hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u.s. and around the world. i'm max foster in london. just ahead -- >> the american people need to see exactly what a man who swore to protect and defend the constitution, all bbranches of government, was doing. >> it will stick to him the rest of his life. >> you covered your ears. were you hearing a lot ofcredib showing of grief by the people

of this city. >> hundreds upon hundreds of people have turned out to give this last farewell. >> life from our worlds, orbiting stars, far beyond our own. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is tuesday, july 12, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the house committee investigating the capitol hill riot is set for its seventh hearing looking to draw connections between former president trump's role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his knowledge of the violent attack that would take place on the u.s. capitol. the bipartisan group of lawmakers have already interviewed several people and today's hearing will likely vofl

excerpts from the deposition of pat cipollone. and we also expect to hear from steven ayers, who entered the capitol illegally and later pleaded guilty. he is one of at least two witnesses expected to testify later today. the big focus will be on how extremist groups like the proud boys and oath keepers made preparations to attack the u.s. capitol in the days before january 6. the committee will also highlight the group's ties to trump allies roger stone and michael flynn. ryan nobles has the latest. >> reporter: cnn has learned that january 6 committee is planning to zero in on a key link, extremist groups ties to roger stone and michael flynn. this as another key trump ally steve bannon is changing his tune, telling the committee he

would be willing to testify but only in a live public setting, prosecutors believe it is a stunt, but a federal judge declined a request to postpone his trial for next week. >> i expect that we'll be hearing from him and there are many questions that we have for him. >> reporter: the committee has a bevy of new information, among the biggest headlines that trump and his allies were made fully aware that there was no evidence that the election was stolen. >> i didn't think that it was honest or professional. >> reporter: trump knew he lost the election but kept telling his supporters he won without evidence to back it up. the campaign extended all the way to the states where trump personally pressured officials to help his effort. >> you're asking me do something against my oath and i will not break my oath. >> reporter: the committee also revealing that trump knew his supporters were armed and planning to be violent, but he directed them to the capitol anyway. >> overheard the president say something to the effect of i don't fing care that they have

weapons. they are not here to hurt me. let my people in. >> reporter: the committee also uncovering details about trump's efforts to prevent certification of the election, how he ignored his advisers that there was no fraud and instead tried to install an attorney general who would do his bidding. >> i recall toward the end saying what you are proposing is nothing less than the justice department meddling in the outcome of the election. >> reporter: and jeffrey clark now under scrutiny as part of the federal investigation in attempts to overturn the election. and finally as the angry mob called fors assassination of the vice president, witnesses say trump did not seem to be bothered, leading several to quit and others considering a plan to invoke the 25th amendment. >> there is a large concern of 25th amendment potentially being invoked and there were concerns

about what would happen in the senate if the 25th was invoked. >> reporter: and among the people that we cameould hear fr on tuesday, pat cipollone, former white house counsel who was deposed last friday. we're told the committee asked cipollone a number of questions about a key meeting that took place in the white house in december. select committee aides said today that they believe that meeting was a pivotal moment that set the stage for the violence that took place on january 6. ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. the committee won't hold a hearing this thursday, something it had been considering. committee member adam kinzinger told wolf blitzer it is because. volume of information that keeps coming in. >> we just keep getting more and more information. obviously the meeting with pat cipollone and the stuff that comes in every day, we just figured that it is probably better to do this next week with

more of that information presented before the american people and we'll be specifically talking about on top of other things what was the president doing during the 187 minutes the capitol was under attack. and i'll tell you a quick spoil alert, not much. so the american people need to see exactly what a man who swore to protect and defend the constitution all branches of the government was doing during that time. and so, yeah, it would be nice to do it thursday, but figure it is probably better do it next week. >> be sure to tune into cnn's special coverage of the hearing today, it starts at noon in washington, 5:00 p.m. in london. japan has said good-bye to its longest serving prime minister. shinzo abe's funeral wrapped up a few hours ago. the private service was followed by a procession through the streets of tokyo.

