jake: yes. from our view just for example i've stood here and talked about military munition and want to see a increase in military munition production and think that will take time and there are other places where additional production and additional capability and not just from munitions but critical platforms as well. we inherited defense industrial base that from a supply chain and work force and overall capacity believe it's not operating at the level we believe it should be operating at and president biden and austin have given remedies to do so. reporter: cnn asked zelensky this week if there's a military breakthrough and his answer was i think nobody knows really. what is the u.s.' assessment whether the provision of all this aid can actually ensure success on the battlefield? jake: let's define success stepping back for a moment. number one, difference stands, and major cities in ukraine are not under domination and occupation today about a first and foremost of the bravery of the ukrai

jake? >> according to the philly police, there have been more than 820 retail thefts in the city in just the last two weeks, more than 820. have police or city officials talked about how they plan to tackle this? >> reporter: yeah, jake. retail theft has been something that philadelphia police have been dealing with, not just in the past two weeks but for a little while, especially in the center city district. police were asked basically if they gave enough heads up to these businesses in center city, that there might be a concern about looting. the director acknowledged they could have done better to communicate that with the businesses and business community, but it is something they have clearly stated it is a priority for them moving forward. >> danny freeman, thank you. >>> the theft and organized in philly is why target will close at least nine stores in several major cities. two in seattle, washington, three in portland, oregon, three in oakland and san francisco in california, and o

, but jake.cess -- no you're right. >> jimmy: were you banking in the fact that you were in an ambulance in case anything happened? [ laughter ] >> that's true, man? >> exactly right. >> jimmy: so embarrassing if they had to send an ambulance to the ambulance. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you did survive it. that's a positive for absolutely sure. was it fun? i would imagine it would be fun driving an ambulance. >> of course! >> jimmy: turning on those lights. >> if you can find them, of course. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are they hard to find? >> well, there are so many buttons. we don't think about that. we just think it's ambulance time, boom, ambulance time, time to go. but it's really hundreds of buttons and that's enough. i mean, there's hundreds of buttons. >> jimmy: there is a scene in the movie where a helicopter flies under a bridge. >> yeah. >> jimmy: did that really happen? >> two helicopters. >> that really happened? >> it wasn't written in the script. >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] >> michael bay, w

that's just a blatant lie, jake.n my blog, we talked about it in the aftermath, we've shown the policy. it is written by the founder of scientology. all scientologiests are bound to follow that policy, and it is deemed in scientology a high crime to report in the activiti of a scientology. everything is supposed to be handled internally so there is no, quote, pr flap. and signtologists live by these rules religiously. to use an appropriate term for a non-religious organization. but this is exactly what happens in scientology, and the information that came out in the criminal trial is really just the tip of the iceberg as far as covering up, protecting, and keeping out of the hands of law enforcement the activities that go on internally within scientology. >> mike, you said it's not a religious organization. tell us what you mean by that because obviously they call themselves the church of scientology and they went to war with the u.s. government to get tax kmechlt status. >> right, and i don't believe that that scien

i wish i had a glossy and short cookie cutter answer for you, jake. that i still struggle with to this day, that i will say, i would like to also reference what alyssa did on that day. alyssa farah griffin. i remember sitting in that office. i was very outspoken. on january 6th, and every day after, that i strongly disagreed with what happened. >> internally, correct. >> yes, internally. but when i saw alyssa that day, it was this moment for me, where i sort of felt that split. on one hand, i was very upset with her. she was one of my closest friends. i was upset with her for a variety of reasons. but the one that i think is the most potent for this conversation, i felt that what she did that day was disloyal. >> right. >> saying that now, with hindsight and experience i have, sounds ludicrous. >> but it's an honest answer, i appreciate it. >> but it is. i think that's the important part of this transformation period for me. because on the other hand, when i saw her there, there was a little bit of envy. i was proud of her for doing what she felt that

i'm jake tapper. and we start on our politics lead with his speakership under threat from the maga right, today house speaker kevin mccarthy launched an impeacimpeachment inquiry into president biden that when he was vice president, he personally financially benefited from foreign business dealings involving his son hunter. >> now i would encourage the president and his team to fully cooperate with this investigation, and the interest of transparency. we are committed to getting the answers for the american public. nothing more, nothing less. we will go wherever the evidence takes us. >> a white house spokesperson responded to mccarthy's announcement saying, quote, house republicans have been investigating the president for nine months and they've turned up no evidence of wrongdoing. he called it a quote, extreme politics at its worth. mccarthy has promised to launch this impeachment with a floor vote and how you would know it was serious business. but since then, several republicans insinu ated they

