hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm isa soares. just ahead -- >> 40 people have died, many people taken to the hospital. >> as far as the other people inside who were found alive, that is 16 people including four pediatric patients. >> we hope that those responsible for putting these people in such humane conditions are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> the committee saying that

they will present what they are calling recently obtained evidence. >> january 6 select committee is ready to hear publicly from a very important member of the trump white house. the fact that the committee has rushed to add a hearing that was not previously scheduled shows that hutchinson may have new information to reveal. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. >> welcome to the show. it is tuesday, june 28, 4:00 a.m. in washington where we're just hours away from a surprise hearing held by the house committee investigating the january 6 capitol riots. the key witness cassidy hutchinson is former aide to this man, trump white house chief of staff mark meadows. hutchinson's testimony is expected to be significant due to her close approximate imit i to trump's inner circle.

ryan nobles has all the details. >> reporter: the january 6 select committee is ready to hear publicly from a very important member of the trump white house who has the potential to reveal a lot of information that we have not heard up until this point. cassidy hutchinson, former aid to mark meadows has agreed to testify in a public setting and will do so in a hearing set to take place tuesday afternoon on capitol hill. hutchinson is somebody that we've already heard from, part of her taped closed door depositions have been played as part of the select committee hearings, but the fact that she is willing to testify publicly and the fact that the committee has rushed to add a hearing that was not previously scheduled shows that hutchinson may have new information to reveal that could be an important part of this investigation. you will remember last week the committee said that they had taken in a lot of new information, that they wanted to process that information and

they weren't planning on anymore hearings until the meiddle of july. that changed monday afternoon where they announced that they had plans to hear from another witness and reveal new information. the committee did not reveal hutchinson's name in part because there were security concerns related to her appearance. in fact the committee has had plans to change the hearing room to a certain degree on tuesday to make sure that they remains safe. however the information was revealed, originally reported by punch bowl news and then confirmed by cnn, cassidy hutchinson will appear before the january 6 select committee on tuesday. ryan nobles, cnn, washington. john eastman says the fbi seized his phone last week. in new court filings, east man claims that he was approached by investigators searched and forced to unlock his phone. eastman is the latest person whose communications have become part of the justice department's

extensive investigations into the january 6 attack on the capitol. and of course be sure to tune into cnn's coverage as well as analysis of the hearing happening later today. you can watch it starting at 1:00 p.m. if you are in washington and new york and that is 6:00 p.m. if you are here in london. authorities in southern texas say 46 suspected my grants oig have been found dead in the back of a semi truck in san antonio. 16 others some of them children were found alive at the scene and taken to hospitals for treatment. san antonio's fire chief described the conditions. >> they were suffering from heat stroke, heat exhaustion. no signs of water in the vehicle. it was a refrigerated tractor trailer, but no visible working ac unit on that rig. >> san antonio's police chief says officers were alerted to the scene monday evening when

someone heard a cry for help coming from the trailer. the u.s. national weather service says temperatures outside were hotter than 37 degrees celsius, around 100 degrees fahrenheit. here is what the city's mayor had to say. >> so the plight of migrants seeking refuge is also a humanitarian crisis but today we're dealing with a horrific human tragedy. so i would urge you all to pray for the deceased, the ailing, the families. and we hope that those responsible for putting these people in such humane conditions are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> truly horrific. there have been more than 14,000 searches and rescues along the u.s. border with mexico just since october. the "washington post" correspondent says it is the

biggest migration tragedy of its kind in the area. >> this is something that we see quite a bit. the number of people who are in this trailer that had died or who expired as a result of what happened is pretty unusual for san antonio, for texas. this is the biggest tragedy we've seen of this kind here. but the smuggling itself is pretty common to this particular corridor that runs from the border north to showan antonio other cities. to see bodies stacked on top of one another, you touch them and they are hot to the touch, they had to check for signs of life, separate them out, and they will take dna and try to identify and repatriate these individuals. it is the last thing that, you know, firefighters or emergency personnel would expect and as a result some of them are being routed to sort of behavioral health resources to try to cope with that. >> and do stay with cnn for the

