dispute, but when house republicans and attorney general merrick garland now spilling onto the house floor where lawmakers are expected to vote soon on whether to hold garland in contempt of court honduras. but does the gop have the votes they need to get this done we're live from capitol hill and secretary of state antony blinken says he is frustrated after hamas suggested several changes to a proposed ceasefire deal. >> gaza, how negotiators are now trying to look ahead to what happens after the fighting stops and a somber ceremony that children who survived the sandy hook school shooting are now graduating from high school. how they're reflecting on 12 years since that terrible day. we're following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central attorney general merrick garland has dedicated his career to following the law and now he could soon be sanctioned on capitol hill for breaking the rules. >> this afternoon, the house is expected to vote on whether to hold him in contempt of congress for not fully abiding by a subpoena. garland has refused to turn over audio from president biden's interview with special counsel robert hur, who in february chose not to charge the president over wrongfully possessing classified documents garland has said that he won't be intimidated and that releasing the audio could discourage future witnesses from being recorded. cnn, capitol hill report, or meloni's a nonna is with us now on this melon, it made it out of the rules committee. is the full house. they're going to pass this vote to hold the ag and contempt yeah. >> well, house republican leaders are confident that they're going to have the votes ultimately to get this over the finish line here in the next hour or so. and this is despite the fact that as me and my colleague, annie grayer reported several moderate republicans did privately voiced some concern about having to take this consequential step. but members like don bacon who represents a swing district told me that even though he doesn't like having to take this vote, ultimately, he is going to vote. yes. and just as a reminder, this all stems from the doj's refusal to hand over those audio tapes from the special counters. counsel's interview with president joe biden over these special classified documents case. now, the doj did hand over transcripts of that interview, but republicans say that is not enough. it's not the same the thing they want to be able to hear those audio tapes to check it with the transcript and make sure it's correct. just listened to congressman andy biggs, a member of the house judiciary committee, explain it because the transcripts do not reflect important verbal context, such as tone or tenor, or nonverbal context such as pauses or pace of delivery all of what which went into the decision by mr. >> her not to prosecute a crime that he said was committed that prosecutorial discretion is under review by our committee legitimately and constitutionally we have the right to that audio recording now, we should point out that biden did assert executive privilege over those audio tapes. >> and nonetheless, republicans are pushing ahead with this vote. and if it passes as we expect it to do, then it has a we're to the department of justice, but they are under no obligation to pick this one up. briana. >> yeah. very good point there, mel. thank you for that report for us let's discuss with republican congressman tom tiffany of wisconsin, congressman. >> thank you so much for joining us. this vote is expected to happen within the hour. >> how confident are you that it's going to pass yeah. i believe it will pass. i think that's why leadership is brought to a vote today. and i expect it to pass if it does, what would the next step be as are correspondent on capitol hill just pointed out, the justice department doesn't really had to do anything with this contempt referral while the justice department should act on it and provide those audio tapes that were requesting in order to get a full record? of what happened with special counsel her in his interviews we should be able to see the full documentation, not simply a transcript, but be able to hear the audio also well, because then we will get the full information and the full impact of what a president biden testified. two with special counsel, her congressman, do you have evidence that the transcripts is inaccurate or in any way has discrepancies i think the big concern there first is that since the first of the year, there's been 150 different times that the white house has altered transcripts of things that president biden has said. >> we want to make sure it's there. and by the way, president biden himself said that this was mischaracterized so if it was, let's hear the audio tape and let's just give full transparency to the american people i think he was arguing that her tried to make it seem like he wasn't fully there as he was explaining certain things. >> he argued that arguments about his memory were taken out of context that being said he pointed out the transcripts from the white house. this is the department of justice. this isn't the white house. and robert hur could have come out and said that there were issues with the transcript. he has isn't yet yeah. >> this just goes back to full transparency for the american people. >> i mean, you actually made the case in the comments there that president biden said he was missing characterized with this. you have this volleying going back and forth, whether it was accurate, prove the accuracy with the audio tapes and by the way, we just