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it's meeting day for federal grand jury in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. cnn learned exclusively that prosecutors are looking into an oval office meeting where former president trump repeatedly praised how secure elections were. yes. before going on to bash them and question them. house speaker kevin mccarthy going further than he's gone before, saying the house investigations into the biden family business dealings rise to the, quote, level of impeachment inquiry. texas, refusing to remove its border buoys as the justice department sues the state. the state's republican governor says he plans to fight this all the way to the supreme court. israel's doctors on strike this morning after a violent night of protests over a new law limiting the power of the nation's supreme court. and the israeli umbrella labor union warning of, quote, serious consequences if the government legislates unilaterally. the alabama woman who went missing for 49 hour after making a 911 call now says she was not

kidnapped and, in fact, it was all a hoax. investigators mulling charges against her. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ just hours from now the federal grand jury investigating donald trump's efforts to overturn the election will meet again as another potential indictment looms over the former president. we're also learning exclusive details about this oval office meeting that special counsel jack smith is apparently zeroing in on. sources tell cnn his investigators have been asking multiple witnesses about a meeting in the on the floor office that happened in february of 2020 where trump praised improvements to election security. and thought they were so good perhaps they should do a press conference with them with the fbi and homeland security to take credit. >> just weeks later, trump

spread voter fraud conspiracy theories. >> the mail ballots, they cheat. people cheat. mail ballot is a very dangerous thing for this country. this election will be the most rigged election in history. the only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged. remember that. this is being done on purpose. they know it's no good. they know it's going to be fraudulent. it's going to be fraud all over the place. who is getting the ballots? who is sending the ballots? >> let's bring in now senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz with more. this is perhaps the latest indication that the special counsel is looking to learn more about seeking testimony about what donald trump knew or was told about election security leading up to some of these voter fraud claims. >> reporter: right. so this is a new report that reflects some of the sweep of this investigation. this investigation by special counsel jack smith has been going on for months and months and has really looked at every angle about what happened not just after the election but what happened before the election as

well. and so, this reporting from seanlingis, kylie atwood, zach cohen and evan perez here at cnn is that they have pieced together that one of the avenues that the special counsel had been asking people about is what happened when senior national security officials went to the white house to tell donald trump how secure the election was going to be. that was at the beginning of 2020. and donald trump was so encouraged by this that he was telling them that he wanted them to have some sort of press conference to take credit for the work that they had done and had some sort of level of confidence in this. obviously trump's tune changed closer to the election and obviously afterwards. he was quite keen saying publicly he was sure the election wasn't secure. this is another piece the office is looking at two different things. how donald trump was reacting to

the election as it was upcoming and also how well informed he was, what he was being told by senior intelligence officials. while the special counsel has heard about this from some people, we also have heard through our reporting that there were some people that would have been around the white house at that time in february, 2020, who hadn't been asked about this and have talked to the special counsel. so totally unclear where it fits in this. but we are at a moment at the end where we might learn very soon how it would factor into a potential case against donald trump as that grand jury meets again today. >> i thought that was really interesting part of this reporting that some folks in the meeting have been asked about it, but some who you expect to be in the meeting weren't. how big a deal is this for jack smith. before you go, the special counsel, jack smith, has also gotten a lot of documents. a trove of documents from rudy giuliani's team. all of these efforts, affidavits, et cetera, trying to find election fraud. what's the significant of that being in jack smith's hands now? >> yeah. well, poppy and erica, you would think by now the special counsel's office has gotten everything they wanted or things

had been turned over to house investigators in lawsuits. but actually bernie karrik, a key person, an old friend of giuliani's in new york who was a top investigator and coordinator of this effort to try to undermine what the vote was to not elect donald trump, he was one of the people that was funneling information to rudy giuliani. and when the house asked for documents from him, when lawsuits asked for documents from bernie karrik, he was declining to turn them over saying they were part of the umbrella of things that should not be handed over because giuliani was a lawyer and working on that team. so a privilege claim. now he recanted that and saying actually the trump campaign that held the privilege here, they're willing to allow me to turn these documents over and so he's turned many over to the special counsel investigation. they're still getting information even at this late stage. >> fascinating. thank you for the update on both.