very latest on this story as new details of course become available. meanwhile federal investigators will arrive on scene this morning in a deadly trail derailment, at least three killed and 50 injured. alexander field has the story for you. >> reporter: the deadly crash happening in a rural part of missouri and claiming three lives right in the middle of the country, cornfields as far as the eye can see. and seven of the eight cars flipped on their side, the train derailing after a collision at a crossing with a dump truck. the driver of that dump truck killed as well as two other people on the train. there were more than 200 people on board. dozens of them injured when the train derailed. at least 18 people sent to hospitals. the other passengers taken to a nearby high school. the train had been traveling from los angeles to chicago, investigators say they still don't know what caused the

crash. but it happened at what is called and uncontrolled crossing, that is a crossing without the flashing warning lights and it also doesn't have the electric arms that you might be used to seeing at many train crossings. however this type of crossing is common in the area. the ntsb points out that there is a stop sign here as well. a team of national transportation safety investigators deployed to missouri, they will be starting their investigation on the ground looking at all elements that could have contributed to the crash. we know that they will be interested in the speed data, other data recorded by the train and any video that amtrak can turnover. alexander field, cnn. and u.s. president biden is set to meet with the leaders of germany, france, italy and the uk as early as this hour. those talks happening on the sidelines of the g7 summit which wraps up later this morning.

from there they will head to spain with a meeting of nato allies. russia's war is dominating both agendas. in germany the g7 outlined new ways to step up on moscow. and meanwhile at least 18 people are dead and 36 missing after a russian missile strike on the shopping mall in central ukraine. dozens of other people are wounded and authorities say the death toll will likely rise as a result. president volodymyr zelenskyy called it one of the worst terrorist attacks in european history. ukraine is calling for a meeting of the u.n. security council to discuss russia's recent string of deadly airstrikes on civilians. let's get more on this story. salma abdelaziz is in kyiv with the latest, but first i want to go to fred pleitgen live in germany for us. as we have just outlined, g7

have agreed to ban russian gold, cap russian oil. but any promises so far to provide ukraine with what president zelenskyy wants and says he needs? that is heavier weapons and air defense systems. >> reporter: well, i think that the g7 countries are saying that they are continuously going to reassess that and continue providing ukraine with weapons that they believe are important to the ukrainians. of course we heard that volodymyr zelenskyy wanted more heavy weapons and ukrainians are saying they need a lot more heavy weapons if they want to hold up the russians in the east of the country. certainly at this point in time they feel they haven't gotten enough. but i think one of the things that is happening is that you are seeing certain countries within the g7 at least step up to a certain extent. germans of course for a long time were criticized for not giving any heavy weapons to ukraine saying that they would, but those deliveries were taking a long time. they have moved heavy howitzers to the ukrainians that are already being used by the

ukrainian military on the front lines in the east of the country. germans have also pledged three multiple launch artillery rocket systems. the united states also says it will continue do that, of course there are already several high mars, multiple launch high mobile rocket systems used by the ukrainians and the u.s. is saying that they are willing to give four more of those and on top of that, and of course this is something that is a very important discussion right now as we saw what is happening there -- or what happened there with that missile striking a mall and killing scores of people and wounding many others, missile defense systems. it appears that the u.s. wants to purchase a high end missile defense system to make sure that the ukrainians can at least in parts of their country stop some of those missiles from hitting those targets. it is not only the strike on that mall but many places as well. and it is something that has had an impact here on the g7 with the leaders condemning those missile strikes calling themmen