asked the bill called the fair act through the judiciary committee. and the last two months, which does that with the department of justice that requires audio recordings whenever witness says they are their testimony is taken by the department of justice. every democrat and judiciary voted for this. it is for the fair act. this is very similar. let's just it's provide full information to the american people congressman, what about the argument that turning over audio of the president's interview could discourage future witnesses this is something that merrick garland has put forward i think he's just obfuscating at that point and trying to figure out a way not to do this i mean, if you have nothing to fear, then just put the audio tapes out there. i mean, let's have full transparency. that's what it all goes back to. so we have a full record i mean, there's an inquiry that's going on here at this point. we want the fullest, most complete information and we accomplish that by having the audio recordings, not just a transcript congressman, you have argued that there should be further accountability of not only the president, but his, his family this is what you tweet it out after hunter biden was convicted just yesterday, you write quote, this is just the beginning of holding the biden crime family accountable. >> now, let's do joe biden congressmen, what specific charges would you like brought against the president this. >> is, why we continue to seek the information that we've steadily methodically put together in the last year-and-a-half with the oversight committee we knew would look at it. we still have the record out there of 20 shell companies, 20 phone calls that joe biden made to his on an older 20 million. >> there hello, through those shell companies, we want to get all that information before the american people, because what happened yesterday in regards to hunter biden and the gun crime? that he was convicted of, that is just the beginning of making sure that they're held fully accountable and that actually was the least of the crimes that may have happened here when you look at all this money that's flowing in from foreign countries, including our adversaries like china or russia congressman there are some details there that i don't think reflect a record of what the oversight committee is actually put out. >> in fact, it wasn't 20 million. >> it was 15 million that went to biden family associates and there's no evidence in any of the documents put out by the oversight committee that a single dollar went to president biden when he was in office. >> therefore, there is no evidence that he did anything illegal, that he abused his power or that he abused his power in office to help his family members or friends get wealthy joe biden has a check-in and the amount of $40,000 that was has his name on it. >> you've got another $200,000 check book came from jim and sara biden, to him. i mean, sir, there's 2020 and i actually have that check here. that was a object from 2018 when he was not vice president and it actually says that this was a reimbursable. this was a loan repayment of his brother so you can make the case that the bidens did not do this. >> well, joe biden was vice president but i think it's contrary to the record. >> and its contrary to what happened when joe biden was vice president and he went and called off the prosecutor in ukraine in regards to the barista that has been that has been debunked, that prosecutor was unanimous mostly disliked by both republicans and democrats and even eu official said that he was corrupt and they wanted him out. nevertheless, congressman, we do have to leave the conversation there and we do appreciate you coming on. we hope you'll come against him welcome to join him bars take care. >> briana new developments in the war in gaza, the fate of the latest ceasefire and hostage deal now hanging in the balance. >> today's secretary of state, anthony blinken calling on hamas, hamas to accept the us back proposal. but he said because the terrorist group keeps changing its demands, blinken says, what happens next is up to hamas if one side continues to change its demands, including making demands and insisting on changes for things that had already be accepted. >> you have to question whether they're proceeding in good faith are not the longer this goes on, the more people will suffer and it's time for the haggling to stop and a ceasefire to start simple as that cnn's paula hancocks is joining us now, live from jerusalem and paula frustration there from the secretary of state during this long and difficult process. >> is there any hope that an agreement can be reached? >> well, brianna there's certainly continuing attempts to make sure that an agreement can be reached. i mean, we've heard optimistic words from from some of those mediators, but also very realistic words. we heard secretary blinken, for example, saying that he does believe that the gaps are bridged able, but it doesn't necessarily mean that those gaps we will be bridged, being very clear that it does depend on certain people saying yes to this us backed proposal. so at this point, we know that it took her mouth 11 days to come back with an official response after the us president joe biden publicly endorsed this proposal that was on the table. so certainly there is concern that that it could take even longer to get another response even when a responses given back to her mass they have said that they want certain amendments. for example, they want a specific timeline when it comes to i permanent ceasefire