>> opening a restaurant. got to go hard every day. got to control the zone. >> that is season two of the bear. thanks for joining me. i'm christine romans. "cnn this morning" starts right now. good morning, everyone. we're glad you're with us. i have erica hill by my side. good morning. >> good morning. let's start with "five things to know." happening this morning hunter biden heads to federal court to plead guilty to tax misdemeanors and resolve a felony gun charge n. a last-minute twist house republicans are trying to block the deal that needs a judge's approval over what they say is political interference. a major blow to president biden. a federal judge blocked his asylum policies. the measure was meant to curb

illegal crossings after a trump-era immigration rule ended. the administration vowing to fight this ruling. lebron james' son bronny is in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest during basketball practice. we're told he is out of the icu. ocean waters like a hot tub off the coast of southern florida. a buoy registered 101 degrees. that's how hot the water was. that's taking a toll on coral. and gearing up for game time. tonight the u.s. women's soccer team is facing off with the netherlands in their second world cup match. "cnn this morning" starts right now. here is where we begin this hour. just hours from now the president's son will walk into a federal courtroom and plead guilty to tax crimes this is part of a contentious deal.

in wilmington, delaware, hunter biden's plea hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. he could finally see the end of a years long investigation that started during the trump investigation. but it has been surrounded by political drama. house republicans have accused prosecutors of giving him a sweetheart deal. >> just days ago irs whistle-blowers who worked on the case were brought in to testify on capitol hill. they claimed there was political interference by the justice department, by officials there, and that hunter biden received special treatment, something the doj has strongly denied. >> the u.s. attorney in delaware in our investigation was constantly hamstrung, limited and marginalized by doj officials as well as other u.s. attorneys. at every stage decisions were made that benefited the subject of this investigation. doj slow walked steps for executing search warrants. >> the allegations there. meantime, this bizarre new twist overnight. the judge is now accusing one of

hunter biden's lawyers, a member of the legal team, of calling the clerk's office and lying about who she was in order to get some court filings removed. hunter biden's legal team says this was all a misunderstanding. live outside that courthouse in wilmington, delaware, this morning. a lot to get through, some unexpected overnight. what can we expect today? >> reporter: good morning, erica and poppy. this morning we expect hunter biden to arrive just before his 10:00 a.m. court appearance. he will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors, failing to pay taxes on income in 2017 and 2018 and the felony gun possession charge that could carry up to ten years in prison. it will be diverted, meaning if he agrees to certain conditions set by the court he will not serve any prison time and that is for possessing a gun whoile addicteded to a controlled

substance. now this will all take place before jua trump appointed judg. she will oversee this plea hearing. prosecutors are expected to go through the elements of the crimes. she will have an opportunity to ask hunter biden questions. we may hear a little bit from him today in court as he answers her questions about what he did, and he admits to the guilt of this crime entering this plea of guilty. now we may also learn from prosecutors or potentially hunter biden's team more details about this plea agreement. our sources tell us that prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence of probation for the tax misdemeanor charges. each could carry a prison sentence up to 12 months in prison. as you see, this could potentially resolve this five-year running investigation into hunter biden's finances, a long time coming here. it doesn't resolve a lot of the political issues, as you were

mentioning there, the house interest in hunter biden and the doj investigation. but in a year of firsts, this will be the first time an american president's son has pleaded guilty to crimes. erica, poppy? >> it also would be rare, kara, for the judge not to sign off on this, right? a republican on the house ways and means committee is coming in last minute saying, look, we want you to consider this testimony last week from the two irs whistle-blowers before you make this decision. is there a chance the judge does not give this the green light? >> reporter: i mean, it's always before the judge. usually they do honor an agreement. it doesn't mean she won't ask questions about it. the house did make this move asking the judge if they could file briefs to encourage her to consider the whistle-blowers' testimony. now she hasn't decided whether or not she will hear from them. that's something that has been held up by this twist, as you said, overnight where hunter

