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good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, july 26th. im brianna keilar alongside john berman this morning. were beginning this hour with new cnn reporting that takes us behind the scenes revealing just how close the supreme court came to saving roe v. wade. according to multiple sources chief justice john roberts fought to the bitter end trying to convince his former conservative justices to preserve the constitutional right to abortion. but it was th...

news that we have heard about marc short, that hes testified in the dojs probe. what does that signal to you about where the investigation stands? >> well, i mean, i look at it and it says obviously there is some interest. there was a lot of frustration, just kind of personally, for the last, i guess, year and a half, like whats doj doing? i think our investigation, though it is not a criminal investigation, certainly has brought some things to light that doj is watching, and it seems ...

conservatives must focus on the future, closed quote, a not so veiled shot at his former boss, the former presidents false claims about the 2020 election. >> remarkable to have a vice president who served under that president to then challenge him. a spokesman for the former president tells cnn he will use his speech today to focus on law and order. this as the justice departments inquiry into the capitol attack widens. pences former chief of staff marc short confirmed to cnn he test...

and houston rushes out. the country that put the first man in space is quitting the international space station. the impact on future missions just ahead. but first, your money and cnn business reporter matt egan is here with us. todays consumer confidence report was the first major data point in this critical week for the u.s. economy. what did it show? >> simply put americans are not happy with this economy. consumer confidence dropping for a third month in a row in july. to put th...

>> plus, wnba star brittney griner is set to take the stand in russia, while the family of another american also held by the kremlin, also on drug charges, calls for more attention to his case. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and merrick garland saying moments ago that the justice department will not hesitate to hold donald trump accountable for the events around january 6th even if trump is the republican nominee for president. if thats ...

arrested and then released in a matter of hours. happens all the time. im bill hemmer live in new york city. dana has the day off. welcome back, j.b. >> julie: im julie banderas and this is "americas newsroom." the assault was caught on video. this happened over the weekend in harlem. police say the teen jumped a subway turnstile without paying when officers confronted him and things turned very violent very fast. >> bill: street fight. you can see the suspect hitting the cop. the teen...

name a full-time monkeypox coordinator as the world health organization declares a global public health emergency. a spokesperson for the w.h.o. joins me this hour. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> lets get straight to all the latest developments in the january 6th investigation. the select committee is not slowing down at all. releasing new evidence today showing donald trump crossed out key pa...

well speak with the chair of the house armed services committee adam smith. a final verdict is expected at any moment from moscow. brittney griners cannabis possession case. the wnba star addressing the court during closing arguments just moments ago. lets go ahead and listen to part of her statement. russian translators have been edited out. >> my parents taught me two important things. one, take ownership for your responsibilities and, two, work hard for everything that you have. t...

risking a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s b...

risk a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s begi...