a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u.s. and around the world. i'm max foster in london. just ahead -- >> nobody is above the law. but the law needs to be above politics. >> they need to answer these questions. there better be something of important national security for them to have breached the confidence of the american public. >> just a show. this is like maybe impeachment number four here for trump. that's all it is. >> a tip from the public led them to 51-year-old siaid.

>> we knew someone would identify that vehicle for us can which is exactly what happened. >> i love playing. i can't do this forever. >> sounds as though the u.s. open later this month will be her final tournament. >> it is wednesday, august 10, in washington the republican outrage machine is in high gear after the fbi search of mar-a-lago. trump allies are calling for attorney general miles per hour rick garland and fbi director christopher wray to be removed from office. republicans want answer after the first ever search of a former president's private home. meanwhile a source tells cnn investigators carried out the search because they suspected trump and his team were

withholding documents that have national security implications. they also believer the trump team was not being completely truthful with investigators. another source tells cnn the fbi subpoenaed and received surveillance video of mar-a-lago from the trump organization. this is said to be related to the documents investigation, but came before monday's search. more now from kaitlan collins. >> reporter: we are now learning more behind that extraordinary search conducted at former president trump's primary residence at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach florida including that authorities believed that the former president had potentially not turned over all of the documents that he had taken with him when he left the white house. of course that is at the center of this investigation, something that we know authorities have been looking at for months now after the national archives referred this case to the justice department given there had been concerns that he had taken classified information with him, potentially mishandled it of course by taking it out of the grasp of the federal

government. so we're now learning that after they had sent over some boxes back to the national archives, there were concerns that authorities had that they had not sent over everything and that is after cnn reported that there had been a meeting between investigators and trump's attorneys at mar-a-lago in early june when they were actually shown a room where some of those documents were being held. so of course now a big question is what exactly was still in those documents that investigators took with them after they went and searched the property on monday. for the president himself, the former president, he has been in bedminster, new jersey at his other club, he hosted republicans on tuesday. and sources said that he is feeling boosted by this and the support that he is getting from republicans and the criticism that they have been putting out against the justice department for this search warrant. certainly an extraordinary one against the former president. when it comes to the biden administration, they are not really commenting. instead saying that no one in the white house got a head's up that the search was going to happen. and found out about it like everyone else did.

kaitlan collins, cnn, washington. some of trump's allies are urging him to announce his 2024 run for the white house soon in an effort to put a stop to the justice department investigation. in the meantime house republican leader kevin mccarthy is vowing to investigate attorney general merrick garland and the justice department if republicans regain control of the house. others in the gop say that they are outraged. >> we're 90 days before an election. the fbi septembent agents to th of a former president, leading contender to be the nominee for 2024, and i want to know why. i7d i said two things. nobody is above the law, but the law needs to be above politics. so if you are a republican conservative and hear that the fbi is going after trump again, it sounds alarm bells. >> we have to take back the majority so we can subpoena the records behind this and these other efforts so we can bring in

the director of the fbi and attorney general and force people to testify people under oath, what was the justification behind this. this stuff needs to happen. >> this better not be some clerical or minor issue that the fbi has gone in. and that is why we're asking as the intelligence committee, we're in charge of classified material, we're in charge of the national security issues. if they are going into this man's house claiming it is national security that brought them in, they deserve to tell us, they deserve oversight, they deserve to answer the american public why the political rival of this president had fbi agents raid his home. >> so why hasn't the justice department or the fbi said anything about their search? legal experts say commenting publicly would be out of the ordinary and may not be helpful to either side. >> we want to maintain secrecy so you can build your investigation so people don't get ticked off, so people don't destroy documents, et cetera. so that is reason number one. reason number two, you are

