minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. roar. (sfx: family screams in background) the july fourth holiday marred by mass shootings in two american cities. philadelphia authorities captured a suspect they say wore body armor and a ski mask as he shot and killed five people and injured two children. just a few hours later, in fort worth, texas, a gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd, killing three. also tonight, the kremlin claims it foiled a ukrainian drone attack on moscow, calling the attempted strike a terrorist attack. this as russia s relentless shelling kills two in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. cnn is live on the ground in ukraine. plus today is not a holiday for republicans hoping to move into the white house in 2024. they re hitting the campaign trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex m
dealing with hamas, or getting the hostages home. what we are seeing now is not the best way to do that. ben rhodes, thank you for spending time with me tonight. that s our show for tonight. now the time is my last word with ali velshi. in for lawrence. i hope a lot of people listened to what been says. he s put a lot of thought into this. i want to continue this conversation in a little while with ayman criminal case of united states of america versus donald trump. the special counsel and his team are asking the supreme court to grant an expedited review of trump s claims that his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election fall within the, quote, outer perimeter, and quote, of his official duties as president, and he is therefore immune from prosecution. yesterday, trump filed at the supreme court urging them to stay away from the issue for now and let the d.c. appeals court ruled on it first. in an 11-page reply, trump s filing, smith tells the supreme co
September 13, 1992. A piece of paper, two signatures today seen as the beginning of the end of patriot wars and vengeance between arabs and jews. A day that could have lead to the unthinkable. Peace in the middle east. Israel and the palestinians sign a pact on the white house lawn. Supporters of the declaration are dancing in the streets of that west bank town of jericho at this hour. The reality changed today in the middle east. Enough of blood. Enough the comprehensive peace in the middle east happening now in jerusalem, the scenes that took place in washington are being replayed. Go in peace, go as peacemakers. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 30 years and one month later an unthinkable day, an allout Massacre On Israeli soil perpetrated by hamas. War erupts in the middle east. The attack caught israel by surprise at sunrise. Major cities in israel including tel aviv and jerusalem. It is a shocking and unprecedented escalation in the regions long history of conflict. Babies slaught