this is the most significant second amendment ruling in more than a decade. in a 6-3 decision, the court struck down new york s law that places restrictions on concealed handguns . that law was enacted more than a century ago. the majority of the court ruling, the constitution protects a person s right to carry a gun outside the home. jessica schneider is live in washington with these breaking details. jessica, what more was in this decision? erica, the supreme court here significantly expanding gun rights and expanding the scope of the second amendment for the first time since 2008. so this is a 6-3 decision written by the senior most justice, clarence thomas. what it has done is it has struck down a new york gun law that you restricted who could carry concealed handguns outside the home. it s a law that stood for more than a century. but the court has now said that that law cannot stand and that crucially here the constitution guarantees the right to carry a gun outside t
day. we expect to hear two live witnesses that day, caroline edwards one of the first to respond to the attack. she was injured that day, as well as the documentaryian who was embedded with the mailitia group, the proud boys. they have been diving deep into this topic, and promising a lot. manu, tonight is just the first of several hearings in 2022. what can we expect in the days and weeks to come? we expect this month to be filled with hearings. two are expected next week. as far as additional ones through the course of this month, all of which leading up to a report that will come out later this year, probably before the midterm elections, detailing what this committee found. tonight will be the beginning of that effort to detail what they found leading to that report, as they try to complete this investigation in the coming months. all right, thanks so much. joining us now is a member of the house committee investigating the january 6th riots. congresswoman elaine lo
mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up and his political career salvaged. now despite desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. it is a remarkable public split and spat between a president, former president and former vice president, who served together for four years. we should note that. our correspondents and analysts standing by to break down all the headlines. let s begin with kristen holmes in atlanta. kristen, it is a lot of races in georgia that are key, the outcome is key and you might call them bellwethers to some degree. break it all down for us. reporter: good morning, jim and erica. that s right. the big one we re watching is the one you just mentioned, this is the gubernatorial republican primary, which has become a proxy war. on one side, the maga trump election denying faction of the republican party and on the other you have that republican establishm
Index for the first time today after 139 years of history, just seconds to go before the close and the lead with jake tapper starts now ladies and gentlemen, two president ial debates have been sets. The lead starts right now President Biden and former President Trump, putting it in writing, saying that they will face off in two debates, one and just weeks here on cnn. The political jams already are flying okay, really seriously, where is Rudy Giuliani . The onetime Trump Attorney is still missing nearly three weeks after word of an indictment and officials in arizona trying to serve him with papers, charging him in alleged election scheme and their states. So how extensive has this search been plus the charges that could soon beyond the way for boeing . One of the biggest Plane Manufacturers in the world after all those investigations into deadly crashes of 7307 Max Airplanes this is Breaking News welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper. We are starting with Breaking News in the money lea
With a potential 2020 rematch on the horizon, President Biden is targeting donald trump. On capitol hill, no deal on preventing a government shutdown. There is an Impeachment Inquiry Hearing into President Biden and sources are telling cnn, the republicans dont think it is going as planned. And one day after facing a j. Senator bob menendez faces his colleagues. All coming into cnn news central. President biden will issue a stark warning focused on the the republicans president ial front runner and his possible opponent next november. Specifically President Biden will focus on the danger he says donald trump poses to American Democracy. Also new today, a House Committee is holding its first Impeachment Inquiry Hearing for President Biden. Well have more on that in a moment. Lets begin with cnns reporter live in tempe, arizona. Thats where President Biden will speak at an event honoring his close friend, the late senator john mccain. The setting is very deliberate. Reporter yeah, it is.