trying to protect the rights of the individual who may be under suspicion. imagine if the attorney general got behind the podium tomorrow and said okay, mitch mcconnell, you want to know what our probable cause is, let me lay it out for you. we have this evidence, we have that evidence, and that leads us to believe that donald trump committed the following federal crimes. they allege that, we haven't seen it, but they allege that in the affidavit. if merrick garland said that, watch the outrage from mitch mcconnell and that applies by the way to any person who is a suspect. democrat, republican, famous person, not famous person. so those are vital interests that doj protects by its silence. >> getting a search warrant can be a district process especially when it is for the home of an ex-president. a former u.s. federal judge explains how it works. >> the fbi visit to mar-a-lago in june in which they saw where the documents are kept, now, the question is did they see something at that time that made

it clear what was in there is just an occasional memo from kim jung-un, something more substantial. so the judge has to look at the evidence given to him to see if there was probable cause that crime had been committed. >> meanwhile the justice department is not commenting on a claim from republican congressman scott perry that fbi agents seized his cellphone. a source says it is in connection with an investigation of efforts by trump allies to block certification of the 2020 election. perry is closely linked to former justice department official jeffrey clark who is under scrutiny for his schemes to overturn joe biden's victory. and another legal blow for donald trump, a federal appeals court says a u.s. house committee can obtain the former president's tax records from the irs. this case is separate from the house select committee's investigation into the january 6

attack on the capitol. trump has fought for years against releasing his tax returns to any investigators. the court ruled the request for his records was within the scope of the house committee's inquiry. trump can still appeal the ruling to the u.s. supreme court. a judge in georgia has ordered rudy giuliani to appear in person before a grand jury next week, part of an investigation into the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. giuliani's appearance was originally scheduled for it tuesday but his lawyers are seeking a delay saying that he shouldn't fly after a recent heart surgery. the judge pushed back saying giuliani could travel by train or bus instead. another four u.s. states held primaries on tuesday picking a candidate for the critical midterm elections. progressive minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar barely survived a strong challenge from a moderate democrat. he had criticized her call to

defund the police. in vermont, the democrat becca balint would be the first woman from vermont to represent congress. and in wisconsin, ron johnson easily secured the republican nomination and the wisconsin governor's race is also set with trump's chosen candidate edging out the rival endorsed by the former u.s. vice president kristin holmes. reports from outside milwaukee in w. >> reporter: trump endorsed candidate tim michels will be the next republican candidate for governor here in the state of wisconsin taking on democratic incumbent tony evers in the fall. michels beat the candidate not only endorsed by former vice

president mike pence but also the gop establishment. kleefisch had served for scott walker for eight years and was considered a favorite. at one point she was considered a shoo-in for this position but with trump's endorsement and all of the extra money in the campaign, michels was able to beat her out. one other big race in wisconsin that we were watching and that is the democratic primary for senate. barnes, current lieutenant governor, will take on the incumbent ron johnson in the fall in what is likely to be one of the most consequential races in the entire country. this comes at a time when democrats and republicans will be duking it out trying to get that majority. kristin holmes, cnn, wednesday which is. and we're expecting a bit of good news for u.s. consumers. the government will release data on the inflation rate for july and that is expected to show that it eased slightly. inflation reached a peak of 9.1% year over year in june, biggest

increase in more than 40 years. july's report is expected to show that the inflation remains uncomfortably high at 8.7%. also uncomfortably high, the cost of gas. average price in the u.s. is now $4.01 a gallon according to aaa. but on the bright side, the price has dropped more than 50 days in a row. it also means good news for online shoppers with prices finally starting to cool off after nearly two years of increases. retailers are expected to slash the cost of big ticket items since shoppers are keeping their wal wallet tighter than ever. matt egan has the latest. >> reporter: we're getting some encouraging news finally on the inflation front. online prices actually fell 1% year over year in july according toadobe. normally this wouldn't be news at all because for the longest time the online shopping world was the land of falling prices.

