The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

The January 6th select committee has just received thousands of documents from the U.S. Secret Service but the agency has not found the potentially deleted texts from the day of the riot and the day before. Plus, hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and overseas are sweltering from extreme and dangerous heat as soaring temperatures cause drought, fires, and even death. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial is underway with jury selection just wrapping up for the day. This as the January 6th select committee is preparing for Thursday’s primetime hearing that will zero in on what the panel call’s Trump’s dereliction of duty during the Capitol riot. Then, a new investigation is open in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting after body camera video captures the police chaos. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden speaks out about his critical talks in Saudi Arabia saying he brought up the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the Crown Prince who the CIA blames for ordering the killing. Wolf speaks with a top Saudi diplomat who was inside the room with the prince and the president. Plus, the January 6th select committee seeks answers about why the U.S. Secret Service erased texts from the day of the riot and the day before. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden and the Israeli prime minister agree to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but are divided on how to accomplish that. The Israeli ambassador to the United States joins to answer if the U.S. and Israel are on the same page about an Iran nuclear program. Then, a new report suggests the January 6th select committee is now considering whether to seek testimony from Mike Pence. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Biden kicked off his first Middle East trip as commander in chief in Israel today. We bring you live coverage from Jerusalem. The president left the country as a new inflation report is weighing on the White House and the American people. It shows consumer prices surging at the fastest pace in over 40 years. Also: we're getting new clarity about how the Jan 6 committee is cooperating now with the Justice Department, as the panel's chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the fake electors plot that was aimed at overturning Trump's 2020 defeat. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee presents evidence that then President Trump planned for and intended his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol. The panel argued Trump’s call to arms directly led to the violent insurrection. Witnesses also described what they said was an unhinged and nuts Oval Office showdown as Trump and his enablers considered outlandish ways to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

January 6th investigators are promising tomorrow’s hearing will expose ties between extremist groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol and Trump allies, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. January 6th select committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to answer if the dots connect directly to Trump. Then, President Biden prepares to leave on a major Middle East trip which includes a visit to Saudi Arabia. Can he reset relations with the country he had vowed to make a pariah? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most important witnesses yet goes before the January 6th select committee. What is Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone saying right now behind closed doors? Also, a stunning and rare act of gun violence in Japan as former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated during a campaign speech. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Political upheaval in Britain as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resigning after a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down. In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares his reaction to Johnson’s resignation and provides updates in the war against Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A confession in the Illinois mass shooting as we have video capturing the terror on July 4th. The gunman admits to opening fire and considering a second attack. Also, former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone is set to face the January 6th select committee after months of pressure to testify. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The death toll rises to seven in the Illinois mass shooting. This as the police reveal that knives and a sword were removed from the suspect’s home in 2019 after a relative said he threatened to “kill everyone.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police have released a name and picture of the young man, 22-years-old, they call a person of interest in the deadly 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The horrifying holiday attack has left six people dead and dozens more injured. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee now believes it was an intermediary for Mark Meadows who tried to pressure Cassidy Hutchinson. A spokesman for Meadows denies the accusation. Plus, a holiday travel nightmare as high gas prices, flight delays, and stormy weather complicate this holiday weekend. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New information about potential witness intimidation in the January 6th investigation. Sources tell CNN that a Trump ally tried to influence Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony. Also, President Biden says he now supports dropping Senate filibuster rules to clear the way for passage of an abortion rights law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump’s risk of criminal prosecution may be rising now after a former White House aide provided explosive public testimony about Trump’s erratic behavior on January 6th. A senior Republican is now predicting indictments. Also tonight, NATO moves to expand its membership and strengthen its forces in Europe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former White House aide paints a portrait of then President Trump unhinged and raging on January 6th even when told many of his supporters were armed and violence could be imminent. Today’s testimony and evidence raises questions about Trump’s state of mind and potential criminal liability. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new January 6th select committee hearing has been unexpectedly announced for tomorrow. What new evidence prompted this sudden change? Also, local officials now report multiple fatalities and at least 50 injuries after an Amtrak train derailed in northern Missouri. Then, protests spread across the United States as more states outlaw abortion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demonstrations at the U.S. Supreme Court where 50 years of federal abortion rights for women have been struck down. New reaction to the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade as we examine the consequences for the nation and legal, political, and health battles ahead. Also, the House gives final approval to the first federal gun safety bill in decades as President Biden prepares to sign it into law. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a day of dramatic testimony, the January 6th select committee made the case that Donald Trump used his power to try to corrupt the U.S. Justice Department for his own personal benefit. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy joins to answer questions about what was revealed in today’s hearing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New evidence is raising questions about Ivanka Trump’s testimony to the January 6th select committee. This comes on the eve of the next hearing as we’re also learning that panel members are boosting their own security because of increasing threats of violence against them. We speak with a key committee member being targeted, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican state officials testify under oath about the threats they faced and the pressure they felt as then President Trump pushed them to overturn Biden’s legitimate wins in Georgia and Arizona. We’re breaking down all the key evidence from today’s January 6th select committee hearing. Plus, new revelation that Rudy Giuliani admitted the Trump team did not have evidence to back up claims of voter fraud. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee just revealed new details about its hearing tomorrow. Aids are promising more evidence that former President Trump was involved in a fake electorals plot as part of his bid to overturn the 2020 election results. Also, President Biden is considering a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax as Americans look for relief from high prices. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the January 6th select committee prepares to reveal more damning evidence against Donald Trump, the former president is now lashing out at the panel, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Bill Barr. Also, there is new evidence that two U.S. fighters in Ukraine apparently have been detained. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New evidence connecting the Capitol riot directly to former president Trump and his pressure campaign against his vice president. Insiders swearing under oath that Trump knew his scheme to get Mike Pence to overturn the presidential election was illegal but Trump plowed ahead anyway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans are bracing for impact after the Federal Reserve acts aggressively to tame surging inflation while creating new challenges for credit card users, home buyers, and so many other consumers. Also, Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short joins to discuss the January 6th select committee's plans to zero in on Trump’s pressure to have Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Economic anxiety is rising in the United States as prices soar and the stock market reels. Now, consumers are bracing for the most drastic interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. Plus, the White House confirms President Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month despite vowing to make the country a pariah. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damaging new testimony in the January 6th hearings as former Attorney General Bill Barr emerges as a star witness against the former president. January 6th select committee member Rep. Stephanie Murphy joins to outline more updates. Then, after yet another weekend of mass shootings, senators are now racing to firm up a new bipartisan framework on gun reform. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an explosive primetime hearing, the January 6th select committee is now gearing up for round two, with the promise of more damning testimony and disturbing video aimed at proving former President Trump was as the center of a conspiracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The January 6th select committee is about to make a prime time case to the public and is promising new evidence that the attack on American democracy was no accident. A Michigan Republican running for governor was arrested Thursday morning and charged in connection with the January 6th attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department has charged the armed man who was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home early Wednesday with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a U.S. judge. Also, an 11-year-old survivor of the Uvalde massacre begs the U.S. Congress to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Plus, the chairman of the January 6th select committee reveals that Ivanka Trump's video testimony may be played during the new hearings. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After two weeks of grieving in Uvalde, a teacher wounded in the school massacre is speaking out. He is slamming police as cowards in a chilling new account of the attack. Also tonight, the actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey is making an impassioned appeal for gun reform, appearing at the White House as Senate notations continue. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The deadly toll from America’s gun crisis keeps rising and rising with at least 13 more mass shootings over this past weekend. We are on the ground in Philadelphia where police now say multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd. Also, attacks happen in Kyiv for the first time in weeks as Vladimir Putin is now threatening to strike new targets if the U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A child’s chilling 911 call during the Texas school massacre revealed “a lot of bodies” in the classroom as gunfire was heard and officers failed to storm in. Also, another former Trump adviser is charged with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the January 6th select committee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just hours after yet another mass shooting here in the United States, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Biden is preparing to address a nation still mourning the massacre in Texas. In Uvalde, a state senator is now raising serious questions about whether information on 911 calls was actually relayed to the school police chief. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN tries to get answers from the embattled Uvalde school police chief, but he dodges questions about his response to the shooting massacre and mistakes that were made. Also, Russia is hitting back after the U.S. agrees to send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine. State Department spokesperson Ned Price joins to answer how the U.S. plans to proceed. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New video from Uvalde appears to capture a child telling law enforcement “I got shot.” A full week after the school massacre, there are now growing questions about police failures and delays. Also, as gas prices in the U.S. reach a record high, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins to admit she was wrong about the path inflation would take. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new outpouring of grief and anger as funeral services begin for the victims of the Texas school massacre. Also, new evidence emerges about the delayed police response. Plus, Ukraine reports nonstop Russian shelling with new attacks at maximum intensity in the East just hours after President Zelensky visited the front lines for the first time since the invasion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas governor declares he was mislead and is now livid after police make a damning admission of mistakes in the Texas school massacre. One top official revealed to CNN they made the wrong call when they failed to confront the gunman for more than an hour after they entered the school. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police reveal the Texas school gunman was not confronted by anybody before he entered the building through an apparently unlocked door and remained inside for about an hour until he was killed. Authorities are facing growing questions and criticism over their response to the massacre. Our correspondents are covering every angle of the story, including our CNN teams on the ground in Texas. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, officials now reveal that the gunman posted messages about his plans minutes before he massacred 19 children and 2 teachers at a Texas elementary school. He also sent chilling texts about the attack to a girl he met online. CNN has obtained those texts. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another tragedy of American gun violence as 15 people are killed at an elementary school in Texas. We are providing extensive live reporting and perspective on today’s horrific event. Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro joins to share what Congress can do to prevent mass shootings. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden creates confusion over the U.S. stance on Taiwan after vowing the U.S. military would respond if China invades. Now, Beijing is accusing him of playing with fire as the White House tries to walk back the comments. Also tonight, 35 tons of baby formula land in the U.S. from overseas amid the dire shortage that has put some infants in the hospital. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is confronting multiple crisis in Asia on his first visit to the region as President. In the United States, the baby formula shortage continues to throw the White House into crisis mode. Plus, Russia says the long and bloody battle for the steel plant in Mariupol is now over marking Moscow’s biggest victory of the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden vows NATO will be stronger against Russian aggression as Finland and Sweden seek to join the alliance. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby joins to provide his assesment of the war. Also, concerns are growing about the spread of monkey pox as a rare case is confirmed in the United States. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the war-ravaged northeast, Ukrainian forces now say they have recaptured new territory as they push closer to the Russian border and attempt to push back Kremlin troops on multiple fronts. In Mariupol, more Ukrainian forces evacuate as the city comes under Moscow’s control. Plus, we break down results from key primaries across the nation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden visits the mourning community in Buffalo and says the racist ideology that led to mass murder cannot be tolerated anywhere. The mayor of Buffalo joins to provide updates on the two people arrested after making threats following the mass shooting. Also, key primaries are taking place in five states across the nation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officials are now revealing chilling new details of the Buffalo supermarket killer's planning, saying he intended to continue his rampage. Also tonight, Ukrainian forces are claiming major gains on the battlefield amid significant Russian losses. Plus, a deal has been reached to reopen a plant to help with the nationwide infant formula shortage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The battlefield in Ukraine shifts once again as Russia’s northern retreat reveals new atrocities. Also, the first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier begins in Kyiv. Plus, President Biden is on the defensive as he struggles to tame a baby formula shortage which has many parents in crisis. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The battlefield in Ukraine is in constant flux as Putin’s historic miscalculation comes into sharper focus. President Zelensky’s chief of staff joins to discuss Finland taking a key step toward joining NATO. Also, President Biden remarks on the one million Americans who have now died of Covid-19. Plus, the January 6th select committee has now issued subpoenas to five Republican lawmakers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine is retaking key territory from Kremlin forces in towns around the major northern city of Kharkiv. Also, a Democrat-led bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide just failed in the Senate. Then, new details on an astonishing emergency landing by an untrained airplane passenger who was forced to take the helm after the pilot was incapacitated. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices