♪ hi, welcome to all of our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm robyn curnow at the cnn center in atlanta. just ahead on cnn, u.s. president joe biden is set for his first international tour, aiming to bolster alliances in europe and tackle challenges posed by china and russia. plus the u.s. passes a sweeping bipartisan bill aimed at countering china's global economic reach. what china is saying about that. plus -- >> i've spent a lot of time on the border and both going there

physically and aware of the issues. >> vice president kamala harris defending her comments on migrants at the u.s./mexico border, while the president is abroad the next few days could pose a test of leadership for her. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. great to have you with me this hour. so the u.s. president will soon embark on a high stakes tour overseas, his first since taking office. after four years of mr. trump and america first, joe biden is expected to be laser focused on reestablishing america's role in the world. mending damaged alliances and fighting for democracy over autocracy. president biden will leave the u.s. in less than five hours' time. when he arrives in the uk he will meet with the american air

force personnel and their families before heading off to cornwall for talks with the british prime minister. this will be a very busy week for mr. biden. after the g7 he will meet with queen elizabeth, then it's off to the nato summit in brussels. then comes perhaps the most highly anticipated part of the trip, president biden's first face-to-face meeting in geneva with his russian counterpart vladimir putin. this follows allegations of russian cyber attacks and election interference. the white house has already been tempering expectations of any big breakthroughs, though, and pointing to areas where common ground is possible, like nuclear issues and arms control. nic robertson is standing by live in cornwall and he can give us a look ahead to what we can expect in the coming week. no doubt for mr. biden and many of those who are going to be joining you there in cornwall, china will continue to be a focus. >> reporter: it is, and we've already heard from scott morrison the australian prime minister, not a member of the g7

but on his way here, part of the pacific allies of the united states, the united states is looking to to sort of shore up an international coalition of democracies that are going to stand up against china's trade practices, against their human rights abuses. scott morrison along with the indian prime minister, south korean prime minister as well all invited here to the g7. the big issue here of course will be china, we've heard from president biden's national security adviser jake sullivan saying that the issue of russia and the ransomware hacks will be a topic of discussion again biden looking for support to align allies, both the g7 and when he gets to nato and when he speaks the us already been eu summit as well to align allies there to have a firm common position and to stand up to abuses like that, but also the

example of belarus, forcing that civilian passenger jet down and arresting a belarus journalist off that flight. so all of these are going to be topics, but i think the big broad issues, and this is what we heard the g7 leaders talk about when they had their virtual meeting in february, this of course so important because it's around the table face-to-face now but it will be helping the world recover from the covid pandemic. economically, but also in terms of vaccine. and host boris johnson has set a target that the g7 should aim for of having everyone in the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. there are other projects as well and initiatives, but i think it's going tobacco individual that will sort of dominate the agenda on the first day or so at least, robyn. >> thanks so much nic robertson in cornwall. back at home president biden's top domestic priorities are hitting a brick wall and many democrats are growing

frustrated, some even considering abandoning the president's hopes of bipartisan support all together. the party is already facing the collapse of a massive bill to rewrite election laws and efforts to reform gun laws, immigration and policing practices also hitting road blocks. infrastructure talks between mr. biden and a group of republicans led by senator shelly moore capito have broken down. phil mattingly has more on all of that. >> reporter: the talks between president biden and a group of republican senators have officially collapsed as it pertains to infrastructure, raising real questions about what the potential pathway forward is for a bipartisan deal. something several moderate democrats have made clear to the president and to republicans they believe is a necessity to move forward on a key central component of president biden's sweeping $4 trillion agenda. the president informing senator moore capito that those talks would come to an end in a brief phone call on tuesday and making clear that he is going to pursue

another group, a bipartisan group of senators, in their efforts to find a deal. while he is traveling overseas, leaves on wednesday morning, he will have some ofs his top adviser, some of his top cabinet officials meet with members that have group in person. also placed phone calls to three members of that group, one reap and two crucial moderate democrats, sinema and manchin, all in a process of making clear that the weeks long effort of the republicans is off the table, on the table is that effort with bipartisan senators and the white house making clear the effort to bind bipartisanship is genuine. take a listen. >> we know there are a lot of democrats who are eager to move forward, as are we, but we think there are a lot of paths forward where it's worth continuing to pursue bipartisan discussion. but another very key component of this, the president also made a phone call to senate majority leader chuck schumer and made clear he is ready for the senate to start moving the process of budget reconciliation. that basically would allow