biden's lawyers are being accused of telling the clerk's office here that they were part of the house republicans team in trying to get them to take down some doums they said contain some sensitive information about hunter biden. the judge asking them to explain what had happened in a filing overnight. biden's lawyer said this is a misunderstanding. the judge said she could sanction them. we could hear additional back and forth and what took place and all that have could factor into the judge deciding whether she wants to hear more from the house republicans or wants to neatly resolve the issue. this will be entirely up to her to decide how she wants to handle that today. >> all in a first for the nation, as you said, kara. overnight we learned the special counsel's office, jack smith's team, talked to two more key witnesses in its investigation and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the top security election official fired by former president trump tells cnn he has spoken wite special counsel investigating s efforts to

overturn the election, chris krebs. he puby rejected trump's claims of widespread fraud saying, quote, there is no evidence any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised and then he was fired. the former acting attorney general richard donahue has been interviewed by jack smith's team. he previously testified by the house january 6 committee that investigated the capitol riot and here is what he told them. >> you also noted that mr. rosen said to mr. trump, quote, doj can't and won't snap its fingers and change the outside come of the election. how did the president respond to that, sir? >> he responsibilitied quickly and said essentially, that's not what i'm asking you to do. what i'm asking to you do is say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. >> meanwhile, trump told reporters in new orleans he's not worried businessing charges.

>> i'm not concerned. we're legit. we have very corrupte running our country.>> if he is probe, trump 's charges could include conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with a witness, victim or informant. lebron james' son, bronny, is out of the icu this morning and in stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice on monday. according to a statement from a family spokesperson. bronny james, 18, an incoming freshman at the university of southern california. omar jimenez is here with more. what more do we know about how he's doing this morning and the situation overall? >> reporter: for starters, not much. i've been in touch with the family spokesperson, and the important part is he's out of the icu and appears to be in stable condition. and they said they're going to have an update once they have more information here. obviously at the core of it, this is a family matter.

bronny james was set to make his debut at usc this upcoming basketball season in the coming months, which could still happen, but at this point there are still more questions than answers about what's ahead for bronny. this is what bronny james has been known for as of late. it's what made the son of lebron james a mcdonald's all-american and among the newest stars at the university of southern california. but it was during a practice at usc that he suddenly had a cardiac arrest monday morning, according to a family spokesperson. medical staff was able to treat bronny and take him to the hospital. he is now in stable condition and no longer in icu. lebron and savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes. lebron, a very visible figure

throughout bronny's journey to usc. >> it's really been such a constant companionship not just as bronny has grown up but as lebron has grown up into the athlete that we know him to be today. >> reaction and concern from across the sports world has poured in. magic johnson wrote, we are praying and hoping he makes a full and speedy recovery. damar hamlin, who suffered his own cardiac arrest during an nfl game in january, wrote something similar. here for you guys, just like you have been for me. shaquille o'neal's son, sharif, who battled a heart condition that sidelined him temporarily, reacted to the news on instagram simply commenting, no, no. there's no evidence bronny's situation is similar to his, but moving forward there are still major questions surrounding what exactly happened to one of the brightest new stars in the game. >> sudden cardiac arrest and death is rare in young, competitive athletes, but these cases are tragic and they do

occur. there are nuances. we know that based off sport type risk can differ among different athletes. it is important to note thankfully these cases are really quite rare. >> while these cases are rare overall, this is the second time in two years usc basketball has had to deal with something like this. about a year ago a forward on the team had a similar type of cardiac arrest episode. now he was treated and then months later able to return to the basketball court. hopefully from a basketball perspective that's what we see here. from a family perspective, there are a lot of decisions the james family will have to make when it comes to long-term health and what the future looks like. >> absolutely. omar, appreciate the update. let's bring in dr. jonathan reiner, a professor of medicine and surgery at george washington university, also board

certified. the fact we've learned he's out of the icu, is in stable condition, what does that tell you, doctor, this morning? >> it tells me the most important thing which is bronny james has survived what could have been a fatal event the other day. and everything else that we talk about will pale in importance compared to that. we don't know anything really about the cause of his cardiac arrest. we can talk about the most likely things, but it sounds like he was treated incredibly promptly by the medical staff at usc, and i say that because if he's out of the icu, if he was discharged from the icu in about 24 hours, that means that he was treated very, very quickly, and my hat's off to the staff there who apparently saved his life. >> we were talking about this yesterday the show team and friends of mine with kids around the same age, it feels like we are hearing more and more about cardiac arrests with young

