he may have tipped his hand here. 60% of the european union is under a drought warning. we are in the heart of it but you can see it s far from extinguished. it s monday, august 15th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, and 12:30 p.m. in kabul where one year ago today the taliban seized control of the afghan capital. human rights have warned that millions are living under dire conditions. now cnn has obtained a copy of the scathing report on the withdrawal from the republicans. it said that president biden did not portray the events on the ground and failed to put a plan in place. republicans have relied on information from whistle-blowers, people living in kabul since the recall, and fact finding reports since the biden administration did not take part. it described inadequate numbers of u.s. personnel to handle the crowds and part of the planning got started in june and only a quarter of those evacuated were women and girls. over the past year, the
the pressure on moscow while also trying to soften, of course, the economic fallout. their unity is being tested. leaders are now facing political blowback at home as the prices for energy, food and other goods surge. on sunday u.s. president joe biden urged allies to stand strong and confront those challenges head on. have a listen. the entire world is feeling the impact of russia s brutal war on ukraine and on our energy markets. we need worldwide effort to invest in transformative clean energy projects, to ensure the critical infrastructure is resilient to changing climate, democracies demonstrate what we can do, all that we have to offer, i have no doubt that we ll win the competition every time. meanwhile, british prime minister boris johnson is urging the u.s. and other allies not to falter when it comes to supporting ukraine. warning that the consequences of a russian victory could be catastrophic. this is something that america historically does and has to do, a
longer to go in, get after it, put it out. aerial bombers between the flames and myself and it saved the house. these strikes actually did hit the port of odesa, we have indications that they certainly got close to some grain terminals. translator: this is an overgas war that russia is waging against united europe. it is tuesday, july 26, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where congressional hearings on the january 6 u.s. capitol riot are on hold until september. but the investigation is taking a new turn. cnn has learned two former trump administration officials testified before a federal grand jury in washington. marc short on the right served as chief of staff to vice president mike pence, and greg jacob was another top aide. evan perez explains why their testimony is a big deal. reporter: the justice department investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election has taken a major step forward with the former vice president s chief of staff ap
though he is not saying much. i can confirm that i received a subpoena and i complied, but under advice of counsel, i can t really say much more than that. that was my only appearance before the grand jury. and there are also reports that second aide greg jacobs was also subpoenaed and test filed. jennifer rogers, how significant is this that two of 9 former top aides have now appeared before a grand jury? well, christine, it is significant for a couple reasons. first of all, they are really important witnesses. one was one of the live witnesses that the january 6 committee brought us and they were very close to the former vice president not testified and they know everything basically that he knows. and we know mike pence was the center of the scheme of former president trump to overturn the election, the linchpin really. so it is important for that reason. and it is also important because it means that the doj investigation is broader than we ve previously known. we k
what the president s role was in trying to get states to name alter n alter nat slates of electors. we ll hear about his pressure on the states to replace the electors chosen by the voters. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show. it is tuesday, june 21, and we begin with unsettling new details about the police response to the school shooting in uvalde, texas nearly one month after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. the texas tribune revealed documents that described ongoing confusion at the scene and details of equipment that officers had access to including four ballistic shields with the first arriving nearly an hour before the officers stormed the classrooms. it is unclear at what point during the standoff this image was taken. you can see there. but the new images and information will only intensify questions. this image obtained shows at least three officers you can see there in the hallway of robb elementary school