>> britt coulson: it's jumped over.echnology, they're never going to see that. >> whitaker: we circled the fires at 13,000 feet. below us, we spotted the command helicopter with joel lane. a thousand feet below that is where the chinook flies. lane directs the big chopper to the drop zone. from our perch, we could almost count the trees as we flew over a blackened landscape. then, we saw boats, docks, and houses: south lake tahoe. >> britt coulson: that's south lake tahoe airport right there. and then you got the fire right there. >> whitaker: right behind it. >> britt coulson: so there, you've got all the individual embers coming up. >> whitaker: that's burning heavily. >> britt coulson: yeah. >> whitaker: the chinook sweeps across the flames... >> britt coulson: start drop. i can see the wet rock down here. i mean, we're getting water down on it. >> whitaker: ...drops its water, then heads to the nearest lake to refill. unlike fixed-wing craft that have to return to base, the chinook can refill anywhere. so prehistori

katie britt was doing fairly well.rs, so i will endorse katie britt. we can see these are the betting odds, the chance of winning. before trump, katie britt had a 85% chance of winning according to the betting markets. after trump endorsed brett, katie britt has a 90% chance of winning just a 2% chance from brooke. those persons happen, but don't happen frequently. i think donald trump will get a win this week sort of, depending on how you define win with katie britt probably winning, but i think this gets to the psychological state of donald trump when that comes to endorsing candidates. he goes away from candidates when they are losing and goes towards them when they are winning. i don't know if this tells the state of anything other than trump wanting to be a winner. i think he will get a win here. i think the whole thing is hilarious when it comes to donald trump's endorsements. >> following the numbers and congresswoman liz cheney, another republican who not only voted to impeach donald trump, she is one of the le

brooks and britt battled who was the true america first candidate.s conceded earlier last night he didn't exactly offer well wishes. >> i would be remiss if i did not congratulate the alabama democratic nominee that the republican winner won. congratulations to the democratic party. >> some spite in his voice there. katie britt was really aligned with a lot of mo brooks' stances on things. she will face off in november against democratic nominee. >> harris: los angeles county district attorney george gascon defending his office's handling of the case of the cop killer justin flores. that suspect. let's watch. >> the history of the suspect mr. flores, does not contain any evidence of violence. understandably many are angry, including myself. we all wish if we could predict violence. but the reality is that we can't. i urge everyone to insure that we do not overreact here and that we do the things that we known have worked. >> harris: flores had a long rap sheet. he was already a felon out on bail as part of a plea deal when he shot and killed officers

and will be at britt headquarters tonight as the results come in . oversee the elections in the state of alabama. you have two republicans going up head to head, jim ziegler as well as wes alan, both candidates expressed concern around election integrity, ziegler going a step farther, he questions the 2020 election, and he supported by trump ally and election denier mike lindill if t that tells you anything. >> huge responsibility. kristen holmes in montgomery, thank you very much for the reporting. >>> still ahead, outrage as new images are released of officers inside of the elementary school in uvalde, texas. with rifles, and shields and they had protection an hour before any door was breached and before the gunman was stopped. we're live in texas where the department of public safety director is about to face questions. next. you'll see that live right here. temperature balanc ing, so you both stay comomfortable and can help you get almost 30 ing, minutes more restful sleep per night. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bebed is only $899

katie britt arrived here.e true america first candidate he is taking issue for the millions that have come into the race that benefited britt. how will all of those ad dollars impact how many people come out and vote today? they already did last month. we'll see how turnout looks like. >> dana: we shall. good to have you down there for us today, alex. >> bill: president biden insisting recession is not inevitable. with former obama treasury secretary larry summers says it looks like the u.s. cone me is heading that way. peter doocy picks it up on the north lawn. what are they saying? >> now one of the president's closest democratic allies is saying there is an easy way to tell if the country is in a recession. >> no question about that. if you can't afford to buy gasoline, you are in a recession. the investor class in this country is not losing any money. individuals, yes. but as a class, investors are still making money. corporate executives are making plenty of money. >> high gas prices driving inflation and

the former president once claimed britt was not in any way qualified for the job.ut that was when he was behind brooks. as brooks' campaign struggled, trump jumped ship and accused britt of going, quote, woke for these comments. >> some people are december upon department about the vote are election threat. thut that behind you. put that behind you. >> reporter: and brooks says he learned of trump's decision from a reporter seeking comments. >> didn't have the courtesy to let me know first, so somewhat blindsided me this morning. >> reporter: and brooks has continued to run as maga mo and insisting that his refusal to say the 2020 results could be overturned was partly to blame. >> i knew that when i gave him straight shooting legal advice that it would per t pre-turn hi but i thought it was the honorable thing to come. >> reporter: even though brooks still tried to win back trump's support ahead of the runoff. >> game on. >> reporter: but trump ultimately sided with britt who is widely seen as the favorite on tuesday after receiving the most votes in the may prima