the hearse passed by the japanese parliament and the prime minister's office. his widow sat in the front seat and acknowledged mourners with nods. the current prime minister came she do came she doe and his staff stood outside and abe's younger brother was also there. the body will eventually be cremated. police say the miles per hour suspemiles per hour suspec confessed to the shooting. he will be in court in a week. there was a huge outpouring of grief with many people laying flowers and sharing condolences. blake essig has been following it all from tokyo. >> reporter: it is a sad day here in japan and even the weather gray skies and a little bit of rain, raining right now, seems to be reflecting the mood as japan says good-bye and lays

to rest its longest serving prime minister, a man who first served in parliament that building right there in 1993 and would go on to become both a popular leader as well as a polarizing figure who is certainly responsible in a big way for the japan that exists today. in terms of legacy, internationally abe will be remembered as a strong figure who was deeply admired as a skilled global statesman, and also boosting defense spending and pushing through the most dramatic shift in japanese military policy in 70 years. earlier today a funeral service for shinzo abe was held at a temple here in tokyo similar to last night's closed door vigil, the funeral service also limited to only close friends and family. abe's body was then traveled in a procession to the prime minister's office, the headquarters before heading to the funeral hall to be cremated.

and in japan, the can culture sometimes the body will be driven by places where the deceased was heavily associated to bid farewell. we saw his hearse pass by about two hours ago. hundreds of people lined the streets including children, people who looked like they had just left work, diet members and diet police all here to say farewell as abe's body passed away. we've talked to people on the streets and every single person has expressed shock, sadness and that they were horrified that such a violent act could be carried out against one of the most powerful people in japan in broad daylight in a country where gun violence essentially doesn't exist. this is very much a country in mourning as it lays to rest its longest serving prime minister who experts say had a clear vision for the direction that he wanted japan's future to go in and pursued it relentlessly. max. >> let's get more reaction, will

ripley is live in taipei for us. it was a very private event, but everyone wants to pay their respects in their own way as well across the world. >> reporter: it is a moment for people to think about shinzo abe's legacy and that legacy is defined differently depending on which leader, which country, which perspective you are talking about. here in taiwan, he was an ally and friend, he teamedeepened th relationship between this democracy which faces constant threat of invasion from china, but shinzo abe and japan have been among the strongest to signal that they would come to taiwan's defense if china were to make a move on taiwan. so the president stopped by the representative office to sign a condolence book. you have the vice president of taiwan in tokyo on what is being called a private visit, but

still to travel for an event like this to tokyo, that is truly extraordinary and very rare that it would happen and certainly beijing not going to be too happy about that. but shinzo abe didn't make beijing quite a lot especially when he was one of the champions for changing the way that the az i ca asia pacific reason as testify commonly called now moving to be called the indo-pacific region and shift the center focus away from mainland china. certainly xi jinping and leaders of beijing were not happy about that, they were not happy about abe's visits to a controversial war shrine where people accused of war crimes and convicted of war crimes are buried. yet abe who thinks that japan's legacy shouldn't just be its wartime and trocities, and that infuriated some people. south korea relationship was fraught when abe was in oin ove

u.s. relationship was always his top priority and you heard that from secretary of state and also former presidents who all enjoyed good relationships with shinzo abe. so certainly quite a legacy for shinzo abe to leave behind today on a global stage, regional level and also just for these leaders including the indian prime minister modi who said that he considered shinzo abe a close friend and he is gutted by what happened. and they stayed in touch even after he stepped down as prime minister. >> will ripley, thank you. still to come, president biden will meet with saudi arabia during his first visit to the middle east as president. we'll have a preview. plus this -- >> it is a new window into the history of our universe. today we'll get a glimpse of the first light to shine through that window. >> nasa's powerful webb it he will telescope produces a

stunning image of space. more will be released in a few hours as well.

