a very warm well hecome to viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm isa soares. just ahead -- >> i think it continues to be a shocking event in american history that there was an attempted political coup organized by the president of the united states. he had to have known he was spreading a big lie. and he continues to shred to t spread to this very day. >> there is a lot of work to do to reduce to legislative language. we shouldn't take a victory lap

yet. >> russia has its own version of mcdonald's, it comes under a different name here. >> food and politics have nothing in common. like come on, man, keep things simple. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. welcome to the show. it is monday, june 13th, just after 4:00 a.m. on capitol hill where more bombshell testimony could be on tap today. the january 6 committee set to reconvene before the tv cameras. over the weekend, two members of the panel offered a preview of what the public could expect today. have a look. >> should have been an bundantl clear that there was no evidence that the election was stolen and he ignored that. so the hearing monday is focusing on a deep dive in that,

getting into the information that what were all of those things that he knew this was a lie but he continued to abct on that. >> i think if anyone truly believed after what the attorney general says, for instance, after what every piece of information comes in, if you truly believe the election was stolen then, if the president truly believed it, he is not mentally capable to be president. i think he did not believe it, i think the people around him didn't believe it. >> it is worth noting that this is only the second of a total of six hearings. and adam schiff offered this broad preview of the future hearings. >> i think that you've heard a good sampling of what you will see in the hearings to come. the evidence is very powerful that donald trump began telling this big lie even before the election, that he was saying that any ballots counted after election day would be inherently suspect, that lie continued after the election and

ultimately led to this mob assembling and attacking the capitol. most important is that we're weaving together how each led to another, led to another and then ultimately culminated in that violent attack onn january 6. >> today the focus will be on how the president pushed lies about the election even after he knew he had lost. here is a preview from marshall cohen. >> reporter: the second public hearing from the january 6 select committee is shaping up to be a blockbuster event. the witness list includes donald trump's 2020 campaign manager bill stepien, that was a bit of a surprise. he is appearing under subpoena and we'll find out soon how helpful he is going to be. it is notable that he is even showing up. the panel will also hear from bj pack, he was the u.s. attorney in atlanta who was pressured by the trump white house to back up trump's false claims about

massive voter fraud in georgia. he refused to do that and he resigned. and he will now share his story publicly for the very first time. there is also going to be testimony from republican election lawyer ben ginsburg. he is a heavy weight in xwop legal circles and he was involved in the bush v gore recount back in 2000. he disavowed trump's election lies in 2020 and so did al s scmidt, he helped oversee the election there in 2020 and debunked trump's false claims that the vote counting was rigged to help the democrats. finally, the committee will hear testimony from chris stirewalt, he was a fox news staffer part of the team that predicts elections. that team made waves when they called arizona for then

candidate joe biden, thoofss a massive blow to trump's attempts to falsely claim victory and infuriated the trump campaign even though it did end up being correct. he has since said that trump tried to steal the 2020 election, that is going to be a very interesting witness. so here is the big picture for this hearing, the committee say it is all about exposing trump's election lies which he weaponized to try to overturn the results and stop the transition of power. the committee says that trump did all of this even though his advisers told him over and over that he lost the election fair and square. marshall cohen, cnn, washington. more than 20 million people tuned into watch the first primetime hearing last week. and to put it into context, that is more than the number of people who watched the academy awards earlier this year. here is what one legal expert had to say about it. >> the fact that people are

engaged, that they are watching and hopefully with an open mind i think is very important. i think the conventional wisdom is people are dug in and for the people who think january 6 is a big deal, they will watch, but nobody else. and maybe that actually is the case. but i do think it is important regardless of your political affiliation, regardless of your partisan views, just to hear what members of congress have to say about what led up to the insurrection at the capitol and of course this is not a court of law, but whether or not there is any evidence that could give rise to federal criminal charges against the former president or anyone else. >> many thanks to professor levinson. and after today the select committee is planning two more hearings this week to lay out their case that trump was to blame for the capitol riots. there are two other hearings the following weekending with a primetime hearing scheduled for thursday june 23rd.