katie britt is the former chief of staff to retiring senator richard shelby. backed by a slew of establishment republicans, somebody who never really embraced trump's 2020 conspiracies, despite the fact that then trump endorsed her. she was not the trump loyalist candidate. that was her opponent mo brooks who trump had originally endorsed. and then rescinded, angering a lot of his close allies who believe that mo brooks was really there for trump when he needed him. but this was all clear in britt's speech last night. she thanked everyone and everything. she focused on state of alabama, and she had only one brief line mentioning trump, thanking him for his endorsement and should be noted that trump's endorsement came just ten days ago, after britt was already favored to win, after she had already secured the most votes in that may primary. and while he can technically add another feather in his cap, the one thing to note that was not the case everywhere. in georgia, he lost two primary runoffs there, with candidates that were backed by other republicans, other

. >> reporter: now trump is backing katie britt, brooks' rival. brooks' campaign struggled, trump jumped ship and accused brooks of going, quote, woke for these comments. >> there are some people despondent about the election in 2020. folks, put that behind you. yes. >> reporter: brooks said he learned of trump's decision from a reporter seeking comment. >> he didn't have the courtesy or the chutzpah, or whatever, to let me know first. so it somewhat blind sided me this morning. >> reporter: despite the embarrassing episode, brooks has continued to run as maga mo. and insisting that the 2020 results could be overturned was partly to blame. >> i knew when i gave him straight-shooting legal advice. it is not what he wanted to hear. i knew it would put my endorsement at risk, i thought it was the honorable thing to do so i did it. >> reporter: even though brooks tried to gain support ahead of the runoff. >> game on. >> reporter: but trump sided with britt after receiving the most votes in the may primaries. and his endorsement of katie britt comes at

the britts look back at the 70 years that the queen has been in power.where they're from in history. let's get the charlie langston on this of the dailymail.com. charlie, these events are remarkable to watch. i think the britts just have pomp and ceremony down. also impact down. when you think of the queen, what she's been physically going through, wanting to curtail activities as some were curtailed in the past, she's remarkably resilient. what can you tell us? >> i mean, this is a 96-year-old woman. i think there will always be concern for her health. purely because she's in her late 90s. when we heard that she was pulling out of the thanksgiving service tomorrow at st. paul's cathedral, i think the immediate reaction is one of great concern. is she okay? is she really in severe, you know, illness. i think the important thing to remember is that the queen is going to do the events that she considers to be of the utmost important. her aides and advisers will not let her sacrifice her health so she can step out in front of the public when she's already d

britt is the former chief of staff to retiring senator richard shelby. she thanked trump for helping her wrap up her damagcampaign i style. >> people across alabama miss his america first agenda and we're going to go to the united states senate to fight for it each and every day. thank you. >> before he endorsed her, trump claimed had britt was, quote, not in any way qualified for the job. >>> just ahead, lawmakers race to get a gun safety bill to president biden's desk. >>> and plus passengers raced to safety from a plane in flames. >>> and beyonce's ode to the race to quit your job. ♪ n cancer... when caught in early stages it's more treatable. i'm cologuard. i'm noninvasive... and i detect altered dnana in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers... even in early stages. early stages. yep. it's for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider if cologuard is right for you. we're in. she's feeling the power of listerine. he's feeling it. yep, them too. it's an invigorati

instead, trump said, no, i'm backing britt. britt led big in the preliminary. he didn't get on board with britt until late in the game after she had established a big lead over brooks. she wins the runoff on the republican side in alabama. heavy favorite she is for the seat in november. look here, republican primaries, runoffs actually for the house in georgia. a couple districts to note here. this is a race where jake evans, the losing candidate, two to one margin, endorsed by donald trump. we have seen him endorse candidates in georgia. against brian kemp, against raffensperger. in this race here. in the tenth district this runoff, vernon jones, a number losing in georgia. i would take these two losses with a bit of a grain of salt when it comes to trump. the winning candidates ran on very trump friendly messages. for instance, mike collins in this race, he put a video up saying he believes in only legal votes had been counted in georgia in 2020, trump would have won the state. he said it was a stolen election. all the trump rhetoric you hear about the electi

who will have to hold on tight after redistricting, expected to threaten his seat and katie britt wins the runoff against congressman mobrooks. former president trump pulled his endorsement from brooks and supported britt instead. >> we want someone who will fight for christian conservative values this nation was founded on. >> brooke: britt will go head-to-head against will boyd in the election. >> cisneros will not receive party representation to represent the 28th district after losing to henry cuellar. the texas democratic party declaring cuellar the winner by 289 votes. cisneros blamed her loss on combination of republican-funded super packs, big oil, chamber of commerce, big pharma and entire democratic party establishment. >> ashley: and mayra flores was sworn in yesterday and held a news conference on the capitol steps. >> today i will give a voice to the voiceless. my father, saul flores, moved us to the united states because of the promise of america. he told me in this country, if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. my story proves he is right. >> america may not be