athletes, teenagers, whether it's high school, whether it's college. i know technically the numbers are low, 100 to 150 deaths a year, but that's a young athlete dying every two to three days. is there something more happening here? are kids more active? do we just know about it more? >> no, it's not happening more frequently, but the prevalence and pervasiveness of socia media makes it seem that way. as you said, there are about 150 deaths of athletes in the united states every year. it does not look like that has changed. there are about 2,000 people under the age of 25 in this country who will die of a sudden cardiac arrest. so those numbers seem large, but for the population as a whole, they're actually fairly low. but because these people often are incredibly healthy and are so young and vital, every one of

these events is tragic and a catas catastrophe, why every loss resonates in the community. when this occurs with a public persona, it hurts even more. >> once someone this age at the height of health in every other way experiences something like this and comes so close to potential death, can they go back to living and operating the way they were? meaning can he, should he choose to play maybe at usc this season, obviously he could be eligible for the draft after this season, can you get back to where you were in a safe way? >> poppy, that's going to depend on the cause of this event. damar hamlin's event six months ago was a one-off, 1 in 10 million kind of event from a hit to his chest. for an athlete playing in a practice game who suddenly has a cardiac arrest, that's typically

a sign of something more long lasting, a congenital problem either affecting the heart muscle or predisposing them to a cardiac arrhythmia and those are lifelong risks. many people who have a cardiac arrest with the kind of circumstances that it appears bronny james did, many of those people will be at risk of another event going forward. many of those folks will require defibrillator, and it's hard to think about circumstances where somebody with a defibrillator would be playing in the nba. we're getting ahead of ourselves because we know nothing about the circumstances of the event, but the cardiac arrest is very ominous. >> what matters most is that he survived and, you're right that care, the immediate care he got, probably made all difference. dr. reiner, thank you. more than 100 million people are now under heat alerts in the u.s. the extreme heat is also cooking the ocean wiping out coral reefs in the florida keys.

the water temperature is more like a hot tub topping 100 degrees. also house speaker mccarthy opening the door to a possible impeachment inquiry of president biden but on what grounds? that's ahead. conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10° cooooler, all night long. for a limimited time, save $500 on all-new tempur-breeze mattresssses. ♪ ♪ a bunch of dead guys made up work, way back when. ♪ ♪ it's our turn now we'll make it up again. ♪ ♪ we'll build freelance teams th more agility. ♪ ♪ the old way of working we'is deader than me. ♪ ♪ ♪ we'll scale up, and we'll scale do ♪ ♪ before you're six feet underground. ♪ ♪ yes, this is how, this is how we work now. ♪ a single strand of mrna could change the way

we fight respiratory diseases. and the company that's getting us there? moderna. this changes everything. hey all, so i just downloaded the experian app because i wanted to check my fico® score, but it does so much more. this thing shows you your fico® score, you can get your credit card recommendations, and it shows you ways to save money. do so much more than get your fico® score. download the experian app now. i've been telling everyone. the secret to great teeth... ...is having healthy gums. crest advanced gum restore detoxifies below the gum line and restores by helping heal gums in as little as 7 days. crest. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms - with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven, full-spectrum relief

for all bipolar 1 symptoms. and in vraylar clinical studies, most saw no substantial impact on weight. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles or confusion which may mean a life-threatening reaction, or uncontrollable muscle movements which may be permanent. high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death, weight gain and high cholesterol may occur. movement dysfunction and restlessness are common side effects. sleepiness and stomach issues are also common. side effects may not appear for several weeks. ask about vraylar and learn how abbvie could help you save. ♪ hit it ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ one, two, get loose now ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a... ♪ stay two nights and get a $ 50 best western gift card. book now at bestwestern.com. from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures

you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. - [narrator] this is my coffee shop. we just moved into a bigger space, brought on another employee, and ordered new branded gear for the team. it was so easy. i just chose my products, added our logo, and placed my order. bring your own team together with custom gear. get started today at customink.com. we have live pictures here for you of phoenix, las vegas and miami this morning. and look at some of those numbers there. all of this heat really being

