the seat left vacant by the death of senator diane feinstein. now, she does become only the third black woman to serve as a u.s. senator. enough to tell you, abby, my daughter who's nine is always joking with me and says, mommy, you always say historic. history seems to happen every single day. that might be true in some context, but today this really was a historic occasion, given the fact that who is even swearing here in? >> yeah. look, some people are wishing for some president of, times no more unprecedented times. but this picture right here on your screen is historic. and also just a note, the ties between these two women, laphonza butler a key former aide to kamala harris in a presidential campaign. kamala harris, the kamala harris, the first woman brack vice president. it's a major moment. >> it is. it doesn't mean there is not going to be other conversations who will ultimately hold at a permanent level that seat that will be left vacant by the late

senator dianne feinstein. so we will see what happens next. abbey, always a pleasure to sit next to you. >> good to see you, my friend. >> thanks for watching. our coverage does continue. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming on cnn max. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, republicans in chaos. u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy is ousted in an historic vote. former president trump says he will be back for day three of his fraud trial as the judge rebukes him for attacking a clerk on social media. and president biden's son hunter pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church.

>> good to have you with us. we begin in washington where the gears of government have essentially ground to a halt after the unprecedented ousting of u.s. republican house speaker kevin mccarthy. tuesday's extraordinary vote pushed by hard-line conservatives makes mccarthy the first house speaker voted out of the job in u.s. history. his 269-day speakership is now the shortest in more than 140 years. and the republican party has now plunged deeper into chaos. lawmakers will now need to elect a new speaker, but there is no clear alternative who will have the support needed to win the gavel. and mccarthy says he will not try for the speakership again. >> i don't regret standing up for choosing governance over grievance. it is my responsible. it is my job. i do not regret negotiating.

our government is designed to find compromise. i don't regret my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. i was raised to solve problems, not create them. so i may have lost a vote today, but as i walk out of this chamber, i feel fortunate to have served the american people. >> mccarthy was removed from the nation's number three job amid growing infighting in the republican party. and just days after mccarthy engineered a last-minute bipartisan effort to avert a government shutdown. right-wing congressman math gaetz led the revolt against mccarthy. and in explaining his rationale, gaetz took a phrase right out of donald trump's playbook. >> kevin mccarthy is a feature of the swamp. he has risen to power by collecting special interest money and redistributing that money in exchange for favors. we are breaking the fever now,

and we should elect a speaker who is better. >> with the house now likely out of session for the rest of the week, republicans are expected to gather next tuesday to consider possible candidates to replace mccarthy. a number of names are already being tossed around, as cnn's manu raju reports from washington. >> republicans struggling to figure out their way forward after today's historic vote, kicking out kevin mccarthy, the first time ever a sitting speaker of the house ejected from his seat by his own colleagues. the vote coming after eight republicans sided with all democrats to kick him out. kevin mccarthy could only afford to lose four republicans. so he was unable to convince some of those members on the hard right in particular who were unhappy about some of his deal making. really only two deals in particular. one, to raise the national debt limit to avoid a debt default, he had to get a deal with the white house. and senate democrats, in order to get that through. also, the other one to avoid a government shutdown. that's something that he had cut

over the weekend and allowed democrats to help push that through to avoid a potentially disastrous government shutdown. and just to keep the government open for another 45 days, that was enough to matt gaetz, the congressman from florida to seek kevin mccarthy's ouster. he got the support of seven other republican colleagues, enough to kick out mccarthy. in a startling move that really caught many of his own colleagues by surprise, announcing that he would not be a candidate for speaker again. kevin mccarthy said he would step aside. he told me he could potentially name -- get behind a successor, but wouldn't disclose who because he didn't know who would possibly run. this all comes as tension is growing among those mccarthy allies going after some of those critics who pushed out kevin mccarthy, questioning whether they are true conservatives. >> i think kevin recognizes that nobody can meet their demands, and the conference is going to have to figure out how we deal

with, you know, eight people that are here that candidly aren't interested in governing. they're more interested in grifting. >> republicans, who have been claiming to be fiscal conservatives just voted with every single democrat in the house of representatives. that would be the equivalent of every republican voting for nancy pelosi. that's what they did. >> mr. jordan, how disappointed are you with what happened here and speaker mccarthy? >> i thought it was unfair to kevin. kevin i think has done a fine job. and he and i came in together. he is a good man. and he didn't deserve this, in my judgment. >> will you run for speaker? >> that's a decision for the conference. >> so are you open to it? >> that last comment could be significant. jim jordan, house judiciary committee chairman pointedly declined to say whether he would rule out running for speaker. yet typically in the past ruled out running for speaker. this is the first time he has indicated that he in fact is not ruling out the possibility of running for speaker, saying that it is a conference decision.

