Good morning. Good morning. Welcome to cnn. This boarding, if there s something you wanted to get down before the end of august, you gotta do it today. Oh, yeah. Yes. It s august august 31. It is a rat for august. And the unofficial end to summer coming up soon. Good to have you with us. I m victor blackwell. I m has been flying, hasn t it? i am amara walker. Thank you so much for being with us this morning. Here s what s happening. The trump campaign, donald trump himself and his running mate, j. D. Vance, can t seem to pin down exactly where trump stands on abortion access in florida or nationwide, the about face. We re hearing from trump and how the harris campaign is looking to capitalize on it. You feel so bad you d have welch runner works a tragic story out of new jersey in nhl star and his brother were hit and killed by a drunk driver just hours before their sister s wedding how they re being remembered by fans and other players. New this morning, more evidence that trump s fede
our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead on cnn newsroom we re having a wonderful time. everything is going well. nothing has been resolved in this negotiation. so let s stop the political games. let s get down. we only have 15 days to go. house has overridden the governor s veto and the bill becomes law. should we be worried about this for our elections? my worst fears are that we cause significant harm to the world. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 17th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the pressure of the debt standoff has the president offering his plans for the g7 summit. joe biden will cut his trip short in order to get back as the default line creeps closer. the u.s. has until june 1 to raise its borrowing limit. and the latest round of talks between the republicans and the white house resul
our top story tonight, murder charges in the death of tyre nichols, five former police officers now in custody as prosecutors lay out their case for the public. cnn s don lemon is on the ground for us in memphis. don, each of these men now facing several very, very serious criminal charges including second-degree murder, you re there on the scene talking to a lot of folks. give us the latest. reporter: extremely serious charges, second-degree murder as you said, wolf, aggravated assault. aggravated kidnapping which is an interesting one. official misconduct and official oppression. those are the charges that could land these officers in jail for a very long time if they are found guilty in a court of law. now, the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david roush, he held a press conference with the district attorney here saying according to david roush that he found what the officers actions as to what he saw in the videotape sickening. watch this. simply p
high-profile case of police brutality to result in charges. five former officers indicted. the victim s family says he was beaten like a human pinata. what led to nichols death is the big question. plus, the murder trial for alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. the first witnesses called to testify and the key reporting the jury heard today. plus, democratic congressman adam schiff drops his name in what s shaping up to be a hotly contested senate race. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown. we start with breaking news. five fired memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old tyree nichols. the shelby county district attorney announced the charges which include second degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and assault. police officers say they pulled nichols over and he ran away. there was then a confrontation. nichols died three days later. the district attorney said there was a lapsed period of time in getting medical
outfront next, breaking news. the house about to reconvene as mccarthy s bid for speaker looks shakier than ever. six humiliating rounds of votes and we could be looking at a seventh shortly. we have the very latest from capitol hill. plus, who are those 20 republicans waging this war against kevin mccarthy? we re going to give you a closer look. new details tonight on buffalo bills star damar hamlin s condition. for one former nfl player, hamlin s injury brought back members. he was hit in the chest with a puck, collapsed on the ice, carried out on a stretcher. and the former nhl star is it my guest tonight. let s go outfront. good evening. outfront tonight the breaking news. the house is about to gavel back in as open warfare breaks out in the gop. congressman matt gaetz tells cnn he s a, quote, desperate guys whose share is dropping with every subsequent vote. kevin mccarthy s allies are working furiously behind the scenes trying to search for any options as o