president trump taking a brand new swing at jeff sessions. suggesting the attorney general should have held off charging republicans until after the midterm election. also the murdered woman president trump is turned into a martyr in his fight over legal immigration. her father is speelking out. and what he's telling the president is making headlines. >> plus a state of emergency declared along the u.s. gulf koets. tropical storm gordon gains

strength expected to become a hurricane by the time it hits. welcome to our viewers. in the united states. of course all around the world. this is cnn "newsroom." donald trump has said he has no plans to replace the attorney general jeff sessions before the midterm election. a new tweet mocking sessions shows the president is concerned about democrats chances in november. and that he still thinks the justice department protect him and his supporters. cnn reports. >> reporter: president trump staying out of the public eye today. while going after his attorney general behind closed doors. criticizing jeff sessions for indicting two republican congressmen. one who is accused of insider trading and another who is accused of brazeningly misusing

campaign funds for personal expenses arguing it could hurt his party in the midterms. in a tweet that stunned washington. trump writing two easy wins in doubt. good job, jeff. that criticism as he preparing to hit the road to stump for republicans amidrising fears of a blue wave in the elections. for the stakes couldn't be higher and concerns of impeachment are growing louder. >> trump traveling to montana, north dakota and south dakota this week alone. part of the effort to boot vulnerable democrats and boost republican hopefuls. >> with nine weeks left in the battle to control the house. the president sending this message. >> people say we have the majority. by almost nothing. somebody has a cold. we no longer have the majority. we need republicans in congress.

>> reporter: that amida creeping sense of panic. from republicans who fear that seats which were once safely theirs, are now up for grabs. >> over the next two months republicans have to point out the success. >> reporter: republicans fears on full display in texas. where senator cruz is facing an unexpectedly tough fight against a democrat. in a race that should be a cake walk for cruz. trump announcing he'll rally alongside cruz next month. tweeting i'm picking the biggest stadium in texas we can find. the president critics look to remind texas of the bitter feud that played out between trump and cruz. when he suggested his father was involved in the assassination of jfq. insulted his wife and branded him lying ted. >> he's crazy. lying ted. he doesn't have the temperament

to do this. >> with the battle for the houts just weeks away. cnn latest house rates ratings show there are 30 seats considered to be toss up. 28 are held by republicans. and 12 are in areas hillary clinton won in the presidential election. asked recently if he fears impeachment if democrats win the house. trump saying i don't think they can impeach somebody that's doing a great job. now the white house is said president trump plans to be on the road 40 days at minimum between august 1 and election day. he is eager to get out and support the candidates. what we're told inside the white house is that the president's motivation for this is self-protection. he knows and he's aware if democrats take over capitol hill it could pose a threat to his presidency. let's head to london.

jacob the deputy head of the u.s. and the america program. thank you for joining us. >> hopefully you can hear me. let's start with president trump tweet. criticizing his attorney general. jeff sessions. for indicting two republicans. mr. trump tweeted this. two easy wins now in doubt. good job, jeff. then speaker paul ryan reacted by saying this. department of justice should always remain iowa political and the speaker has demonstrated he takes the charges seriously. for more you can ask him. at his press conference this week. so jacob, why does the u.s. president not appear to understand the role of his own attorney general and his department. and could this issue potentially divide the republican party given what we just heard from paul ryan's spokesperson?

>> i don't think -- let me start from the back. i don't think this could divide the republican party. ryan in particular and the republicans in general have made an art out of ignoring or minimizing trumps tweets. aking as though they're not official from the president. i don't think there will be any meaningful push back. as there hasn't been on any number of norm shattering things he's tweeted or said or done. with the department of justice. why he doesn't understand it's supposed to be independent. i don't know the root of it. he believes that the department of justice should exist to serve the will of the president. he sees the government as an arm of the president's will. not a diversified of serving the public good through a variety of mechanisms. not all respond immediately to the will of the executive.

