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in the blast. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. more than 12 million people under flood watches, heavy rains pummeled phoenix, leaving streets and walkways flooded. meanwhile, a storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. so lets talk more about this with cnn meteorologist derek van dam. so much going on. what is catching your eye right now? >>...

according to "the washington post," but when its time for the general election is the trump stamp of approval a maga scarlet letter. apparently some republicans think so. and now even the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is warning republicans may not retake the senate. lets discuss this with former republican congresswoman barbara comstock and former adviser for president, david gergen. congressman, what do you think about this? i know you used to serve in a sort of a swing dist...

donald trump and it has taken years off of his life out of all of the fear. but often considered the dumbest person in d.c., that would be joe bidens chief of staff ron klain, now teasing joe biden his hard work and steady leadership compared to donald trumps, take a listen. >> i just think donald trump had an expectation of a president creating a [bleep] storm everything the day. i dont think its good for the country. i dont think voters wanted. and i think 81 million of them showed u...

that facility. new images first on cnn show little to no change in damage at the site compared to last month, but worries are continuing over the safety of europes largest nuclear complex. both russia and ukraine are accusing the other of plotting attacks on or around the plant. now, the lack of independent access to the plant makes it impossible to verify what is actually happening there. >> yes, its very hard for even u.s. officials to have visibility into exactly what the security s...

primary opponents are very closely watching this and thats where we begin today with grady trimble. hes at the iowa state fair in des moines where some key republicans have been putting out early feelers for 2024. grady, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, trace. might make your head spin thinking that far ahead when we have mid terms a couple months away. some of the iowa voters i have spoken to think its too early for potential presidential candidates to stop by. but thats what were a...

media rewriting 9-11 history now. it is the newest ugly chapter from those praising the work of hamas on october 7. now theyre saying that they are now understanding things about bin laden and 9-11 that they never understood before they say. 22 years later. imagine how the families of 9-11 victims feel when they hear these voices. and there is much more on this front to dig in to today. well spine with ian allie later this hour and get her reaction to these in some cases, i should say,...

You know that you just dont have to pull the trigger for that firearm to discharge. pulling the hammer back will do the very same thing, depending upon the firearm. >> elliott, let me bring you in. here because one of the points that dutch merrick raised was a lot of onus being on the actor. and the assumptions that ought to be able to be relied upon if you have this safe space. but he is notably -- alec baldwin, again -- there is someone else, hannah guiterrez-reed also charged. and another pro...

Responsibility. everyones responsibility who handles that firearm to check, to make sure that it is either loaded or unloaded or whether it has blanks or it doesnt have blanks, and to have someone else check with you at the same time. you just want to check yourself. you check and then you show it to someone else. they check with you so it can be confirmed what the condition of the firearm. and pulling a trigger, if you have taken the course seriously, you know that if you just dont have to pull...

The staff members of the production company. theres also other basis for liability — perhaps baldwin should not have pointed the weapon at hutchins, even though he believed it was unloaded. and he said he didnt pull the trigger, but the fbi says that he did, and theres the question of whether he shouldve cocked the hammer back. so whether its one of these factors or a combination of reckless behaviour, thats the district attorney public office will need to prove. and in terms of penalties, wha...

Pull the hammer back, and release, the gun will also fire. and i believe that is why he is saying he didnt press the trigger. >> baldwins attorney says he will fight the charges, calling the decision a miscarriage of justice. and mr. baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet on the gun or anywhere in the movie set. he relied on the professionals that assured him of the gun did not live rounds. an attorney for gutierrez reed calls the charges wrong and believes the armorer will be ...