i m brianna keilar with john berman this morning. we begin with major news just in, president biden will officially be making a controversial trip to saudi arabia. what was really an open secret is now being confirmed by the white house. the middle east trip next month will include visits to israel as well as the west bank. the controversy surrounds what biden said as a candidate, he vowed it punish the kingdom and make the saudi crown prince a pariah for the assassination of journalist jamal khashoggi. arlette saenz live at the white house with this official announcement, arlette. what are they saying? reporter: well, john, those comments from president biden appear to be in the rear view mirror as he is now preparing to travel to saudi arabia next month. the white house saying this will be part of a broader trip to the middle east, spanning from july 13th to july 16th, starting with those stops in israel and the palestinian west bank. the president will then travel on t
republican senators signaling it could be strong enough to overcome any threat of a filibuster. the new legislation coming in the wake of several mass shootings across the country, including an attack on a texas elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. now, this framework of the agreement includes modest gun restrictions, and broader investments into mental health and school security. we have team coverage of these developments. joe johns is with the president in delaware. let s begin with daniella diaz on capitol hill. what can you tell us about this compromise? well, it just broke a little over two hours ago. and it is just a framework as you said, no legislative text yet. but i m going to talk a little bit about what this proposal includes. it would have support for state crisis intervention orders, investment in children and family mental health services. protections for victims of domestic violence. funding for school-based mental healt
i m sorry to tell you. the average cost of gas now topping $5 a gallon this morning. this is not just everyday drivers, obviously, being impacted. how emergency crews now are trying to save as well. plus, a new saudi-backed golf league luring some big names and reportedly handing out even bigger payments. the controversy surrounding the new league. it is saturday, june 11th. good morning, christi. good morning, boris. let s talk about this national call for gun reform this morning. hundreds are marching for our lives rallies. they re planning nearly all 50 u.s. states today demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. series of high profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have reignited outrage and put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take some form of action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests are going to be held. they, of course, follo
prices and rising costs for food, energy, and housing. the biden administration is clearly on the defensive, as the financial pain felt by americans keeps growing. and the embattled uvalde school police chief speaks out for the first time about his response to the massacre. he s reportedly denying he was the scene commander and rejecting many of the main criticisms of his performance. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. and we begin our coverage this evening with fresh fallout from last night s blockbuster january 6th hearing and new indications of where the committee plans to go during its next round of testimony. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has all the latest details. tonight, the impact being felt from the first hearing of the january 6th committee, as they set the stage for what s to come. some republicans are working to discredit the findings. while the form
to the democratic republic of congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. hello. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere underlining the challenge politicians face. our north america editor sarah smith was watching the testimony. we should warn you, her report contains some graphic content which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don t want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was inte