now to ukraine where russian forces are closer than ever to taking total control of a critical city in the east of the country, the grinding battle for severdonetsk is central to russia's efforts to seize control of the wider donbas region. ukraine says russia now controls most of the city and plans to cut it off completely in the coming days. fighting has raged there for weeks with russian forces unleashing the full might of their artillery to pull medical the city into submission. ukraine's president says russia is trying to send even more troops in to the donbas and for them, the men are little more than fodder. have a listen. >> translator: the russian army is trying to deploy forces into donbas, but what reserves can they have now. it seems that they will try to throw into battle poorly trained

conscripts and those gathered by covert mobilization. russian people simply see their people as cannon fodder they need to gain an advantage in numbers and military equipment. >> meanwhile amnesty international is accusing russia of war crimes. in a report released today, amnesty says it found evidence that russian forces used cluster bombs in kharkiv, bombs that d detonate in midair scattering mini bombs. and they also documented dozens of indiscriminate strikes that killed and injured hundreds of civilians which it says constitutes war crimes. a former british army soldier has been killed while fighting for ukraine in severdonetsk. he went to ukraine to help after the war broke out. an adviser to ukraine's president paid tribute in a tweet calling him a true hero. for more on all of this, let's

bring in salma abdelaziz who is joining me live from kyiv. as you've been reporting now the last few weeks, not only are ukrainian forces outmanned and outgunned, but they are also nearly encircled. paint us a picture of what you are hearing there on the ground. >> reporter: so let's zoom in on that flash point city of severdonetsk, that all-important goal for president putin's army. right now we understand that russian troops are working to encircle that city. three bridges that connect to the sister city, two of those three bridges have already been destroyed and the third one is being heavy shelled. the main highway leading to that city is under constant bombardment, so that makes it difficult to pull civilian out. there is an estimated 10,000 people by last count still inside. there is a critical factory, a chemical plant where a few hundred were sheltering, we understand that plant was caught

on fire due to shelling yesterday, that fire has been contained but it shows just how dangerous it is for those civilians who are pinned down. and once severdonetsk is encircled, you are already seeing neighboring villages where people are fleeing in anticipation of the russian advance. there was ukrainian commander in chief was updating u.s. officials and said russian firepower is ten times that of ukrainian forces. and you can't just forget that it is not just about severdonetsk now, you have this huge frontline, almost 2500 kilometer frontline, half of it is active. there was more shelling in the north in areas like sumy and kharkiv, so they are having to respond to that as well. so really stretched out resources here. it is really difficult to imagine that ukrainian forces could hold that city, could hold severdonetsk much longer. and that would take of course moscow's forces one step closer

to trying to solidify the donbas, take those gains and eventually speaking about annexation. >> on severdonetsk, have the majority of civilians been evacuated? because these bridges i'm guessing that once it is bombed, has that impacted the evacuation? >> reporter: absolutely. it has impacted the evacuation hugely. ukrainian officials last count was about 10,000 civilians trapped inside. there was multiple attempts -- or there have been multiple attempts by ukrainian forces to evacuate these civilians. but the main road leading out, that highway, heavily shells. they say 259s 0% chance if you take that road that you will be struck with some form of artillery. and this advance is using an extraordinary amount of firepower. the civilians are pinned down underground in basements. it is nearly impossible to

extract them. >> salma abdelaziz live for us in kyiv. thanks very much. violent attack against women caught on video prompts public outcry in china. and now some are saying it is a bigger issue throughout the country. we'll have the latest for you from beijing. and tens of millions of americans are sweltering under a dangerous heatwave. pedram tells us what you can expect. >> summer more than a week away, but incredible summer-like heat in store for millions of americans. we'll touch on the triple digit category temperatures coming up.

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that started sunday morning. at least 150 fire personnel are battling what is being called the pipeline fire. it has grown to about 4500 acres, more than 1800 hectares according to the latest official update. the wildfires are being aggravated by a dangerous heatwave spreading across several states. millions are under heat alert from california to tennessee. and many could see temperatures in the triple digits in the coming days. pedram javaheri has more. good morning, pedram. >> big time heat for a lot of people across the central united states and we're talking about july to august-like warmth in place. and it is not just hot, it is very humid in parts of at least a dozen at astates potentially seeing record temperatures, getting up close to 110 degrees. these are actual observations of temps in the shade that set records on sunday afternoon and lots more of this in store