it is so easy to comparison shop online. i don't know if i wanted to buy a new bike for my son, i could easily go check the websites of all the retailers and make sure that gimtietting the best deal that is why that transparency meant that prices always used to fall. but all that changed when covid hit. june 2020, online prices started to rise beginning an unprecedented streak of 25 consecutive months of rising prices. that streak has finally ended now. and if you dig into some of the categories, we've seen sharp declines, more than 9% year over year decline for electronics, toy prices down more than 8%. and even apparel dipping 1% right ahead of back to school season here in the united states. as far as why some of this is happening, some of this is for good reasons, right? supply has started to improve, so much so that some retailers like target and walmart have a glut of inventory and they have

been forced to cut prices. some is for concerning reasons, right right? demand has taken a hit because of high inflation. consumers are tapped out and consumer confidence has taken a hit. while electronic prices are down, online prices for both groceries and pet supplies have heated upsurging by the most in recent history according to adobe. still big picture it is encouraging to see prices cooling off in the ecommerce world and it is when you combine that with the fact that gasoline prices are down, down more than 50 straight days in the united states, that is leading some hope that maybe, just maybe, inflation is starting to peak. let's hope so. max. >> thank you to matt. now restaurants are picking up on customer habits as well given inflated prices. the company which owns

applebee's and ihop restaurant chains say they have noticed increased sales amongst what they consider wealthy households but the flip side is it is selling in those houses making less than $50,000. they say the company focuses on the value of items to customers. the cost of mailing a letter or sending a package in the u.s. keeps going up. the postal service is looking to raise prices yet again this january just five months after its most recent rate hike. the postmaster general blames inflation saying that costs will exceed the agency's 2022 budget plan by well over a billion dollars. the postal service says it has lost more than $90 billion since 2007 as the cvolume of mail has declined in recent years. nato is on the cover of a major expansion and the u.s. president is all for it. why he wants two countries that have traditionally tried to stay neutral on board.

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police in albuquerque say they have arrested the primary suspect in the killing of four muslim man. muhammad syed faces two homicide charges and more could follow. he denies any involvement in the killings. police say there is evidence that syed knew his victims and that the conflict may have led to the shootings but the motive is still unclear. ed lavendera has more from albuquerque. >> reporter: investigators here say that tip from the public led them to 51-year-old muhammad syed, he is now accused of at least two of the four murders of muslim men here in the area in the last two months. investigators say that they have shell casing evidence that links s muhammad syed and even would of the weapons that he owns to several of these murders and they will continue working to find and dig up evidence that links syed to the other two murders as well.

all of this transpiring very quickly after authorities had released pictures of a gray volkswagen jetta that they believe syed was driving at various of the murder scenes possibly. he was discovered driving towards texas. investigators say that he was arrested in the city of santa rosa. and this happened just as investigators began searching, executing a search warrant, at the home. just hours before police made this announcement, we were inside syed's home speaking with their family, his daughter tells us that about an hour before police arrived, he said that he was going to drive to texas, that he had plans of moving his family there. they told us that despite all of this and what police are saying, they do not believe that their father is responsible for these murders. but despite that, investigators here insist that muhammad syed is the prime suspect and that they can link him to right now at least two of these four murders.

back to you. finland and sweden are a step closer for joining nato. the u.s. president signed off on their application on tuesday. the traditionally neutral countries applied to become members of the military alliance after russia invaded ukraine. >> we will never fail on our pledge to defend every, every, every inch of nato. that is why together with our allies, we're taking steps to reinforce nato's eastern flank and strengthen our deterrence against any threats of aggression toward our alliance. our alliance is closer than ever. it is more united than ever. and when finland and sweden bring the number of allies to 32, we'll be stronger than ever. >> countries applying to join the alliance must get unanimous approval from existing members. so far 23 members of nato have given sweden and again land the green light, seven others