>> jake, i'll tell you this. i was at the united nations and saw many countries who would say someone was a criminal before they were tried. this is america, we don't do that. you're not convicted until you have had the opportunity to defend yourself if if he's convicted, the peemt will deal with it now. let's have the blessings we have in america, which is everyone is guilty until proven guilty. let's let the evidence play out, let the lawyers do their thing and see what donald trump is. i have faith in the american people. i trust them. and i trust what will happen lei will be the right thing for our country. >> one of pyatt eid biggest achievements is a $35 price cap on insulin for american seniors on medicare. some companies have extended that price, pad to all of their patients. as president, would you keep 2345d price cap on insulin, or would you try to reverse it? >> i think what biden did was a band-aid. do we need to do something about health care? absolutely. my dad just got out of the hospital. i know

>> reporter: that is right, jake. this hearing was intended to address a technical motion by the fakt electors trying to get their case moved from state to federal court in hopes of getting it dismissed. about you this quickly derailed in a clash between the state and defense over whether this case was political in nature. one said that there is a sad state aafter affairs in this country that any supporter of the former president who participated in the political process is at risk of being indicted. schaefer's attorney went on to say that the fake electors were trying to preserve the former president's right to contest the 2020 election. the state's attorneys though, they pushed back on this claim saying that it was categorically false and any -- and the prosecutor went on to say that anyone, whether or not they were republican or democrat, anyone who signed a fake elector certificate would have been charged by this district attorney's office. as for ma motion, the judge said he would decide at a later date. but perh

>> jake, i'll tell you this.as at the united nations, and i saw many countries who would say someone was a criminal before they were tried. this is america. we don't do that. you're not convicted until you've had the opportunity to defend yourself. so let's let donald trump defend himself. let's see what happens and if he is convicted then the american people will deal with it then, but let's -- let's have the blessings that we have in america which is everybody is innocent until proven guilty. let's let the evidence play out and let's let the lawyers do their thing and see what donald trump does and then we can make a decision, but i have faith in the american people. i trust them, and i trust what will happen will be the right thing for our country. >> one of president biden's biggest achievements he's touting on the campaign trail is a $35 price cap on insulin for american seniors on medicare. some companies have extended that price $35 to all their patients. as president would you keep that $35 price cap on i

and jake, you know longwood gardens well. it's a large botanical garden area, a popular tourist destination, sprawling. a lot of wooded areas, meadows, also creeks. right next to there, that's where we actually happened to see helicopters flying low after the reported sighting. someone came up to police and told them they saw someone running through some of the wooded areas over there. but that is still not a confirmed sighting at this time. law enforcement, of course, did not capture anyone. but the main reason police actually still believe that he's inside the perimeter now is because they say they have no reports of him popping up outside of that perimeter. i want you to listen to what lieutenant colonel george bivens had to say during the press conference about the challenges when it comes to the question of why aren't police basically going shoulder to shoulder marching through areas. it's not that simply. take a listen. >> not just a perfect open piece of land that you can march through. you've got businesses, residence

jake? >> kaylah taushe, thanks so much.aula, this is interesting because this is what abby lowell, hunter's lawyers say about the constitutionality of this law. there are people out there who are talking about this gun possession law that hunter is accused of breaking beyond shaky legal ground. there is an appeals court ruling covering three southern states that in august declared it unconstitutional. how does that impact the case, and what's the reasoning behind it? >> it's a big problem for prosecutors. this is the fifth circuit court of appeals that recently ruled you cannot bar someone from owning a firearm because of past drug addiction issues. that holding speaks directly to the heart of this case, and this is part of a wider pattern we've s seen at the supreme court and other courts expanding second amendment rights. it's fascinating seeing something president biden has tried to push back who could potentially help his son here. shaky legal ground, and that circuit court appeal ruling is really important for hunter b