felt not only by the humans. you see the hospital heat-related visits but by sealife. 570 heat-related hospital visits over the last week in arizona and nevada. 16 people have died because of the heat. and as we've been talking about along the florida coast, the water feels like you're in a hot tub. in fact, a buoy in the florida keys measuring that water temperature as more than 101 degrees on monday night. and if that reading holds, it would then be the hottest sea surface temperature ever recorded on planet earth. so hot tub temperatures, by the way, not just throwing this around as fun, set between 100 and 102 degrees. meteorologist eric van damme joining us live. it feels like the heat records are breaking almost daily. this is exactly what you don't want to see. >> erica, we have had over 5,000 heat records broken in the past month alone. you can add another 180 to that

through the week as the heat continues to build eastward. and places that you thought were shielded from the heat, at least they have been so far this summer, namely new york city, philadelphia, boston, well, you have heat advisories posted for tomorrow and into friday. st. louis all the way to minneapolis, you're also going to experience triple digit heat. check this out. this is the actual air temperature, kansas city to st. louis, 100 degrees today. notice the reds shifting eastward will impact places like cleveland all the way to the nation's capital. this is also impacting the temperature of our waters especially throughout the gulf of mexico running roughly three to seven degrees fahrenheit above average. as erica and poppy mentioned, a potential world record set yesterday. if this verifies this is a buoy in shallow water off the florida coastline that is just unprecedented, incredible, impacting the fragile ecosystem, coral reefs.

coral provides a natural barrier and i went to miami to talk to a reef restoration effort and what they are doing in the site of this unprecedented marine heat wave. take a listen. >> with restoration efforts going on right now, taking steps to plan for climate change, to try to make sure we restore to be suitable for a future environment and not the victims of it. we've had a few pilot experiments out there on the reefs we've manipulated to make corals more tolerant and this will be a test of that. >> this is what bleached coral looks like and it's already occurring across much of the florida keys. if the heat stress does not subside, the coral will continue to die off. that's what scientists are concerned about. remember, erica and poppy, the ocean absorbs about 90% of the excessive heat associated with

global warming. we anticipate the marine heat waves to continue to get worse over time. now just down to the brass tacks, this is sad, really difficult to see. >> it is and could have far-reaching impact, right, because of all of the various ecosystems connected in the water. appreciate it. thank you. also impacted by climate change, fires. right now you have fire crews battling wildfires not only across the u.s. this morning, arizona, new mexico, each reporting nine fires, in oregon, colorado, montana, texas and washington state have at least one burning right now. across the globe canadian officials are reporting more than 1,000 active fires, more than 600 are burning out of control. in spain a fire in grand canary island has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people. deadly wildfires in algeria have killed 34 people there. in italy you have crews battling ten fire that is are blamed for four deaths. and in southern greece, we've

been showing you these evacuations ongoing on several greek islands as a state of emergency has been declared there. also in turkey officials say more than 400 acres have burned in the south. the fire there still not contained. he went from being wrongfully detained in russia to fighting. what we know about trevor reed's condition after he was injured fighting in ukraine. it could be a game changer for new moms. what new trial data is showing about the efficacy of a postpartum depression pill. ♪ helps s you stay connected, ♪ safe ♪ and charged. ♪ the all-new chevy trax starting at $21,495. the possibilities are endless.

i was told my small business wouldn't qualify for an erc tax refund. you should get a second opinion from innovation refunds at no upfront cost. sometimes you need a second opinion. [coughs] good to go. yeah, i think i'll get a second opinion. all these walls gotta go! ah ah ah! i'd love a second opinion. no. i'm going to get a second opinion. with innovation refunds, there's no upfront cost to find out. so why not check like i did for my small business? take the first step to see if your small business qualifies for the erc.

bridgett is here. she has no clue that i'm here. she has no clue who's in the helmet. are you ready? -i'm ready! alright. xfinity rewards creates experiences big and small, and once-in-a-lifetime.