let's bring in former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, elie honig. so as we look at this as was pointed out, they're looking at donald trump's reaction to the election and also what stood out to me is how well informed the former president was. that's important. >> yeah. the entire battleground in this case, if there is a case brought, will be about intent. will be about what was in donald trump's mind. it's the hardest thing for prosecutors to prove in this case. it's the most important thing for them to prove. if as a prosecutor you're trying to make an argument to the jury, he knew. he understood these were safe and secure and there was no fraud, this meeting is chapter one in that story. you say here it is. it's important to know the timing. it's almost a full year before january 6th. it's february 2020. here is donald trump sitting down with his own top election security officials. they're telling him this election is secure. not only does he agree with that, he wants to celebrate it. that doesn't necessarily end the issue because the defense can say sure that's what he was told

but later he got more facts and his view evolved. but, this is a pretty good starting point. >> i was just going to say, you need state of mind for a crime. but your mind can change. and if your trump's defense counsel, isn't that his exact argument. >> folks in the jury, this shows you that donald trump was very hands on and very concerned about election security. right? now, as time went by, he had advisers telling him there is fraud. you all may say those advisers are cookie. rudy giuliani and sidney powell, they were lawyers at the time. former federal prosecutors. should donald trump listen to them? we can debate that. would bit a crime for donald trump to listen to them? i'm arguing for donald trump here, no, it would not be there. this is the back and forth we'll see if there's a trial any day if we see an indictment. >> if there's a trial and what the indictment is. i think it's important to keep saying, there's also "the washington post" reporting about this text exchange, which was

actually in the january 6th report. but this text exchanetwe mark meadows and trump lawyer eric hershman early december, 2020. they're ling, laughing out loud for the kids in the room. about the idea of massive voter fraud inrgia. what does that potentially signify? >> again it goes to intent. as to mark meadows, mark meadows has issues here. we don't know what his status is. we have reporting that he's spoken with jack smith's team. but this can be incriminating towards mark meadows. he's laughing, joking about the fact that his son has only found a handful of isolated voter fraud. why doesn't he find all the thousands that you and your boss keep joking act. >> right before he was on that famous trump call with raffensperger in georgia. >> that call was january 2nd, 2021. a few days before january 6th. mark meadows is the one who

introduces the parties on the call. so you say you argue -- if you're trying to argue that mark meadows is part of a fraud, he is joking how there's no fraud yet here he is helping the president brow beat people to find fraud. >> when the target letter came last week to trump, many people thought hours if not days before we know if there's an indictment here. >> yep. >> and it's been a week. >> yeah. so i think he got the target letter on sunday. now nine days later. there's no set rule of you must indictment within x number of days of the target letter. all we really know is the grand jury, i believe, is back in session today. and now we wait. the fact by the way there are other witnesses scheduled for two weeks from now does not mean doj has to wait until then. you can indictment when ever you want and keep investigating as long as the on going investigation relates to some other person, some other angle, some other crime. we're all on watch. >> that we are. >> you're on stand by. you're not allowed to leave this

building. >> thank you. so new overnight, house speaker kevin mccarthy made his most direct threat yet of an impeachment inquiry into president biden. mccarthy has not explicitly said he would formalize an inquiry against a president or offer a timeline. lauren fox following all this on capitol hill. follow the money is what he is saying. >> reporter: yeah. these are really the strongest comments we have heard from him yet, poppy, into whether or not the house of representatives would launch an impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. here is what he said last night to sean hannity. >> we would know none of this if republicans had not taken the majority. we have only followed where the information has taken us. but had -- >> mr. speaker -- >> rising to the level of impeachment inquiry. we will follow this all the way to the end. this is going to rise to an impeachment inquiry the way the constitution tells us to do this. and we have to get the answers to these questions.