i'm jake tapper. weekend between union leaders and the big three auto companies as the united autoworkers union considers whether to expand their strike beyond those three plants. joining me independent senator from vermont, bernie sanders, who will rally with workers on the picket line friday. senator sanders. vice president pence was on the show earlier. he said, when i asked him about the fact that the ceos make multiples more than their average workers, 362 times more in the case of ford, i said do you think that's fair he said ceo pay is up to free enterprise and up to shareholders and not the government. what's your response? >> i firmly disagree. i think what's going on in america today in terms of income and wealth inequality and the fact that ceos are making 400 times more than the average workers and the top own more wealth than the bottom half of america and the fact that in the last 50 years the wages, the weekly wages of the average american worker are lower today than they were back then

jake tapper. the world lead dominates the week with so much focus on foreign policy and this comes against major accusations by one democracy, canada, accusing another democracy, india, of directing an assassination. on canadian sovereign territory. we'll dive into that democracy versus direction action in a bit. but also ahead, ron desantis coming out swinging against donald trump. on one of the most contentious election issues for republican voters. we'll discuss that with one of the biggest names in conservative talk radio who is calling house republicans for hypocrites for their personal behavior and the a lister in the room and the bunker in ukraine when bombs started falling. we'll see how he documented it. >>> but first, a daunting united nations agenda as the world faces the highest number of conflicts at once since the 1940s. putin's now 18-month long bloody invasion of ukraine. this noon in north carolina, zelenskyy said the russian invasion is the no only about ukraine. tay law township

did you say i'm jake, jake tapper, like you were james bond or something?me night. for god's sake, that's desperate. >> jimmy: were you wearing a cable knit sweater on this? >> it's so funny you say that. i'm still friends with monica. and when i watch the scene, i texted her the next day and i said like i don't know where they got that. i did actually own like a white greek fisherman's sweater. did i wear that on the date? and then i kind of was worried that a, i did, and b, that she remembered it. but she said i have no idea what you wore. okay, good. >> jimmy: is your life boring now that donald trump is no longer president? >> no, the current president just called someone a dumb son of a bitch today. that just happened today. >> jimmy: that reporter, peter doocy, is he a dumb son of a bitch? >> i don't think any president should be calling any journalist a dumb son of a bitch. to be fair to peter doocy, the question was fairly anno dine. >> jimmy: he didn't technically call him a dumb son of a bitch. it was caught on microphone. >> it would be like me c

jake? >> now to the witness list. there are 188 people on it. but certainly trump and eric and don jr. stand out. >> yeah. the new york attorney general's office says in their case in chief they're going to put on 28 witnesses. on that list, donald trump, eric trump, donald trump jr., ivanka trump, and michael cohen, among others. cohen is the one that kicked off this whole investigation when he testified before congress in april of 2019 and made the allegations that the trump organization inflated the value of their assets. so he's going to be one of their witnesses as well as some others. now, trump's side is saying that they're going to call as many as 127 possible witnesses including trump. so saying that he wants to testify in this case in his own defense. of course we never know who's going to take the stand until it comes down to that moment, but we're looking at a number of witnesses here and many of them with the last name trump. >> all right. kara scannell, thank you so much. real

>> reporter: that is right, jake.rs from a press conference from local law enforcement officials. first is that police believe there is no evidence at this point to suggest that anyone is helping this escaped inmate at this time. the second thing that we also learned from this press conference is the district attorney believes that escapee is still in this general area. the d.a. saying we believe he's hiding. somewhere locally and is still alone. and the third thing we learned, jake, is that there is reason to believe that this suspect is heading south. and the stem of that belief really comes back to why he was in this principleson behind me. he was convicted of brutally murdering her girlfriend and just sentenced last week. well prosecutors said after that murder, in 2021, he tried to flee down to brazil. his home country. but he didn't get that far. law enforcement officers picked him up in virginia and that is why law enforcement officials today believe he may be trying to head south again. but the u.s. marshals,

>> legally, no, here, jake. important to understand first of all, this is a civil lawsuit, the count on which the judge has ruled in favor of the attorney general does not require any showing of loss to any particular party. this is a very favorable rule to the attorney general, this is a very favorable rule to plaintiffs from, as long as the attorney general could show that the defendant, here the trup organization, engaged in fraud and got money they weren't entitled to as a result, then that is good enough to make the claim out. and that is what the judge held here. there are six other counts where the a.g. is going to have to show what we call some sort of materiality, some sort of loss. but for the one count that the judge has ruled in favor of the a.g., whether anyone lost money or not, it does not matter. >> and jamie, the four other indictments and the 91 criminal charges aside, this is a civil case but you think it might hit a little different for trump, this new york civil case. >> first of all, let's