in gaza. and this is something that we know the israelis. certainly the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, has not been willing to put an exact timeline on the phase one of this three phase deal is a six-week ceasefire, and that is meant to evolve into a more permanent cessation of hostilities. but certainly from the israeli standpoints, they prefer that second part to be more vague. they don't want it to be an exact timeline. hamas also saying that they want the complete withdrawal of troops from gaza. but in phase one of this proposal, it is only meant to see the israeli troops come back out of the populated areas in gaza. gaps still remain even after all these months of negotiations going back and forth. so i think you really do hear the frustration coming out from the secretary of state at this point, he is pointing out that he believes that her mass is now asking for things that previously they had already 32 riana you and inquiry paula into the first few months of the war in gaza has concluded that both israel and hamas committed war crimes as well as grave violations of international law. >> what can you tell us about this report so this is a reports the un has been preparing for some months now, a 200 page report, it looks at the timeline from october 7 until the end of 2020 three and what it says when it comes to her mass is that they believe are mass intentionally attacked civilians, they accused them of murder torture, taking hostages including children. >> and when it comes to the israeli side, this report alleges that that israel committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, specifying about starvation, arbitrary detention, and killing, and maiming tens of thousands of children. now, israel has rejected this site of hand, saying that it's trying to create a false equivalency between israel, the state of israel hamas also pointing out that it proves systematic anti-israeli discrimination when it comes to this, this particular group. so it's been rejected out of hand by the united nations excuse me, by israel. we have asked hamas saw, hamas has been approached about a response, but at this point is, is not responding to this kind of report, but it is something that israel is an goodbye and has said that it does try to create that false equivalency between israel and hamas, which would simply does not exist. brianna alright. >> paula hancocks, we appreciate the report and ahead the value of former president from support as tuesday's primary races in several states bring the november elections into sharper focus plus why unexpected supreme court ruling could potentially help hunter biden with his expected appeal. and survivors of the 2012 sandy hook school shooting we're now graduating from high school. how they honoring the classmates and they lost. we have those stories and much more coming up on cnn news central greatest general in history his body and his tomb are missing expertise you know, the new season begins with the hunt for alexander the great's tomb next wednesday, if nine and discovery and stream on max, the ups stores, not just the ship and store where the shipping store the leave, the packing to watch sto the we understand this is more than a package with a packet shifted guaranteed store the peace of mind store where the right around the corner go to. >> we should get all store the ups store be unstoppable. when we pack it in shipping week guaranteed bonds, your local store today, and ship with confidence. >> here's to getting better with age here's the beat least to every thursday helped fuel today with boost type protein. >> complete nutrition, you need without the stuff you don't. >> so here's two now dad is a legend that his legendary moves might be passed down to you ancestry dna can show you which traits were inherited. >> where they came from and who he shares them with? 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>> well looked 6462 hat-tricks. if you're playing hockey, i mean, good night for donald trump. but the fact is he is the republic we can nominate one race certainly. well, certainly a couple of races, but let's talk about south carolina. were nancy mace? >> she is somebody who is on the wrong side of donald trump. >> got on the right side of donald trump, but she got on the wrong side of kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy, the former house speaker, spent money, certainly had money directed towards that to try to have her defeated. yet she one. so kevin mccarthy lost that battle yeah. >> he was not influential. we see that kind of continuing a little bit key victory for republicans in ohio special election and actually means that republicans have expanded their narrow majority in the house, still narrow, just to be clear, but it's important to look at what the victory was. it was a nine point victory, and trump actually won this district by 40 points. so how are you reading this? well, a couple of things. one is, this is an incident where every vote counts specifically now, where we see the divisions in congress. so, so so dividing, not only the house, but the us senate look at if you're republicans, you're going to have some concern, obviously, because that is an incredible drop-off. however let's remember, this was a special election. you're not going to see the same turnout. you are in a special election as you are in a general election. we'll see in november, i bet you democrats are going to be looking at this as well, branded to see if any of these moments in ohio helps cut into that lead. the trump had