>> reporter: and there are multiple house committees that have been investigating hunter biden's business dealings for months now. they have yet to show a direct link between president joe biden and his son. however, their argument from house republicans is that these investigations have to continue. we should also note this isn't happening in a vacuum, poppy. house republicans have been talking about impeachment inquiries into alejandro mayorkas the homeland security secretary as well as attorney general merrick garland. there's a whole host of biden officials that they are looking into. we should also note that this comes just weeks after house speaker kevin mccarthy had a phone call with former president donald trump in which he made it clear that he supported the idea of erasing or expunging the record of donald trump's impeachments in the house to the former president. he said he was going to have a conversation with house republicans. when we talk to house republicans last week about expunging donald trump's

impeachment records, the conference was really split between moderates who argued, you know, what is the practical implication there and more hardline members like marjorie taylor greene who said that this is an idea they have long been pushing. poppy? >> well, we'll hear a little bit more about all of it from david weiss when he appears publicly to testify, that u.s. attorney that agreed to the hunter biden plea deal in the fall. so that will add another element to this. lauren, thanks very much. this morning, texas is refusing to remove its border barriers in the rio grande, even as the federal government sues. governor greg abbott vowing to take this fight all the way to the supreme court. >> we will litigate it initially in a federal district court in the state of texas. if we lose there, we will be going to the fifth circuit court of appeals and eventually to the united states supreme court because texas is defending its sovereignty and its constitutional right to secure the border of our state and our country. >> the administration is asking a federal judge to force texas

to get rid of the floating barrier there meant to deter migrants. the barrier itself is about 1,000 feet long anchored to the bottom of the waterway. the justice department here says it is not only dangerous but illegal. rosa flores is near the border this morning. the doj, of course, filing this to not necessarily about immigration but about environmental concerns. rosa, what are you seeing this morning on the ground? >> reporter: erica, good morning. what we're seeing is defiance on the border. let me show you the border barrier at the center of this legal battle. if you take a look here beyond wire, you'll see the buoys the middle of the river. according to the u.s. doj's lawsuit against the state of texas, these buoys were deployed unlawfully. they were deployed without permits by the army corps of engineers. according to this lawsuit, these pose diplomatic risks with mexico and also raise concerns

both of public safety and humanitarian concerns. now, according to governor greg abbott, the state of texas has sovereign authority based on the constitution's of texas and the united states. now the office of the texas attorney general issuing a statement to cnn saying that they're ready to duke it out in court. they're ready to fight for texas' use of these border buoys along the rio grande. now back to the humanitarian concerns. take a look at this video. we were here yesterday when a pregnant woman from honduras was getting medical attention here on the property where we are live. the property owner actually painted a clearer picture of what was happening. she explained to us that this woman was on the river and that law enforcement had to cut the wire to render her aid. they also had to cut the fence to actually bring her on her property to render aid. now, this property owner is very

concerned about these border barriers, saying that they pose additional risks to migrants. take a listen. >> i cannot imagine anyone eight months pregnant having to go through this. getting cut from the wire, feeling like you're being chased by the state and then asking for help at a fence. >> reporter: now, air karks it's not just the u.s. doj asking the state of texas to remove the floating border barrier. that property owner is also asking the state of texas to remove the wire. she says it just adds a danger that is not needed especially in this triple digit heat. erica? >> rosa, appreciate it. thank you. explosive discovery at a russian-occupied nuclear power plant in ukraine. team of united nations nuclear experts say they found mines. what comes next in israel after lawmakers defied mass protests passing a law to strip

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♪ welcome back. we have new developments out of ukraine this morning. experts from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog agency have confirmed the discovery of wines at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. that's very concerning, obviously. ukraine's president called on world leaders to put pressure on russia to hand over control of the plant to the agency.