sudden you're gallon of gas goes up by a dollar 30 cents that impacts everything else you're doing brittimpacts the facts could you take your kids to an amusement park this summer? can you actually put food on the table? all kinds of repercussions that happen because of this. that is going to affect the about box in november for. >> the presidents economic approval number has dropped significantly. he was at 53% last july just 37% now. there are also signs he's losing his base on key issues overall approval on inflation at 28% with democrats now have 56%. gasoline prices is down to 27% approval just 51% approval with democrats. does that mean fellow democrats on the ballot in november are likely to run away from the president? >> they are already running away pretty here in ohio there's a guy named tim ryan running for senate. biden came to town he was nowhere to be seen for it he wants nothing to do with joe biden. >> joe biden is making jimmy carter look like an economic genius. democrats have to run as far away as possible. the problem that got us most the democrats running have voted

britt is the former chief of staff for incumbent senator richard shelby, who is retiring.f the trump endorsement will once again be tested before voters, as will the degree to which voters can follow trump's current thinking given his impulsiveness and occasional fickleness. >> he was one of former president donald trump's staunchest allies. a leading promoter of trump's 2020 election lies. >> joe biden lost, and president trump won the electoral college. >> even delivering a speech at the now infamous stop the steal rally that preceded the deadly january 6th riot at the capitol. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. >> but as alabama congressman mo brooks heads into tuesday's run-off to be the state's republican candidate for senate, he's doing so without the support of the former president. learning the hard way that when it comes to trump, loyalty -- >> if given the opportunity, i will get even with people disloyal to me. >> is not also a two-way street. after initially endorsing the conservative firebrand. >> we're going to elec

he failed 2-1 to katie britt. britt picked up the endorsement of donald trump in the final weeks of that campaign. mo brooks had it and lost it several months ago. britt in all likelihood will be a u.s. senator coming from the deep red state of alabama come november. couple of really good house races, too i want to show you a few in georgia first. and this is a bit of a stunner. mike collins, who wanted trump's endorsement campaigned like he was all in for trump and beat vernon jones badly almost 75% of the vote. trump got behind jones and tried to pick up the seat to no avail. east of atlanta now as it runs to the south carolina border with augusta, georgia. district 10 in all likelihood mike collins will be your representative in the u.s. house come november. a few other ones on the map. two in virginia. this is virginia congressional district 2 lies in the southeast and virginia beach, a real good candidate, very impressive resume kiggans is an easy winner, a navy helicopter pilot. nurse, mother of four and set

katie britt wins the republican primary runoff against six term congressman mo brooks.gressman trump pulled his endorsement of trump in may election and threw his support behind katie britt instead of. >> alabama has spoken. we want fresh blood. we want someone who will fight for christian conservative values and the freedoms and liberties this nation is founded on. >> katie britt will go with a head-to-head and then mayor of muriel bowser with the democrat nomination for a chance for a third term, carley, ashley. >> progressive candidate could not receive a nomination with 28th district after losing a recount. in the race was called last night with before the recount. the texas democratic party declaring clara the winner by 289 volts. in a tweet to cisneros house, big pharma and nearly the entire democratic party establishment. in washington, congresswoman flora's warning and to the answer speaker pelosi. and held a news conference by her fellow g.o.p. lawmakers. >> today i will give a voice to voices. my father florez moved us to the united states because of the promi

let's get the latest with abc's britt clennett in odesa. britt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that's right. a third american is missing. two other men confirmed to be taken captive. meanwhile, their families desperate for any news on the whereabouts of their loved ones. this morning another american confirmed missing in ukraine by his family, retired marine captain grady kurpasi. >> i'd follow that man anywhere. he cared more about others than he did himself. >> reporter: the retired marine now one of the three american volunteers that went missing in the region in the past week. this video from the state controlled media in russia shows the other two americans, alexander drueke and andy huynh, being held captive by the russians in ukraine. this as the kremlin denies any knowledge of the americans' whereabouts. 27-year-old andy huynh was recorded delivering a pro-russian propaganda message presumably forced into doing so. abc news will not air the content of the message. the russian news outlet says the video was recorded a

, pleaded with donald trump to endorse him, trump responded to that by endorsing britt.e wins big, alabama deeply red state, she's the heavy favorite to win the senate term this november from alabama. a couple of house primaries in georgia. we have the runoffs today, and got some clarity, got some answers here. a couple of interesting ones here. you have a trump endorsed candidate here, jake evans, who was blown out, loses this republican runoff in the sixth district of georgia. also in the tenth district of georgia, vernon jones, endorsed by trump, blown out. again, georgia, where we saw trump take some hits a few weeks ago, with brian kemp going after him and losing, with brad raffensperger, the secretary of state and losing. takes a few more hits in terms of endorsements, now winning in georgia. though, it is worth noting that these victorious candidates, like mike collins in the tenth district, ran on very trump friendly platforms. collins says the 2020 election was stolen. trump should rightfully still be president. we also got a couple of house races, primaries to