so we'll see what he ultimately decides. he could have a race. kevin hern, chairman of the republican committee, the largest group of conservatives is open to the idea of running. he is floating his name according to sources that we have spoken to. also, we'll see what tom emmer, the republican whip decides to do, or if he gets behind steve scalise, a current number two of the house majority leader, whether he decides to run for speaker. so a lot of questions in this tumultuous moment for the gop. can they pick up the pieces? and k they get their agenda going? can they avoid a government shutdown? all huge questions after kevin mccarthy becomes the first speaker to meet his fate on the f floor of the house. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >> joining know maine now is larry sabato, director at the center for politics at the university of virginia. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, rosemary. >> kevin mccarthy ousted as house speaker by his own party after a vote led by hard-right republicans, the first such

removal in congressional history. how significant is this? and what does it reveal about the inner turmoil of the gop at this time? >> you used the right phrase, inner turmoil. and it's the tail wagging the dog in that the vast majority of the republican conference wanted to keep kevin mccarthy as speaker. but it so happened that if you have eight republicans in a closely divided house deciding they want to get rid of the speaker, those were the terms under which mccarthy had accepted the speakership. it was the only way he could get to be speaker, agreeing to allow a very small minority to control whether he continued or not. i think he thought he would squeak through. most observers thought somehow or another, he would manage to collect the votes he needed. but when democrats decided to vote en masse against him, and they had every right to and probably every reason to, he was gone. and he's recognized it. he is not going to run for speaker again.

>> yeah, and as you mentioned, the democrats didn't step in to save mccarthy because of trust issues they have with him. what happens now? who will likely be the next speaker of the house? >> i don't think there is any clear favorite. the majority leader steve scalise ordinarily would be next in line. and apparently, he is sounding out his colleagues to see whether or not he should run. he is undergoing cancer treatment, but seems to be responding well. so i think he's automatically in the mix. but ambition stirs in the hearts of most politicians when ever there is a vacancy for anything. so i think we'll have a number of candidates. how many, i don't know, from which factions? i don't know. i would tell you, though, i think it's extremely unlikely that the next speaker will be any of the eight who voted to oust mccarthy. they have put a big red x on

their backs for many years to come. >> and where do you think this leaves funding for ukraine? >> that is one of the most serious substantial aspects of this. do we get additional aid for ukraine or not? now mccarthy, apparently had suggested to the democrats and to president biden that he was willing to work this out, whether he would have or not is another question. well who will the next speaker be? will the next speaker come from the maybe 40% or so of the republican coalition and caucus that does not want to give additional aid to ukraine, or will it come from the majority of republicans and nearly 100% of the democrats added to them who want to continue the aid to ukraine from the united states. that's one of the imponderables here, and why it really matters who is selected. >> and larry, until a new house speaker is selected, this drama continues to play out, as the

continue faces critical issues, and only just averted a shutdown engineered by these very same politicians. now they dare to waste the country's time with this circus. how will this likely impact voters in november next year? or will all be forgotten by then, do you think, as we've seen so many times? >> it's usually a good bet that people will have forgotten it. of course, that's what television advertising is for. i'm sure the democrats will use this well. and look at how many tv ads, negative tv ads aimed at republicans were created today by the republicans. they were attacking one another, and they're perfect sound bites for tv spots. so this will have that kind of long-term implication. whether the voters remember depends on whether the republicans continue splitting and fighting and feuding. right now that seems like it's a pretty good bet. >> larry sabato, always a pleasure to have you with us.

many thanks. >> thanks, rosemary. former u.s. president donald trump says he will be back in court in the coming hours for day three of his civil fraud trial in new york. what remains uncertain is whether he'll continue to publicly attack the judge, his clerk, and other officials, because if he does, he could face some very serious consequences. cnn's kara scannell reports. >> reporter: day two in court for former president donald trump and a gag order from judge arthur engorons after trump attacked a clerk in a truth social post that she was chuck schumer's girlfriend. the judge saying, quote, personal attacks on members of my court staff are unacceptable, inappropriate, and i will not tolerate them under any circumstance. the judge ordering all parties not to speak:publically about members of his court staff under threat of serious sanction. the post has since been deleted.

