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mccarthy. the current republican leader has sent the new proposal to his colleagues to try to overcome significant resistance to his ascension. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill tonight. hello, chad. >> the math. there are at least five g.o.p. members who oppose mccarthy for speaker and, perhaps, more. >> kevin doesnt have the votes. >> what well do, well block kevin. there will be 10 to 15 members vote against him on the first ballot tomorrow that...

>> what kind of convinces? when you say suspend all arms sale. is that something youd consider? >> im not going to get into what id consider or have in mind, but there will be consequences. >> president joe biden warns there will be consequences for saudi arabia after a major oil production pipe. well also have this comments on the war in ukraine straight ahead. and they come as russia continues to pummel civilians after an explosion on a russian bridge. meanwhile back here at home, th...

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? >>...

♪♪ ♪♪ yeah. >> okay. >> and -- >> what they dont tell is -- the rest of this clip, which we got to play in full. >> that happened yesterday. that wasnt, like from years ago. >> this was their cleanup. the story was, a bull wanted to have sex with three cows. gets the three cows pregnant. >> i dont want to hear this, no. >> and saw three other cows over the fence and wanted to get those cows pregnant so much that he went over barbed wire. >> are you okay? >> to get to the othe...

well discuss the implications on u.s. relations with beijing. live from cnn center, this is c"cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> we begin with two major weather events unfolding right now. the first here in the united states, a dangerous and blistering heatwave continues its stranglehold in the western part of the country. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 10 to 20 degrees above normal and electric companies in california are asking companies to...

cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom," with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say theyre making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred...

thinks abortion should be in any case, no matter rape or incest, then you have governor whitmer, whos been traveling around the state, we had images of her holding a roundtable saying this is a human right, abortion rights sh and she sees it as a civil right. wills a lawsuit to stop abortion to go into effect in that state. the feeling is that kansas, a red state, if they can vote to keep abortion rightings in their constitution, a battleground state like michigan, the people who are o...

and even more so, about the 77 minutes of inaction that the video shows. plus, in some big cities there will no longer be a starbucks on every corner. the coffee giant is closing several locations but not because of slow sales. is this about working safety or is it about unionization? >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with our money lead and horrible news for your wallet. new data today released by the biden administration shows inflation surging to 9.1%. that ...

mass demonstrations. plus voting is underway in japan the country reels from the assassination of his longest- serving leader. a brutal summer hot spell continues with 39 million americans on alert. the sri lankan president and prime minister say they will resign after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the residences of both leaders as the seemingly endless economic crisis boils over. a short time ago four cabinet members also resigned.[ clip playing ] >> demonstrators broke ...

quite how long it is going to take them to return to normal. weve had almost no rain injuly, and the outlook for august and possibly the next three months is also warmer and drier than average. so, we need to act now. it is the responsible thing to do. so, anyone who gets their water supply from southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight, that is where this ban applies to. householders in the areas affected wont be able to use hosepipes to water gardens or clean cars, and ponds ...