democrats in both the house and the senate to move through the president's infrastructure proposal, really the entirety of his sweeping agenda, by a simple majority vote. it's something the president has been wary of going forward on as he searches for that bipartisan agreement. now starting the process, really kind of viewing it through parallel tracks. yes, continue to pursue bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure but make clear if those talks fall apart there is a backup plan that will be democrats only. of course, the real linchpin here senator joe manchin, senator kyrsten sinema, whether they will be on board if the bipartisan talks fall apart. now they will be central players in the bipartisan talks. the white house making clear action is the president's red line, lying down parallel tracks to ensure his agenda moves forward over the course of the next several weeks. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. one of the democrats now leading the new set of bipartisan talks on

infrastructure is senator jon tester, he is taking an optimistic approach and says a compromise is possible. >> making legislation is a messy proposition at best, but i think there's an opportunity here to get something meaningful done in the area of infrastructure. is it going to be everything that i would want? no. is it going to include some things that potentially some republicans might be uncomfortable with but will still vote for, yes, but the bottom line that's what it's about. it's about compromise and coming up with something that works for the country. if we're going to compete and we're going to maintain our position in this world as the leader of the world, our infrastructure is as important as our defense budget. so we need to make sure that the infrastructure is a bold vision, a bold plan and allows us to compete in the 21st century we live in. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell struck a different tone with this swift rebuke of

those issues. >> if you look at what the majority leader has for june it's pretty clear the era of bipartisanship is over. >> a new report from the u.s. senate details the stunning security failures leading up to january's attack on the u.s. capitol. it's most detailed breakdown of what happened to date. still it contains several glaring omissions. ryan nobles has a closer look. ryan? >> reporter: it is to date the most comprehensive examination of what went wrong on january 6th. a bipartisan report released by the senate homeland security and government affairs committee that examines security failures and a lack of preparation that failed to anticipate and stop the violence. the report concludes that capitol police were aware of the potential for violence on january 6th, that intelligence agencies failed to interpret that threat from a wide range of online chatter and that there was a lack of communication between agencies about the extent of the threat.

>> it really was a wake-up call for the intelligence community and the silos that existed that they weren't talking together like they should. >> reporter: it also reveals a significant lack of training for capitol police to deal with a threat like january 6th. as it became clear rioters would breach the capitol complex it took too long for other law enforcement agencies to gear up and respond. >> this was a moment for us, a singular event, and i say it's similar to what we saw on 9/11 where we had this attack on our soil. >> reporter: but while the report reveals a lot about what went wrong on that day, it does little to examine what led to the riots and in particular the role former president donald trump played in fueling the violence. >> with the exception of a brief reference to former president trump's remarks at the ellipse, senate republicans insisted that the report exclude anything having to do with the cause of the insurrection. >> reporter: sources tell cnn in order for the report to reach a

bipartisan consensus the language in the report had to be carefully crafted, that meant not specifically referring to the attack as an insurrection. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refusing to call january 6th an insurrection. >> would you define the events of january 6 as an insurrection? >> look, i have said a lot about that already. i said it on january 6th. i said it again february 13th. i've covered that comprehensively and i really don't think there's anything i can add. >> reporter: leading democrats to once again push for an independent bipartisan commission that republicans voted down a week ago. >> if anything, the joint report by the homeland security and rules committees has strengthened the argument for an independent commission on january the 6th. >> reporter: and despite the democratic calls for another independent bipartisan commission to look into january 6th, republicans aren't budging. mcconnell saying today that he believes this report issued by the senate in addition to the

other investigations taking place by the congress and the department of justice arresting and prosecuting those who stormed the capitol on january 6th are more than enough. democrats, though, say they will continue their push to make the commission a reality. ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. and there's nothing bipartisan about republican efforts to change voting laws across the u.s. lawmakers in republican-led states are moving quickly to restrict voting access and preempting initiatives in democratically controlled cities and counties. some republican governors also overrode local public health rules for the pandemic. >> this pattern of increased preemption by red states and blue cities began after the big republican gains in 2010, it's percolated along through the decade. it took a huge leap forward during the pandemic when you saw governors like kemp in georgia and abbott in texas and desantis at the head of the line in