our alex marquardt joins us again this morning live in odesa in southern ukraine. alex, this is incredibly concerning. this is europe's largest nuclear plant. >> reporter: well, it is, poppy. you never want to hear the word mines alongside nuclear power plant. what we understand from the ieae they spotted directional anti-personnel mines scattered around the periphery or along the outside in a buffer zone. now these would be smaller mines that explode in a certain direction. they're designed to maim or to kill humans. so they are likely not a threat to the plant itself, but really does speak to how entrenched the military is -- the russian military is there. they have occupied it for quite some time. now it goes without saying but we are hearing from the ieae this is against the safety standards and nuclear security guidance. we have heard from president zelenskyy and other ukrainian officials in the past who have

accused russian forces of mining the plant in a more robust way, including mines along the roof that they say could lead to a terrorist act by russia. but poppy, that's something russia has long denied. >> ukraine has been reporting some success in this counteroffensive. you're in southern ukraine and talk about what's behind you and your assessment of what we're seeing on the ground in this counteroffensive. >> reporter: i think some success really is what needs to be emphasized here. ukrainian armed forces claiming that they are pushing forward on two specific fronts as they try to go south towards cities called mariupol and berdyansk. they're trying to breakthrough this very tough russian line. the institute a group that monitors this says ukrainian forces have managed to move forward 1.7 kilometers or just over a mile. this is one of the main goals in

this counteroffensive is to drive south, split that russian line and cut through what has become known as this land bridge, which connects russian occupied crimea with donbas. when i spoke with the ukrainian defense minister a couple days ago said this is their main priority to reach the sea of as of and split those russian defenses. here in the city of odesa, this city has come under withering russian attack. they did not attack the city overnight. there was no significant attack but we heard air raid sirens. i'm standing in front of a building that has been pretty badly destroyed. this is one of those historical buildings, some of the 25 that were damaged in recent strikes alongside the cathedral i spoke to you from just yesterday. workers have been working here throughout the course of the morning to clear it. we have seen over the past week russia not attacking the city on certain nights. but then, poppy, they will come back with a vengeance.

so certainly no one here is expecting these attacks to be over. this is a city that is still very much on edge. poppy? >> alex, thank you for your reporting live from odesa for us. appreciate it. erica? >> this morning's israel's health system is going on strike in response to israeli lawmakers passing the first judicial overhaul law stripping the supreme court of power to block government decision. now officials say that emergency rooms will operate as usual. the strike won't affect jerusalem and the on going protests. thousands demonstrators clashed with police, blocking highways and say at least 19 people have been arrested. cnn's hadas gold is live in jerusalem this morning with more. what else are we anticipating and what are we seeing in terms of fallout from this bill's passing? >> reporter: yeah. the protests continuing overnight. some dramatic scenes especially with police using water cannons as well as what's called skunk spray, it's very foul smelling water spray against the protesters in jerusalem and in

tel aviv blocking roads and highways. dozens have been injured at least a dozen police officers in one case actually a car rammed into some protesters along a highway. the driver has been arrested. as you noted, the israeli medical association is on a 24-hour strike. emergency rooms are still working. we know that petitions have already been filed in the supreme court seeking a temporary injunction on this legislation. that has not yet been granted as far as we know, but we know of at least two petitions that have been filed. still those thousands of military reservists who said they would not heed the call. we're getting international fallout. british foreign office urging a statement they're urging consensus and hope israel will preserve checks and balances. last night, benjamin netanyahu took to the air waves digging in. he called the legislation, that as you noted strip's the supreme courts ability to declare

unreasonable, he said it's a necessary democratic step. he blamed the opposition for not compromising and saying that he's still open to negotiations on the further bills that they plan to pass about this judicial overhaul. but he says that they will keep going because keep in mind, legislation that passed yesterday, it's just the first step. it's just one step of this massive judicial overhaul package that benjamin netanyahu's government wants to push forward to completely reshape the judiciary from how supreme court justices to appointed to the legal advisers within the government and further and further actions. now in addition just to give you a sense of the mood here on the ground, i want to show you some of the major newspapers in israel. they have accepted these blackout ads. what they're saying at the bottom is a black day for democracy. a dark day for democracy. this is essentially all of the major israeli newspapers have accepted this ad. now this ad was by a protest movement. this is an editorial decision. but just the fact that these