this morning trevor reed is recovering after being injured while fighting in ukraine. the former u.s. marine wrongfully detained in russia for nearly three years before being released in a prisoner swap in april of last year. a source telling cnn he was transported to a hospital in kyiv and evacuated to germany for medical care. the circumstances surrounding his injury in combat not clear. the biden administration is stressing reed was, quote, not engaged in any activities on behalf of the u.s. government. his decision to fight in ukraine

also raising concerns about whether it might jeopardize negotiations aimed at freeing two americans wrongly detained in russia. kaitlan collins asked what gthe reporter might be going through. >> the first hours are extremely confusing. you're in a state of shock. unfortunately, for me, that just surreal feeling lasted for basically the whole almost three years that i was detained. >> the u.s. has warned american citizens not to travel to ukraine or join in the fighting. many have done so anyway. malcolm nantz was in a band of foreign fighters who bolstered the ukrainian armed forces. it's good to have you with us. i think your perspective is so important. there's a lot we still don't

know about trevor reed this morning, what prompted the decision, who he was fighting with. i know you've been doing digging talking to folks in ukraine. any closer this morning knowing who he was fighting with? >> well, at this point if he was evacuated to a hospital in kyiv, that means he was fighting under contract with the ukrainian army. the international legion is a ukrainian army battalion, a series of battalions, attached to brigades. these are not mercenaries or rogue foreign fighters at all. we are part of a network of mbers of the ukrainian army. for him to have been part of the hospital network that brought him out. what unit he was assigned to we don't know at this time. >> early in the war, i know president zelenskyy said if you want to come, we will supply the weapons. as we pointed out the administration, the united states, said we do not advise

this. you did go. we have reported here at cnn early on about who was showing up. there were former military officials, right, former enlisted members, but then also in many ways a ragtag group of americans showing up saying give me a gun. where do things stand today? are these fighters helping or hurting efforts in ukraine? >> very early in the war, within the first two weeks of the war, people were showing up there. the international legion had gotten its act together, certainly after the cruise missile attack and we started weeding people out. they do intensive background checks. now you have to provide documentation as to your military service. yes, some people who didn't have military service have leaked through. some have performed admirably and heroically. for the most part we have very well-trained people inside the

battalions. there are no more freelancers. russia could have been trying to infiltrate. so the ukrainians take every individual that comes into the country very, very seriously. it is not like it was in the first days. >> to that point, we know trevor reed, a former marine, you were a security expert. when you look at you will of this, do you think he should have been there? does this raise security concerns for you about what could have happened if trevor reed was captured? >> well, we always have those concerns. i worked for the ministry of defense intelligence, which is their major intelligence apparatus. one of their chief concerns was that i was such a high-profile person, come from news media and decades of u.s. intelligence experience about what would happen if you're captured. but when i went out to the

battalions, that was not the issue. the issue was providing critical manpower, critical information and fighting on the front lines. i've served behind russian lines in last year's kharkiv counter offensive. so trevor reed would not have been considered a noteworthy person so long as he could obey the laws of the ukrainian armed forces, follow the orders of ukrainian officers and perform commendably while in combat. >> in terms of concerns raised about how this news could impact efforts to bring paul whalen and evan gershkovich home, do you think this could complicate matters? >> in some way. when he was in the armed forces, i ran a program which we called hostile government detention where we trained people in how to behave during the kind of detention that trevor reed and paul whalen and others were involved in. russia is carrying out these abductions in their own country on the flimsiest of charges

strictly as leverage points against the united states. i don't think this matters in the long run when russia does this, they have objectives that they want. they have spies in the west that they want returned, and they want to apply pressure to the united states. countries like that who carry out hostile government detention are going to do it anyway. >> malcolm nance, good to have your perspective. appreciate it. poppy? >> fascinating conversation. florida governor ron desantis shaking up and trimming down his campaign team in his race for the white house. that new reporting ahead and, again, no one won the jackpot in the mega millions drawing. no one matched all six winning numbers. so now the jackpot for next friday's drawing is $910 million. it is the fifth largest jackpot in mega millions history. go buy your ticket. except the hours that you're sleeping.

so why do we leave so much untapped potential on the table? this is a next level bed, for a next level you. my circadian rhythm is kicickig your circadian rhythms butt! it's not a competition. i know, but i'm still winning! so it is a competition. save up to $500 on the new sleep number® smart bed. plus, 60 month financing on most smart beds. shop now only at sleep number®. subway's now slicing their meats fresh. that's why soccer pros like me profer the grand slam ham. and this rookie prefers fresh sliced turkey. perft for when you're subbed out of the game. and if we profer it, we kw you'll prefer it too. nothing better than a sub, sub. the first time you connected e and your storeas also the first time you realized... well, we can do anything. cheesecake cookies? the chookie! manage all your sales from one place with a partner that always puts you first. (we did it) start today at godaddy.com ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ wherever you go. wherever you stay. all you need is one key. earn and use rewards across expedia, hotels.com, and vrbo. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv

- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don't know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. house speaker kevin mccarthy issued his most explicit threat yet on launching an impeachment inquiry into president biden. listen to this. >> as more of this continues to unravel, it rises to the level of impeachment inquiry. what that simply provides is the american public has a right to know, and this allows congress to get the information to be able to know the truth. >> mccarthy did acknowledge house republicans have yet to bring evidence, a lot of evidence, over what they have alleged, which is there's a connection between the president and his son, hunter's business

dealings. president biden was seen laughing off a question about mccarthy's impeachment inquiry threat. let's talk about this and more. coleman hughes is with us, "new york times" national political correspondent. good morning to you. there was one impeachment in the first 200 years of this country and now in the last 25 years we could potentially be looking at four. i think the american people need to understand how significant this is to proceed with something like this. >> maybe not just the american people but the congress, right? i think it's quite possible that barack obama becomes one of the last american presidents who doesn't become impeached when the opposing party takes over the congress. the possibility joe biden would get impeached was great the moment kevin mccarthy took control. house republicans have a desire to go after president biden and to some extent this has been kevin mccarthy holding back and

letting the leash a little looser. more room to maneuver. as he even said a process to potentially get to the truth versus saying he has the answers. at the moment they think they have the answer, i think they will proceed with an impeachment and there's just a desire in the republican conference to get there. and he has to deal with the fact his majority hangs on a series of republicans who sit in districts president biden won in. >> our excellent hill team of reporters, too, reporting overnight there has been this push from some top gop officials to go after the top brass. let's forget about the cabinet members, forget about merrick garland. instead let's focus on president biden now. how much of that do you think is also political timing given that we are potentially waiting for another indictment facing former president trump? >> i'm sure that's not far from their minds, but what's happening there has been a steady drip of nothing directly damning yet on the president,

but there has been a drip of smoke, not yet fire, and we know now there's an fbi document, there's been a confidential source who certainly believes that the burisma executives thought they were paying the bidens for something. that doesn't directly implicate joe per se this is what people are thinking and saying perhaps there's another shoe to drop and there may be something impeachable. i don't think there is yet and there may never be. if we're talking about things from 2015-2016, that would be the first time in american history a president got impeached for something that was done before he took office. that would be setting a very strange precedent. >> in a vice president capacity, the 1023 fbi document, which we should note the fbi has made clear doesn't reflect the conclusions of their investigators. it's merely documenting information from whistle-blowers, from others who

come forward. >> so they may have other information. >> in terms of the allegation the president's son was doing the bidding of burisma, that was the position of the state department and western leaders that he was not effective and should go. >> right, it was. there are many situations where people can have a conflict of interest where they make the right decision that happens to benefit them in some way. we saw that there was always smoke around bill clinton's decision to bomb a factory, did he do that to distract the public? there was speculation and the 9/11 commission looked into it and they said it was aboveboard. the public should get to know was there a conflict of interest in that decision made? >> as we look at everything and where we are right now, there's a larger question, and we touched on this yesterday, about what isn't getting done when there is such a focus on impeachment. do you envision any of that shifting in this congress?

>> um, no. i think the reality is they're not going to do a ton, right, heading into an election year. kevin mccarthy is really hamstrung, again, between those republicans who sit in districts joe biden won, just for joe biden is popular that is where it is built. the vast majority of the rest of the party in his conference, be more aggressive with the biden administration, there's not been a close relationship between the president and the white house and the republican congress not just because of investigations but on any matter of negotiations trying to avoid a government shutdown this fall more than any legislation at this point. >> harvard-trained lawyer, governor of florida, now presidential candidate ron desantis, said this about trump's impeachments and any potential impeachment against biden. let's listen. >> you look at they impeached trump for a phone call. are you trying to tell me biden's conduct isn't as