but yesterday trump attacked the clerk outside the courtroom. >> this rogue judge, a trump hater, the only one that hates trump more is his associate up there, his person that works with him. she is screaming into his ear almost every time we ask a question. a disgrace. you want to know disgrace. >> reporter: the second day of the civil trial to determine the future of trump's business starting with further attacks from trump on new york attorney general letitia james. >> this case should be dismissed. this is not a case. and she should probably be dismissed also, because she is terrible. and grossly incompetent. >> as he defends the valuation of his properties and the trump organization. >> she said it was $18 million. it's 1.5 million. likewise, we've just recently sold two properties for many times what they were worth, many times what they were worth. >> reporter: trump's former

accountant donald bender continued to testify as kevin wallace, a lawyer for the attorney general methodically reviewed accounting engagement letters for 2012 through 2020, making the point that it was up to the trump organization to provide accurate data to accounting for its annual financial statements. bender later testified he learned the trump organization withheld aprayles from his firm. had he known that they would have not compiled financial statements. during a break trump confirmed he tends to testify in his own defense. his name had been on the trial's witness list. >> mr. trump, will you be testifying? >> yes, he will. at the appropriate timely be. police in baltimore, maryland say five people have been shot on the campus of morgan state university. in a news conference earlier, officials said four of the victims are students at the school. all five are expected to survive. a shelter in place order has been lifted, even though police

say they're still searching for the shooter. baltimore's mayor says the shooting should be a wake-up call for the entire country. >> it reminds us all again that we are dealing with not just here in baltimore, not just at morgan state university, but across this country of the united states, an epidemic when it comes to guns and gun violence. and it's time for us to get serious about that, not just at the local level where we've rohred over 2100 guns, but at the national level. we have to stop saying not one more. we need action now. there are things that can be done, particularly at the level of congress that could help stop the next shooting on a campus at a church, at a supermarket from happening. and when is enough going to be enough? >> the university's president has canceled classes for today as the investigation continues. ukraine is getting a

multibillion pledge from european lawmakers, but nato and the u.s. are warning about a shortage of ammunition and military funding running out. plus, we go live to italy for the latest on a deadly bus crash near venice as investigators work to determine what happened.

welcome back, everyone. well, with future u.s. aid for ukraine in limbo, the european union is stepping up. lawmakers have approved a four-year more than $52 billion plan to support ukraine's recovery from the war. this is separate from any military assistance. european commission president ursula von der leyen says the bloc support for ukraine is unwavering. meanwhile, in the u.s., the pentagon says there is enough funding to meet ukraine's

battlefield needs for now, but is urging congress to act soon to keep it going. >> we know that their priorities are air defense and artillery and also mine-clearing equipment. so that's what our focus is on. that is what we're inevitably going to be refilling as well. but you have to remember in the beginning of the war, we were also sending javelin, stinger, other things like that. so those also are being replenish, but we've done so over time. >> cnn's nada bashir is following developments live from london. she joins us now. good morning to you. what is the latest on concerns regarding aid to ukraine. of course these warnings from allies of ammunition running out. >> we have been hearing warnings for some time now around that supply of ammunition ready from nato to be gip to ukraine. we know ukrainian forces are heavily reliant on the ammunitions and weapons supplied by their western allies. we have heard the latest warning

from nato's military committee chair, warning in his words that the bottom of the barrel is now visible. that that supply ammunition ready to be transmitted to ukraine is running out. the issue here is we saw defense spending amongst nato allies being ramped up before the war even started. but production capacity did not follow. and that is the consent here. we've been hearing from nato and eu leaders that production needs to be ramped up at a must faster pace in order to fulfill demand in ukraine. this comes off the back of concern and questions circling around the u.s. congress' decision to pass a stopgap budget without provisions for additional funding for ukraine at this current point in time. and despite continued reiterations from president biden of support from washington for ukraine, we are now hearing warnings from the pentagon itself that while funds at this stage are enough for the current demands in ukraine on the battlefield at this current in