newspapers accepted this advertisement on their front pages, the day after what may be one of the most consequential days in israeli domestic political history, that gives to a sense of the mood on the ground here. there's a lot of concern about what this means going forward and what this means for civil society going forward. as of right now, the government saying they're defending this move and saying it's a good thing and it's just the beginning. guys? >> it is fascinating. the acceptance of those ads as you point out, haddas, super interesting. appreciate the reporting as always. thank you. >> we'll have much more ahead on israel. here in the united states, more than 340,000 u.p.s. workers could go on strike soon. negotiations continue today to try to prevent what could significantly aversely impact u.s. economy. and a plane's nose shredded during a hailstorm on a new york-bound flight. imagine what it was like on board. you'll hear about it. >> when i got to the bottom of the stairs, i looked around at the plane and saw that the nose

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♪ and you know, it's terrifying now that i'm thinking back and how close to actual death we came on that flight. >> terrifying to hear. this morning we are learning about an absolutely terrifying experience on a delta flight. it sustained damage, severe damage, from an intense hailstorm. take a look at this. this is a hole in the nose of the plane. this was taken after the plane bound for new york from milan, italy, was diverted, forced to land in rome. f the passenger explained what it was like on board. >> you could feel us changing elevations very quickly. and one thing that we heard -- i'm a rather experienced flier and i never heard it before, was hail hitting the airplane. a very large -- very loud banging sounds on the top of the plane and the wing.

there was hand holding. there were screams. >> thankfully no one was hurt on board. that passenger praised the captain and the delta crew for safely landing the aircraft. added, though, he had no idea how bad the damage was until he got off. >> when i got to the bottom of the stairs, i looked around at the plane and saw that the nose of the plane had been pretty much ripped apart. we didn't know that the nose had been punched in, that the navigation system was likely knocked out. that the damage to the wings had occurred. that one engine had a hole in it and had burned out and that the other engine had also sustained damage. >> in a statement, delta did not describe the damage but did say the flight was diverted to rome after experienced weather-related maintenance issue shortly after departure. added the flight landed safely and evaluation of the aircraft was being conducted. glad they're okay. we're now just a week away from a potential u.p.s. strike.

one which analysts say could cripple the nation's supply chain. the union representing hundreds of thousands of workers is head bag to the negotiating table today. the first time since the talks broke down over the july 4th weekend. if they don't reach a new deal within the next week on a new contract, they are ready to walk off the job. vanessa injury cay vich has been following this for us. where do the negotiations stand? >> close but not close. both sides say they're 95% there but it's that remaining piece of the puzzle that send both sides walking away from the table over that july 4th weekend. now, the union says that u.p.s. makes historic profits but u.p.s. says they have provided a historic deal for the union. today will set the stage for what's to come. >> reporter: the largest

single-company strike in u.s. history could be just a week away. u.p.s. and the teamsters back at the negotiating table today. the two sides haven't met since they walked away following a marathon session over the july 4th weekend. >> u.p.s. knows they need to pay our members. >> reporter: since then, the teamsters who represent 340,000 u.p.s. workers have taken to the streets for rallies and practice pickets. president sean o'brien leading the charge. >> this will be our defining moment in the teamsters union. it will be the defining moment for labor. we have organized. we're strategized. now it's time to pulverize. >> reporter: both u.p.s. and the union say 95% of the contract is done, but the 5% left unfinished is the biggest piece of the pie. pay. >> stuff doesn't go anywhere unless we move it. we're the ones that are making all that money and we don't see it, any of it. >> reporter: part-time workers

make up the majority of u.p.s. employees who exclusively handle and load packages. part-time pay starts at $16.20 but after 30 days the average wage rises to $20. u.p.s. says they get the same benefits as full-time workers, but the latter make $42 an hour on average. >> so we've got to drive up the starting rate for part-timers but we also have to keep the long-time who have been there. >> reporter: a ten-day u.p.s. strike could cost the u.s. economy more than $7 billion with 4 billion directly impacting consumers and small businesses. >> there will be shipping delays more than likely we're going to see higher volumes or higher costs with other shippers that are picking up some of the slack. >> reporter: u.p.s. said their offer was historic.