across some of these areas. san antonio we saw a temperature of 105 degrees, tying a report from the 1940s. salt lake city, 102, bested a record that had been standing since 1918. and houston, besting the record from last year. and notice big time heat also a story and fire weather concerns also a story around the four corners region of the united states. but good news moving forward because the long range draft model going 6 to 10 days out show us finally a potential for maybe some decent rainfall across portions of new mexico and arizona. so we'll watch for that over the next several days. but the big story has to be the incredible run of record temperatures whereas many as 150 records possible through the middle or latter half of the week here with some of the numbers running 10, 15, even 20 degrees above seasonal values. minneapolis, you should have a comfortable 79 this time of

year, but we're aiming for 99 on tuesday before cooler air comes back in on wednesday afternoon a. but you will just kind of see how expansive of a coverage it is for warmth with very little in the way of cooler air. so even though summer is officially ten days away, certainly feels like it across a large area of the united states. >> indeed. thank you very much, pedram. a viral video showing a man brutally attacking women is fueling new discussions on women's safety in china. nine people were arrested following a fight that broke out at a barbecue restaurant with at least four women injured. and we must warn you that video is very disturbing and difficult to watch. but it has triggered nationwide outrage in china and is important of course for us to show you this. steven jiang is joining me with more. and this is very hard to watch, but tell us what happened here and why it has sparked so many emotions in the country. >> reporter: that's right, as difficult as it is to watch, it

is important to explain why this has stirred such strong reactions and emotions across china. in this surveillance video from last friday, you can see this man walking past a group of women eating at this restaurant. and then making unwanted advances to the woman in white. and after she rebuffed him more than once, not only he did not give up, he actually started hitting her in the face. that is when this woman and her friends tried to get him away by trying to hit him with what appeared to be beer bottles. that is also when the man and his cohorts escalated their violence by punching and kicking them in the restaurant and even throwing a chair at them. and then the men actually dragged the woman in white out of the restaurant and continued to pummel and kick her throwing her and her friend to the ground littered with broken beer bottle glass. and that is why two women suffered serious injuries and remain hospitalized and two others sustained minor injuries. all nine suspects have been

arrested, but this horrific incident obviously not only enraged the whole nation but also stirred renewed debates about harassment and violence against women. topics increasing becoming taboo in the country back of because of crackdowns on many conversations and many feminine activists being or trbetrayed a subversive actors. and they are trying to focus to something more of an isolated incident involving local gangsters. now, that is also why social media platforms here, some have announced blocking censorship of accounts that they seem to be stirring gender based confrontations. but this issue of women's rights and safety very much back in the front and center of a national

discourse with many highlighting systemic problems faced by women in this still very much pat patriotical society. and as i'm talking to you, the sensors here have blocked cnn's signal in china. >> important perspective and time for another conversation, what authorities really have to lose by defending women against these brutal attacks. steven jiang, thank you very much. appreciate it. south korea says north korea fired multiple rocket launch shots early on sunday morning. the south korean joint chiefs of staff didn't give many other details. multiple rocket launches usually fire shorter range munitions. this comes as seoul announces a traumatic boost to its defenses. paula hancocks is joining me from seoul with the latest. i remember you and i speaking a few weeks back when you had that exclusive interview with the new south korean president and he

hinted during that interview at a possible different strategy vis-a-vis north korea. does this change that? >> reporter: well, what he has said is that he wants to have a firmer and turner response to missile launches from north korea. now, obviously what happened sunday morning from north korea wasn't as concerning to those in the region as a ballistic missile. but it just shows that north korea is in the midst of this intense testing cycle and this intense weapons cycle as well, weapons testing. and kim jung-un himself has made it clear that what he wants to do is improve certain capabilities. he has given a wish list of what he wants to perfect over the next five years and he is systemically it appears working his way through that certain list. so what we have heard from the south korean side, we heard from the defense minister yesterday

at the shangri-la dialogue and he said that the country will improve their defense capabilities dramatically, pointing out that all the missile launches are advancing pyongyang in quantity and quality. and that is something that has officials here and also in tokyo concerned that the fact that given the shear number of missile launches we've seen from north korea this year, a number of them were failures, but even a failure can teach them something and they can move forward in their capabilities from that. so we're hearing also from the defense minister that he said that if north korea made significant progress in denuclearization, south korea would be prepared to make a bold plan to help improve the economy. but clearly kim jung-un showing no indication of wanting any kind of engagement about the south. >> paula hancocks for us in seoul. thanks very much. coming up, u.s. senators