>> also unsettling, britt. thank you. >>> liz cheney only one of two republicans on the panel is making a direct appeal to the american people to watch thursday's prime time hearings. cheney says the insurrection was a conspiracy which remains an ongoing threat. david muir and the abc news political team will have live coverage of the hearings on thursday night. >>> next, new developments in the murder investigation of a wisconsin retired judge in his home on friday. abc news has learned of court records that show the suspect's link to the victim. here is abc's phil lipof. >> reporter: tonight, a clear connection between the retired wisconsin judge, shot and killed in his home, and the man suspected of pulling the trigger. that man, police say, is 56-year-old douglas uhde. in a search of wisconsin court records, abc news found, in 2005, uhde pleaded no contest to armed burglary. judge john roemer sentenced him to six years in state prison. >> it's his neighbor's son from across the street and banging on the doo

abc's britt clennett is in ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, heavy russian artillery raining down near the eastern city of severodonetsk. street battles causing heavy casualties on both sides. but russia is slowly making gains. estimates are that putin's forces have ten times the ammunition. the ukrainian military now worried about running out of ammunition in areas. residents of the donbas, the collateral damage. a fresh flood of refugees young and old today leaving behind most of their possessions. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: this woman saying, our houses are destroyed. we don't know where we're going, but we're going. and here in borodyanka, on the outskirts of kyiv, residents still reeling from the trail of death and destruction. it's sad, very sad, to watch all of this, tamara says, standing in front of her home, now blackened and hollowed out by russian shells. nearby today, the president of the european commission meeting president zelenskyy. both attempting to accelerate ukraine's membership into the eu. zelenskyy asking that the eu work faster to, quote, completely

britt clennett, thank you. >>> we turn now to the uk and the queen's platinum jubilee. prince charles tonight paying tribute tonight to his mother. abc's eva pilgrim with a front-row seat. >> reporter: tonight, a heartfelt tribute from prince charles to his mother, the mother of a nation. >> your majesty. mummy. [ cheers ] you have been there for us for these 70 years. you pledged to serve your whole life. you continue to deliver. that is why we are here. that is what we celebrate tonight. >> reporter: the emotional speech, a highlight of the star-studded platinum party at the palace. ♪ ♪ god save you are our gracious queen ♪ >> tea? >> reporter: the queen appearing in a surprise film, having tea with paddington bear. >> happy jubilee, ma'am. and thank you for everything. >> that's very kind. >> reporter: the palace saying the queen was keen that people understood how much it meant to her and that all those watching had a great time. ♪ we will, we will rock you ♪ >> it's wonderful. it's a one-off completely. unique in history, and i think it will always be remembered. >

i was looking around, you know, ex-soldiers, people that would be reserve britts. quite a few tears. i saw displays of emotion today partly because of thanks. thanks that we've had this incredible woman at the head of our country now for 70 incredible years. yeah, it's not often in my lifetime, i've seen the britts getting emotional but they weren't ashamed to say so. >> martha: is it partly a concern what happens after? >> that's for another day. even the harry and meghan soap opera has barely been discussed. this four-day celebration is about elizabeth and nobody else. >> martha: that was the most part of the story. little louis leaning on his hands. >> he's 4. he got a bit bored. the planes were noisy. great granny told him off. that shows you -- >> martha: you better settle down, young man. >> she may be the queen but she's a human being. >> and kate looks amazing. nigel, pleasure to have you with us. thanks for coming. great to be here. coming up, trey gowdy's takes on why gas prices are higher in california. he has a different take on this than adam schiff. s

britt clennett is live in odesa for us. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, eva.t's right. several missiles intercepted here in the south but in the eastern donbas region the fierce fighting there grinds on. this morning, new u.s. weapons on the ground in ukraine. its army hoping to make use of sophisticated rocket artillery and long-range weapons to push them out of the donbas region. james longman getting coverage of the u.s. supplied howitzers in battlefield use. ukrainian officials bolstering the precision of the new weaponry, but some worry it may not be enough to match russian firepower. a ukrainian military lieutenant saying, we get to a spot, shoot much faster than usual, then we go to another spot. and the u.n. warning the war could last for years without continued assistance. overnight, president zelenskyy making unannounced visits to his country's southern frontline, in two cities, both cities top targets for russia's expansion along the black sea coast. hit by shelling hours after zelenskyy toured the city, and 80 miles away here in odesa, we meet with

last month katie britt was not far off. business council of alabama and former aide to senator shelby and earned 45% of the vote compared with mo brooks who brought in 29%. here is britt. >> our campaign has taken off because people know that i am the best to fight christian conservative values and the best leader to move us forward with the america first agenda. >> it makes this race very interesting to watch as the endorsement tug-of-war that is played out. a little over a week ago she earned the backing of former president trump. a gut punch to brooks. it originally had the trump backing. when he moved on from 2020 to a crowd last summer trump pulled his endorsement saying that brooks had gone woke. brooks says he is still maga. >> i believe every endorsement matters and certainly president trump's endorsement is a bonus but at the same time, the people of alabama, they are conservative particularly in a republican primary and looking at the difference in the records. >> brooks did issue a plea on twitter earlier this mo