the teamsters said it wasn't good enough. in a statement u.p.s. said in part we started these negotiations prepared to increase the already industry-leading pay and benefits. we provide our full and part-time union employees and are committed to reaching an agreement that will do just that. so far, the two sides have agreed to air-conditioning and new vehicles. retro fitting old ones with fans, recognizing martin luther king day. and paying weekend employees the same as weekday workers. >> i'm pleased with everything we have negotiated because there is not one concession. we have tremendous leverage. and we're not giving one thing back. >> reporter: now, both sides say they believe that they can come to a deal eventually without outside intervention. they asked biden administration not to intervene in negotiations. the last time we saw a strike was in 1997. they lost market share and recouped about 90%.

but now analysts are saying if there was a strike, u.p.s. would be only able to recoup 70%. that's a problem obviously for the company but also for jobs. less business, fewer jobs. so a lose/lose in the end. >> what you just said about them asking the biden administration not to get involved. we all remember the near rail strike months ago. the biden administration had the power to step in and prevent. do they have that power here? >> they do not unless they invoke this old time act that exists. they did have the power in the rail strike. they do have someone involved right now in the uaw negotiations with the big three auto manufacturers. but both sides really clear, they do not want anyone to get involved in this. one way or another, if it's before strike or after a strike, they do believe that they can reach some sort of deal. just timing is so, so key here. >> countdown clock is ticking. >> thank you. >> thank you. just in this morning, a new

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so some doctors are calling for more research into the side effects of very popular diabetes and weight loss drugs like ozempic and wegovy. they say new side effects may be emerging as the demands skyrocket. meg terrel is here. >> reporter: we know these drugs work by mimicking a hormone in the gut to stimulate t body to produce insulin and slow hunger and slows the stomach from emptying. it's the last thing that doctors are focussed on now. used stomach paralysis or who gastroperisis. that can cause severe vomiting and gnaw sa. gi side effects are known side effects of these medicines. 44% of patients onegovy which is a higher doze of ozempic for weight loss. but the stomach emptying effect

is something that they mention in the drug's label but only to warn patients it can affect if they're taking other drugs the metabolism of those drugs as well. not that it can cause this effect. the fda said it received some reports of stomach paralysis among patients taking the mecis they don't know if the medicines used this. they said in somses that hadn't stopped even ter patients stopped taking the medicine. and the american society of anesthesiologists warned patients should stop taking these medicines if they're having elected surgery. this is something that is known but doctors are saying we don't understand this effect well enough and patients should be aware of it. if they're having severe vomiting that's not a good thing. >> what are the companies saying? they were sayinging nshl initia, this could be some of the side effects. but not this severe. >> they said these drugs and the

class of medicines has been on market. eyay there's something like 9.5 million patient years of experience with these medicines. so they note that this can happen, they don't say it's a severe side effect of the drug and haven't been proven to be causative. >> stomach paralysis is scary when you hear about it. >> be aware it does slow stomach emptying. that's a known effect. the alabama woman who claimed she had been kidnapped after trying to help a stranded toddler on the side of the road, now offering a much different story. could she also be facing charges? and senator mitt romney a former presidential candidate himself, has just called on republican donors to pressure some of trump's rivals in the primary to drop out of the race. our next hour, we'll be joined by republican presidential candidate chris christie. what does he think of that?

