going to do now? we may get some early answers when the white house briefing starts just a few minutes from now. and we have some brand-new information about the two americans who survived. plus, one republican lawmaker calling bs on tucker carlson s narrative that january 6th was a peaceful protest. another republican calling it flat out a lie. the capitol police are going further, insisting it invites the prospect of more antigovernment violence. and president biden s big pitch for 2024 that he s the only one who can save medicare. how it fits with his larger message to voters and contrasts with maga republicans he says are intent on making things worse. but, we begin with that breaking news. two of the four americans kidnapped in mexico just a few days ago have been murdered. two others are alive and we just learned minutes ago that they are now back across the border to the u.s. one of them, though, injured. a state department briefing is scheduled next hour with ke
pretty much so i m doing right now. i just don t even where to begin. entire communities leveled after violent storms tear through parts of the united states. you ll hear from those directly impacted. donald trump s supporters expressing concerns the former u. s president won t get a fair trial details and how one prominent democrat is responding and we re live in rome as pope francis presides over palm, sunday mass today after leaving the hospital. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom leila harrack. we begin with those powerful storms that battered parts of the united states and the death toll rising yet again, at least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured after tornadoes and storms hit on friday and saturday, the latest fatality saturday evening in delaware. in tennessee, seven people killed in mcnairy county, the mayor of covington s tennessee became emotional, speaking to the media on saturday. the last life is hard to deal with. we can t rebuild it. hotels taki
of that. [inaudible] [inaudible] well here is a bit more from nbc s aly tally. it s official. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california haven t received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] that was, easy yes? this chamber is not fully open for all americans to visit. it is the longest speaker vote in 100 years. the dramatic and twisting political melodrama not seen in the modern era. and, now the hard work begins. we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. mccarthy allies expected in the clinch the speakership on the 14th ballot, thinking that they have the votes. a speaker has not been elected. shock reverberating throughout the chamber. as congressman matt gates held firm is the man standing in between mccarthy speakership. mccarthy himself begging for gates vote on the floor. congressman mike rogers, it mccarthy alla, being held back fro
but i want to hear from one more person, the disgraced former president himself. i think it s likely final investigative hearing on thursday, all nine members of the committee voted to subpoena the twice impeached insurrectionist president to compel him to testify. liz cheney, the committees republican vice chair, said more than 30 witnesses invoked their fifth amendment right against self incrimination when they were interviewed. many of them, like roger stone and john eastman did so to avoid answering questions about their interactions in discussions with the former president. now, by subpoenaing him, the committee is giving trump the chance to clear things up. the chances of that happening highly in likely. and we think he knows how to do it deflect, deny, and lie, it was meant to take responsibility for his words and actions under oath. and a couple of months ago, trump invoked his fifth amendment right nearly 40 and 50 times when he was deposed by new york state attorney
that s what northern greenland is facing every day during this unprecedented global heatwave. the images are incredible, and we ll take you there live. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. we begin outfront tonight with garland s clearest signal yet, the attorney general going further than he s ever gone when ask if he will try donald trump for trying to overturn the election. no person is above the law in this country. nothing stops us even a former president? let me say that again, no person is above the law in this country. i can t say it any more clearly than that. you can t say it any more clearly than that. it is a crucial statement, because garland is in charge of the big decision. it is his justice department that will ultimately decide whether to prosecute trump. and the case against the former president, so far laid out by the january 6th select committee, which is gearing up for tomorrow, highly anticipated primetime hearing, has focus