britt clennett is in kyiv for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, homes on fire in northeastern ukraine, after heavy russian shelling. and tonight, still no word on the fate of three americans, thought to have gone missing while fighting in the east, where the kremlin appears to be doubling down. a ukrainian official saying russia is sending in reserves to the key city of severodonetsk. but american firepower, assisting in the battle for the donbas. our james longman, getting exclusive access, as ukrainian forces fired howitzers on the frontline. >> reporter: the power of that gun is just unreal. it sucks the air out of you as it goes out. now, this is an active combat zone. they are finding russian targets. >> reporter: nato's secretary-general today warning putin's war could last for years. president zelenskyy visiting his troops in southern frontline cities honoring the warriors for their bravery, vowing he will not give away the south to anyone. the south showing its resilience. the opera returning to odesa. but russian missiles, pounding targets near mykolaiv. ukrainian sniper emma

britt put in a lot of effort to go around that stage.'s the former chief of staff to senator richard shelby. interestingly enough, she'll be chief of staff who will become senator likely, the last chief of staff to become senator was joe biden's chief of staff, ted kaufman, who took over for his seat after he became vice president in that first obama term. so interesting in alabama. georgia is a situation where the trump endorsement has not gone well. georgia has repeled trump endorsements so far, and tonight was no different with backed candidates losing. vernon jones and also, um, jack evans who lost to rich mccormick who is a physician, emergency room physician in those races. so those are also republican-leaning seats and also likely going to go that way in november. >> shannon: yeah and we got a little bit of interesting news today on irace we covered weeks ago -- on a race we covered weeks ago down in texas that's been an interesting democratic primary battle with the recounts and finally the decision today that representative henr

abc's britt clennett is live in kyiv with more.tt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that's right. more than 100 days on a somber milestone in what ukrainians are now calling a war of fortitude. this morning, more than a hundred days into russia's invasion of ukraine, moscow staking its claim in the war-torn country. russian forces still locked in a bitter battle for a few hold-out ukrainian strongholds in the donbas region. 20% of ukraine, including the annexed crimea, now under russian control according to ukrainian president zelenskyy. this, as russia's naval blockade of the black sea threatens a global food crisis. u.n. officials warning the blockade could impact 1.4 billion people worldwide. zelenskyy addresing the u.s. conference of mayors urging city officials to sever ties with russia. the war also heightening its impact on children, something ukrainian first lady olena zelenska was passionate to highlight in an exclusive interview with our robin roberts in kyiv this week. the first lady saying, around 1,600 sc

donald trump responded to that plea from mo brooks by endorsing katie britt.had a good advantage in the preliminary comes. >>> the runoff today with the trump endorsement it would be a surprise if mo brooks pulled it out tonight, but again, this is a -- whoever win this is runoff, a huge favorite nor the state of alabama in november. so could be deciding the next senate for alabama. and looking at a number of house races tonight. you mentioned virginia. i tapped north carolina. virginia have two house races that are key in the fall. one of them issed second district. this is around virginia beach. they flipped it in 2018, the anti-trump wave year and it went democrats in 2018 and flipped to glenn youngkin and this is a top republican target in the fall, so is this. the 7th district, abigail spanberger and very similar story. got the seat in 2018. districts swung toward glenn youngkin the republican in the gubernatorial race last year. so again, these are two closely contested races in the fall. we're going to find out who the republicans nominate in the races

, former president trump who had previously endorsed congressman mo brooks, has now endorsed katie britt, the former chief of staff to retiring senator richard sheldy. you will recall that trump pulled back the endorsement of brooks back in march after the relationship soured and brooks was losing in the polls. in the announcement on friday, trump said quote, mo has been rewinding it back ever since but i cannot give it back, he has been wanting it back ever since, but i cannot give it to him, katie britt is a first america first warrior and brooks wrote on twitter, this is weird, last time donald trump talked about katie britt, he said she was unqualified for the senate. brooks went on to say, let's just admit, it trump endorses the wrong people sometimes. and we do recall that mo brooks spoke at the rally on the ellipse in the hours before january 6th saying the election was stolen from donald trump and trump has repaid that loyalty by not endorsing him. >>> still ahead on "way too early," we turn to sports, and major turmoil in golf. the new tour that has pros taking shots at each oth