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happened. she was never kidnapped. police say they received a letter from carlee russell's lawyer saying she lied to 911 dispatchers. there was never a missing child and she herself was never missing and now she could be facing charges for that hoax. cnn's ryan young is live in atlanta this morning. there was so much concern and confusion when this initial story came out. and now she made it all up according to police? >> reporter: that's the claim right now. you look at all police did to try to find this woman. you understand why so many in the community and across this country wondering why this happened. they saw the flashing lights using the surveillance camera. they were trying to figure out whether or not there was a toddler missing and the chief talked the car moved 600 yards down that road. they were able to track that gps to see exactly how far it went after that 911 call saying a toddler could never have crossed that much road while she was driving and calling 911. so much went into this. the community, the other police

departments, the federal law enforcement. all been looking for carlee russell and put out the search history where she googled the movie "taken" and also tried to see what would happen during an amber alert all added up to this news conference yesterday. take a listen to the chief. >> there was no kidnapping on thursday, july 13th, 2023. my client did not see a baby on the side of the road. my client did not leave the hoover area when she was identified as a missing person. my client did not have any help in this incident. but this was a single act done by herself. >> reporter: yeah. to say this galvanized a lot of people and made them upset about this would be an understatement. think about all the resources. now charges could be coming her way. there was a question you asked yesterday during the news conference, how much did this all cost in terms of this search? that question wasn't answered just yet. it will be up to district attorney to figure out whether or not to press charges. when you think about her family

and all the people in the community who were actively trying to find out where this young woman was, we still don't have those answers. 49 hours of fear for all those people in the community. toddler missing, a young woman missing. so many questions. >> yeah, absolutely, ryan. appreciate the update this morning. thank you. a relentless heat wave in greece is fueling these out of control wild fires across that country. there's a new study out this morning which reveals just how human-caused climate change is contributing to what is being called this heat hell. plus, poppy sat down with the head coach of the washington commanders football team. what is next for the team after the controversy and including a name change? >> you going to stay the commanders? >> that't's a great question.

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♪ welcome back. the head coach of the washington commanders is not ruling out a potential name change again for the nfl team as new owners take the reins. the sale comes after a controversial era for the

franchise under previous owner dan schneider. schneider faced sexual harassment allegations, league information and congressional investigation in december. the house oversight committee and reform found that schneider established a culture of fear within the nfl organization and attempted to intimidate witnesses from cooperating with investigators. schneider has denied all the accusations. but ron rivera is entering his fourth season with the franchise. in his first sit down interview since the sale of the commanders was complete, i spoke to him about all these issues and what the future holds. as you sit here as head coach of the commanders, and for the entire time you've been head coach, you have been coaching through chaos around the organization. through congressional investigations into the schneider ownership to allegations of sexual harassment. now the team is sold. is it a relief because you've been having to field all these questions? >> it is a relief. it's one of those things you

feel like the burden has been taken off your shoulders. now the focus can be on primarily football, what's important. the interesting stuff now truly is aside. >> but that stuff was, is important, especially these serious allegations. >> yeah, yeah. but to football players, to us, what we do on the field it's interesting. and that's i was trying to keep it separate that way so we could keep the focus on playing the games. >> so what does this new ownership team mean to you? >> it has moved all this to the side. now for us with the new leadership coming in, it will be about just the football side of it, just that aspect of it. i've had an opportunity to talk with mr. harris and several of his other partners. and it is a different approach, a different look at things. >> you going to stay the commanders? >> that's a great question. believe me, it is one of those things. it's hard for me because i grew up a red skin fan back in the day. a lot had to do with charlie taylor who played for the team. his dad was a sergeant that

worked with my dad. and so, watching charlie was something that came naturally just because there was an association there. >> so the name may be changed? >> who knows. that's up to what mr. harris wants, what the ownership group wants and what they can get worked out. >> what does coach want? >> i want the name that fits this team to be the best. >> appreciate the time with him. we're going to have a lot more of our sitdown interview. we talked about a whole lot that's coming up soon. >> i'm looking forward to more of that. there's been so much interest in this team. but also exciting to see them move into this new -- i guess, this new chapter. >> totally new chapter. >> with these new owners what that could mean for the team. >> he's a remarkable leader. more coming up. >> "cnn this morning" continues right now. ♪ another oval office meeting. this time donald trump bragged about election security mont