florida under pressure from trump, repeatedly overriding the decisions by democratic county executives and mayors whether to close down businesses or to require masks or to fine people who weren't wearing masks and that more aggressive posture has just rolled right into this legislative session. i mean, we are seeing the state over key west, florida, passed a ballot referendum to limit the docking of large cruise ships and the state is overriding even that. so there's almost no area that seems to be out of bounds at this point and, again, it is part of this larger pattern of all of these issues where the red states are moving very aggressively to the right in almost a coordinated fashion since biden's victory. beijing is accusing the u.s. of paranoid delusion after a rare bipartisan bill passed in the senate on use. >> on this vote the yays are 68, the nays are 32, the 60 vote

threshold having been achieved the bill is passed. >> the bill is aimed at curbing china's economic influence. it would invest in u.s. technology, science and research. a hard line research to beijing is one of the few issues that unites an increasingly divided u.s. congress. >> the chinese communist party aims to exploit all of these divisions. they aim to exploit the insecurities of a global age. they aim to ensure that their power and their capabilities continue to grow and they are indeed locked in a global competition with the united states of america and with our partners and allies. so let's do what we've always done as americans in times like this, let's come together and let's use this as an opportunity to become a better version of ourselves. >> i believe that this legislation will enable the united states to outinnovate, outproduce and outcompete the

world in the industries of the future and i believe that the strongly bipartisan work on this bill has revealed that in this chamber we all believe that another american century lies on the horizon. >> for more now on the china bill and the u.s. senate vote let's approximate go to will ripley in taiwan. we have had some reaction from the chinese. what do you make of it? >> reporter: well, china is basically consistently towing the same line that they've been saying now for years, that they think the united states is trying to contain the rise of china and this started really to intensify during the trump years where relations between washington and beijing sunk to arguably their lowest level in many, many decades and that has continued under the biden administration because as you just pointed out it's one of the few issues in the u.s. right now that can actually bring together lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans both united in this push against

china which is seen by the u.s. and much of the western democratic world as authoritarian, militaristic, a bully that is suppressing human rights. in hong kong with democracy moment, in xinjiang the treatment of the uighur muslims. now you have to bill and i to put it in context. $200 billion is what they're saying they're going to pledge to invest in american technology and science. i think we have a breakdown graphic that shows where this money is going to go in different sectors. that is a drop in the bucket compared to what china is throwing into its own tech industry right now because they are trying to give china a competitive edge and make sure that china is self-sufficient because they think that the united states is trying to undermine companies like huawei and others. you can see the break down semi-conductor manufacturing, technology hubs, wireless innovation. it is what else is in this act that is really infuriating from the beijing perspective, listing

state-owned chinese enterprises that the u.s. believes are engaged in unfair trade practices, banning u.s. officials from the 2022 beijing olympics over some of those human rights issues that i talked about a moment ago. strengthening military alliances here in taiwan and across the pacific. declaring genocide in sxinjiang and making sure iron, steel and materials are american made for infrastructure projects. this bill aims to cut off that as well. now, obviously there's still a huge trade relationship between the u.s. and china but what this does and particularly for allies like taiwan, this is a small island of 23 million people that china claims as its territory but the united states is opening up these doors and asking taiwan to walk through and develop a closer relationship, from the beijing perspective they could

view that as taiwan frying to separate from the mainland which could put this island in big jeopardy analysts say. it is a delicate balancing act and an awkward position when the united states get into an issue and taiwan has to figure out how to dance that dance and balance the relationship between the mainland and the united states. >> will ripley, thanks so much as always. you're watching cnn. still to come, a group of texas nurses say they are stunned after their employee made vaccinations mandatory. details of that. plus what's sparking outrage among political leaders in france. details on that. smelling scent. now crafted with more natural ingredients and infused with essential oils that are 100% natural. give us one plug and connect to nature.

