and an entire demonstration. what result do you want? do you want the democrats to keep control of the united states senate and house of representatives? oh, i would love you know, i m not making those choices or decisions. i m going to work with whatever i have. that front democratic senator joe manchin, a short time ago. i ll ask him to play out the scenarios for us on how democrats might hold power, and what could turn that power over to the gop. plus, abortion. it may be the single biggest issue driving voters to the polls, even more than the economy. how is this issue influencing voters in swing states? and will action at the state level to limit abortion rights make its we re going to dig. and we start with those hotly contested races and ballot box issues across the country. and kansas, and abortion rights vote is facing crucial test on tuesday. it s the first of its kind since the supreme court ruling overturning roe v. wade more than a month ago. and, we re
and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail
of covid isolation. the predominant symptom is a sore throat. this is a president who has at this moment a mild respiratory illness. this is really good news. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. dangerous heat and a state of emergency. the oak fire explodes near yosemite national park in california. in fact it has devoured more than 14,000 acres and is zero percent contained since it erupted friday. at least ten buildings are destroyed and thousands more are in danger tonight. the wildfire rages as much of the country deals with extreme heat including triple digits in part of california. more than 90 million people are under heat alerts. new york has registered at least one heat-related death. some cities such as boston and newark, new jersey, have seen the mercury exceed 100 degrees. we have reporters and meteorologists nationwide covering the heat wave and the changing climate. cnn s pole o sandoval is in new york. reporter: new yorker
we begin with this week s january six hearing. the answer to questions about what exactly former president donald trump was doing and the 187 minutes between a speech at the ellipse and his video telling insurrectionists to go home quote with love. and live testimony, we learned the president knew the scene that turned volatile. he refused to stop the mob. and they once loyal trump aide sarah matthews, recounted how trump s nearest and dearest pleaded with him. to call off the rioters but, he did not. he chose instead to sit in the dining room watching fox news on tv, he did nothing. thursday s hearing, left no question that every single person in the white house was aware of the danger. one of the most chilling testament to that fact came from the testimony. former white house security official whose identity is being protected describes the raw fear heard over the radio on january six from secret service agents on the ground at the capitol. obviously, it was 30 but what p
this as officials are investigating what went wrong in this response. we have learned now that up to 19 officers stood in the hallway of robb elementary school for more than 457 exdrushating minutes as the gunman killed children inside of those two classrooms. the justice department has announced it is launching its own revancouver all of this response at the request of the mayor. they will provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day and look into why it took so long to take that gunman down. president biden vowing once again to do something about gun violence in america as texas lawmakers are asking governor abbott to hold a special session. i ll speak to representative gutierrez in just a moment. abc news has appeared to obtain a dispatch news it with a child calling 911 from a classroom advising he s in a room full of victims. we should note that cnn has not been able to confirm this video and the audio. the source sun clear, and we don