still two years in office there's a misunderstanding about the way the federal government is constituted. >> which is interesting. he doesn't that. but his colleagues don't press him on that. do they? >> the danger the republicans were faced right now is losing primary elections. to more protrump candidates. that might change if there's a significant democratic victory in november. if the political wind shift. if republicans become more afraid of losing a general election to a democrat than a primary election to a protrump republican. then there might be a more vocal or more active antitrump caucus within the republican party. until we get to that point we won't know what the how far the ground shifted under us. >> and how vulnerable do you think the president and his party are? come the november midterm

election. >> there are indicators that point towards at least significant democratic gain. on the other hand in both the house and senate for different reasons the republicans have significant structural advantage. the democrats will need to do more than well. they need to do very well to take back the house. the senate it's possible to take back. because the senate reflects the election of six years ago. it saw significant democrat victories. they can't make up the numbers they could in the house. so a good democratic situation looks like taking back the house and either holding the line in the senate or moving to a very narrow margin of control. >> in just a few hours from now. confirmation hearings for the supreme court pick brett kavanaugh get under way. and a lawyer just released 42,000 pages of documents to the judiciary committee.

what would you expect to come out of the that? it's difficult for them to wade through that and review it. what would you expect the out come to be here? and do you see kavanaugh easily getting confirmed? >> i don't know about easily. yes. i suspect he will get confirmed. supreme court nominations has become intensely partisan. and polarized. it will be difficult for any republican senator to justify voting against the president's pick. republican senators may not be unified in the position on trump. but they are unified in the position on conservative justices. in the absence of the revelation of wrong doing at some point on kavanaughs part. and we have seen a lot of documents being with held. if there is any evidence of wrong doing, i suspect it's within the documents that are being with held and the public may never see it. then i think there will be a part more or less a part line

vote. i suspect he'll be confirmed. >> right. and now of course nine weeks to go before the november midterm. we don't know how it's going to end up. if there is a move to the democrats, there is of course this increase fear on the republican side of the possibility of impeachment. of president trump. is that a valid fear or an effort to hype that fear so that republicans get out and vote? >> i think it's a fear of the wrong thing. the real danger of the trump isn't impeach. it's investigation. if the democrats take the house they'll take the chairmanship of every committee. over sight and spending. all of the committees that could actually act as a break on trump. and actually do things like issue legally binding subpoenas. and call for public hearings in way that is under republican control they haven't. that is the real danger. because impeachment isn't a vote in the house it requires

two-thirds in the senate. even under that situation for the democrats i described you would need 15 republican senators to vote to remove a republican president. so i don't think impeachment is likely. absolutely massive political shift. if trumps popularity clapts collapses to below 30%. we haven't seen indication yet that is likely. so i think the bigger danger is the democrats spend the next two years simply burying a administration under a torrent of subpoenas and investigations and given the kind of corruption that we have seen just from the last two years i suspect there will be more to find. >> jacob, thank you so much. and bringing your analysis. we appreciate it. the governor of mississippi and louisiana have declared a state of emergency as america's gulf coast braces for the arrival of tropical storm gordon. gordon could be a category one

hurricane. by the time it makes expected land fall tuesday night. after lashing florida with high wind and rain the storm is now in the gulf of mexico. hitting northwest to the mississippi and alabama coast. hurricane warnings are in effect there. and residents have been sandbagging vulnerable areas. let's turn to meteorologist. he joins us from the international weather center. has been keeping a close eye on this. so, what are you expecting to see and how bad might it be once gordon makes land fall? >> the rainfall the flooding concern and certainly the storm surge is the primary threat. just look at the last couple hours we have had 500 lightning strikes and almost all west and offshore of the state of florida. that's where the center of the storm is. organization and spin right there. that's the eye of the storm trying to form. we think it will over a

conducive environment. 80s. the water temperatures across the gulf of mexico and the system in an area where any time you are above 82 degrees you're in line for a further enhancement and strengthening of the system. of course there's very little wind sheer. so the national hurricane center has issued the hurricane watch and warnings. notice the areas in red. mobile and west of pence cola. that's the area of concern for the highest likelihood of a category one hurricane moving in tuesday. and notice very little time the system has over the open water. if this is the system had 24 more hours or 36 over the gulf. approaching from well to the south opposed skirting the coast of florida. if that was the case, this would have everything it takes to be a major hurricane. fortunately the approach here in the speed it's moving limiting its ability to strengthen. movement around 17 miles per hour. and again when you have such a movement with a system that's

rather quick. you bring the rainfall amounts somewhere around four or five inches. if it was going a couple miles per hour. that would increase the rainfall 30 inches. that's a life threatening situation. we have a high pressure system to the east. which steering it towards southern mississippi and louisiana. so here's the official forecast track. we think around 7 to 9:00 p.m. on tuesday. winds around 75 miles per hour. which is a low grade category one. this would make lapd fall around gulf port or mississippi. close to new orleans. the storm surge is a big story with the system. as much as three to five feet of storm surge possible on the coast of mississippi. which would be a dangerous situation for the regions. >> thanks for tracking that. appreciate it. father makes a plea to politicians. who he says are distorting and exploiting his daughters murder. why he's calling on them to stop.