significant of that? it's way more significant. so they are absolutely within their rights to do that. i think what the corruption that is surrounding this family is really unprecedented. >> he's talking -- he said they impeached trump just for a phone call. >> no. >> by the way, only referring to one of the impeachments. >> they impeached trump for what was a pretty clear quid pro quo, find dirt on my political opponent and i'm withholding funds, determination u.s. foreign policy based on something that really could only benefit him. that's a very clear case. what we're seeing with biden right now is some suggestions that if more evidence, more direct, damning evidence emerges, but we're nowhere near a comparison. >> you have some reporting, she,bout the layoffs, the firings that we ha seen. i was struck by in some of your reporting a person close to the governor who still supports him

told you desantis had experienced some challenging learning curve that left him a little bit jarred. did he learn from the learning curve i guess is the question? >> that's really to be seen. he's made a series of changes in the last couple weeks or announced as a series of changes. the biggest of which cutting his campaign staff as of yesterday he laid off 38 people at a campaign that started with more than 90. actually i think the 90 number is more interesting because that's an enormous size, double the size of former president trump's campaign team. this is a downsizing he needed to do because he did raise a lot of money, the most of any republican in the field in direct money and spent so much of it that he was on a trajectory that looked in a bad direction. if he wants to challenge trump and have money to go on television, can't be spending money on private planes, fancy hotels and staff in july of the year before the election. >> does he need to work on messaging, not just money?

>> absolutely. >> thank you both. shane, coleman, good to have you. appreciate it. up next, what the department of education is now hoping to find as it investigates harvard's admissions process. officials say they have obtained a, quote, massive amount of material from the home of the suspect in the gilgo beach serial killer. . i got a new credit card, and i'm even finding ways t to save. finally gegetting smart about money feels really good. see e all you can do with the free experian app. download it now.

a single strand of mrna... could individualize how we approach cancer. ♪ and the company that's getting us there? moderna. this changes everything. this is american infrastructure. megawatts of power, rails and open road, and essential services of every kind. all running on countless invisible networks, making it a prime target for cyberattacks. but the same ai-powered security that protects all of google also defends the systems running america's infrastructure. for these services. for the 336 million of us living here. ♪ this tiny payment thing- is a giant pain! hi ladies! alex from u.s. bank! can she help? how about a comprehensive point of sale system... that can track inventory, manage schedules- and customize orders?

that's what u.s. bank business essentials is for. (oven explosion) what about a new oven, can u.s. bank help us there? we can serve loans in as fast as 12 minutes. that would be a big help! huge! jumbo! ginormous! woo! -woo! finding ways to make your business boom. that's what u.s. bank is for. we'll get there together. hi, i'm jason. i've lost 228 pounds on golo. so when my doctor told me i needed weight loss surgery, i knew i had to make a change. golo's helped me transition to a healthier, sustainable lifestyle. i'm so surprised just how crazy my metabolism has fired up. i have a trust in golo 'cause i know it works. golo isn't like every other program out there, and i'm living proof of it. (announcer) change your life at golo.com. that's golo.com.

harvard university under investigation this morning. the department of education is looking into whether the school's donor and legacy admissions practice is discriminatory. a group suing the school asked the department to investigate days after the supreme court gutted affirmative action in college admissions. athena jones is here. so give us a sense how big of a role do legacy admissions play at harvard? >> they play a big role and too big a role according to the groups that filed the suit calling on harvard to end this

practice of treatment, related to donors or harvard alumni, and are way more likely to get in. they are overwhelmingly white, 70% white. the department of education will be investigating whether these preferences violate title 6 of the civil rights act that prohibits discrimination on race, color or national origin in any program that receives federal money which harvard does. a lawyer for civil rights, the group that filed the claim said this is exactly what they wanted to happen. let's remind folks of the stunning statistics. that is a graphic showing just how big a part of each

graduating class was made up by these people. if you're related to a donor you are seven times more likely to get in these groups, of course, want this practice to end. they want harvard do what done.al other colleges have wes lan said it was ending preferences. >> i want to know how harvard is responding but it's minority groups suing because largely, given the history of this country, the biggest donors in the past and also legacy have been overwhelmingly white. >> absolutely. i'm as likely to have a parent going to harvard as someone who is richer or white. 70% of these applicants have

been white. here is harvard's response i part from their spokesperson. th are reviewing aspects of thr admissions policies and say our review includes examination of a range of data and information along with learnings from harvard's efforts over the past decade to strengthen our ability to attract and support a diverse intellectual community that is fundamental to our pursuit of academic excellence. they say they're going to redouble efforts to attract students from all different backgrounds. but this is getting a lot of attention and will continue to get a lot. >> it's about an equal playing field to have that shot. athena, thank you. another legal bruising for the biden administration. a federal judge has blocked the president's asylum policy. what does this mean for migrants trying to cross the border?