including turkey have yet to ratify the nordic country's bids. the ban on russian coal imports is now effect. it is part of an eu sanctions package to punish russia for its invasion of ukraine. and it marks the first time europe has gone after russia's vast effort sector. more than half of the eu solid fuel imports mostly coal are from russia which has also been the eu's main supplier of natural gas. commission estimates the ban will affect nearly $9 billion worth of russian exports per year. on the ground signs the war could be escalating after a series of explosions rocked a russian air base in western crimea. local officials say at least one person was killed and more than a dozen others wounded. moscow annexed crimea in 2014 helping spark a conflict for years until russia launched its

full-scale envision in february. we're also learning about a deadly attack in central ukraine overnight. for more, let's go to david mckenzie live in kyiv. david. >> reporter: i think the key thing to talk about here is those explosions in crimea. russian occupied crimea, max. and it rattled windows at least a kilometer nearly a mile away from that scene showing the devastating impact of several explosions sending russian tourists who were on the beach there in crimea scattering. cars evacuating the area as you say, scores injured, at least one killed. and the big question now is was this a ukrainian strike of some kind. rushsians are blaming a munitios

explosion at that airfield. but you have to wonder because this would be an extremely significant strike because the ukrainians both in terms of distance and in terms of psychology indicating potentially that that part of crimea at least isn't safe, which is what russian nationals would have thought. as you say, the ukrainians aren't commenting on this directly, they say that they have no information about it, but it was telling that president zelenskyy got in his daily address -- hinted and said directly that crimea is the ultimate aim of this conflict. >> translator: this russian war against ukraine and against all of free europe began with crimea and must end with crimea. its liberation. today it is impossible to say when this will happen. but we are constantly adding the necessary components to the formula for the liberation of

crimea. >> reporter: crimea was taken by the russians in 2014, annexed then and it was in the view of many ukrainians of course the original sin of this series of conflicts that has become this wider war with russia invading earlier this year. the big question, if it was ukraine, how did they actually do it, do they have the long range capability either through missiles that they have managed to alter, to strike surface to surface, or some kind of weapons system that has been given by the west but not yet announced. very much psychological blow because assumption is that this issis a strike but at this point we have no definitive proof of that. >> david, thank you. still to come, trump supporters speak out after the fbi search of mar-a-lago.

>> why all of a sudden you raid a home and make sure that nobody is there to protect it. that sounds liken a unofficial -- an illegal raid to me. >> they had a search warrant from probably the heist levels of highest officials. >> but they made sure no one was here. plus one of the biggest tennis stars in the world is set to retire later this hour, why serena williams says it is time to step aside.

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our top stories. a new u.s. inflation report will be released in the coming hours. economists expect that it will show inflation slightly eased in july but still remains high compared to last year. and a source tells cnn fbi investigators carried out the search at mar-a-lago because they suspected trump and his team were withholding documents that had national security implications. they also believe the trump team was not being completely truthful with investigators. so what are the rules on preserving presidential documents and what kind of trouble could trump find himself in if he didn't follow those rules? we asked brian todd to find out. >> reporter: historic fbi raid at mar-a-lago was related to donald trump's possible mishandling of presidential documents potentially even some that were classified that he may have taken to his florida home. a move that experts say would be way out of bounds. >> a former president should not have classified and top secret

documents unless the current president and the current administration have authorized it. >> reporter: even unclassified white house documents experts say are supposed to be handled through a certain process and are not supposed to leave the government's possession even when the president who generated those documents leaves the white house. cnn previously reported that the national archives earlier this year recovered boxes that trump took with him that not only contained documents but also personal mementos like a so-called love letter he had gotten from north korean dictator kim jung-un. >> i just got a great letter from kim jung-un. >> reporter: but taking even personal correspondence when a president leaves the white house without clearing it first is not usually allowed experts say. >> it was addressed to an american president. those originals have to be preserved by law. now, that is the kind of thing where a president could say, gosh, i would love to make sure that you have a copy and borrow the original, i'd like to frame it for my possess-presidential