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u.s. president biden and nasa has unveiled the deepest sharpest image of the in verse ever recorded. it comes from the james webb telescope and more images will be released in a few hours. rachel crane has more on what makes this telescope so groundbreaking. >> reporter: we are seeing the very first image released from the james webb telescope released by president biden at the white house. biden talking about the significance of the moment. take a listen to what he had to say. >> it is a new window into the history of our universe and today we'll get a glimpse of the first light to shine through that window. light from other worlds, orbiting stars, far beyond our own. it is astounding to me when i read this. >> reporter: in this first image we see the other galaxies, other stars. nasa saying this is the deepest and sharpest infrared image

we've ever seen of our universe. so really incredible historic image there. and this is just the start. nasa will be releasing several other images from the james webb telescope. we know that we'll see nebula which are essentially stellar nurseries, we'll see additional galaxies. we're even going to get to see an exo planet, which is a planet that orbits another star, but we'll be able to peer into its atmosphere if it has one and get a sense of what that atmosphere is comprised of. so james webb, this is the most ambitious telescope humanity has ever created. and it is more than just a telescope. this is really a time machine. we'll be able to see back in time to just a few hundred million years after the big bang. sounds like a long time ago, but it is really the moment where the universe is just turning its lights on. we'll be able to see the formation of galaxies, the formation of stars and

scientists are most excited about what they can't even imagine, what james webb will reveal about our universe. we know the hubble telescope taught us endless lessons. and we know that there are a hundred billion galaxies out there or more when we thought that there was just a fraction of that before. so hubble is the predecessor to james webb telescope. and what we're going to learn from this extraordinary telescope has yet to be seen. rachel crane, cnn, new york. and the presidents of mexico and the u.s. will look to reach common ground in the coming hours amid recent tensions between the two countries. u.s. national security adviser says tuesday's talks in washington will focus on their common vision for north america and as well as russia's war in ukraine. the meeting is just weeks after

mexican president refused president biden's invitation to attend the summit of the americas in los angeles. later in the day president biden leaves for his first visit to the middle east as president. it is a crucial trip with stops in israel, the west bank and saudi arabia. details now from phil mattingly. >> reporter: senior white house advisers are framing this first trip to the middle east as a critical moment to reengage or reinforce the u.s. role in a strategically consequential region of the world, something that has become more acute in the last several months in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. it will be a three stop trip, israel, west bank and saudi arabia. and while every aspect of the trip will be scrutinized with a focus on economic stability and even potential global food crisis, no question that all eyes will mostly be trained when the problem arrives in saudi arabia, a kingdom that he

referred to as something that he wanted to make a pariah state back in 2019 when he was campaigning for president in the wake of the murder of jamal khashoggi. jake sullivan says that the president doesn't regret those remarks, he hasn't walked them back, but there is a strategic reality and strategic interest at this point for the u.s. take a listen. >> america's values, human rights, are a strategic interest of the united states. so is energy security. so is stopping terrorism. so is seeking placeace in a pla like yemen. so we're trying to advance along a number of different tracks. as i said before, the basic tlis a thrust and purpose with respect to saudi arabia has been to recalibrate the relationship, but not rupture it. >> reporter: making clear that human rights will be something that the president brings up, but the realities of this moment which have been so abundantly clear, you just need to look at gas prices. that underscores a big part of the visit to saudi arabia where energy security, gas prices,

will be something that u.s. officials bring up. it won't be the sole issue, but saudi being the biggest player in opec plus, obviously critical for global oil supply, and u.s. will be asking for more supply and they believe saudi has the capacity do just that. as to the meeting with the royal family, he will be meeting with bin salman. whether or not they will shake hands or photos taken, that is still an open question. phil hatmattingly, cnn. and as he reported, gas prices are a big concern but they have been dropping recently. aaa says the current national average is $4.66 a gallon, down more than 30 cents from last month. aaa says falling oil prices have helped even though consumer demand of gasoline was up over the july 4th holiday. and the u.s. dollar is worth about as much as a euro for the

first time in 20 years. right now the currencies are less than a penny away from parity. the value of the euro has fallen in recent months. analysts say fears of recession, high inflation and energy uncertainties are affecting the exchange rate. after months of protests in sri lanka, the country's parliament will elect a new president next week. nominations will be presented to lawmakers in the coming hours. the dramatic move comes after the president and prime minister agreed to resign on wednesday under mounting pressure. tens of thousands of protestors stormed their residencies on saturday. some are refusing to leave until the resignations become official. india will soon surpass china as the world's most populist country. right now both are home to about 1.4 billion people, but projected to take the lead next

year. and coming up, the next hearing on the u.s. capitol insurrection just hours away. but how closely are americans watching? we ask voters in a key midwestern state. plus massive explosions rocked southern ukraine as the country prepares for a counter offensive to take back russian-occupied land. skip the rinse with finish quantum. its activelift technology provides an unbeatable clean on 24 hour drieded-on stains. skip the rinse with finish to save our wawater. you love rich,h, delicious ice cream. but your stomach doesn't. that disagreement ends right now. lactaid ice cream is t creamy, real ice cream you love that will never mess with your stomach. lactaid ice cream.