linsey. >> britt, thank you.he war in ukraine is one of the factors that's sending gas prices soaring. the national average is now $5.01 a gallon, yet another record. that's nearly $2 more than this time last year according to aaa. analysts do not expect prices to peak anytime soon. >>> and tonight more relief for desperate parents in search of hard-to-find baby formula. 95,000 tins from melbourne, australia, arrived today in los angeles. this is the first of two flights set for the next few days. the second with another 95,000 tins is set to land in columbus, ohio, on thursday. the formula will be heading to more than 4,000 albertsons and kroger stores nationwide. it's expected to hit shelves starting june 20th. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. >>> a mass shooting in louisville, kentucky, leaves five teenagers injured. what we're learning about the investigation. >>> a warning tonight from new york police about so-called subway surfers pulling stunts like this one. did i

then any journalist or any citizen who offends the people in charge or exposes them can b prosecuted brittisn't ever journalist in the west defendin your brother? >> that is very good question, tucker. i think we have seen some journalist journalists come out obviously very strong, but up until now, that a lot of them have been able to say, the uk government is going to stop this , but now that's become very clear that the uk government is not going to stop this and this is really you know the part of our lifetime for press freedom, it's up to all the journalist down to get together and to stand up together to fight this into just get that biden administration to drop this. >> i must say, for all of its talk, i think the i think he probably has a better shot here i hope that's true, and i appreciate you continuing to bring your brother's case to th world. thank you. >> thank you. could get the biden administration is failing on every level, but they have one thing they are very proud of, it's not the fact that he showers with his daughter, we will tell you what it is, they released a pictu

i mean, this said nothing about trump and an affinity for katie britt as much as i think it said aboutump and consem tempt he felt for mo brooks. it is not just the ties to shelby. this also put trump on the same page as mitchell. because this is mcconnell's candidate in alabama. trump and mcconnell found themselves on the same side. what happened with brooks and trump was combination of things. brooks wasn't polling the way trump maybe suspected he would. he thought maybe he was jumping off a sinking ship when he withdrew his endorsement. brooks basically said that the 2020 election was stolen from trump. then he said, but we shouldn't talk about that. we should talk about the future. that's when trump put out his statement that said mo brooks had gone, quote, woke. >> let's go to georgia. >> a couple weeks ago, there were clear rebukes of trump. he went after brian kemp, after the secretary of state, raffensperger, who won a crushing victory. all about trump and his grievances with the 2020 election. trump had two candidates backed in republican runoffs last night who also suffered l

congressman mo brooks faces katie britt in a runoff. mr. trump initially endorsed brooks, then switched his support to britt. there were also primaries and runoffs today in arkansas, georgia, and virginia. in ukraine, invading russian forces and their allies advanced toward the last bastion of government fighters in the east. they seized towns near lissy-chansk. that city sits across a river from severo-donetsk, which is now largely in russian hands. meanwhile, u.s. attorney general merrick garland met with ukraine's prosecutor general and at a ukrainian-polish border post, he vowed to investigate war crimes. >> the united states is sending an unmistakable message. there is no place to hide. we and our partners will pursue every avenue available to make sure that those who are responsible for these atrocities are held accountable. judy: garland also announced the formation of a war crimes accountability team. the worst monsoon floods in more than a century submerged more of bangladesh today. the disaster has killed at least 69 people there,

daily mail, lots of the papers cover this on the front page and their headline is uk outrage as to britt's could actually play into the hands of exactly what vladimir putin will be aiming for. and the exchange of prisoners of war one suspects is the ultimate objective of all theirs. but you can't be sure. and if you were the parents or the relatives of either of these two breads, let alone the moroccan sitting at home tonight, you would be —— britt's. you would be terrified that they work in a face this horrendous death by firing squad. the daily mail story talks about the english pair both signed up about the english pair both signed up members of ukraine's 36th marine brigade were taken prisoner in the city of mario poe in april, which is sometime ago. —— mary opal. talk a sham court, there is little evidence that the man had any defence at all. thank you very much for reminding us of the human element as well as the geopolitics was at this is to people with their families and three people with their families and three people with their families. we with their families and three people w

cnn projects that katie britt will secure the republican nomination for the senate. trump initially endorsed mo brooks but changed his mind mind when brooks urged republican voters to move past the 2020 election. in deep red alabama, britt is now the strong favorite against democrat bill boyd in november. and in the state of georgia, cnn is projecting that democrat bee wynn will win her party nomination for secretary of state and that means that she will face off against brad raffensperger that november. >>> a key vote in the u.s. senate has now advanced a bipartisan gun safety bill. that step pushing the measure forward after a group of senators released the legislative text. jessica dean has the details from capitol hill. >> reporter: a significant step forward for bipartisan gun legislation in the senate on tuesday. we got texts of the actual bill and once we got that text, we heard from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who says that he supports the legislation, and we also heard from mitt romney one of ten republicans who had pledged to support the previous