what he says his daughter would want them to do. that's next.

the father of murdered iowa college student molly tibbetts has a message for people.

don't exploit his daughters death. rob wrote an emotional op-ed for an iowa newspaper over the weekend. his asking people to stop using his daughter as a pawn in the immigration debate. he says molly wouldn't want it. the 20 year-old murder has become a political talking point. because her suspected killer is an undocumented immigrant from mexico. rob tibbettss wrote in the des moines register do not appropriate her soul in advancing views she believed were profoubdly racist. he added instead let's turn against racism in all its ugly manifestation. subtle and o overt. turn toward each other with the compassion we gave molly. listen not shout. build bridges not walls. celebrate diversity rather than argue over differences. his op-ed saturday came one day after president trump eldest son

had his own op-ed in the same newspaper. and blamed democrats for molly's death. trump jr. wrote this. the mask is off and the true radical face of the democrats has been exposed. they are seemingly more concerned with protecting their radical open borders agenda than the lives of innocent americans. >> for his analysis. and perspective. i'm joined by an attorney and immigration analyst as well as a cnn opinion writer. good to have you. >> thank you. >> molly tibbettss father made it clear. in his op-ed. he doesn't want his daughters death politicized and the family has said it before. why is president trump his son and others in the republican party ignoring molly tibbetts family wishes and using his death for political purposes to push immigration policy? >> well, sad to say. the reality is one reason that

trump and his family seem to be using this tragedy to advance political agenda is it has worked for them before. back in 2015 a young woman was shot and killed in san francisco. in 2015. and by an undocumented immigrant. this case trump brought to attention and it worked. illegal immigration and what he perceived as the threat became his signature issue. so i think the trump family sees this as a winning issue they can win on in the political sense. and for the international viewers i want to let people know iowa is can be viewed as trump country. this is the heart land. and it's 93% white. i think they view this as an occasion they can rile the base up. around the immigration issue. and hopefully in my view distract from some of the ongoing investigation.

such as mueller investigation. other probes into the trump family and the organization. >> right. and let me read a part of what molly's father said. again. if i can. the person who is accused of taking molly's life is no more a reflection of the hispanic community as white supremacist are of all white people. to suggest otherwise is a lie. so how significant is that point? and the fact that it's being made by a father who is grieving. his daughter. at the same time showing support for the hispanic community. >> it shows extraordinary compassion. because as you say this is father who just lost his daughter. the fact is, what he is saying is correct. we have seen multiple studies from groups on the right and left. libertarian. and they all come up with the same result. which is that immigrants including the undocumented in the united states are far less

likely to commit crimes than natural born citizens. it was a fact correct and an important gesture to remind people that we should not view this crime as reflective of an enti united states we have about eleven million undocumented people. so sadly it is perhaps inevitable we have the people committing crimes and my view i thinkadministration has gone afo many undocumented people who are living here in compliance with the law. not committing crimes. that allows the violent offender to run free and commit acts like this. i have respect for the gentleman. no one has at this point the moral authority he has. as a father who lost his daughter. >> so how much impact do you think the words of her father will have at this critical time? and how would you expect trump

to respond to his request to stop politicizing her death? >> the bad news is to be honest i do not expect president trump to heed the advice. and to refrain from politicizing her death. he feels the president feels this is an issue he can continue to exploit. and use to his advantage. but the good news is i do belief that the tide is turning with the american public. we know from polls this summer by the "washington post." that 59% of americans disagree with president trumps immigration policy. so the nation coming around in the sense of embracing more progressive or open views on immigration. and the fact is when we talk about these crimes and undocumented people and is sad say, evil comes in all colors. the good news is in my view that so does kindness and compassion. mr. tibbetts is an out standing example. >> good point. donald trump jr. says democrats