welcome back. if you are just joining us, let me bring you up-to-date. the funeral of shinzo abe wrapped up a few hours ago.

private service was held followed by a procession through the streets. house committee investigating the u.s. capitol riot is set for a seventh hearing in the coming hours. members will hear from a rioter and are expected to present excerpts from pat cipollone's testimony as well. many americans are consumed with other contentious issues like record high prices, relentless shootings and abortion rights. miguel marquez spoke to voters in the swing state of wisconsin. ♪ >> reporter: summer in green bay. >> the committee will be in order. >> reporter: washington, d.c. and the congressional hearings investigationsing the january 6 insurrection feel a million miles away. >> they stormed the capitol, that is what happened. they climbed in through windows and they rummaged through

offices and they did what they did. what more do i need to know about the fact that what occurred occurred? >> reporter: some democrats watching closely. >> some of the testimony that has come out, it has been a little more in-depth than i had been aware of. >> reporter: but with so many hot-button issues, the january 6 hearings even for those concerned -- where does january 6 and those hearings fit on the priority list for you? >> on the bottom rung. >> getting lost in the shuffle. >> reporter: this man would vote for donald trump again. >> i think that it is more the distraction. what the real reason is why these january 6 hearings are going on i think is beyond what we're seeing. superficially. >> reporter: mark becker was chair of green bay's brown county republicans. he left the party in 2015 as

trump rose to power. how important are the january 6 hearings and the investigation that is happening? >> i think right now the way the world is right now, it is not as important as it should be. i think in ten years we'll look back at this and say, yeah, that was a big deal. that was a really big deal. >> reporter: why, what do you mean? >> it was a coup attempt. >> reporter: and even some progressive democrats. adrian says that she can do something here and now about abortion rights. but january 6? >> we can't do anything about that, but what we can do is something in our community immediately to save lives. >> reporter: and rick is a rarity, conservative and paying close attention to the january 6 hearings. >> democracy is what is at

stake. >> reporter: his take? all our current problems won't be solved if trust in democracy isn't restored. >> we have huge issues in our country. but we don't have a country if we can't come together. we don't have a country to solve these issues if we can't reconcile who is in charge and how they got there. >> reporter: miguel marquez, cnn, green bay, wisconsin. ukraine says it is amassing a million strong fighting force to retake russian occupied territory in the south, this is as ukrainian troops have been setting counter attacks in the her sregion. strikes were aimed at an ammunition depot and they are also urging civilians to

evacuate kherson, accusing russia of escalating terror against civilians. but the heaviest fighting is still in eastern ukraine. russian forces look to capture the entire donbas region. and it appears that russia may be turning to other countries for help replenishing its stockpiles. the white house says u.s. intelligence indicates that iran will soon supply russia with weapons capable drones. clare sebastian is here in london monitoring those documents. but first let's go to scott mclean who is live in kyiv for us. the battle for the donetsk continues. >> reporter: that's right, max. one quick update on the situation in the donetsk region, officials say now 34 people are confirmed dead after that missile strike or series of mice

still strikes on an apartment building there leaving people trapped under the rubble.micest apartment building there leaving people trapped under the rubble. nine have been pulled out alive. those confirmed dead include a 9-year-old boy. they say about three quarters of the rubble has now been removed. in the southern part of ukraine, those strikes you mentioned were on a town about 60 kilometers east of kherson. ukrainians say a cache of ammunition and other weapons was hit. initially russian state media says it was actually part of the hydroelectric power station. but they were contradicted by a local official who said that this was a cache of chemicals for fertilizer, potassium nit nitrate. also what caused the beirut explosion two years ago. russians say whatever this was, the damage is absolutely enormous. they say that the damage is in a

