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being under police investigation himself. authorities now confirming a long history of calls from the home. also tonight, in the face of unrelenting pressure, prime minister boris johnson resigns. his own party and cabinet ministers leaving him no choice. the final scandal forcing him out of office. and what happens now. a rare look at some of the u.s. veterans on the ground in ukraine. an elite group of american volunteer medics operating near the front lines, preparing far for a top secret mission. newly released video shows the moments a baggage handler stole a plane from se...

wants a long sentence for his son. he claims he did not see a lot of signs of his son's troubles, but police reports prove otherwise. but first, moments from now, president biden will present the medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, to 17 recipients. the prestigious list includes olympians, actors, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, and the first american to receive the covid vaccine. cnn's phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. what do we expect from today's ceremony? >> reporter: it's a buoyant moment to some degree. this is a particularly difficult momen...

steve giffords. but first u.k. prime minister boris johnson is out or at least he's about to be. the scandal-plagued leader says his party doesn't believe in him anymore. "themes the breaks," he said in front of 10 downing this morning. >> i tried to persuade my colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we're delivering so much and have such a vast mandate. but as we've seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. my friends in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. >> johnson was touting his successes on brexit, the pandem...

I don't know how you're going to find room. >> reporter: u.s. women's soccer star megan rapinoe. biden honoring her work fighting for equal pay. >> megan is a champion for essential american truth that everyone -- everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. everyone. >> reporter: also honored, freedom rider diane nash and civil rights attorney fred gray. >> because of her, lives will be saved and america will be safer. >> reporter: and former democratic congresswoman gabby giffords, a victim of gun violence, for her work on gun control. the president honoring even some republi...