and in his words more concerned with protecting their radical open border agenda than the lives of innocent americans. by saying this is the son of the president trying to blame democrats for the murder of molly tibbetts? you think yes. also this reference to the democrats wanting open borders. is that true? >> no. as a matter of fact that's a very common talking point for republicans. from politicians on the right. but no one in the immigration debate wants open borders. no one is in favor of that. not even the immigrant rights groups or immigration advocates. what people want is we acknowledge we have borders we have a rule of law. we need smarter immigration ep enforcement and humane. and targeted enforcement going after drug dealers and traffickers. and people like this individual who allegedly killed molly

tibbetts. what we have smarter and better immigration enforcement we can avoid the tragedies and hopefully as the nation move forward towards a more constructive immigration debate that actually results in solutions. instead of more rhetoric and deviciveness. >> in the middle of tragedy. never stop fact checking. thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> it is a city already reduced to rubble. trump has a new warning for syria and the allies against attacking rebels in italy. that story just ahead. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale.

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welcome back. let's update you on the main stories this hour. authorities have launched an investigation into what caused sunday's massive fire that gutted brazil's national museum. it's feared it destroyed millions of artifacts spanning 11,000 years. it suffered from lack of funding. no sprinkler system in place and hydrants were dry. >> airports under way to give two jail journalists. the men were sentenced to seven years? jail for possessing state secrets. investigating the massacre of the minority. the un and human rights groups are calling for the journalists release. most of the u.s. gulf coast is bracing for tropical storm gordon. which could be a category one hurricane by the time it makes

land fall tuesday night. the governors of mississippi and louisiana each declared a state of emergency. and activated their national guard unit. gordon is expected to gain strength northwest through the gulf of mexico. >> president trump is warning syria and allies russia and iran not to recklessly attack italy. which is the last major rebel stronghold in syria. president trump wrote this in a tweet on monday. the russians and iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in the human tragedy. hundreds of thousands of people could be killed. don't let that happen. following developments in syria. from her vantage point in istanbul. president trump says it would be a grave mistake if syria attacks italy. what might the threat signal?

>> well, it's very hard to tell. it's not the clearest threat of action that we have heard from this president who is really not held back when it comes to making threats of action by tweet. it's very similar to the warnings that we have heard from other u.s. officials over the past week. you have heard from secretary of state mike pomp. warning against this imminent operation to attack italy. and we have also heard from nikki haley in a tweet yesterday saying eyes are on the action of the i rainen and russians. hash tag no chemical weapons. it seems the united states is again basically saying the red line is going to be chemical weapons. we have heard from u.s. officials. over the past week saying that plans have been drawn out both potential target list if there are allegations of proven use of chemical weapons when it comes

to. it's prepared to take action swiftly and strike the targets if it happens. it doesn't seem there's willingness or appetite as we have seen over the past few years for the u.s. to get involv involved directly. to stop what could be a massacre a blood bath. if the operation goes ahead. and we have seen it just a few months ago when it comes to southern syria. the free syria army there. allies of the united states these are rebel groups that the u.s. supported for a few years. and they were abandoned and told to face the russians. the i iranian. and the province is under the control of the syria regime. >> we will keep close eye on the

situation. many thanks. leaders in the catholic church have offered a apologies for the sexual abuse scandal. the sentiments maybe too little and way too late. we'll take a look. stay with us. what do harvard graduates know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at force factor is flying off the shelves at gnc. forebrain's key ingredients have been clinically shown to help enhance sharpness and clarity, improve memory,

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em pat ld catholic cardinal spoke out about clergy sexual abuse sunday. it wasn't enough for some church members. donald wuerl is accused of mishandling clergy misconduct while he was a bishop in pennsylvania. and calls for him to are sign are growing. one parishioner turned her back on the cardinal. she tells cnn if he's serious about change, wuerl should step down. also wants the church to be more forthcoming in how it deals with sexual abuse. >> i was trying to send a message that i just speaking for

myself, do not approve of the way the church has handled this scandal for 16 years. and i think that the church could use some more transparency. in the way they have dealt with this. >> for his perspective on this. i'm joined by cnn religion commenter. father edward beck. thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> we heard there from parishioner mary. who turned her back to cardinal wuerl in protest. let's listen to what another parishioner in the very same church had to say directly to cardinal wuerl. >> we need to hold close in our prayers and loyalty. our only father francis. it's clear that he is the object of considerable animosity.