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welcome back. it is being called an important step in the right direction, a bipartisan group of u.s. senators say they have reached an agreement this principal on gun safety legislation. that news coming nearly three weeks after a gunman opened fire inside an elementary school in uvalde, texas killing 19 children and two teacher.

daniella diaz has more from washington. >> reporter: the bipartisan group of senators that has been working on some sort of framework on gun safety reform in the wake of the uvalde shooting announced on sunday that they reached a framework, they reached a deal. they don't have the legislative bill language yet, that is incredibly important. this is just an agreement on principal. it will have measures that support state crisis intervention orders, investment in child and family mental health services, protections for victims of domestic violence, funding for school based mental health and supportive services, funding for school safety resources and telehealth investment and also important and notable an enhanced review process for buyers under the aage of 21. and there will also be penalties for straw purchasing. i want to emphasize that there

are ten republicans who signed off on the announcement for this framework. because of that 50/50 split in the senate, if every single democratic senator supports this, there still needs to be ten republicans to break that 60 vote threshold for the filibuster. now, republicans are saying an aide actually told dana bash, a republican aide told dana bash earlier today that they have not agreed yet. once they see the legislative text, the details will be important. they said, quote, this is an agreement on principles, not legislative text and details are important for republicans. one or most of are these principles could be dropped if the text is not agreed to. so really important as we continue to see once they start writing the text of this bill. but i do want to note that the top will be in the senate put out a statement on sunday after this announcement on the

framework praising the top negotiators john cornyn and chris murphy, he said i appreciate their hard work on this important issue. the principles they announced today show the value of dialogue and cooperation. so there is praise from the top republican in the senate, very notable. but senator chris coons was on cnn sunday after this announcement and he told dana bash that while they do have this framework, it is not a win yet for democrats, for this bipartisan group, because there is still a lot more work that needs to take place before they vote. take a listen to what he said. >> it is very delicate still. >> that's right. there is a lot of work still to do to take this frame work agreement and reduce to legislative language. we shouldn't take a victory lap yet. but i'm so grateful for the leadership that senators like chris murphy and john cornyn have shown in getting us to this point and i'm optimistic that the pressure that we are all feeling from our constituents to

act and to deliver real results with get us to the president's desk with legislation this time. >> i want to emphasize that while this framework is incredibly important, that it just came out, super notable, it is narrow this its scope. but democrats were hoping that they could at least have some sort of incremental change on gun safety reform, that was the goal in these bipartisan talks to find something -- find consensus with republicans to make progress on this issue that has been a stalemate for more than 30 years. so that is why it is so notable that they are now doing this, but there is still a lot more work ahead for this bipartisan group to get it over the finish line. daniella diaz, cnn, washington. u.s. president joe biden is welcoming the progress made by senators on gun safety. in a statement he said this, quote, obviously it does not do everything that i think is needed. but it reflects important steps in the right direction and would

be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass congress in decades. each day that passes, more children are killed in this country, the sooner it comes to my desk, the sooner i can sign it and the sooner with can he use these measures to save lives. earlier we heard from cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein who weighed in on why even incremental measures on gun safety as seen are so significant. >> it is a measure of how great an obstacle the senate has presented to executing the will of the people on gun control. you look at the polling, not only in the aftermath of terrible tragedies like the ones we've had in the last month, but pretty consistently over the last few years, there is a majority of the country that wants to go much further than this deal, you know, envisions on a whole variety of issues. and yet because of the senate, disproportionate influence of small rural states where gun

culture is most powerful and magnified by the filibuster, that is all off the table. so this is progress, this would be the first bill that does anything to advance gun control since the assault weapon ban in 1994. but it is pretty meager on that front compared to what there is broad public support to do. >> thanks to ronspective there. for those in uvalde, texas where 21 people lost their lives in the mass shooting, doubt persists that washington has the will to make significant reform. >> reporter: there are two things that stood out when i talked to people. hope and skepticism. a lot of people hoping that this shooting here in uvalde is the one that generates change. many of them saying that they agree with the review process for buyers under the age of 21. they also pointed to mental