a abomination. >> and stay with us, fred, let me go to salma. as fred was saying, ukraine clearly facing yet another brutal attack on a civilian infrastructure with that attack on the shopping mall chemical shook. were they becoming more audacious in its attacks? >> reporter: i wouldn't say it is changing. i would say maybe ramping up. we have seen across the last several days just this barrage of missiles hitting multiple parts of ukraine. and you have to remember here, russia is attacking ukraine from three different sides. from belarus, russian territory, cry me, and there is a sense tht he can strike anywhere at any time. and you heard fred mention the air against systems that are needed. that is exactly why the -- >> salma, let me interrupt you

for two seconds. sorry, pardon me pip, i just wao bring our viewers the live images from germany of president biden sitting alongside boris johnson and italian and french leaders all around the table for this last meeting of course at the g7 meeting, last meeting before going ahead of course to spain for that nato meeting. if we have salma, apologies for interrupting. you are telling me it is not a change of strategy but they have been ramping up their attacks in the recent weeks. >> reporter: absolutely. and as you see those leaders sitting there, that is the major concern is that ukraine doesn't have the ability to sustain this fight the way that russia does. they are running out of weapons and particularly those soviet air munitions, those are no longer being made. and this country is using them up en masse on those front

lines. there is a race against time here with the new weapons being provided because they need to get to the battlefield quickly and they need to train ukrainian soldiers on thechm. so there is a lag time of weeks from when you hear that there is a new weapons system provided by an ukrainian ally and when it actually shows up on the bottle ground. so during that time ukraine is losing territory inch by inch, russia is using its superior military might, russia having ten times the artillery power of ukraine to continue to make those gains particularly in the donbas region. also you have to remember the troop losses here. 100 to 200 of them dying every day on the battleground. some of them the most experienced in the military. and president putin here western intelligence officials, everybody in ukraine believes that it is playing the long game. he is waiting it out, he is waiting for the cracks and fissures within the allied system, he is waiting for

ukraine to run out of guns, to run out of steam and that is already happening when you look at a place lie severdonetsk where ukrainian forces say that they have to pull out. so really the sense that russia is gaining the momentum on the ground and that they are capable of hitting residents all across the country. >> salma abdelaziz and fred pleitgen, thank you very much. still to do the u.s. vice president reacts to the roe reversal in an exclusive cnn interview. >> the court actually took a constitutional right that has been recognized for half a century and took it from the women of america. that is shocking. are stopping you in your tracks... choose stelara® from the s start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months.

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>> it was clear to me when i was sitting in that chair as a member of the senate judiciary committee that they were not -- that they -- they were very likely to do what they just did. that was my perspective, that was my opinion and that is why i voted like i did. >> big picture, do you worry about two americas now because of the patchwork of different states having different laws now that roe v. wade is no longer the law of the land? >> i don't believe that we have two americas. i believe when you look at an issue for example like abortion in roe, majority of americans support the right of a woman to make decisions about her body. when you look at something like the issue of the need for reasonable gun safety laws, the majority of people including in one of the numbers i've seen, majority of gun owners agree that we should have reasonable gun safety laws.

so i don't buy into the idea that we have two americas. what does concern me is that the rhetoric that you see among certain elected officials is actually not representative of where the people actually are. and we need to listen to where the people actually are. >> harris would not say whether the administration would support eliminating the filibuster to pass federal legislation codifying of course roe versus wade. the supreme court decision to reverse roe is having ripple effects across the country. cvs and rite aid pharmacies are limiting purchases of emergency contraception to three pills per customer. rite aid says demand is already on the rise. cvs says it has plenty of supply but wants to make sure that there is enough on hand for anyone who needs it. and abortion rights groups have filed court actions at least seven u.s. states to block or delay the enforcement of

abortion bans. the california legislature passed a bill adding to the state's constitution, the amendment will be put to california voters in next november's election. in utah, a judge granted a 14 day restraining order blocking the state's trigger ban from going into effect. abortion services in the state continue for now. and in south carolina, federal judge lifted a hold on the state's six week abortion ban, that is just one of the several states with some type of abortion restrictions in place or about to be implemented as you can see there on your screen. tom foreman looks at how the laws will be implemented or even challenged. >> these are the states that have fully implemented outright bans or extreme limits on abortions already. south carolina, alabama, kentucky, ohio, missouri, arkansas, oklahoma, south dakota and texas. texas is a strange convergence of some restrictions already in