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i'm jake tapper.s the nation continues to head into an election where donald trump as of now seems likely to be the next republican presidential nominee, and according to pulse has a decent shot of beating president biden in november of 2024, two pieces of news seem instructive. one you may have missed. from last friday. when mr. trump took to his social media platform and responded to a profile of outgoing joints chief of staff mark milley in the atlantic magazine called the patriot. describing the ways that milley tried to guide the nation through the chaotic and dangerous period surrounding trump's loss to biden in november of 2020 including when learning that the chinese military believed that trump was going to order an attack against the chinese, in a phone call authorized by the then acting secretary of defense, general milley saw to leigh assure the chinese that no acwas imminent. trump called milley action an act so egregious that in times gone by, the punishment would have been death, unquot

>> well, i think it all is about the money, jake. it's interesting how this all came about. championships were originally being played in china. of course, in 2020 the pandemic hit. what happened after that, you know, the wta made the moral decision not to go back to china because of the situation with the chinese player. so what's happened since, jake, is that the women's tour finals have gotten to various countries, even here in the u.s., in mexico. it's on the table now, one of the places it could go is saudi arabia. what i've justin told by a source very close to the decisionmaking process, that that is not going to happen this year. but it's still on the table for potential next year and in years down the road. the quick answer to the question is, of course, jake, it's always about the money. >> as you noted, we saw the wta in april walk back the stance against holding any tournaments in china. of course, they first took a moral stance, then they didn't -- here are images of p peng -- how did the individual players feel? to say the least, saudi arabia -- women just -- t

>> i've got to say, it's so, so vast, jake.se thousands of accounts that meta took down last week, not just on meta. we're see thing across every platform imaginable where we are seeing these posts, a lot of them attacking chinese dissidents who are here in the united states, posting them on every blog post, creating original illustrations in very homophobic, often racist ways, all to degrade folks. so really, really vast campaign. >> all right. thanks to both of you. the big story this evening, the courts coming down on former trump adviser peter navarro, finding hill guilty of defying a subpoena. wolf blitzer is going to have reaction from a former member of that committee next in "the situation room." use nothing beas a perfect combmbo of sweet tomatoes and smooth, silky zucchinini. knorr taste combos. it's not fast t food, but it's soooo good. ♪ ♪ hello patrick mahomes! hut...hut...? wait, who do you even play for? t-mobile! and i'm here to protect you from wireless compies that blitz you with phone deals that sack you with

i'm jake tapper. starting with breaking news. moments ago president biden wrapped up a speech in arizona about a red state with a warning to country one the very center of his 2024 re-election pitch. >> and i've always been clear. democracy is not a partisan issue. it's an american issue. and there's something dangerous happening in america now. there's an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. the maga movement. ext extremist exercising carried out. >> the late nst in a series of steak attacks on donald trump and sources say many senior democrats calling for the president to spend more time directly attacks trump in an effort to energize both voters and donors. >> the party means republicaning free and fair elections. accepting the outcome win or lose. it means you can't love your country only when you win. [ applause ] democracy means rejecting repudiated political violence regardless of party. such violence is never, never, never acceptable in america. it's undemocratic. [ applause ] it must

well, this, jake, was a deal 18 months in the making. it started, it was a very much bigger agreement that the u.s. and iranians were looking at. they were looking at nuclear talks but as things deteriorated and as we got into the protests in iran and september of 2022, the women's protest, the deadly protest and the deadly crackdown but the iranians and a number of other issues, this deal became very much more focused as far as the u.s. was concerned around these u.s. detainees. joe biden, the president, thanking his partners today, particularly the amir of qatar and the sultan of omar for what he described as extremely difficult negotiations. eight rounds of negotiations culminating just last month in the detainees being released into house arrest and today arriving here on the tarmac in doha. as you rightly point out, they will be back in the u.s. in the wee hours of the morning. jake. >> becky anderson in doha, thank you so much. >>> let's bring in jared againster, representing the family of siamek namazi. we've watched him board the