we are tracking severe weather and fires across the u.s., parts of arkansas and mississippi saw extensive flash flooding on tuesday, the water covered streets and threatened businesses. some 6 million people were under flash flood alerts as of tuesday. parts of the western u.s. could all use -- could use all that water. in arizona several neighborhoods are under evacuation orders as twin wildfires burn near the city of globe. they've burned through more than 100,000 acres. as of tuesday one wildfire

called the mescal fire is 23% contained, the other called the telegraph fire is believed to be human caused. it's still growing and was only 18% contained. then another wildfire, this time in california, take a look at these images, the blaze sparked tuesday near wheatland in ub ba county. hundreds of people had to evacuate including those living at beal air force base. at least one home has been destroyed as of several hours ago the wildfire had burned 900 acres and was 40% contained. so some positive signs in the fight against covid, the world health organization reports that global cases have declined now for a sixth week in a row. the u.s. and the -- in the u.s. the cdc says that half of those 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against the virus and it also reports that 42% of americans are now fully vaccinated with 13 states having already reached joe biden's goal of having 70% vaccinated with at

least one dose by july 4th. but a fast spreading variant is cause for concern. >> in the uk the delta variant is the rapidly emerging as the dominant variant, greater than 60%. it is replacing the b.1.1.7, the transmission is peaking in the younger group of 12 to 20 year olds, mainly that group that we're concerned about here about making sure they get vaccinated. if you had your first dose, make sure you get that second dose. and for those who have been not vaccinated yet, please get vaccinated. >> and as vaccinations become the main push to return to normal life, there's growing backlash against companies requiring their employees to get a shot. here is brian todd. >> reporter: nurses and other staffers of houston methodist hospital protesting their own

workplace and its new mandate that every employee has to have the covid-19 vaccination or face getting suspended and then fired. >> everybody across the nation is going to be forced to get things into their body that they don't want and that's not right. >> reporter: nurse jennifer bridges is one of more than 100 employees suing the houston methodist hospital system over the new policy. plaintiffs call the vaccines unapproved, experimental and say they're being treated like guinea pigs. the hospital's ceo says it's unfortunate that those employees refuse to get vaccinated and put our patients first. this comes as the governor of texas has signed a bill banning businesses from requiring customers to prove they've been vaccinated. >> texas is open 100%. we want to make sure that you have the freedom to go where you want without limits. >> reporter: a number of states now forbid vaccination requirements, but over 400 colleges and universities are requiring them and the debate is

spreading to sports arenas, broadway shows, cruises and airlines. this restaurant in salt lake city got nasty calls when it went vaccinated patrons only. >> wake the [ bleep ] up. i hope your business tanks. >> reporter: one expert says businesses will likely have stronger cases requiring employees to get vaccinated than they will making customers prove they have had the shot. >> in a certain sense you may lose business if people start to say i don't want to prove that i'm vaccinated, i don't want to get into all of that or i just don't want to do it i'm not going to patronize you. >> reporter: one doctor at houston methodist hospital tells cnn that doctors and hospital administrations are perplexed over the lawsuit but that protesting employees have not caused a disruption in patient care. still this issue is likely to only get more controversial. jennifer bridges the nurse leading the protests at houston methodist says if they lose their jobs over this they will go to the supreme court with a wrongful termination lawsuit. brian todd, cnn, washington. europe is now ready to open up more borders.

the european parliament approved a special pass to allow travel across the eu. parliament members voted on the deal on tuesday and the results were just announced. the travel certificate will prove that a person has been vaccinated against covid, tested negative for the virus or has recovered from the disease. the pass is expected to go into effect by july 1st and all eu countries, some noneu countries are also in the pipeline to start using this certificate. and a visit to -- france is lifting restrictions. an onlooker slapped president macron, two men have been arrested and the incident is being widely condemned. >> let's go to melissa bell. melissa joins me in paris. what's the reaction to this slap on the face? >> reporter: indignation across the political class, what we've

seen is condemnation of the violence from across the vast spectrum of politics from the very far left to the very far right. this was of course in the context of, as you say, all of these reopenings, the lifting of restrictions, today still further liftings with people being able to go inside restaurants now to eat and gyms reopening, for instance, a little more freedom of movement, exactly what people had been hoping for, but it is also in the context of what looks -- said to be a very acrimonious political campaign ahead of next year's election, looking fairly tight for emanuel macron. he was out and about because he's hoping to regain the trust of the public ahead of that crucial vote next spring. so off to a bad start for him there, but what we have seen, robyn, i think what's interesting is as restrictions lift his popularity in the polling anyway seems to go up. so the reopening of restaurants very good news for many and of course that system that will allow by july 1st not only

