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boris johnson resigned as british prime minister. what happened next is as clear as mud. ♪ welcome to "the lead." we start today with ow national lead. the father of the suspected gunman of the highland park attack said he consented to his son buying guns in 2019 thinking the son would use the weapons at a shooting range. instead the guns were used in mondays mass shooting that killed seven people. the night before the attack the father said his son mentioned the mass shooting in den...

transparency in this unprecedented situation and he set in motion essentially a process where the justice department can come and propose redactions to this crucial document that backs up that search and seizure at mar-a-lago last monday. so during this hearing there was a media lawyer advocating for transparency here, saying the judge is in the place of the media, in the place of the public and becomes the gatekeeper here for what is released widely. but the judge also was hearing fro...

scheme, as he tries to avoid more jailtime. and also today, walmart, walgreens, and cvs, all ordered to pay up in a multimillion dollar opioid settlement. where will that money go, as prosecutors claim they helped fuel a silent epidemic that left so many americans hooked and hundreds of thousands dead. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. well start with our politics lead. major developments when it comes to learning more details behind the mar-a-lago raid. this afternoon, u.s. magis...

of staff mark meadows testified that he knew the mob he was about to incite and send marching to the capital was armed. >> i was in the vicinity where i heard a conversation and the president said something to the effect of, i dont care that they have weapons. >> cassidy hutchinson testifying under oath about that. she testified to the presidents eagerness to join the mob at the capitol. also, his counsels horror at the prospect and his fears being charged with, according to her, every...

cnn has confirmed many probes connections between extremist groups and trump associates, roger stone and others. we also bring him a specific mean committee asked former white house counsel pat cipollone about and what he told them. at the last hearing we saw former white house insider, top aide to chief of staff, mark meadows, testified that the former president knew the mob was about to incite and said marching into the capital was armed. >> i was in the vicinity of a conversation wh...

manchin earlier back in july, but now we do have this bill that has passed the senate. it is headed to the house. it has the biggest investment in climate ever to come out of congress and $369 billion. it also has a host of health care provisions in it, including expanding those affordable care act subsidies. for the first time ever, medicare will negotiate the price of some drugs thats going to cap out of pocket expenses at $2,000 for people on medicare, and also going to limit the co...

cnn through the crime scene. >> plus, shes the one that we wanted and treasured. singer, actress, and icon olivia newton-john passes away. >> hello, and welcome to "the lead." im pamela brown in for jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead. president biden began his week on the cusp of a huge win for his party. the senate this weekend in a marathon voting session passed the democratic branded inflation reduction act strictly along party lines. every single republican voted against ...

>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> we begin with president biden touting a significant win for his agenda, coming as the country struggles with inflation and he faces low approval ratings. lets get straight to the white house, our chief correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us. if this bill passes as its expected to, it will be a much needed win for this president. >> yeah, wolf. and one that w...

she was active in her efforts to try to help with the overturning of the election. some committee members i have talked to are skeptical as to whether or not she was playing an influential role in all of this, but still, the committee is interested in the role she was playing. at this point, theyre still open to talking to people, even though it does appear that their investigation is heading toward the finish. we know for sure, jake, they have a big witness coming in this week, and th...

the committee will also link those groups of former presidents inner circle trying to tie them to roger stone and michael flynn. >> select committee member congresswoman murphy will jointly lead the session said expect details linking trump to the violent mob. >> do you think people will be surprised by what they hear? >> i think the hearings always have surprises so i anticipate tomorrows hearing is nothing short of that. >> we expect to hear pat cipollones closed door interview inclu...