two kilometer radius from the actual blast site and they insist that these are not military targets. they say the warehouses, stores, pharmacies, they were all amongst the areas that were hit. seven people missing, more than 70 they say were injured in that blast. this is actually the second time that town has been hit. there were similar disputes over what exactly was hit, but this is all part of a growing trend in the southern part of the country as ukrainians really ramp up their efforts to take back territory there. they are trying to target russian supply lines, hamper their efforts to get weapons to the front lines. they are also making progress in taking back land. one village that they seized is only 30 kilometers from kherson and kherson remember is a city that has long been under russian occupation, it is also entrenched in the russian system. since may people there were actually eligible to get russian

citizenship and you can use the russian ruble as legal tender as well. >> okay. thank you. clare, on the report that the iranians will supply the drones? >> yes, this is interesting. this came from jake sullivan, he says that the u.s. has intelligence and recently declassified intelligence that shows that iran is preparing to provide hundreds of weapons capable drones to russia. this if true not just a business deal, this is about really military cooperation. take a listen. >> the information further indicates that iran is preparing to train russian forces to use these uavs with initial training sessions slated to begin as soon as early july. it is unclear whether iran has delivered any of these uavs to russia already. >> so we don't know if they have

them yet. we also don't know how sophisticated they might be so we didn't know how bad the news on this is for ukraine. but what this does show and the u.s. was at pains to point this out, as the conflict grinds on in the donbas, significant losses are being incurred on both sides. it would suggest that russia can no longer retook its forces only from its domestic production. we know that there have been impact from sanctions on that. and interesting that the u.s. is declassifying the intelligence now. it seems strategic to sort of use the information to counter the russian narrative on its sort of gradual gains in eastern ukraine. >> clare, thank you. still to come, preventing the next school shooting. u.s. president biden touts a new gun law he says could help prevent massacres like the one in texas. but some say it is not enough.

plus the mothers of students who survived the texas school shooting explain how the tragedy has affected their children. we hear from one of the students who witnessed it all. and when you book and pay throug yoyou're covered by our happine check out angi.com today. angi... and done.

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proof that we can make meaningful progress on dealing with gun violence. >> you have to do more. you have to do more than this. you have to name a director. [ applause ] >> u.s. president biden interrupted there while touting a new law meant to reduce gun violence. he was heckled by a man whose son was killed in the parkland, florida school shooting. he told president biden that the law which increases background checks doesn't go far enough.

meanwhile families of the victims of the texas school shooting want answers over what they call a botched police response to the massacre. shimon prokupecz spoke with mothers of several of the children who survived. and a warning what they have to say is graphic and difficult to hear. >> he just saw the shooter come to the door and tell his teacher good night and shot her. and then he just announced are y'all all ready to die and just went crazy. >> reporter: for cassandra, and the other two mothers, mothers of children who survived the robb elementary shooting, life will never be the same. >> i know what they endured those whole 77 minutes, they shouldn't have. >> reporter: teeth scattered on the floor. pools of blood so thick to a child it looked like red jello.

these moms see the pain of that day live on through the eyes of their sons. >> one of the little girls that he was lying by, all he could hear was her gurgling because she was trying to breathe but she couldn't because she was shot and he could just hear her, you know, choking pretty much. >> reporter: he told you that? >> uh-huh. nothing that they could do. >> reporter: witnesses to one of the country's worst school shootings, and victims of a failed police response. for these mothers, guilt, regret, frustration, now the realization that healing will be a long and difficult process. >> he could be fine one minute and then another minute totally, you know, change of mood. >> it is like a switch that kicks on. >> immediately. >> and it can be something that

we said to them or something drops or, you know -- >> a smell. >> a smell. >> we were barbecuing the other day and he was like what is that burn smell? and i was like what is wrong? and he just said i smell that smoky smell and that is the way we were in the classroom. because it was smoky in the room and that was all the gunpowder. >> i feel like my son's not going to be normal for several years. because he's going to remember what happened that day. and it will stick to his head the rest of his life. >> reporter: her 10-year-old son hid under a table in room 112. >> me and my friend were scared and we didn't want to talk or nothing and we covered our ears so we won't hear the gunshots. >> reporter: you covered your ears. were you hearing a lot of gunshots? >> uh-huh. me and my friend didn't have a lot of space, so we just tried