europeans to get across borders far more easily but foreigners to be able once again to come to europe, which will be a great help to a continent that's very beleaguered tourism industry. >> thanks so much. good news for many people who want to come and visit paris. melissa bell there. you're watching cnn. still to come, as kamala harris wrapped up the first big diplomatic test as a vice president she's facing another high stakes test back in the u.s. also how one app helped authorities deal a major blow to organized crime around the world. we will have the details. ♪ dad, why didn't you answer your phone? your mother loved this park. ♪

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welcome back, i'm robyn curnow live here in atlanta. in about four hours' time the u.s. president joe biden will begin the first foreign trip of his presidency. he and the leaders of the wealthy g7 countries will meet in the uk later on this week to try to solve some of the world's biggest problems. covid clearly on top of the list. this will be the first in-person summit since the pandemic and after members prioritize vaccinating their own people. they're also casting a wider look at the world. the setting for the summit is cornwall in the south of england. u.s. vice president kamala harris, though, is also making a make or break week at home with the president in the uk harris is stepping into a lead role in washington and it comes on the heels of her first foreign trip as vp and amid increasing criticism from both sides of the aisle. jeremy diamond explains why. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris wrapping up her first foreign trip as vice president, a three-day swing through guatemala and mexico

which she declared a success in terms of addressing those root causes of migration which have been her central focus during this trip. there were tens of millions of dollars of new investments for central america, an anti-corruption task force in guatemala as well as an agreement with the mexican government to address development together with the u.s. in central america. all of those the vice president arguing will help in the long term to give people of central america hope that they can have better lives in their own country. this diplomatic test turning into political quick sand because she drew criticism from the left when she warned would be migrants in guatemala not to come to the u.s./mexico border telling them that they would be turned back. then there was another issue when she was asked why she hasn't visited the u.s./mexico border, initially she equivocated comparing it to not having gone to europe yet as

vice president which has frankly neither here nor there. i asked the vice president again whether she would commit to visiting that border. here is what she said. >> can you commit right now that you will indeed visit the us mexico border and will you do it soon? >> jeremy, let me tell you something, yes, i will, and i have before. >> and i also asked the vice president about another item in her portfolio, an assignment from the president to tackle this issue of voting rights. the vice president telling me that she is not giving up on this, despite these new comments from democratic senator from west virginia joe manchin that he will not weaken the filibuster, he will not support one of these key pieces of voting rights legislation and so while the vice president insisting that this this is a fundamental fight for democracy and she will press on, not being entirely clear on what the how is to get that done. jeremy diamond, cnn, traveling with the vice president in mexico city. >> thanks, jeremy for that. in an effort to stem some of the migration at the u.s. southern border the united states is deploying border

authorities to cancun. two officials with the department of homeland security say the officers will help spot travelers arriving in the city who are likely heading to the border with the intention of entering the u.s. illegally. now, one official says the expansion is part of an existing program to position u.s. border officials alongside foreign counterparts in strategically placed locations. months after massive electrical outages crippled the state of texas, it's governor has signed two sweeping bills into law aimed at weatherizing the state's power grid and reforming the leadership of the agency that runs it. 4 million texans were left without electricity for almost a week and at least 151 people died during february's winter storm. and it really reads like the ending of a hollywood thriller, only it is true. global authorities executed a massive sting operation across multiple countries seizing more than 30 tons of drugs, hundreds of weapons and nearly $50

million in global currencies. we're learning more about operation iron side, the three year affair europe calls one of the most sophisticated law enforcement to date. it was made possible with special phones with an app called anom. >> reporter: what we're learning from these indictments is that organized crime don't communicate with iphones using what's app or i message or other platforms, what they're using are hardened encrypted devices. so a phone that has all of its other devices and apps cut off, they can't make phone calls, they can't send emails, they communicate on a closed loop and that's what this new anom, these personally configured phones were doing and the phones are distributed by word-of-mouth between gangs and criminals that trust each other who according to the fbi indictment are willing to pay up to $2,000 for