health resources. but the bottom line is that everybody i talked to told me that they do not think that anything will happen in washington despite this agreement. here is what some of those texans told me. >> there is a lot of talking about it, but there is no actual actions. so, i mean, they can say this for years and this is never going to like die down or anything. i don't see anything -- i personally don't think it will change. >> with politics, nothing is -- i mean, that is just people talking. unfortunately, we live in a world where money is what makes the decisions. and i don't know, it would surp surprise me unfortunately. i wish it would, but i don't know. >> reporter: people also told me that we should be able to defend ourselves. there was one man who told me i wanted an ar-15 but decided against it after sandy hook. so no matter where they stood on the gun issue, they all pretty much said that we should be able

to come together, that lawmakers should be able to come to an agreement to prevent this from happening again. camila bernal, cnn, uvalde, texas. those who survived the pulse night club shooting in orlando, florida are among those calling for action. six years ago, a gunman murdered 49 people and injured more than 50 in an attack on the lgbtq+ community. on sunday a remembrance ceremony was held in orlando to honor the victims of the 2016 tragedy. governor desantis ordered flags flown at half-staff and announced residents to pause for a moment of silence. kamala harris remembered the tragedy during a pride event in washington, d.c. >> no one should fear going to a night club for fear that terrorist might three to tary t take them down, no one should fear going to a pride

celebration because of a white supremacist. no one should fear -- >> the vice president also slammed legislative attacks on the lgbtq+ community in states like texas and florida. and if you would like to provide financial support or blood donations to victims as well as communities impacted by mass shootings, please go to cnn.com/impact. there you will find several ways that you can help. a last minute attempt to stop the british deportations to rwanda, coming up how an appeals court here in london could decide the fate of migrants very soon.

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former alaska governor and vice president nominee sarah palin is working on a political comeback.

palin will advance to the august general election to fill alaska's empty house seat. after finish in the top four of the special primary election. candidates of all party and those with no party affiliation run on the same primary ballot. the top four getters advance regardless of party. the general special election vote will be held in august. french president emmanuel macron alliance won a narrow victory on sunday, but he faces a tough battle to win the 289 seats he needs to keep a majority. mr. macron's alliance got about 2 million votes more than the left coalition, but that could change in the next round of balloting. if mr. macron loses the majority, he would be the first since the 2000 electoral reform. the british court of appeal is expected to issue a ruling next hour on an asylum policy

that could see migrants deported to rwanda. friday the high court ruled that deportation could go ahead after denying an attempt by human rights groups to get an injunction. under the controversial plan, anyone who arrived in britain illegally this year could be relocated to rwanda. and nada bashir has more for us. the government clearly having another fight on its hands with this legal challenge which may not be the last. what are we expecting today? >> reporter: this is a deeply controversial issue and we do expect further legal challenges on the policy as a whole. what these legal challenges that we've seen on friday and today are focusing on is that flight tomorrow and the other flights expected to take place this week. they are calling for an emergency injunction to prevent these deportation flights from taking off. they say there needs to be time

for legal assessments to be carried out, for legal assessments for individuals too to be carried out. and there are huge concerns from human rights organizations and even within government around the human rights situation in rwanda. as you mentioned there, those arriving in the uk illegally from the first of january, many of them i have to say arriving across the english channel from northern france to the uk, they could be liable to deportation to rrwanda. and we've heard from advocacy groups that many people that they are in touch with who already received notices to be deported are coming from countries like afghanistan, syria and iran where they could face a serious risk if they are returned home. under the government policy, once deported to rwanda, they can either take part in a five year resettlement program, they can also apply for asylum elsewhere which is extremely difficult, or they can have the option of returning home. none of these options seem like

an ideal option for asylum seekers who so desperately want the security that the uk can offer. and the home secretary has said that rwanda has a long history of accepting refugees and migrants and that it is safe, but we've heard from human rights organizations bringing this into question and criticizing them saying that the government has cherrypicked and ignored facts on the ground. and the u.n. refugee agency actually interjected friday giving a statement saying that they believe the policy is unlawful and actually criticizing the government for what they say is misleading asylum seekers in those notice letters saying that they will be sent to rwanda. they have been working closely with them, but they refuted the claim. so there are serious claims around the human rights situation. today we expect that second legal challenge calling for an injunction as well as the

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welcome back. moscow residenturrects an ameri fast food giant. on monday more than a dozen former mcdonald's restaurants reopened in the russian capital but under a new name and with a new logo. mcdonald's was among many western brands that pulled out of russia following its invasion of ukraine. fred pleitgen has more.