office or for an exhibit in my presidential library. and you can have that conversation as long as the law is complied with. >> reporter: cnn has also reported that some trump white house documents were ripped up, thrown away, others flushed down toilets. even a short informal note to an aide have to be preserved? >> you have a little handwritten note to somebody, you are writing on a note card at a national security meeting, these belong to the american public. when donald trump took the oath of office, he agreed to this. >> reporter: and there is a special process for handling classified presidential documents while the president is in office. >> they have to be specially marked. they often go this special folders. they have to be stored in special containers, safes, or other secure containers. you can't take them out of certain rooms normally so you have rooms that are designated as what we call skiffs. and then there are rules on

entering the skiff. you are not supposed to bring your cellphone in. >> reporter: experts say a president can sometimes take copies of some documents with them when they leave the presidency. but that also has to be cleared by the white house and the national archives. something donald trump may not have done. >> he was bull headed and wanted to say screw you, they are mine. >> reporter: in response to the fbi's search, former president trump issued a statement saying that his home at mar-a-lago, was, quote, under siege, that he was the victim of what he called the weaponization of the justice system by democrats who he claims want to stop him from becoming president again. previously a person close to the former president denied that anything nefarious took place regarding the handling of documents and other materials. brian todd, cnn, washington. we're now learning how the trump team plans to handle the issue of the potential mishandling of classified documents. a source says one argument that is going to be pushed is that trump didn't have any classified

information at mar-a-lago because he declassified it when he was still president. an argument made by a former trump administration official on tuesday night. >> what i can tell you definitely is that he was a transparency president. on multiple occasions he declassified whole sets of documents including i remind you and your audience that around october of 2020, he issued a statement from the white house declassifying every document related to not just the russiagate scandal but also the hillary clinton email scandals not to mention his followup actions i believe in december and january before he left where he issued declassification orders at the white house. and when the president says that, that is it, he is unilateral commander in chief and the sole authority on classification. >> since the fbi search, violent rhetoric has been circulating on online forum dedicated to the former president. among the top comments, lock and load. some years suggesting violence

against the attorney general and the feds. trump supporters have also made their voices heard outside his resort in palm beach in florida. randi kaye spoke with some of them. >> reporter: almost everyone we spoke with is very angry about the fact that the fbi came to mar-a-lago. they believe that donald trump has been cooperating with the department of justice which is investigating the handling of presidential records and presidential documents. they don't think that it was a good idea for the fbi to come to mar-a-lago especially when the former president wasn't even home. here is what else some of his supporters told me. >> they don't want the truth. that is the bottom line. they don't want the truth. >> you don't think that is why they came here to mar-a-lago to try to find out the truth and recover the archives? >> no, they are scared to death of donald trump. >> it is just a show. this is like maybe impeachment number four here for trump. that is all it is. that's what i think.

i mean, they didn't get it the first time, the russian thing. they didn't get it the second time with ukraine. they didn't get it the third time with january 6. i think that they are running -- they know they are a running out of time there. they raid a home and cnn cameras are there and some of his past people. they know what's going on. it is all for a show to make trump so he cannot run again. >> you don't think that there was a real reason to come here? >> it is not even think. i know there is no real reason. i know it if my heart, in my spirit, he has never lied about anything. >> reporter: many supporters were saying to me that the fbi and department of justice are corrupt. i was quick to point out to them that it was donald trump who appointed christopher wray as trenkt t director of the fbi but they continue to say that he was corrupt. we also talked about hillary clinton's emails, i reminded them that it was donald trump who called for an investigation into her classified emails but the irony was lost on them. they continue to say that he didn't do anything wrong and she did. >> randi kaye reporting there.

