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in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. >> im tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. >> another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. >> saturday night, at l...

Well, it is just after midnight in washington. Three years to the day that donald trump was inaugurated as u. S. President. And now that presidency hangs in the balance with his historic impeachment trial about to get underway. The trial begins tuesday, and the democratic leader in the u. S. Senate is promising a battle. Chuck schumer seen right there told reporters sunday night he will push for more evidence on the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress Charges against the president. He wil...

Fires out west and flooding in the east. A rare summer chill is bringing near record lows to millions. Indra petersons is tracking Severe Weather from coasttocoast. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im in for christine romans. Great to have you with us. Thank you. Im john berman, it is thursday. A humanitarian truce in bloodstained gaza. Israel and hamas agreeing to a request by the United Nations to stop the attacks for five hours. This, after they killed four palestinian boys playing on...

Homes they fled from to get more personal supplies and what not, but already there are cracks in this humanitarian pause. This morning the humanitarian ceasefire broken. Rockets launched towards the Regional Council in israel, two hours after the temporary ceasefire started, agreed upon by both sides in order for the u. N. To tend to the injured in gaza nearing 2,000. Just hours earlier rockets were fired by hamas over tel aviv, one intercepted by the iron dome, another making contact. Israeli f...

We see peshmerga soldiers in cages. They threatened them telling them to abandon their jobs or face a similar fate. Cnn can not independently confirm the authenticity of the recording. Cnn is on the ground in iraq. Lets go to Senior International correspondent ben weidman who is live in erbil. You have been on the lines with these fighters. Do you get the sense, do you surmise this video will have any impact on their resolve . Its clear from the video itself, george, thats the aim of isis in put...

The terror group isis released a disturbing manual that describes details on how to properly beat and rape nonmuslim women held and beaten as slaves. According to their rules, they can have intercourse with a girl before she reaches puberty. It is quite an alarming document. And joining me now is cnns ian lee with more on it and reaction that is probably there to come in the region. Ian . Reporter well, natalie, this is something we have been hearing and know has been going on for quite sometime...

Determined to pervert islam. If were going to determine that people are susceptible to the false promises of islam, then the International Community needs to offer Something Better there are savage cruelties out there that have to be stopped. Today well hear from the president again addressing Foreign Ministers and leaders. When you look at the programs being talked about, theyre more practical than you might expect. People talking about certain ways to identify warning signs. Or provide opportu...

Good day to you. In milwaukee, wisconsin, things are calming down at this hour after a night of violent protests sparked by a police shooting. An officer shot and killed an armed man during a foot chase. During the protests, one officer was hit in the head by a brick thrown into his squad car. Police then moved in to clear the streets as you see here, but they say protesters set four buildings on fire. Milwaukees mayor spoke about the shooting. He was hit by two bullets, one in the chest, one in...

These stories are all ahead this hour. Welcome to the viewers a in the United States and around the world. Im natalie allen. Im George Howell in the newsroom in atlanta. Newsroom starts right now. 5 00 a. M. On the east coast and we start with a feud between the u. S. President and professional sports. It got even more heated on saturday after the president disinvited the National Basketball champion Golden State Warriors from visiting the white house. He said in a tweet, going to the white hous...

At cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Newsroom starts right now. Thanks again for joining you. A feud between donald trump and professional sports is getting even more heated and now the controversial practice of taking a knee during the u. S. National anthem has spread to major league baseball. The pitcher of the oakland tl z athletics may be the first to join the tension against Racial Injustice. He tweeted this. Going to the white house is considered a great honor for a championship team. Ste...