one of these encrypted devices. what they did not know was that the fbi had planted what they describe as a master key on every message that would go between these devices so that they would then be able to store that information, decrypt it and use it as evidence later. some of the details are astounding, that suspects were sending photos of drug shipments, cocaine packaged in kilogram sizes with special packaging of batman logos, for example, or hidden inside hollowed out pineapples or cans of tuna and open brazen discussion between traffickers about the fees for dropping off a package or how many kilos would be moved at a time and this is part of what law enforcement agencies have used to conduct hundreds of arrests and seeds many tons of illegal

drugs and tens of millions of dollars in cash. >> ivan watson there. thanks for that is correct ivan. here is what colvin shivers of the fbi's criminal investigation division told fbi about the operation. >> it's creativity, ingenuity and how do we think outside the box? how can we use what we have within existing laws to identify some of these individuals. so these encrypted platforms, again, the emphasis here is these are closed networks so in working some of these investigations we recognize the fact that criminal organizations tend to use these types of encrypted devices to basically ensure that they have covert communications. so i think if anything it was just ingenuity that our agents used in developing these platforms to help us illuminate some of these organizations and identify some of their criminal activity. what we always try to do is stay ahead of the curve. i would imagine that a number of

criminals out there are wondering what is law enforcement doing now. i don't want to answer that question but we want them to know that some of the things as they continue to evolve that we're going to evolve as well. >> and some major websites around the world are now up and running again. a massive internet outage caused them to go dark for about an hour on tuesday. this was linked to a widespread failure at the cloud service provider called fastly. high traffic sites and apps like our very own cnn.com, amazon and others were affected. and a politician in japan is apologizing for saying it's okay to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. his comments came as japan is considering changing a century old law that set the age of consent at 13. the lowest among developed nations. blake essig is in tokyo and he joins us now on this story which really does make for uncomfortable listening. >> reporter: incredibly disturbing comments, robyn. these comments were made by a 56-year-old politician from the

constitutional democratic party here in japan and a member of the house of representatives. back in may while debating japan's age of consent and changes to sex crime laws honda said it would be wrong if someone in their 50s is arrested after having consensual sex with a 14-year-old. criminal law researcher attending the working party group tweeted she will never forget hearing honda yell at her, quote, will i believe caught if i and my 14-year-old agree to have sex? she says her answer was yes, in a developed country you will be caught. these comments were made as japan considers changes to its century old law. as you mentioned, robyn, current the age of consent in japan is 13 years old. earlier this week honda apologized for his comments releasing this statement, he said, on this occasion i want to offer a heart felt apology for my inappropriate comments that ended up upsetting a lot of people. i understand that it can be considered sexual exploitation

if a young person at least up to middle school age and an adult have sex given that they are not equals. since issuing that apology the backlash has been swift with many on social media calling the comments appalling and expressing shock and disappointment that this man still has a job. the secretary general of his party said that the facts were investigated and after confirming the comments honda will be given a strict warning. robyn, that is all that will come as a result of those comments for this politician. >> meanwhile, the age of consent remains at 13. it's just not okay, is it? thanks for keeping us posted on this story and any new developments. please do bring them to us. blake essig in tokyo. thank you. still to come, what the associated press is saying after israel ordered details on why it targeted a gaza building housing media offices. finish quantum,en you skip thh you save up to 20 gallons of water each time. finish quantum with activblu technology has the power

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site have found at least 27 graves of victims of the 1921 tulsa race massacre. the experts in oklahoma say they expect to find more burials as they widen their search. they say they don't know how long the excavation will take because they don't know how many more graves they will find. the tulsa race massacre is one of the worst acts of racial violence in american history. 100 years ago a white mob attacked a black business district killing as many as 300 black residents and burning the neighborhood to the ground. police in arizona are investigating anti-semitic graffiti sprayed on a synagogue there. the swastika and slur were discovered on monday. the anti-defamation league said anti-semitic incidents have more than doubled at the same time last year following the recent conflict between israel and hamas militants. a rock was thrown through the window of another synagogue last month. a state lawmaker who attends