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safely. the miners have been trapped for a week now and it could take a few more days to drain enough water to make conditions safe. good news in the dominican republic though, two miners are said to be in good condition after being trapped if n. a collapsed mine for ten days. experts from several countries were called in to help with the rescue after a land slide trapped the man on july 31. they received extensive physical exams after they were freed tuesday. the mining company's president says he is confident this operation will bee a model for underground rescues going board. the u.s. northeast will finally see some relief from the heat but the same can't be said for the pacific northwest. the forecast now from ped gram javaheri. >> reporter: yes, a lot of heat still around the central united states, but we have to take note of what is happening around the northeast because finally some relief in sight and even some good news here when it comes to cooler temperatures sticking

around. yesterday new york climbed up to 97. this afternoon, we'll aim for 83. boston, 98 gives way to 74 this afternoon. and in portland from 91 down to 71 degrees. and notice an extended look here for cooler temperatures over the next 7 or so days. but the west really begins to take shape here for another round of heat. and could see a few storms pop up this afternoon. we've seen a few storms in the basilica past 24 hours. but not unusual for this time of year. we'll take this trend of generally near average temperatures in new york over the next few days. boston this time of year should be around 81 degrees and ranging from about 74 up to 81 over the next couple of days. but here is the extended look. cooler air expected across the eastern third of the united states with warmth restoring again across the western areas. seattle cools off to 71 today but back up to 80 over the next several days. portland also warms up a little bit. tropics have tried to warm up,

only 30% chance that the storms will develop to anything over the next five days. quite a dust coming off of africa that inhibits the formation of the tropical features. here is the national perspective, 95 in denver this afternoon, boise around 91, and then los angeles highs should be right around 90 degrees. tourists are being allowed to leave the chinese resort city after a sudden lockdown due to a covid outbreak last week. a small group that met covid precautions was able to board flights out of the city on tuesday. chinese officials say 80,000 tourists were stranded because of the lockdown. kristie lu stout is joining me from hong kong with more. what is the latest situation for these tourists? >> reporter: well, good news. stranded tourists are now being flown out according to state run media. these tourists who have been trapped in a sudden lockdown in

this tropical chinese southern island are being flown back home in batches. the first batch returned home on tuesday before some 80,000 tourists, this tropical getaway has turned in to a nightmare. it all started last weekend when officials in the resort city imposed this sudden lockdown to cur curb rising numbers of covid. public transport was suspended and people were told that they could not leave for seven days and had to clear five covid tests were they would be allowed to leave. officials have acknowledged the difficulties of the situation and have pledged to help, but there have been a lot of concerns raise raised by angry travelers and tourists and they have voiced those concerns on social media. we want to share just one voice who spoke to us here at cnn, a resident of shanghai, a foreigner in who is tourist. he has been stuck in this situation and he tells cnn this,

quote, the situation going forward is unsustainable. it is a little bit like russian roulette on where you go and whether or not that area is going to get locked down. he requested not to be named and remain anonymous because he didn't want to risk any national police tick blowback. but that is some of the frustration being expressed.nat. but that is some of the frustration being expressed. and a number of other top tourist destinations have been stricken by the zero covid lock downs. last month we saw 2,000 tourists get stranded in the south because of a sudden lockdown. and we're seeing rising numbers of covid-19 cases in other popular tourist destination hot spots. even tibet. >> very destructive for tourists and also costly for the authorities. >> reporter: very costly for the authorities. it is very disruptive. look at what we saw in shanghai with the prolonged lockdown

there and the economic costs that exacted in terms of factory production services, supply chain, trade, the list goes on. now we're seeing china's domestic tourism industry get hit in a big way. previously it was thought that staycations within china and going to a place that previously did not have high numbers of covid-19 cases would be safe. this episode what has happened here is now sending out a warning to china's domestic tourism market saying perhaps it is better to stay at home. max. >> okay. kristie lu stout, thanks so much. still to come on cnn, why tennis legend serena williams says the time has come for her to evolve away from the game that she loves so much. when she was only 16 yearsrs old. it's all right there in the census. see where a few details can lead with the 1950 census on ancestry. frank is a fan of fast. he's a fast talker. a fast walker. thanks, gary.