>> woman: why did we choose safelite? >> vo: for us, driving around is the only way we can get our baby to sleep, so when our windshld cracked, we needed it fixed right. we went to safelite.com. there's no one else we'd trust. their experts replaced our windshield, and recalibrated our car's advanced safety system. they focus on our safety... so we can focus on this little guy. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ sometimes jonah wrestles with falling asleep... ...so he takes zzzquil. the world's #1 sleep aid brand for a better night sleep. so now, he wakes up feeling like himself. the reigning family room middle-weight champion. better days start with zzzquil nights.

so, you've got the power of xfinity at home. now take it outside with xfinity mobile. like speed? it's the fastest mobile service around. with the best price for two lines of unlimited. only 30 bucks a line per month. that's hundreds in savings a year when you wave bye to the other guys.

no wonder xfinity mobile is one of the fastest growing mobile services. you really shouldn't walk out the front door without it. switch today at xfinitymobile.com. that's why comcast business de is launching theal. mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability. plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities.

messi! off the post. puts the follow in. of course he did! martinez for messi. oh, my word. he has done it again. >> two thrilling goals by lionel messi in his second game with the team. the soccer superstar led inter miami to a 4-0 win over atlanta united. messi mania is playing into the soccer fever taking over america. tonight the u.s. women's national team takes the field for their second world cup team. andy scholes with more on all of this. it is about time. the rest of the world knew this, obsessed with soccer and now

we're getting there. >> what a time to be a soccer fan here in the u.s. no team, women's or men's, has ever won three straight world cups. the u.s. women's quest for history is taking place at an incredible time for soccer in our country. messi has been nothing short of amazing and a team that normally plays thousands of miles away has become a fan favorite here in the u.s. >> usa! usa! >> that pretty much sums it up. >> u.s. fans are confident. >> i am predicting they three-peat. >> and ready to celebrate the world cup's first-ever back-to-back-to-back champion, but the team is not getting ahead of themselves as they prepare for a rematch of the 2019 championship game against the netherlands. this is going to be an incredibly difficult matchup, very challenging. we know that we have to be at our best. >> the quest for history abroad happening at the same time as the greatest player ever, lionel

messi, has taken his talents to south beach. >> messi! >> after a hollywood debut messi following that up with two goals in the first 22 minutes tuesday night leading inter miami to a 4-0 win. >> he has done it again. >> messi mania completely taking over selling out stadiums across the country. >> prices are way up 10 to 12 times what a normal mls game would be. never seen anything like this to have the best player come over in the prime of their career to play in america. there's never been anything like it. >> it comes as many americans have fallen in love with

wrexham, a box office smash thanks to ryan reynolds who purchased the team in 2020 and have invested $3.7 million into the club. ahead of season two of their hit show, the team is touring the u.s. after promotion to a higher league. >> people said why wrexham? this is why. >> and they are dreaming of even more. >> i love just hearing friends of mine, people that are in show business and some not, different walks of life saying the word wrexham. >> i get asked more about this than anything in show business. >> amazing a small town in wales with the population of about 62,000 is a household name.

we are hosting the men's world cup along with mexico and canada and that will be awesome. >> my son is counting down. >> i bet he is. ted lasso helping, too. that was great. "cnn this morning" continues right now. hunter biden set to plead guilty. investigators are calling the plea deal a sweetheart deal. >> prosecutors are expected to recommend no jail time. the judge will have the final say. >> it's striking because of the magnitude of this moment. trevor reed, the former u.s. marine freed in a prisoner swop was injured fighting in ukraine. >> there is deep concern within the administration about