time, funds could run out unless urgent action is taken by congress. take a listen. >> we have enough funding authorities to meet ukraine's battlefield needs for a little longer. but we need congress to act so there is no disruption in our support, especially as the department seeks to replenish our stocks. as secretary austin said on saturday, we urge congress to live up to america's commitment to provide urgently needed assistance to the people of ukraine as they fight to defend their own country against forces of tyranny. >> now we know that president biden held a call with his g7 and nato partners yesterday where he is said to have reassured his partners that washington will not turn its back on kyiv, that that support will be maintained on the military front from the u.s. government. but of course on the back of this budget decision, what we have seen in europe is a real stepping up of support both in the diplomatic front. we see continued conversations around the prospects of ukraine

gaining eu membership following the commitments to some recommendations put forward by the eu. but of course we have seen a boost in funding now. as you mentioned there, the announcement, the eu has adopted a multi-year package worth up to around $52 billion in support for ukraine, in addition to other military aid packages. so we are seeing that support being boosted. but of course on the ukrainian front lines, there is still concern. as we said, they are heavily dependent on that support from their western and nato allies. >> nada bashir, thanks for that live report. we appreciate it. in northern italy, at least 21 people were killed when a passenger bus careened off a bridge near venice. two of the victims were children. italian authorities say 18 others were injured when the bus broke through the wall of an overpass before falling to the ground and catching on fire. they're working now to determine what caused the crash.

cnn's senior international correspondent ben weederman is following developments and joins us live from rome. what more are you learning about this deadly bus crash? >> well, this happened just before 8:00 p.m. local time when apparent the bus crashed through the guardrail on an overpass in mestre, which is on the mainland part of venice and plunged about 15 meters down on to a railway station. now this was an electric bus, and the authorities are inves investigating whether after the bus hit the ground that perhaps that battery may have caused the fire to be worse than it otherwise would have been. however, it's not clear what caused the bus to go through the guardrail. there is some talk that perhaps the bus driver, who is a 40-year-old italian citizen with six or seven years of experience, whether he was

unwell. but that has yet to be determined. so really, they're still in the initial phases of the investigation to find out how this happened. but this disaster has taken the lives we understand of a number of people of various nationalities, including ukrainians, for instance. and among those on the bus, there were also french, german, austrian, croatian, and spanish citizens as well. we understand that four of the injured are in critical condition. the injured were sent to a variety of hospitals in the area. rosemary? >> such a tragedy. ben wedeman joining us live from rome. many thanks. the race is on for republicans hoping to become the next u.s. house speaker. but as of now, there is no clear replacement after kevin mccarthy was ousted from the job by members of his own party.

a look at the possible contenders, next.

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well, kevin mccarthy is no longer the u.s. house speaker and has no plans to go for the post again after an unprecedented vote removed him from the job. tuesday's historic ouster has brought congress to a standstill and plunged the republican party further into disarray. eight republicans revolted against mccarthy over his decision to work with democrats to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. mccarthy attacked democrats and right-wing congressman matt gaetz for pushing him out. >> i think today was a political decision by the democrats. and i think the things they have done in the past hurt the institution. you all know matt gaetz. you know it was personal. it had nothing to do about spending. >> mccarthy is now the first house speaker voted out of the job in u.s. history.

his speakership just shy of 270 takes is the shortest in more than 140 years. well, closed door deal making is under way to choose mccarthy's successor. among the candidates, house judiciary committee chair jim jordan and kevin hern, who heads up the largest conservative group in the chamber. cnn's brian todd shows us some of the other likely contenders. >> reporter: with all this palace intrigue among house republicans, there is no clear front-runner for the job of speaker of the house. but four people do tend to rise above the others in the consideration of who is going to be the next speaker of the house. congressman patrick mchenry from north carolina, steve scalise from louisiana, tom emmer from minnesota, and tom cole from oklahoma. let's tick through their credentials for the job of house speaker. patrick mchenry has just been named as interim speaker. that's not the only reason he is considered a top candidate.