>> reporter: so russia now has its own version of mcdonald's, it comes under a different name here that essentially means tasty and that's it. also has a different label or different logo, you can see it right there, it is supposed to symbolize the company says fridays and hamburger. other than that, a lot of things are similar to mcdonald's, however there is no big mac and no happy meal either. as you can see, this place is pretty much jam-packed. there is a lot of people who came here. we spoke to some of the customers including some actually wearing the symbols of vladimir putin's war in ukraine which of course the russians call a special military operation. >> food and politics have nothing in common. come on, man, keep things cinch. >> it is important for me to come. >> i think it is not a good idea

because mcdonald's is a history, it is a brand, it is a great idea. it is not classical mcdonald's. >> reporter: as you can see, the russian version of mcdonald's looks a lot like mcdonald's. you have the double cheeseburger here, fries, and this is a nine piece not mcnuggets, but nuggets and some sort of soft drink. we'll see how it tastes. the packaging is also very similar to mcdonald's. everything except the branding. same goes for the fries. and if you look carefully, you can see the sauces, they seem to have the mcdonald's logo blacked out. you see what looks -- mcnuggets look like nuggets. tastes pretty much exactly the same as mcdonald's. this is a very historic place, this is where in 1990 back then

during the soviet union the first mcdonald's restaurant was opened. that of course led to a huge success story here in russia and now they hope to replicate that success. >> and fred pleitgen is joining me now. i suspect it is a test perhaps of whether russia's economy can become self-sufficient and withstand sanctions. talk about out businesses have faced sanctions from right around the world. >> reporter: you're right, it is a test but also a message from the russians saying that they won't have their economy be completely crippled by the sanctions at least in their current form. and it is really quite interesting when you are here on the ground this moscow, you see that obviously there is some economic suffering, a lot of people who also lost their jobs. there was big inflation especially as the war in ukraine started and those sanctions initially really took hold.

but it certainly does appear as though when you are here on the ground that the russians really have somewhat settled in, the economy has somewhat settled in, the stores for instance are still filled with items, people are able to buy them as well. certainly seems as though russia's economy is not insulated, its businesses are suffering, certainly there is long term suffering. if you look at for instance the automobile industry where it is really difficult to get spare parts, they are now making new cars that don't have for instance air bags or antilock braking systems, but the russians are saying their economy is not completely crippled. and vladimir putin said that he also believes that inflation is under control as well. so it certainly seems clear if anything is going to make the russians change course in ukraine, doesn't appear as though it will be the sanctions in their current form. >> meanwhile on that point, we heard president putin kind of invoking peter the great to try to justify ukraine -- invasion of ukraine. what exactly did he say, fred?

>> reporter: you're right, and i think that it is important and really marked fundamental change in the way that all of this is being portrayed here in russia. essentially what vladimir putin said is that he believes that peter the great, who obviously took the region around st. petersburg and many other places in northeastern europe as well, that he was not taking land but that he was returning land and strengthening it, which obviously means that vladimir putin believes that that land was intrinsically land that belonged to russia. he then said that it falls to the current lot, meaning his government, to do the same thing. so obviously likening what is going on in ukraine right now to the russians taking back territory. and sense that happened, there has really been a big difference in messaging here. i was watching a lot of the state media over the weekend and that seems to be the newhew man being portrayed here, essentially what they are doing in ukraine, the war in ukraine is then taking back territory,

which is of course a fundamental change to what russia said at the beginning of when this war started when they said that this was a short term special military operation, that russia did not intend to occupy ukrainian territory. certainly looks as though that message has really fundamentally changed. >> important perspective there from our fred pleitgen in moscow. thanks very much. american country music star toby keith says he has been battling stomach cancer since last year. ♪ i'll bear that cross with honor because freedom don't come free ♪ >> keith has had numerous hits since his debut album in 1993 that includes this song american soldier as well as red solo cup and i want to talk about me. the singer says he has spent the last six months receiving chemotherapy and is doing well and will soon see fans.

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