britt clennett joins us from the outskirts of kyiv.ritt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. that's right. as the fighting ramps up, the calls from ukraine to get more ammunition into this country growing more desperate by the day. this morning, the fight for the east of ukraine intensifies with more brutal bombardment in the donbas region. an adviser for president zelenskyy says around 200 ukrainian soldiers are being killed every day, but both sides are suffering heavy casualties in the street to street fighting, according to british intelligence. russia massing fire with its air capabilities in an attempt to overwhelm ukrainian defenses and take control of the region. the ukrainian military telling abc news the country now relies on western ammunition and nnttle for severodonetsk says zelenskyy will decide the fate of the donbas region. they'll discuss the country's bid to join the eu. back in outskirts of the capital, where russian troops made their way before withdrawing to the east in early april, civilians sti

if katie britt is elected she would become the first woman to represent alabama in the senate. years old didn't see the best turnout for the former president in georgia. trump's pick vernon jones got pummeled by businessman mike collins by nearly 50 points, what's interesting here is if you look at collins proposals and his plans they are very trump-esque, but he was endorsed by governor brian kemp. finally, virginia, the night belonged to republican women. the woman on the right, jen kigg ins, a former navy pilot beat her opponents she's going to challenge the democrat congresswoman elaine luria in november and then you have police officer leslie vega, the daughter of salvadore immigrants and she won and she will challenge the democrat incumbent abigail spanburger in november. stuart: she's hispanic and a republican. lauren: the rise of the republican spanish woman. stuart: well-said. it's 9:22. we open the market in seven and a half minutes the market will be down at the opening bell. dow is off 400, nasdaq is down 100. we will take you to wall street for the opening bell, ne

last time donald trump talked about katie britt he said she was unqualified for the senate.nly man in american politics who could get conned why mitch mcconnell twice in an alabama senate race. now, brooks also trails when it comes to outside spending which fec data shows has overwhelmingly benefited brit. we will see how much that add spending impacts voters for turn outtomorrow. bret? >> bret: brit hume now has analysis on the race and midterms coming up in november. good evening. talk about this race and former president trump and deal with a lot whether the former president is endorsing or not endorsing. there are big winds of change for this midterm and warning signs for democrats. one of them is a new congresswoman being sworn in tomorrow in south texas, mayra flores. here she is winning a district which democrats controlled for 100 years. take a listen. >> we're all about faith and family and hard work. that's exactly who we are. but the democrat party took us for granted. they feel entitled to our vote. making the same promises over and over. and really not making no

in alabama, katt britt defeated congressmember mo brooks in the republican senate primary to replace the retiring senator richard shelby. donald trump had initially endorsed brooks who had helped organize the stop the steal rally where trump spoke just prior to the january 6 insurrection. but trump later withdrew his endorsement and backed britt after brooks told a crowd to put the 2020 election behind them. in election news from texas, a recount has confirmed henry cuellar, one of the most conservative democrats in congress, has defeated progressive challenger jessica cisneros in last month's house primary. he wonon by just under 300 vote. cuellar is a corporate-backed, anti-choice, pro-gun democrat who received backing from house speaker nancy pelosi and others in the democrat establishment. in january, the fbi raided his home as part of a corruption investigation. cuellar's campaign also got a major boost from aipac, the american israel public affairs committee. the group's super pac spent over $1.8 million to get cuellar reelected. the u.s. supreme court has issued a significant

instead trump goes with britt.s senate seat in deeply red alabama in the fall. we had a couple house primaries of note yesterday, too. two in virginia we were talking about yesterday that are going to set the stage for some battleground house races this november. one is in the second district, virginia beach, norfolk, big navy presence in that area. the republicans nominated jen kiggans. she's a navy vet land. who will she run against? democrat elaine luria, who held the seat since 2018. she won the seat in the democratic wave of 2018. republicans are hoping to flip it back in hope what they hope will be a wave year in 2022. but the second district of virginia, remember that one, we are going to be talking a lot about that on election night in november. we are also going to be talking about the seventh district of virginia, another politically competitive district, a competitive republican primary. vega wins. she's a supervisor in prince william county, virginia. she wins the republican nomination. who will she squ

he and katie britt, the top two finishesers. reendorse him. trump responded to that plea by endorsing britt. that's the dynamic going into this runoff tonight. the winner of this will be the republican nominee for the u.s. senate in alabama and obviously given the political leanings of alabama, very likely the next united states senator from alabama. keeping an eye on that one. you mentioned control of the house, obviously. this nova huge story here, republicans hoping for a big wave. you' see it in virginia, one could be the second district around the virginia beach area. this is a seat currently held by a democratic, elaine luria, the big anti-trump democratic wave. she held it in 2020. this district, like the west of virginia swung hard in 2021 toward glenn youngkin, the republican who won the governorship of virginia last year. this is the republican primary tonight. we'll keep a close eye on how this one goes. state senator general kiggans endorsed by national republicans. they believe she's their best bet to flip the seat