he currently serves as an enormously important position because it deals with international finance, banking and house:00. his profile and influence grew earlier this year when kevin mccarthy tapped him to negotiate with the white house to raise the dead ceiling. he is one of two top candidates for the leadership who voted to certify joe biden's win in the 2020 presidential election. let's talk about steve skal liss from louisiana. currently the number two leader in the house, the house majority leader. he is the former republican whip. and his credentials as a vote getter in that job also speak to his credentials for speaker przemysl. he sur vaved a mass shooting in 2017. he was also diagnosed with cancer of the blood cells. because of that cancer diagnosis, a lot of questions have emerged as to whether scalise has the physical stamina and energy to become house speaker, especially if they're there is going to be another possible shutdown showdown. the government shutdown could

emerge again, possibly next month. is he going to have the capability to handle that physically? he says he does. he feels good. and his long-term prognosis is very good. congressman tom emmer from minnesota, currently the house majority whip. the number three position overall in the house. he is a key ally of kevin mccarthy. also seen, though, as very close to congressman matt gaetz. he ned the national republican congressional committee in. he was able to win an election for majority whip. that number three position despite the fact that in twoez two election cycles the republicans did not do as well as many thought they would. he is also one who voted to certify joe biden's win in the 2020 presidential election. then you've got congressman tom cole from oklahoma, currently the house rules committee chairman. another very influential position in the house. he is considered the elder statesman, often helps settle internal battles but even he

couldn't settle this one. he might be considered more of a care job because he is 74 years old. those are just four of the top candidates who are emerging to maybe become house speaker. but also could also emerge in the days ahead. >> lanhee chen is a research fellow at the hoover institution and teaches public policy and law at stanford university. he joins me now from switzerland. good to have you with us. >> how are you? >> very good. so it is historic, right? a u.s. house speaker ousted by his own party. is matt gaetz and his band of hard right conservatives running the show there? >> well, it certainly seems as though in the current situation, they were able to effectuate as you note a historic change. i do think it's very unfortunate because kevin mccarthy is probably the only person who

could have ultimately cut the deal to keep the government open recently. i think see really the only person that has the support of the vast majority of republicans in the house. it will be extremely interesting to see now who ends up replacing him. but people like matt gaetz, you know, what's clear is that all he is interested in is getting more social media likes, raising money for his whatever it is he is doing. and he is not interested in governing. i think it's deeply destructive. i think it's deeply problematic for the republican party going into an election year. and so hopefully there is some resolution on this soon. but what we saw yesterday was nothing more than spectacle. >> so let's look at what happens next. who will likely become the next speaker of the house? and who do you think should take that spot? >> well, a number of people had been mentioned. you saw earlier an interview with jim jordan. he is somebody who is well regarded within the republican conference in the house. he is a conservative republican who has been chairman of the

judiciary committee now, is smsh who has been very much involved in biden impeachment efforts. he is going to be a leading candidate if he chooses to run. he has not committed to run but he is an interesting candidate. it will also be fascinating to see if a more moderate republican ends up getting into the race. someone like, for example, don bacon, the congressman from nebraska. he is known as somebody who works across the aisle, part of the problem solvers caucus in the u.s. congress. moderates working together to find solutions on issues like infrastructure. so this could go in any one of number of different ways. what is absolutely clear is when matt gets a effectuated his commute any, there was no plan b. here is somebody we want to be speaker instead. it will be, again, very interesting to see how this develops over the next several day. >> and of course the other big point is what happens now to crucial funding for ukraine? >> well, that has always been a

subject of significant debate, particularly within the republican party. cnn has done some polling recently that shows somewhere between 60 and 70% of republican voters actually oppose more funding for ukraine. and so it would not be surprising to see a number of republican officer holders also take that view. i do think the majority of republicans in the house want to continue funding ukraine. i think they want to have a fulsome conversation about it. but that that is something that the house of representatives, republicans and democrats together are going to have to take up in short order to ensure the flow of help to ukraine does not stop and is uninterrupted going into a critical time there. >> yeah, and what impact do you this gop chaos will likely have on the presidential election next year? >> well the interesting piece of it there is that donald trump had actually said yesterday that republicans need to stop fighting with each other. he was trying to be the grownup

in the room. but what is absolutely clear is that both sides, whoever ends up coming out of this fight, whether it's the hard right or the more centrist right, is going to try and carry the mantle of trump. they're going to have to say listen, the reason why you want to select me to be the next speaker of, i have the support of donald trump. he is still the most significant voice in this primary contest. he is still the most significant voice anyways within the republican party. i suspect that his influence is going to be felt. not just in the presidential campaign, but in the speaker's fight as well. >> lanhee chen, thank you so much for joinings. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and still to come, president joe biden's son has his day in court. hunter biden's plea to possession of three firearms. that's next.