>> shame on you. >> so far the two examples of protest there. catholics across america have signed a petition for the bishops of america to resign. is it time for the catholic church to listen to the calls for cardinal wuerl and others to step aside to show support for a much needed radical change to the culture within the catholic church? >> well as you may know, cardinal wuerl did submit his resignation two years ago. when he turned 75. which is required of the bishops and cardinals. and pope francis has yet to accept it. so really the ball is in pope franciss court as to whether he accepts the resignation and other bishops who may have been involved in sexual misconduct or mishandling of sexual abuse cases. really the focus now is on pope

francis. for what is a global problem. and how will he deal with the bishops in particular with regard to the issue. >> of course pope francis is also under attack himself. former vatican ambassador vigano accused the pope and others at the vatican of knowing for years about sexual misconduct against card mccarrick. who resigned. unverified accusations. but this is how the pope responded. >> i read that statement this morning. i read it and i will say i must say this. to you and all of you who are interested. read the document carefully. and judge it for yourself. i will in the say one word on this. >> father, why such a meek response from the pope? to such serious accusations and a i tempt to expose what's happening within catholic church?

>> the immediate response of the pope saying it's going to be silence. i'm interpreting as i'm not going to get in the mud and wrestle with this archbishop who just is full of slander. and mistruth. so basically the pope has said his account is not accurate. vigano. and others have corroborated it's not accurate. his eleven page letter was full of untruths. and so i think basically we are waiting for what the pope will say with regard to mccarrick. he doesn't want to be seen as acting in response to vigano's letter. because it's full of mistruths. or untruth. >> why? because wouldn't you reply if it's not true. simp simply say that. >> again, it's a complex issue. because we also are involving the pope's previous pope

francis. pope benedict was supposed to have issued the restrictions on cardinal mccarrick. according to vigano. and we see cardinal mccarrick celebrating mass with pope benedict and traveling around the world. if he had restrictions on mccarrick. he didn't follow them. is pope benedict to be implicated in not following through? is it just pope francis. it extend beyond just what did pope francis know. pope francis certainly when he found out about child abuse allegations of child abuse. against cardinal north carolina casework from the archdiocese of new york to rome. mccarrick was removed from doing any public ministry and stripped of his title as cardinal. with regard to the other allegations that vigano says he said to pope benedict and francis, those are allegations

of sexual misconduct with seminaries and priests. it didn't have the same urgency as sexual abuse of minors. still waiting to hear from pope francis. what did he know and when. and many including editorials believe he should speak publicly about the time frame. >> and catholics across the globe don't think the response has been good enough to this point. is this a water shed moment for pope francis? his greatest challenge so far perhaps. >> i think this is the greatest crisis in the last century of the global catholic church. it's certainly is a water shed moment for pope francis. how he handles this sexual abuse crisis and many say he's too late and handling it already. may very well define his papacy. so all his talk about the environment. about refugees. about the dispossessed the poor.

will be over shadowed if he doesn't deal head on with this sexual abuse crisis. so certainly i think it's a water shed moment in this papacy. and roman catholicism globely. >> catholics are expecting a radical response to the this. father. thank you for being with us. >> after a deadly air strike on a school bus packed with children. the coalition behind the attack says it was quote a legitimate target. we'll take a look when we come back. show me minivans with no reported accidents. boom. love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com.