>> yeah, two things, jake.ot surprised at all that tarrio's gotten the most significant sentence because the proud boys really were the tip of the spear for the riot. as we showed in our first summer hearing last summer, the proud boys picked a very vulnerable point in the perimeter of the capitol security at the "p" circle, pushed through barricades there, concussing caroline edwards, who is a very compelling witness for us. then very specifically intended to use violence to breach the windows and doors of the capitol. so they were the instigators and the first to push through a barrier and the first -- pezzola himself the first to go inside. diagnose to hear evan's reporting about what torrio is saying about remorse because it's very different than what he said right on january 6th. he texted other members of the proud boys," we did this," referencing the riot. he posted this chilling video of himself in a cape with this ominous music saying, justice is coming. so he certainly wasn't remorseful on january 6th

like you said, jake, this photo released by the u.s.e intensity of the moment this capture happened this morning, but the intense density of the woods that are right behind me in this forest. you can see cavalcante on the ground and all of these law enforcement officers apprehending him. and jake, most importantly, you can see that border patrol k canine at the bottom of the screen, that dog responsible for stopping cavalcante as he tried to make one more escape. >> great coverage, danny. you have done a fantastic job. good job, man. >> thank you. >> tune in to cnn tonight. laura cotes takes a look at the manhunt at 11:00 p.m. eastern. >>> outgoing chairman chief of staff mark milley speaking out about donald trump's accusation that milley wanted the u.s. to atrack iran. that's next. and great savings. (crowd cheers) here, takeke mine. (farmemers mnemonic) this is a clustomer. it happens when marketers group all their customers together. mailchimp uses real-time behavior data so you can personalize email for every customer. turn clustom

i'm jake tapper. actor masterson. actress leah remany is here, a former member of the church of scientology herself. and the former nine people is it investigated efforts to steal georgia's 16 electoral votes in 2020. one of the more prominent names on the list republican senator lindsey graham, a long time senator from south carolina who's held that office since 2003. graham knows the rules. graham knows how elections go. if not he should. he's been in congress through five prior presidential races. in the days after the 2020 election as georgia was auditing its ballots senator graham felt the need to call up election leaders in neighboring georgia. why? well, graham says he wanted to ask specific questions about how georgia ran elections. again, this was happening while georgia was in the middle of an audit. now in that call georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger, a conservative republican, told cnn he believes senator graham implied ballots could be tossed from fulton county, a heavily democ

so how they get past this, jake, is an open question. and whether they can keep the government open just for a couple of months is a major question as congress returns from its summer recess today. >> so one of the promises mccarthy made in order to get the speakership was to allow only one person could offer a motion to vacate. meaning only one person could come to the floor of the house and say i want a motion to vacate and then forces a floor vote on whether or not mccarthy is still speaker. republican congressman matt gates has been threatening a motion to vacate. is he going to do it? >> reporter: this is the most direct threat gaetz made today. he went to the house floor, detailed a list of demands he says mccarthy failed to reach. he said they reached a deal on a whole host of issues on voting legislation, term limits for members of congress and saying that if kevin mccarthy moves forward with a short-term bill simply to keep the government open for a couple more months, that will be enough for him to force a vote seeking mccarthy

i'm jake tapper.it the kabul airport bombing that killed 13 u.s. service members during the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan more than two years ago. whom are officials planning to interview and whom are they not talking to? >>> plus, a wall of water washed away an entire city in libya. days later thousands are dead, thousands more are missing. cnn is the first network to reach the devastated city of derna. the epicenter of the floods. >>> and leading this hour, an unprecedented strike that could cripple the u.s. auto industry. workers with the united autoworkers union are striking against the big three automakers, general motors, ford, and exstellantis. workers have walked off the job at three plants in three different states. at any moment, the uaw is going to hold a rally in detroit, michigan, where senator bernie sanders will be a guest speaker. our coverage starts with the united autoworkers rally in detroit. what's the mood among works? >> reporter: we have several hundred uaw members here

an hour or so later he met up with jake.nt to walmart where this camera captured them at about 2:00 am. there was no sign of halee. >> so were you thinking, "they think i might be involved in halee's murder. " >> yeah. >> jake told police he hadn't seen halee that night, but isaiah had told him where he'd taken her. to a local park, a few miles from the soccer field. >> he told me he dropped her off and he went on a separate way because she wanted to go there to meet somebody. >> that didn't sound right to jake. >> i feel like he wasn't that type of person to let her be there alone at that time of night. he was way too overprotective. >> something wasn't adding up for you. >> not at all. >> and there was something else that bothered him. jake told police that the isaiah he knew had always been a standup guy. but recently he'd heard stories about isaiah stealing from people. >> his roommate was telling me, he owes us rent, he stole my tv. and i said, "he did what? " >> oh my gosh. so he was on a downward spiral. >> something