welcome back, everyone. well, u.s. president joe biden's son hunter has pleaded not guilty to three federal gun charges. it's the latest step in what's likely to be a protracted legal battle. cnn's senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid has details. >> reporter: hunter biden entered federal court in wilmington, delaware, the first time the child of a sitting president has been arraigned on criminal charges. he listened intently as the judge read the charges filed against him, including allegedly lying on an atf form and to a gun dealer when he purchased a

firearm. he is also charged with possessing a gun while allegedly using drugs. >> i went one time for 13 days without sleeping. and smuggling crack and drinking vodka exclusively throughout that entire time. >> reporter: while he has acknowledged his struggle with addiction, and today he entered a plea of not guilty. >> hunter owned an unloaded gun for 11 days. there will never have been a charge like this brought in the united states. >> reporter: under a previous plea deal, hunter was supposed to avoid the gun charges. but that deal fell apart. special counsel dived weiss is still waiting whether to indict biden on tax charges that would have been part of the regular plea deal. hunter's lawyer abbe lowell accused the justice department of bending to political whims. these charges are the result of political pressure from president trump and his gaga allies. while republicans accuse weiss of going easy on hunter biden,

something the attorney general has repeatedly denied. >> we do not have one rule for republicans and another for democrats. >> you are not participating in those decisions. >> no. >> the white house is not attempting to influence those decisions? >> absolutely not. >> the majority of cases that are presented to us. >> reporter: today d.c. attorney matthew graves testified on capitol hill about alleged political interference in the investigation. for years, hunter biden has been the target of republican attacks, but as he appeared in this wilmington courtroom, several republicans were providing distractions, counter programing if you will. former president trump chose to appear in a new york courtroom for the second day of a civil trial. and then there was the urgent battle over the house speakership. choosing to distract from this critical moment that many republicans have long hoped for.

paula reid, cnn, wilmington, delaware. still to come, new details on the rescue of a missing 9-year-old girl in upstate new york. how police were able to use their alleged kidnapper's past mistakes to make an arrest.

we are learning more about the rescue of an abducted girl in upstate new york. 9-year-old charlotte sena was found not far from the state park she was last seen in. police say they were lucky to find her because the kidnapping suspect was known to live at multiple locations. cnn's jean casarez details how

police were able to return the girl to her family. >> reporter: a dramatic investigation still unfolding after a miraculous turn of events in the disappearance of charlotte sena. >> it's been a long two days, but tonight our prayers have been answered. >> reporter: the 9-year-old girl found alive monday night, appearing to be physically unharmed after disappearing from a campground in upstate new york two days earlier. authorities charging 46-year-old craig nelson ross jr. with her kidnapping. today searching the property where he lived in a trailer behind his mother's home and where he allegedly held the 9-year-old captive. the break in the case came at 4:20 a.m. monday 17 miles away where police were watching the sena family home. a car pulled up. law enforcement observed someone dropping someone into the family's mailbox. >> state police immediately go

to the mailbox and identify what is a ransom note that had been left behind for charlotte. >> reporter: a fingerprint on the note which demanded money matched those from a 1999 drunk driving arrest. it led police to ross, and that camper where he lived. monday evening around 6:30, swat teams moved in. >> after some resistance, the suspect was taken into custody, and immediately the little girl was found in a cabinet, covered. she was rescued. and she knew she was being rescued. >> thank you for this. >> reporter: the good news delivered to the community during a prayer service for charlotte. >> god has answered our prayers! >> so excited. we came together, opened the doors to pray and we've seen a miracle already. >> reporter: charlotte was taken to a hospital to be checked out. today her family saying in a

statement, "we are thrilled that she is home, and we understand that the outcome is not what every family gets. a huge thank you to all of the agencies that were mobilized, all of the families, friends, community, neighbors, and hundreds of volunteers who supported us and worked tirelessly to bring charlotte home. >> we're all just breathing a sigh of relief now. for them and for all the children in the neighborhood. we feel safe again. >> a great happy ending there. well, pope francis has kicked off a global summit of bishops with some important issues at stake within the catholic church. and these are live pictures from the vatican where the nearly month-long meeting known as the senate is now under way. the summit is expected to expose more divisions between progressive and conservative members of the church as they tackle. >> including the role of women and attitudes towards the lgbtq

community. it also comes just days after pope francis suggested for the first time that same sex couples could receive blessings on a limited case-by-case basis. and thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. have yourselves a wonderful day. cnn newsroom continues with max foster and bianca nobilo. from chrome to duckduckgo.

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