. we re going to begin with yet another grim reminder that our nation is suffering from what seems to be a never-ending crisis, a problem that is unique to america. california s reeling from three back-to-back mass shootings, investigators say a gunman killed seven people at a mushroom farm and trucking facility in a smal
good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin with the situation in ukraine. in a significant breakthrough this morning, a ship carrying ukrainian grain set off from the port of odesa to for the first time since the war started back in february. ukraine s minister of infrastructure tweeted this video of the vessel which is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn and is on its way to lebanon. the ship is expected to reach istanbul on tuesday where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed. the move is part of an internationally brokered deal between kyiv and moscow, to release millions of tons of grain to foreign markets, and ease a growing food crisis. ukrainian officials say 16 more ships are waiting to depart odesa s port as part of that deal. meanwhile, russia advances have slowed, almost to a standstill, as newly-delivered western weapons are helping ukrainian forces re-claim
In the 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, Michael Cohens crossexamination. Donald trumps defense team is trying to paint him as motivated by revenge and money. Plus, what the former president s entourage said outside the courtroom. Then President Biden announces new tariffs. What it means for the economy and the campaign. And it january 6th Takes Center Stage in tonights primaries. An officer who protected the capital and a Convicted Rioter are both on the ballot as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening, once again, im Stephanie Ruhle live from washington, d. C. And we are now 175 days away from the election. And today at Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york, Defense Attorneys got their chance to go after trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen. The defense tried to portray cohen as obsessed with the desire for revenge against donald trump himself. Here is my colleague, laura jarrett, with more. Reporter tonight, Donald Trumps defense tea