place, some more pending and some left over in their law books from long ago. but right after that, the man gets really muddled. for example there are numerous states where there are waiting periods before bans or new restrictions are put into place and there are states that are facing legal challenges which are holding uppism ple implementation. louisiana for example. that now faces a full hearing in court and is temporarily blocked in the meantime. there is also a temporary restraining order blocking utah's trigger law, mississippi, georgia, idaho, all facing court action. in michigan there is court action too, but that is because the governor wants the state supreme court to review a 1931 law banning abortion that is threatening to kick in again. she wants it reviewed precisely because she wants to protect

abortion rights there. west virginia has a very old ban too and some lawmakers also want that reviewed but that is because they want it updated to be effective. then come states which could very well bring in more severe anti-abortion measures in the wake of the supreme court ruling. florida, indiana, iowa, nebraska, montana. and finally we have some wild cards, states where new bans may show up depending on what happens politically. kansas, pennsylvania and don't forget about what is happening in wisconsin. there an old rule is on the books but the governor says he will give clemency to any physician prosecuted under that law. there are many exceptions to almost every example here, but that is a general sense of the chaos in the wake of roe being struck down and where we stand at the moment. >> tom foreman there. there has been reaction pouring in from around the world following the supreme court ruling including from women who are sharing their own

experiences. and it is also shining the light of course on abortion laws in other countries including malta. the only nation in the european union that bans abortions in all circumstances. my next guest learned that fact firsthand. she was in malta on vacation when she learned her pregnancy wi was no longer viable. she is joining me with her partner. thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us this morning. i really can't imagine what you are both going through and for myself and the team first off let me tell you our sincerest condolences. if you could tell our viewers during your holiday. i believe that you were there for a baby moon, correct? >> yeah. we came there to celebrate being pregnant. we wanted this baby. we were thrilled. and about a week into our stay in malta, at about 15 weeks of

pregnancy, i had profuse bleeding. that was kind of the beginning of things going really sideways. and then two days later my water broke and we discovered that the placenta had come partly detached from the uterus and i had zero amniotic fluid. the sack that the baby was in had emptied out. and so the doctor in malta was unambiguous from the get-go that the baby could not survive. babies aren't viable until some 23 weeks of pregnancy. i was only at 15. and the fluid in the amniotic sack is necessary for the baby continuing developing. and so although there was still a fetal heartbeat, the pregnancy was lost. and that was a devastating blow for us. that was kind of -- but that was

just the beginning of what evolved in to a real nightmare for us. >> and so they told you that zero chance of the baby, the fetus, surviving but they still refused to terminate the pregnancy. did they give you any options really at that moment? >> they simply said because of the total ban on abortion in malta, so long as there was a fetal heartbeat, they would not intervene on the pregnancy. the only thing that they would do was to give me anity by on the ticks and monitor me closely for infection. because once the membrane ruptures, there is a direct vector for infection. and so my risk of serious infection, potentially fatal infection and hemorrhage, were high from the moment that the

sack ruptured and continued to increase the more time that went on that the baby was still in me and i was exposed in that way. but they just -- they were like if there is a heartbeat, we won't intervene. >> and jay, as you heard this, you know, your partner there clearly as she outlined her life also in great danger, how did you process all this information, what were you thinking at that moment? >> i didn't realize her life was in danger when they first told us that the membrane ruptured. it actually took three or four days of having been in the hospital, checked in at malta, when we began to discover that other women in similar situations had died and been exposed to great risk and then we ended up getting kagtsed by a wonderful doctor from malta who helped us and she explained the situation. when i found it out, i was shocked. you know, i believed doctors would be placing and