the republicans katie britt is going against mo brooks. why is that relevant? >> it's a run-off. >> it is a run-off. neither one got the threshold a month ago. mo brooks was endorsed by trump. >> martha: and then unendorsed. >> then he got behind katie britt. she looks like she's on her way to victory in alabama. we'll see if that's the case later tonight. >> martha: both of these close at 7:00? >> alabama, 8:00. >> martha: thanks, bill. we'll be watching. >> another primary tuesday, martha. >> martha: great to have you here. that's "the story" for this tuesday. the story goes on. see you tomorrow at 3:00. have a great evening. take care, everybody. >> neil: all right. how about a little stock sizzle to start your summer? stocks up a lot for now. the world's richest man isn't convinced the economy is looking up for long. elon musk warning that a recession in the near term is still more likely than not. while americans are getting a stock market reprieve today, their their 401(k)s are not. the recent sell-off erased $3 trillion from retirement accounts. spokes t

britt clennett is with us. good morning to you. >> reporter: we're here at a car repair factory. facilities also targeted. one person was hospitalized with injuries. now russia's defense ministry saying it destroyed tanks and other armored vehicles donated by ukraine's allies on the outskirts of kyiv. the city center had remained largely unscathed since russia's invasion up until this point, janai. back in early april, they were concentrating in the donbas region. the fighting could continue out east in the key city ongoing. they've retaken part of the city, and their last holdout in the region, but the country is retreating from that area. kyiv hoping the latest $700 million package from the u.s. will help their counteroffensive, but putin issuing a warning that the aid package that moscow would hit new targets it hasn't yet struck, and the kremlin showing its anger at the supply of rocket launchers to kyiv, janai. >> thank you so much, britt. >>> now we're ging to turn back to eva in london where it was quite a night, and eva, we want to hear all about it. >> reporter: i can't

>> yeah, look, i think britt hume is right. want to associate myself with tim's remarks and your affirmation, that i don't think the january six committee or the democrats rich large have considered the political implications of what they're doing. they are on the right side of history. this is being recorded as a critical moment in american history and they should look at it through that lens. but the interesting thing, jonathan, is this -- the committee has to so successfully isolated donald trump as the architect of this coup and of the one person who insisted, despite all lawbreaking and all potential violence, to pursue this coup -- they have so isolated him as the bad actor, that what it has done is two things. it has reminded america the most effective political coalition in the past six years is the never trump coalitions of and soft rs and if don trump were to emerge in -- it might very well attract is never trump coalition to come out again. conversely, if the political impact of this is that donald trump is too unpop

i don't know how much credit we should be giving him for endorsing katie britt because originally heoks, someone who has been a staunch supporter, he was frustrated with mo brooks, he also said we shouldn't talk about 2020 which also angered trump and he came in at the last minute, unendorsed mo brooks, came in and endorsed katie britt. at that point she already looked like she was poised to win. certainly a trump endorsement matters, but it is not a silver bullet as we've seen with mo brooks, when he had that trump endorsement he was still struggling. >> thank you for all of your reporting. we appreciate it. >>> next, we will be joined by a white house official on president biden's push for a three-month federal gas tax holiday. >>> and the senate advances the bipartisan gun safety bill. senator chris coons has been working in these negotiations, he will join us live. >>> plus, huge devastation, death in afghanistan. an earthquake claims nearly 1,000 lives. we are watching this very closely. new developments ahead. make dek for your life. so we offer a complele exam and x-rays free

abc's britt clennett is in kyiv with the latest. britt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eva. that's right. ukraine claiming to make some gains in the east, but russia is slowly advancing an attack at a chemical plant as president zelenskyy pleads for more help from the west. this morning, an urgent call for support as heavy russian artillery makes headway in capturing eastern ukraine. this ukrainian military video showing an attack on russian forces in kharkiv and a sudden blast quickly filling the air in this undated ukrainian military video claiming to show another strike on a russian vehicle in the donetsk region. casualties on both sides in the city of severodonetsk, the epicenter of the battle where russia is gaining control. british and ukrainian officials say russian bombers are using anti-ship missiles and when used in ground attacks, they are highly inaccurate and can cause severe collateral damage and casualties. ukraine's military now worried about running out of ammunition to fight back. >> nice to meet you. you

in the case of katie britt in alabama, that was the case.agon endorse endorsement. he got on late. i'm glad he was part of the team and glad she won. i don't think he was the defining reason that he defeated mo brooks. >> as you know, there's a lot of debate about whether or not the january 6th hearings are changing anyone's perspective if only people who are so inclined are tuning in. it was interesting to hear from a moderate republican, don bacon, in nebraska, who said that he had been watching and that he couldn't support president trump as a result. he i don't think was a fan of president trump's before that, but here's what he said to man ymanu r raju. >> i'll be looking for better candidates. i think we have the policy -- they had and had the respectful side of that. the temperament, that's -- that's what i'm going to look for. someone that fits that mold. >> what do you think of that? and what do you -- do you think anybody's perspective is being shifted even a little bit? >> well, of course. i mean, there's a big poll out of new ham