that synagogue tweeted that the amount of jewish hate isn't shocking but the silence is. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is vowing to fight hate groups as three members of a muslim family were killed in what he called a terror attack. the family was waiting at an intersection when police say a driver deliberately ran them over. he is charged with murder. the family's grandmother, two parents and a teenager were killed. a nine-year-old boy survived. canada's house of commons cause paused for a moment of silence before mr. trudeau spoke. >> their lives were taken in a brutal cowardly and brazen act of violence. this killing was no accident. this was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred in the heart of one of our communities. israel is justifying its air strike on a building that housed

media efforts in gaza. the tower collapsed during last month's conflict. israel said hamas militants were using it as a site but they say they haven't seen evidence of the claim. >> reporter: the israeli military is giving more details into why they struck a building in gaza that hosted the offices of al jazeera. they say hamas was using the building to develop new capabilities that they say could electronically jam the iron dome missile defense system, the system that intercepts rockets midair before they can land in civilian areas. the israeli air force gave occupants of the building an hour's notice to evacuate before they struck the building leading to its collapse. according to the military they say the target was of a high military value to hamas and that the equipment was in the building at the time that it was struck and the building collapsed. but the move was widely

condemned by news organization and international journalism organizations who called it unacceptable and a threat to freedom of the press. the israeli ambassador to the united states met on monday with the ap leadership he said to try to restore the relationship and give this information and he said that israel does not think that the associated press knew that hamas was possibly operating out of the building. the ap said that it had no indication that had a mas was operating out of the building and has called repeatedly more an independent investigation so that the facts are fully known. hadas gold, cnn, jerusalem. and in a statement on tuesday associated press said israeli authorities maintain that the building housed our bureau was destroyed because of a hamas presence that posed an urgent threat. we have yet to receive evidence to support those claims. much more on cnn including brazil's supreme court could soon decide the fate of the copa america tournament. those details and more ahead.

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pretty good reason. their charter flight which was due to leave tuesday night has been delayed by cicadas. official -- airline officials say the bugs, the beatles had invaded exterior sections of the plane and a new aircraft has been dispatched and they hope to be on their way today. now, these insects are causing all sorts of trouble in some parts of the u.s. in ohio cincinnati police reported a single car crash after a cicada flew through the open car window and hit the driver in the face. carnival cruise line will resume operations in july. the company announced two of its ships will sail once more but only fully vaccinated guests will be permitted on board. both ships will set off from the port of galveston. the company hopes to restart a third ship from miami. australian baseball team is pulling out of the olympic qualifiers citing covid. they say the logistics of

providing a safe environment for the group are insurmountable. meantime, the pandemic is looming over brazil's decision to host the upcoming copa america football tournament. patrick snell has the details in our minute in sports. >> we've learned the brazilian supreme court has scheduled an emergency session for thursday, this to consider the possible suspension of football's copa america following two requests arguing the event should be halted due to the possibility it could increase covid-19 cases and deaths. on tuesday brazil's national team winning 2-0 in paraguay in south american world cup qualifying. the skipper confirming afterwards his players will not refuse to play in the copa which is scheduled to start on sunday. at the french open in paris stefanos tsitsipas and alexander zer ref both through to the semis while udansec has become the first slovenian woman to reach a grand slam semifinal.

denver nuggets star nikola jokic wins the mvp. our congrats to him. back to you, robyn. the mystery of what causes one of the earth's greatest natural wonders has finally been solved after centuries of speculation scientists from the university of iowa have confirmed a decades old theory that the northern lights are produced by powerful electromagnetic waves during geomagnetic storms. aren't they beautiful? the extremely simple version of that is that it is space weather. scientists have been able to recreate these lights in a lab with plasma. they say the next step is predicting the strength of geomagnetic storms. thank you so much for joining me, i'm robyn curnow, i'm going to hand you over to the good folks at "early start." they start right now.

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world this is "early start," good morning, i'm christine romans. >> and i'm laura jarrett. it's wednesday, june 9th. it's 5:00 a.m. here in new york. in just a few hours president biden takes off for the first foreign trip of his presidency. the trip abroad comes at a pivotal moment. just as hopes for transformational change at home are hitting a wall. the reality of a 50/50 senate, ideological tensions within the democratic party and a gop united in obstruction are al