prioritizing her well-being and i kept on -- it really didn't occur to me that it would be considered an abortion to tell you the truth. it felt like it was a pregnancy that had been lost and now all of a sudden we had doctors that were refusing to protect her. imagine like a car accident where the people show up on the scene and they refuse to save one of the passengers because the other passenger who isn't going to survive still has a heartbeat. i couldn't understand it then and i still can't understand it now. >> many people i'm sure will struggle to understand to be completely honest with you. i know that you traveled to spain of course where you are now. what kind of care did you get when you got there? >> night and day difference. i mean, from the moment we left the hospital in malta, we had -- our insurance company arranged a team. i went via ambulance. there was a doctor and nurse with me the whole time in the aircraft.

flying was extremely risky. mainly for hemorrhage happening. it was a really smooth transition. i was never not being monitored. and then the doctors in m miork were expecting us, they took me right in, a nurse hugged me when we first got there. and what happened from the point we arrived at the hospital here was, you know, given the language barrier, luckily i speak some spanish, but we navigated our best. they examined me, confirmed the situation and sat us down and said here are your options. you know, here are the risks. this is what we advise. and then they let us choose. and there was -- through the whole process, which was painful and heartbreaking and they were

so kind and so patient and always honoring the fact that this was -- these things happen. this is the natural process, this is the loss of a family member. we really felt seen and cared for in a very human way and we'll be forever grateful to the doctors and midwifes and staff at the hospital here. >> andrea, i know this obviously wasn't, you know -- it wasn't a selective abortion on your part, but of course what you were going through, what jay is going through, happening obviously on the sidelines of this decision by the u.s. supreme court, when you hear what is happening in the united states, given what you have gone through, what thoughts come to your mind? >> yeah, i mean, we understand that circumstances like mine are

relatively common. sometimes women miscarry in an incomplete way that where there isn't a viable baby and the woman's life is at risk. and the problem we are learning quickly with complete bans on abortion is everyone the ones that say -- have a provision for, you know, except in cases where the woman's life is at risk, without clearly defining what that means and what the threshold is for that risk and to making that decision, and in the presence of really severe punishment like prison time for example in malta for the doctor and the woman if they run afoul of the law and do something considered to be an abortion, women will die. this will keep happening.

we find it scary that even states in our own country are implementing laws similar to the one in malta and not making space for defining what do you do when there isn't even a viable baby. you know, how close do we let the mother get to death before it is safe to make an intervention. the whole thing has been -- the timing is crazy. it is very upsetting and we hope that -- we hope that by sharing our story we can contribute to the conversation that like this is a complex issue and, you know, sometimes banning abortion doesn't mean fewer abortions or fewer babies die, it just means more women die. >> absolutely. absolutely. i really appreciate you sharing your story with us and once

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rural missouri, at least three people killed and 50 injured. and we're just hours away from a surprise hearing held by the january 6 committee. today's key witness is former aide to trump white house chief of staff mark meadows. moody's says russia has default oed on its sovereign de, missing the 30 day grace period for payments on two euro bonds worth $100 million. it is the first time russia has defaulted on a foreign debt since 1918. the kremlin rejects the claim saying that the necessary payments were made back in may. let's bring in in clare sebasti. the default was expected but given that we have sanctions, what does it mean in practical terms for russia and for russians? >> not much in the immediate term. russia is already locked out of financial markets, unable to borrow on international markets. so it really doesn't change much in the immediate term certainly not for the lives of the russian

people. but if you look further down the line, you could see highly likely that borrowing costs will remain very high for a very long time even after we see the potential end of this conflict. they will remain in this sort of pariah status on international markets. but the other reason why this isn't particularly impactful for russia is because they are already flush with cash because of their energy exports. the value of which has gone up as the war in ukraine has disrupted the energy markets. this of course is what the g7 is trying to fix with its potential oil price cap. and the other part of this interesting that you do see the kremlin in terms of denying the default has happened, this is something that the kremlin and the finance ministry has been doing even as they edged closer to default over the past few months. they deny it is happening, they say it is artificial, that they have the money, they just can't get it to the people who need it because of sanctions. that is in part managing of public opinion.

memories are fairly long in russia, the 1988 default on domestic bonds was very painful, people's savings evaporated and they want to keep the russian people on their side to maintain support of their war in ukraine. >> thanks very much, clare. still to come, 2020 election deniers are on the ballot as primary voters go to the polls today. we'll have the latest for you next.