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a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! it is a parents worth nightmare. and human rights activists say it could be a war crime. 26 school children ages six to eleven. were killed last month in yemen bloody civil war. on a field trip when an air strike hit the bus. cnn senior international correspondent interviewed the spokesperson for the coalition. which carried out the attack. >> the coalition announced the findings of an incident assessment team and they are

doubling down on the assertion that the bus. the school bus attacked on august 9th was a legitimate target. >> it's a legitimate target. it's not a school bus. the bus is carrying some fighters elements. and they are responsible about recruitment and also the some of the perkts in that bus. it was as being announced by the jihad is a legitimate target. and the only thing the mistake being commented by the coalition is the timing. wrong timing. with the target being conducted. >> cnn obtained cell phone footage filmed by a young boy on the bus. it very clearly shows children. you can see the blue school backpacks. that doesn't seem to jive with the findings of the assessment team. everybody saw there were children on the bus. you're saying it's still was a

legitimate target? >> they have told their story that the bus is going to school and there is kids on there. that time when the incident happened there is no school time. and also in yemen. we have seen some of the picture we cannot confirm. yesterday some of the video some of the picture cannot be likely liable sources by the what's the source for that picture and video. however. it's very confirmed intelligence ngs information that the coalition did the attack. and fighters in that bus. you need to ask we need to know the truth. our foot is not on the ground inside there. they need the answer the question if that bus is for the commander. what the kids are doing there. we have taken it as questionable or controversial point. >> just to clarify, you believe

there were commanders on the bus. and that is why you believe it was a legitimate target in. >> we're not talking about expectation. the war has nothing to do with expectation. we're talking about fact. figures. and we have shown the evidence the videos. the satellite picture and the recording from the mission being conducted. it's not about what do i believe or what's the expectation. we are talking about the fact being given to the jihad and according to the information they have looked and examined all the information. and the finding came yesterday. >> the does say they believe the coalition forces there was a clear delay in preparing the fighter jet at the appropriate time. and the opportunity was lost to target the bus as a military target. so they believe a mistake was made. and a lot of those who have been speaking both the un panel of

experts last week and other human rights organizations believe that could meet the criteria for this to be seen as a war crime. what are the next steps? will anybody be punished? are you taking steps to investigate if it was a war crime? >> war crime or any systemic target is not found in the operation in yemen. we are best practice. the special instruction and for the air operation. now this is the story. the independent team. we have announced we are accepting the out come and the finding. we have gi given all the evidence we have for the. and if they are telling the story and other organization, it's being proofed by them the information that we have intelligence information it's not a school bus. because there's no school time

at that time when the incident happened and also we have shown all the video that we never observed or noticed kids on the bus. and it being announced that some of the fighters are on the bus. >> the giant is an internal mechanism. will you allow an independent investigation. >> the independent team has nothing to do with the command. they have their own mission. it's not part of the joint force. >> what changed can we expect moving forward? will you be changing for example your rules of engagement? that's a recommendation. >> as we are expecting if you're asking about the steps it's going to be taken for as an extra step. we have a multi-step process. it will be conducted. we have the legal advisory office. they will put the accountability

on the those who committed the mistake. and the which is announced we will look to those lesson learned and improve. always to make sure incident in the future will never happen. >> so you will be revising why rules of engagement? that's the next step. >> that's not the only step. there are many steps that will be taken. and also by the improving. and also the joint committee to assist granting. it will take place and the for the people who lost their lives. the compensation will be given to families. >> how would you characterize currently your the saudi led coalition relationship with the department of defense in the united states? that's something we have been hearing chatter about. concerns on the part of the

pentagon around the targeting. being the specificity of the targeting. how would you characterize your current relationship? >> well, i present the coalition to the. i don't represent the kingdom of saudi arabia. we have are sharing the information with the coalition. and with the friends. we are sharing the intelligence information. and sharing some of the information about the campaign in yemen. the most important point that we are facing and we are getting information exchanging the information about the threat that we are facing all. the threat is not just for the king doll of saudi arabia and also for the international community. and also -- this is why we are sharing information and fighting the group inside yemen. >> so, a legitimate target.

a denial that war crimes are being committed in yemen. in spite of the findings of that un panel of experts. the concern is that can lessons truly be learned if the saudi led coalition refuse to acknowledge what so many people can see for themselves. what cnn was able to broadcast when we obtained cell phone footage filmed in their last hours by schoolboys on that bus. there were children on the bus. can lessons truly be learned? >> we'd tllike to thank you for your company. connect with me on twitter. early start is next. everyone else stay tuned for more news. have yourselves a great day.

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tropical storm gordon barrelling toward the gulf. 2 million people under advisories. expected to become a hurricane later today. the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin this morning. democrats have a four-point plan to challenge the supreme court nominee. the president targets jeff sessions again. this time he slams the attorney general for not placing allies above the law. nike