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i love playing though. it is amazing. but you know, i can't do this forever. >> tennis legend serena willwilliams has announced that she will evolve away from the game. she says that she is ready to focus on other things important to her. after this year's u.s. open this

wraps up in september. christina macfarlane looks back at serena's success on and off the court. >> reporter: serena williams, the 23 time grand slam champion, has announced her impending retirement from tennis posting on instagram tuesday the 40-year-old said that there comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. that time is always hard when you love something so much. my goodness, do enjoy tennis. but now the countdown has begun. i have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different but just as exciting serena. i'm going to relish these next few weeks. >> thank you very much. it is great to be here. >> reporter: for the past 23 years, she has redefined what it means to be a female athlete. >> this is the greatest platform for a female athlete and a great place to be. >> reporter: williams began to be noticed after winning the mixed doubles at wimbledon in 1998 and was just 17 when she defeated the then world number

one to win the u.s. open. >> i've been waiting my whole life for this moment, practicing for so many years and the u.s. open was a tournament that i really wanted to win. >> reporter: she was the first african-american woman since 1958 to win a grand slam singles title. there began an incredible rise and journey. her most formidable opponent would be her sister, venus. >> she is so good and she is my sister and i really want the best for her including for her to win everything. >> reporter: together they were unlike anything tennis had seen before. distinct and determined. serena would emerge with more titles defeating venus in four straight finals beginning in 2002, dubbed the serena slam. williams also delighted in emerging as a fashion and cultural icon. no one did it quite like serena. >> it is just a great feeling. >> reporter: by 2012, williams had nearly won it all, but at

the lon ddon olympics, she claid singles and doubles titles. >> i thought gold, it is my favorite color, let me get gold. don't let me get silver. all right her story has already become the stuff of hollywood legend. will hit won an oscar playing her father. >> i wrote me a 78 page plan for their local career before they was even born. >> reporter: her startling legacy seems to have fallen one moment short. 23 grand slam singles, one shy of the all-time record. but arguably it was her greatest win defeating her sister venus while eight weeks pregnant at the 2017 australian open. her daughter would change her life forever. but never her determination to be the best. >> i love tennis and i love, you know, what i do. and right now, i just had to -- i have to commit to me.

>> reporter: she says that she is evolving away from sport, but only after sport evolved because of her. christina macfarlane, cnn, london. just into cnn, former president trump is expected to be deposed by lawyers from the new york attorney general's office on wednesday according to people familiar with the matter. this is part of the civil investigation into the drum organidrum -- trump organization finances which has gone on now for more than three years. the testimony will be behind closed doors but unclear whether trump with answer any questions or pleads the fifth. we'll continue to bring you the latest on 24 this story. and roger goodell says quarterback deshaun watson should face harsher punishment for violating the league 's conduct policy. an independent judge issued a six game suspension for the browns star over nonviolence sexual misconduct during pry vent meetings with massage therapists. but the nfl wants him suspended

for the entire season. watson has maintained his innocence. when goodell was asked why the league is appealing the ruling, this is what he had to say. >> we have seen the evidence. she was very clear about the evidence. she reinforced the evidence that there was multiple violations here and they were egregious. and it was predatory behavior. those are things that we felt -- we always felt were really important for us to address in a way that is responsible. >> meanwhile goodell announced the owners of all 32 nfl teams have unanimously approved the sale of the denver broncos. the team now belongs to the walter penner family headed by walmart heir rob walton, his daughter and her husband greg penner chairman of walmart. and the ownership group includes condoleezza rice and also lewis hamilton. the price tag for the team was

not revealed but espn says the deal is worth $4.65 billion, a record amount for a north american sports franchise. finally this hour, wendy's is beefing up its breakfast offering, they will start selling french toast sticks next week. wendy's say that its customers crave portability and are hoping that the new handheld item will be a hit. thanks for joining me here. i'm max foster in london. i'll be back same time tomorrow. but "early start" with christine romans is next.

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