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this press conference under way right now with kentucky governor andy beshear talking about the devastating floods. >> 25 fatalities across five counties. that number will continue to grow. and to be refined. remember, we dont have cell service in some areas to please be patient as we get new information or if it changes. we continue to pray for the families that have suffered ununfathomable loss. some have lost almost everyone in their household. rescuers at the kentucky department of...

>> this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. again, that count is going to continue to go up and we dont lose this many people in flooding. it is a real tough one. >> rescuers are working around the clock. the national guard from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia are lifting hundreds from the floodwaters. more than 600 already. washed away roads and bridges adding to the already very complicated recovery efforts. cnns evan is at a command center for t...

>> why do you think he is not? he could have such access and give first-hand accounts of the effort to seize power of the doj to try uncorrupted in the scheme to oust the acting attorney general. i suspect to the extent that pat cipollone is trying to carve out certain areas, i assume privileges part of this. will that be enough to overcome the obligation that he is speaking about? >> not at all. there is no attorney client privilege. the white house counsel does not represent the pres...

to the country today, this as johnson has been rocked by a new wave of resignations. joining us now from london, nada bashir. good morning, weve been following these developments the past few hours. what do we know so far about the reports that johnson will step down? >> reporter: good morning, christine. just gone 10:00 a.m. here in london and clearly a lot has happened. boris johnson now expected to stand down from his post as prime minister. we are expecting him according to downing...

faced an avalanche of resignations of top cabinet members over the last 48 hours following multiple scandals for his government though he didnt directly mention those in his departure speech. have a listen. >> and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but thems the breaks. >> johnson giving no timetable for when he will leave office, saying only that it will be announced next week. letse bring in nic robertson who is live outside downing street. how...

today brittney griner told the russian judge she is realty of drug charges and random political retribution, the top deputy say they were both audited by the top irs after they angered the then president. johnson finally deciding that math was overwhelming. that after nearly 60 cabinet ministers resigned their post in just the past 48 hours. johnson today speaking out 10 downing street was trademarked defiant. instead, johnson laid out a bullet point list of what he considers considera...

and take advantage of our special offer of no payments for eighteen months. hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me this saturday. im fredericka whitfield. rescue operations are under way in eastern kentucky, floodwaters engulfing entire communities following torrential rainfall. there have been deaths from the flooding, including four children. officials say the numbers may rise as many people are missing as of this hour. governor andy beshear saying this earlier tod...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> this sunday, we begin with the january 6th committee come -- preparing for its next public hearing on tuesday, after meeting with a key witness in the investigation. former white house counsel pat cipollone testified before the committee, behind closed doors for nearly eight hours, and a videotape and transcribed interview on friday. last night, the committee revealed some bombshell details. if you treat a statement saying cipollone provided critical testimony, quote, re...

to deliver that mandate in person was not just because i wanted to do so, but because i felt it was my job, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what we promised in 2019. >> johnson is vowing to stay on until conservatives pick a new leader. the brash prime minister desperately tried to stay in power but dozens of his top ministers resigned in the last 48 hours, calling on him to step down. johnson survived a no confidence vote last month over the revelation that there were ...

until his party picks his successor. bachchan some just want him out now so the big question is what is next for one of the united states strongest allies? to begin with beyond in london. thank you both for being here. johnson survived a no- confidence vote just last month and that was after coming under fire and his handling of the economy, so, what changed? what was the final straw? >> well, the confidence vote is always key but few prime ministers managed to stagger on after a confi...