. >> reporter: the pictures jake takes are not like these. like the ones everyone takes. >> a lot of romance out there. sometimes -- >> reporter: jake is a street photographer candidly captures people who flock to this famous landmark by the millions. >> so many characters in the city and tourists and car accidents and motorcyclists and so many things can happen at any moment all condensed on this little strip of concrete over the ocean. >> reporter: but coming to the bridge every day for years has exposed jake to the dark size of what can happen here. on his daily walks he has encountered many people in crisis threatening to end their lives. >> every race, age, gender -- >> reporter: those moments the human being trumps the photojournalist. jake alerts bridge patrol and stay and talk to the person until they arrive. then it plays out like this dozens of times. it is in this way that jake's photography project turned into something of a humanitarian mission. >> days when i had like a normal job and i, like, took the day off from work, and the

>> the short answer, jake, at least today is no.enior biden aide tells me despite some of the public proclamations from republicans, that the administration still remains committed to passing that supplemental package that includes aid for ukraine and domestic disasters together. yesterday, i had an opportunity to ask the national security adviser a question directly about what assurances the white house has each gotten from congress to sense that that is even possible. here is what sullivan said. >> we've been working with the senate and the house. we've had constructive conversations on a bipartisan basis in both chambers. we believe we will be able to secure the necessary funding as we go forward. i'm not going to speak to assurances per se, but the conversations have been constructive, positive and substantive. and we anticipate being able to work our way through to a sound package so ukraine can get what it needs. >> so remaining optimistic about the viability of that package. it's $24 billion for ukraine through the end of the

jean-pierre: so, look, this is something that jake sullivan spoke to yesterday.very much involved and having conversations on the hill with both democrats and republicans sitting down, talking through the importance of continuing the funding. we have said over and over again how much we appreciate the strong bipartisan support that we have seen for ukraine in helping them fight in this war, as they're fighting for their democracy. we're going to continue to be confident. we're going to continue to have those conversations. and that is what i said earlier about how important it was for the two leaders that have this bilateral engagement yesterday. the message that it sends is that we are going to continue to support ukraine. we're confident in that support, that bipartisan support for ukraine. and so, we're just going to continue to have those conversations. >>, also on israel netanyahu , said today that he believes israel and saudi arabia can achieve a historic peace deal, and that president biden can clinch deal. but he also said that we should not give the pale

>> it is an aggressive time line, jake. they're talking about going to trial for all 19 defendants and they're talking about going to trial in october. they said this is going to be a four-month trial. they're talking about 150 witn witnesses potentially that they would have to put on. the judge immediately seemed to throw a little bit of cold water on this saying it just seemed -- he seemed skeptical that this is something they could pull off. there is a number of reasons why. one of them is the fact that mark meadows, one of the key defendants in this case, is asking for his case to be moved to federal court. and that motion that he is making, that request is still pending. a federal judge is still considering that. and that has a lot of potential implications for everyone else. because if he moves meadows' case to federal court, it is possible that he might have to move all 19 defendants. that is something that is obviously something that is pending. so the judge really had some skepticism about that. but, he also threw

soil. >>> welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. and we're going to start in our national lead with a trove of new developments and images and clues regarding that pennsylvania escaped inmate. it is now but 12 days since cavalcante crab walked between the walls and escaped. but just a short while ago, police said they have no idea where he is. and they no longerine have a defined search area. they don't know, because they don't think he has the resources to travel far. investigators said that they think he's probably growing desperate because he was reaching out to old acquaintances for help. over the weekend we did see these new images captured on a ring camera. that is from the ring camera of one of his former acquaintances' homes. he has changed his appearance. he is now clean shab ven and no longer has the beard. he was serving alie sentence in presence for killing his 34-year-old girlfriend. according to the philadelphia inquiry, prosecutors in the trial said he killed hadar to prevent her from telling police that he was wanted

