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committee, three top officials who led the justice department in the final days of the trump administration including the former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen will make clear the doj saw no evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to overturn the election and will detail how he and others resisted trumps pressure to back the baseless claims. >> a preview of newly obtained footage from the documentary film crew that followed former president trump and his team for six months befo...

faces a critical decision on student loans. >> we know august 31st is a date that many people are waiting to hear something from. weve been talking daily about this, and i can tell you that the american people will hear within the next week or so. >> but up first, a federal judge in plain english delivers a rebuke of donald trump and his legal defenders. the facts are reliable. those words came from judge bruce reinhart in a new court order this morning and it makes clear that the judg...

what are top cops saying about the disturbing scene. >> and decision time. will president biden fulfill a campaign promise and cancel student loan debt for millions of americans, and if he does that, might that make inflation worse? an announcement could be days away. >> good afternoon, welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. were going to start with our world lead and the mystery of who murdered russian propagandist darya dugina, the daughter of russian writer alexander dugin. an imper...

progress in his battle with covid, the white house facing new scrutiny for its handling of the growing monkeypox outbreak. well ask secretary becerra if it is time for the u.s. to declare this virus a public health emergency an update on the tragic boat accident that left 17 people dead including an infant off the coast of the bahamas. good to see you on this monday morning. a lot happening. americans struggling to find relief as the heat wave blankets the country from coast to coa...

everybody. im yasmin vossoughian in for another hour of news. the january 6 committee may be pausing hearings until september but their investigation is moving full steam ahead. committee members fanned out on the sunday shows making it clear they hope the justice department is listening to them. >> there is a massive difference between im going to prosecute the last administration for political vengeance and not prosecuting an administration that literally attempted a failed coupe. >>...

this is the most significant second amendment ruling in more than a decade. in a 6-3 decision, the court struck down new yorks law that places restrictions on concealed handguns . that law was enacted more than a century ago. the majority of the court ruling, the constitution protects a persons right to carry a gun outside the home. jessica schneider is live in washington with these breaking details. jessica, what more was in this decision? >> erica, the supreme court here significantl...

to carry a gun. the justices this morning throwing out a new york law that required residents to prove they had a reason to carry a gun outside the home. the ruling was 6-3 with justice clarence thomas writing for the conservative majority. he said the special cause to carry a concealed handgun was a violation of the second amendment right to bear arms. we have more details on this dramatic decision. >> reporter: the immediate affect is to strike down this gun law in new york. it requi...

and wasnt willing to say in that video address made the day after january 6th. >> it looks like here that he crossed out that he was directing the department of justice to ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted. we must send a clear message with justice. legal consequences must be swift and firm. do you know why he wanted that crossed out? >> i dont know. >> they did not represent him or his political views in any form or fashion. >> he also crossed out, you do not represent me. you to ...

the january 6th committee is not done, collecting new testimony for hearings to come in september. today well be seeing never before seen footage from key depositions including jared and ivanka. they are still seeking ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, he was e-mailing john eastman, author of one of the failed plots to overturn the election. they say they may subpoena her. >> the committee is engaged with her counsel. we certainly hope she will agree to come i...

capitol on his behalf. here were witnesses including jared kushner on what was behind that statement. >> i sat and spoke to miller about putting together for draft remarks for jan 7 that we were going to present to the president that we felt we had to call for further de-escalation. >> from what i understood at the time and from the reports coming in theres a large concern of 25th amendment potentially being invoked and there were concerns about would happen in the senate if the 25th w...