not to move so he won't see us. >> reporter: and were you wondering what was going on, why you had to be there for so long? >> yes. >> reporter: what were you thinking? >> i was thinking what was going on and i wanted to see but i didn't want the gunman to see me. >> reporter: send ven weeks aft the attack, parents are still begging for clear answers. they want to know why police waited in the hallway outside the classroom while the children were terrorized for more than an hour. >> he was like i heard them outside, mom, they were telling the shooter to come out. he was talking and laughing to himself, walking around, and whenever he heard i don't know what little girl was call out -- like when the officer called

out, she's like i'm in here. he went over and shot her. >> reporter: so the police were close enough to the door where your kids could hear them. >> yes. >> reporter: and the girl answers back, we're in here. >> yes. >> reporter: and then he kills her. >> yeah. >> reporter: and the police never go in. >> there were still lives that could have been more saved if they had just gotten there faster and just gone in. like you wear a badge, you have a gun. >> they shouldn't be scared. >> when they got there, they were still outside waiting for a little bit and all of a sudden -- i was whispering to my friend that was falling asleep. >> reporter: anyone in particular that you miss? >> my cousin, and my best friend. >> reporter: they died?

you miss them? what kinds of things would you guys do together? >> when we would have recess, we would always play together, play hide and seek or tag. >> reporter: do you feel comfortable talking about what happened, is it helping you? yeah? >> i feel a little bit happy because my friend and my cousin are in a better place. >> reporter: where? >> in heaven. >> reporter: shimon prokupecz, cnn, uvalde, texas. one step closer to being sold over the counter in the u u.s., this oral contraceptive without a prescription. this is just weeks after the supreme court overturned constitutional rights to an abortion. they expect a decision from the fda in about ten months time. monday the problem issued additional guidance on abortion services saying health care

providers must offer the procedure if the life of the mother is at risk. the white house says federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed. the guidance also says providers do not need to wait for a patient's condition to worsen to be protected under federal law. the u.s. is also working on a plan to allow all adults to get a second covid-19 booster. white house official tells cnn the plan is a high priority for the fda amid rising concerns of the new subvarient able to evade immune responses, but unclear how many adults would get another shoot if offered. ahead, whichextreme heat is bringing challenges across the united states. gene norman is tracking it all. >> and this blistering heatwave

also across parts of europe. how long it will last, how hot it will get, that is ahead.

crews in california are taking extraordinary measures to put out a fire that is threatening the sequoia trees in yosemite. they installed a sprinkler system to dampen the ground around won't of the most famous trees. some of these trees are thought to be thousands of years old. they have the blaze 22% contained. and the power grid customers are being asked to conserve energy and turn their thermostats up during the afternoon hours. in nevada, a sunken world war ii military vessel is emerging from lake mead as water levels continue to drop in the extreme drought conditions. this is the latest object to emerge as water levels plunge. the national park service isn't

entirely clear how the vessel ended up there. today lake mead is a source of water for millions of people. it has reached its lowest point since 1937. extraordinary conditions over there, gene norman. take us through it. >> hey, max. we're talking about that heat across texas, it is blistering. in fact san antonio set a record, 107, a record for the day and also tying their hottest july day ever. the heat continues across texas and on into sections of arkansas, heat index values climbing as high as 112 degrees. combination of the temperature and humidity will make it feel like it is 106 in shreveport, 104 in dallas, 106 in little rock. but that is not the only place dealing with heat. we have an excessive heat

warning across salt lake city, a little piece of montana and parts of northern california and southern oregon as well. we're also tracking some storms across the middle of the country today. that will give some people relief. where they are not getting any relief is on the other side of the ocean there. we're talking about scorching summer heat in europe. western europe saw temperatures in the triple digits as well. good portion of spain as well as portugal and that will continue there. and as far as back here in the u.s., looking at these storms pushing their way eastward and that is where we'll be looking at the possibility of storms that could be bringing some damaging wind as well as some hail. so we'll be watching out for that. temperatures again in the triple digits in the middle of the country and enuven up to 91 in w york before the rain moves through. >> thank you so much, gene. torrential rain and intense

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