jake. >> all right, nick watt, thanks so much. bring in cnn contributor and founder of the reload, steven gatowski. here is the tweet from david hogg, famously a gun safety advocate and says i support gun safety but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception to the u.s. constitution and it's pretty stunning to see him and the nra both criticizing this ban, but, i mean, you might not like the law, you can't just say i'm suspending it. >> yeah, i mean that's essentially the core of these legal fights going on right now, suits filed -- there's up to five now and filed so quickly, it's been a real flood, and it's through the nature of this order which really has pushed the limits as far as attempts to restrict guns in this country. >> you and i have talked about it before. it seems like, look, there is a gun violence crisis in the country. there is. but where there are areas where there does seem something could be done such as the intersection of people with mental health issue, people that are a danger to th

but i will say this too, jake. these are the people that are running our government at the end of the trump administration. >> yes, the most loyal of loyal trump people. >> the most loyal of loyal trump people, and you are also being indicted. some people, some of these individuals, have also been indicted. we have to think, what with a second trump term look like with these be the people that are running the government, the people currently facing indictments? who would work for donald trump in the second term? that is the question need be asking ourselves going into this election season. >> and the one and only jake tapper joins me now. jake, this was fascinating. a long interview. what do you think was the most revealing things that she talked about in her book, and that she talked about with you? >> first of all, she views some of the most stark language i've ever heard about the threat that she thinks that donald trump poses. the biggest threat in our lifetime, even in american history. but what i also think i

jake, we'll get you back on if and when _ be tested.| on if and when that happens. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the mail0nline has terminated his contract of its columnist dan wootton. he was previously suspended from gb news following comments made on his show by laurence fox. the broadcaster had earlier suspended fox for his remarks about politich0e's ava evans during a live show. the backlog of serious criminal cases waiting to be heard at crown courts in england and wales has hit a new all—time record. official figures published this morning reveal there were well over 64,000 outstanding cases at the end ofjune — more than double the number in 2018, before the pandemic. the average rate on a five—year fixed mortgage has fallen below 6% for the first time since earlyjuly. new figures from the financial information service, moneyfacts, show the typical rate dropped to five point 99% — that's down from 6.03 yesterday. -- 5.99%. you're live with bbc news.

just my guess. >> jake, i want to ask you about menendez. we've been talking to democrats and there seem to be rumblings that they might be interested in helping mccarthy save his job. maybe understanding the chaos is not great thing for anybody and also that what comes after mccarthy might be worse. is it wrong to think about democrats coming to save him? >> well, no. it's not wrong. i think they're not going to get what they want policy wise but i do think that what sits on the other side of a mccarthy speakership is not as good for democrats. >> let me ask you about menendez. everybody was waiting to see what cory booker would do. today, he said menendez should resign. booker went to bat for him during the last indictment. we're still waiting on what chuck schumer might say. what's going to happen next? >> well, schumer's going to the floor about now. i don't know that he's going to say anything on this. here's the signals that i'm seeing now. number one, senate democratic leadership clearly isn't doing anything to try to tamp down the re

jake? >> thank you so much.e is so much more to discuss from my interview today with cassidy hutchison. she has been a key witness for the january 6th committee. also testified before the georgia grand jury as well as federal investigators overseeing the january 6th investigation and classified documents case. how her words could be used in cases moving through court right now. that's next. >>> we're back with our politics lead and the interview we showed you earlier with cassidy hutchison. a reminder. this is what she told me about helping mark meadows from keeping president trump out of jail. his stated desire, and whether her testimony might result in trump going to jail. >> every day was a hair on fire day. we were swimming to stay afloat, but most of us were drowning so when mark said that that day, i was alarmed because it was one of those moments for me where i was like i thought that i had a gra grasp on what was going on and i realized i didn't, but i did take mark seriously in that moment. in that mome

jake ward, thank you. jake's mom debbie is here. here, looking at the lives to audience here in san francisco. and for you at home, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with

jake, there is the emotion, and also don't answer questions, right? the bipartisan group of senators say in their letter they haven't received a single letter or obtained an explanation for any of the hundreds of redactions that remain. what more can you tell us about this bipartisan effort? >> reporter: this is long, chris, a subject of contention on capitol hill. that lawmakers feel like the administration, not only this administration, but the previous administrations have withheld information, intelligence, data, documents, letters, records about saudi arabia's role in the september 11th attacks. what it knew, what it didn't know. whether it gave money, all sorts of questions that lawmakers have had traditionally. now, they don't have a ton of recourse here if they don't get the information, especially because some of it is unclassified. but i will say this, they are threatening, senator richard blumenthal of connecticut, ron johnson of wisconsin, indicating they would be willing to subpoena and start what could be a protracted legal fight over th

thank you. >> thank you, jake. i just have two things, and then we have a few minutes to take a couple more questions. the first one, i don't see her in here. april ryan's birthday, i thought she would be here. she's not here. happy 21st birthday, april. [laughter] second thing, i want to say congratulations to kristin walker on her last day. we were talking earlier and you said you have covered the white house for about a decade. which makes you, 30 years old. 30, that's great. in all seriousness, we will miss you, and we are incredibly thrilled and excited for you and your new adventure in a different washington institution, if you will. we will be watching. please keep in touch. of course, --, but seriously, this is for me personally, it has been a joy working with you and i'm so thrilled to see you in this new role that little girls and boys are going to watch you and hopefully be inspired by everything that you do every sunday. as they have been these past 10 years. lexa has been an incredible honor to work at

jake? >> vanessa, so far the ceos of the automakers seem to be scoffing at the depends of workers, including a 40% pay increase over four years, four-day workweek and the like. are you hearing from workers that they believe they can ultimately achieve their demands? >> reporter: they do. they say that they trust their bargaining committee. i asked them what they thought of the big three automakers' recent proposals, and in their words they said that the proposals were bs. so clearly they believe that they deserve the 40% in pay increases which in some ways are in line with what the ceos of these major corporations are making, and they have total trust in shawn fain, in the union to get them there, jake. >> all right. vanessa, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> i want to turn to uaw local 12 president bruce bomhauer, he oversees 5,800 workers striking in toledo, ohio, at the stellantis plant. bruce, i want to start with what ceo jim farley told us on "the lead" about workers' demands, spe

meanwhile, jake sullivan a moment ago, the u.s. has not seen north korea supply large amounts of munitions to russia, there was a lot of questions about the relations in these countries, between these countries. what was your response to what you just heard from the white house? >> what i've learned for most of my adult life i've been involved in protecting our country. i stopped terrorists overseas, prevented nuclear weapons, and your friends should love you and enemies should fear you and one example of the north koreans taking this aggressive step to provide equipment to the russians is a sign that the north koreans do not care what we think or what the international community thinks. but it's also a sign that things are not going the way vladimir putin planned, the fact that he's having to buy equipment and material from north korea. usually it's the other way around. bulk of the munitions the north koreans have gotten over the years, a lot of it has come from russia, so it shows a sign of vladimir putin's war in ukraine is not

we will continue to do that for jake no matter what. a lot of families have the same thing. >> reporter: it is an issue of health equity, fighting for other children to hear the sounds of the world as her son can, too. >> now public plans like medical do cover hearing aids for minor but that only covers about one in ten kids who really need them. the governor has until october 14th to sign or veto the bill. we reached out to his office to find out what to do and he said we don't typically comment on pending litigation. each bill will be evaluated on its merritts. >>> fentanyl is a culprit in tens of thousands of overdose deaths every year. but police say one south bay man used it as a murder weapon. >>> she lost her young son to horrific violence almost four decades ago, but today, she saw the suspect who almost slipped away finally face a judge. >>> and the gop candidates visit to a california community was so contentious, the city council passed a resolution condemning it. >>> beautiful weather across the bay area once again today. an

i'm jake tapper. the first guilty plea in the georgia election case for efforts to steal electoral votes. this guilty plea from a bail bondsman scott hall, one of 18 co-defendants carjack chad alongside donald trump. plus a fight over the home of glamorous actress marilyn monroe. should this home be protected as an historic site or should it be knock ed down to make room for new red hot real estate. and leading this hour, the odds of a government shutdown are now higher than willie nelson taking a tour of a.m. dam. one day until the government runs out of funding and there's no clear path to a solutions. a last-ditch measure failed in the house. 21 republicans crossed over to vote with democrats, eeb house republican leaders say they are in the dark about where to go from here. it's up to the speak er. it's not including active duty troops or any of their families. on average, federal workers earn between $55,000 and $65,000 a year. average pay for an army staff sergeant with 8 years experience, $48,5