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later this hour. i am symone, and i have something to say. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> folks labor day weekend officially kicks off the mad dash to the midterms. in just over two months, voters across the country are going to cast ballots in races that will transform congress. thats pretty much the only short thing about the 2020 midterms. look, if you had asked me or anybody else in my democratic friends who will win this election in the spring. im sure we wouldve said get ready for a red wave. th...

saying his symptoms are improving. meanwhile, the latest january 6 hearing is still sending shock waves to capitol hill. where donald trump refused to declare the election over or condemn the rioters. well take a look at how this could play into novembers narratives and beyond. also, nearly one-third of americans are under heat advisories. 210 million people will face scorching temperatures over 90 today. the heat wave expected to last well into the weekend. we start at the white...

>> -- probably withstand appeal. >> talk about how unusual a case like this is, this contempt of congress case and the difficulty of trying a case like this. >> you know, is highly unusual, but its also extremely important because if you let individuals make their own decisions about whether they will or will not comply with lawfully issued subpoenas, whether they are congressional subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, trial subpoenas, then the entire system just falls apart. congress c...

to review documents for attorney/client privilege. is this sort of telling us what theyre finding now? >> exactly. this is the status report of what that team -- this team, this filter team, thats what theyre called, was involved with from the beginning when the search warrant was executed at mar-a-lago. former president trumps lawyers want a special master, an independent person to conduct the review. the judge told doj tell us what youve done so far, its been three weeks since youve ...

of donald trumps top allies now says hes ready to testify. plus, president zelensky message to russia on a deadly strike in an apartment building in ukraine. >> live from cnn, this is cnn newsroom. thank you for joining us, japan is preparing to form a leader just hours after his party won big in parliamentary elections. a private wake will be held about three hours from now, followed by funeral service tuesday afternoon. u.s. secretary of state anthony lincoln made an unscheduled ...

testify after months of refusals. sue france it frantic rescue efforts in ukraine after a russian strike on an apartment building leaves nearly 20 people dead, and others trapped under the rubble. [ music ] forcemac by from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. penn is set to begin a two day farewell to former leader shinzo abe. this is where his body will be arriving at the temple, where a private wake will begin two hours from now. his funeral service will be hel...

break loose tomorrow. >> there are many questions we have for him. >> within a mile or two mac.>> it is really a ground and air attack. >> a all-out battle to save those majestic sequoias. it is monday, july 11. 5 pm in japan where the former prime minister 2 day farewell will soon get underway. hours after passing in the parliamentary elections. this as the hearst arriving there. where private wake is set to get underway in less than an hour. his funeral service will be held there o...

as the oath keepers. a new court filing is revealing the extensive planning of the far right malitia group, including a death list and attempts to obtain weapons ahead of january 6th. also today, former trump strategist steve bannon having a sudden change of heart. he faces possible jail time and now just days before his contempt trial, he says he is willing to testify before the january 6th committee after all. lets start with cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles. what are inve...

government circles, to overturn the election. >> one witness we are expecting to hear from is a former spokesman for the oathkeepers. that is the group that we now know brought explosives to the dc area ahead of january 6th, according to the justice department. one person we wont hear from tomorrow, trump allies steve bannon. days before he goes on trial for stonewalling the select committee, bannon now says he will testify. prosecutors say this last minute 180 wont get him out of next...

teachers at the end of may. and new details about what the 77 minutes of school hallway surveillance video shows. plus, a new covid variant spreading at an alarming rate throughout the united states, and this one is not deterred even by recent infections. so how do the vaccines hold up against it? welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and members of the january 6th select house committee now publicly suggesting they will use tomorrows hearing to dra...