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. welcome back. forecasters are watching potential tropical storm systems across the atlantic, but extreme heat continues to be a major concern across much of the united states. pedram javaheri takes a look at the forecast for you. good morning, pedram. >> good morning. after so much talk about excessive heat in recent days, how about we get a break across parts of the united states, namely the central tier where big time heat had been in place. milder temperatures are back in action and plenty of moisture around the southwestern region, drought stricken areas of colorado getting up to 1 1/2 inches of rainfall which is not all that impressive but when you factor in the state is experiencing about 81% of coverage area here underneath drought conditions, it is all good news and they will take it.

across arizona, new mexico, up to 100% as far as drought coverage. and the beneficial rainfall certainly has been helpful as well for areas for firefighter efforts. the largest and second largest fires in that state beginning to see some improvement as far as conditions especially in the hermit's peak area because 93% containment in place with the beneficial rains that we have seen. now, there is some hot weather left in place for about 10 million americans across the central and southern california, heat is on here at least the next couple of days. los angeles up to 86. las vegas, about 109 degrees. but gradually cooling back down to 105 while the pacific northwest has already cooled off into the 60s and 70s. a glance at the tropics, one area of interest will mainly be a rainmaker around northern mexico and areas of southern texas while back around eastern atlantic, 20% chance of formation in the next five days. also watching a potential

tropical cyclone in the works here poised to become tropical storm bonnie. it will ride the northern tier of venezuela and eventually end up potentially late this weekend as a category 1 approaching areas of nicaragua and costa rica. we'll follow this. and leaving you with the high temperatures, 90s in denver, about 107 in phoenix. and in san francisco, highs there around 70 degrees. >> thanks very much, pedram. the jordanian government says a toxic gas leak in their port city is under control. at least 12 people were killed and nearly 300 injured monday when a crane loading a tank mistakenly dropped it sending a huge cloud of yellow gas. atika shubert has the latest. what more do you know and what are authorities telling you? >> reporter: well, it happened at around 4:15 p.m. yesterday and it was all caught on cctv camera. you can actually see when the crane hoists up this tank and it

slips and crashes on the deck of the ship that is in port, that huge bright yellow gas cloud billowing out. we now know from the jordanian security and crisis management center that that cloud is chlorine, of course highly poiso poisonous especially when inhaled in high volumes. you could see people running for their lives from that cloud. immediately after the accident they asked all residents to stay indoors, to keep their windows and doors closed. there was some concern earlier that you could see the chlorine drifting towards the beach resorts, this is a popular tourist area. but fortunately the wind did not carry the chlorine very far. they were able to contain a lot of that gas and we've seen now a number of workers in hazmat

suits in the port area cleaning it up. so according to jordanian authorities, there is no longer any danger and it is safe for people in the immediate area. >> thanks very much, atika shubert. you may have seen a double rainbow before, but what about a double moon crater? new photos from nasa show two overlapping craters made from an unknown rocket part. at its longest point the double kr crater measures about 92 feet across. they expect a piece of debris from a chinese mission to the moon made that impact. that does it here for me. thanks very much for your company. our coverage continues on "early start."

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it is tuesday, 5:00 a.m., welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm christine romans. >> and i'm laura jarrett. we begin with a revelation late last night, the identity of a key witness set to testify later today at a last minute hearing set by the january 6 committee. her name, cassidy hutchinson, she may be unfamiliar, but she is considered one of the committee's most consequential witnesses because she was an