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CNN Headlines: Sources: Israel Warns U.S. Of Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump; Surveillance Video Shows Moments Before Deadly ICE Shooting In Texas; France Defeats Morocco 2-0 To Reach Semifinals. Aired 5:30-6a ET

Aired July 10, 2026 - 05:30   ET

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BRAD SMITH, CNN ANCHOR: It is half past the hour. Let's hit the refresh button on our top stories.

Sources say that President Trump has been warned of a new alleged Iranian plot to try and assassinate him. The report says that Israel informed the U.S. of the alleged plan. Some U.S. officials are suspicious of Israel's motivation, saying that it could be an attempt to sway Trump on his next moves against Iran.

And CNN has obtained exclusive new video showing the moment that Sen. Mitch McConnell was loaded into an ambulance last month. The face of the person on the stretcher is not visible in the video but neighbors on the block tell us they did see McConnell's face that morning. The senator's team has still not disclosed what prompted all of this nor given any specific details about his condition.

And prosecutors are expected to call up one more witness today in the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Yesterday, prosecutors -- they played a taped interview from Robinson's former roommate who says that Robinson said, "He wishes he hadn't done it." Prosecutors are trying to convince a judge that there's enough evidence to send Robinson to trial.

Now, more on our top story about the new alleged plot to assassinate President Trump. In light of Israel's warning, a source says that U.S. intelligence had also picked up information about potential plans to target Trump, but Israel's intelligence was about a specific plot. No details have yet been released, and U.S. has not vetted the information.

But the assassination plot comes as tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated and the interim agreement has collapsed after both countries traded strikes. The U.S. says it is pushing for diplomacy. U.S. officials also say that there are talks going on behind the scenes.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) U.S. fighter jets taking off for Iran missions.

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SMITH: CNN captured this exclusive video of U.S. fighter jets taking off from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. They are carrying out nighttime missions over the Strait of Hormuz. And according to the U.S. military, they launched about 170 strikes on Iran on Tuesday and Wednesday. Air defense systems, missile and drone storage sites, and other assets along Iran's southern coastline were targeted.

CNN's Pamela Brown is taking us aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and has this exclusive report.

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PAMELA BROWN, CNN CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: Let me just set the stage, first of all. You're seeing what's called a walk look for any debris. This is an exercise making sure that they pick up anything that could end up in an engine because we're here in the hangar and these are some of the fighter jets that have been used during this conflict from very early on. So this includes maintenance crews and pilots.

As we talk about this ongoing conflict -- the last two nights of strikes -- what I can tell you is here on the USS Abraham Lincoln things are heating up, and those are the exact words from the captain here of the ship, Dan Keeler. He said that the White House and the administration, and CENTCOM has told the ship to be on high alert. He says that's always the case. There is always a high state of readiness. But the context here is that tensions are escalating. There has already been two nights of strikes and there is uncertainty about what is to come and whether there will be more strikes or not.

Now, I want to show you this. As I mentioned, these F-18s and also the F-35s have really been fighter jet workhorses during this war. And I want to show you these symbols right here. These are drones right here that this fighter jet has taken out during this conflict that started 5 1/2 months ago. There are missiles that have been taken out just by this fighter jet alone.

Every single fighter jet I've seen or just about every one I've seen here in the hangar and up above on the flight deck has these symbols. They also have other ones like dropping bombs. How many bombs the fighter jets have dropped, as well as submarine-buster stickers that they put on there if they've taken down a submarine. I saw one earlier today that had taken down an Iranian submarine. So they put these symbols on to mark what these fighter jets have done so far in the conflict.

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And people here onboard the ship -- they know that this is not over. As one official told me the ceasefire is up for at least temporarily ceased and we've now learned that in these last two nights around 170 targets have been hit at Iran. And as you all have been talking about there is a lot of speculation and talk, and increased rhetoric about what's going to come next in this conflict.

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SMITH: Pamela Brown there. Thank you so much.

And new surveillance footage shows the moments before an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican immigrant during a traffic stop in Texas. The family of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo says that he left for his construction job in Houston Tuesday morning like any other day, but just minutes later he was dead.

This video obtained by CNN shows his white van and an unmarked black SUV driving near him on the left. A few seconds later another black SUV exits a nearby shopping center and continues in the direction of the other vehicles.

ICE accuses the man of evading arrest and driving into a law enforcement vehicle. His family disputes that account.

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RONALD SALGADO, SON OF LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO: It was around 7:00. I was notified by my mom that my dad was in trouble. We didn't know what it was, but we suspected it to be an ICE-related incident. What I don't know is, like, I don't know of -- that was my only thing going for me, you know. That was my only piece of evidence.

Five minutes later I got into a car and tried looking for me at his work site -- I'm about an hour away in north Houston -- until I got the news on a Facebook page that, you know, there was ICE activity very nearby to where we live. And as far as I know, I didn't know that it was my dad. I had to go check it out for myself. And unfortunately, I saw my dad's van, but I did not see my dad at all.

I stayed on site at -- you know, the police had cordoned off the street -- blocked the street. I stayed on site for several hours asking any and all officers and members of the public that were there for answers as to where my dad is. If anything --

ERIN BURNETT, CNN ANCHOR: The DHS had said that your father used the vehicle as a weapon. I just want to give you a chance to respond to that allegation that they put out there initially.

SALGADO: Look, I know my father. He had a -- his main concern was to keep the van safe and his tools safe. There has been incidences in the past where his van got stolen and his tools got stolen. So ever since then he's been very cautious about people following him and people looking at his van a little bit too much.

So I -- along with that, my dad was also in the process of obtaining a work permit. He decided that it was time for him to achieve his American dreams after putting three kids through college -- one currently in college, I'm sorry. So he had been informed and we had spoken as a family time and time again what my dad should do in the case that he did get detained by ICE. He did not know that those vehicles following him were ICE agents.

Again, these vehicles were unmarked. They have no emblems, no logos, no flashing lights. There was no way for him to know that they were ICE agents. I know my dad would have stopped had ICE agents formally and clearly identified themselves, at least their vehicle markings.

My dad would have stopped and complied because he knew that there was a process -- that there was a process for him to be able to -- for him to be able to be released from any sort of detention or at least there would be -- there would be ways for him to, you know, come back to us if that were to happen. My dad -- again, he would stopped had ICE very clearly identified themselves through their vehicles.

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SMITH: The Department of Homeland Security says, "The officers involved in the incident in Houston had not been issued body-worn cameras due to back-to-back Democrat shutdowns. Body cameras have been deployed to more than half the field offices with the remaining half to receive them in the next 60 days."

The family of Nolan Wells has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump as they plead for answers about what happened to the teen. Wells was reported missing on the night of July 4 after he and his friends had been celebrating on a boat in Mississippi. His family grew concerned when everyone returned home except for him. In the early hours of June 5 (sic) his mother began posting desperate appeals for any information about her son's whereabouts. The 18-year-old's body was found off the coast of a barrier island a day later.

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French fans celebrating France's win in World Cup.

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SMITH: Well, there you see France fans celebrating outside of Boston as their team is headed to the World Cup semifinals once again after defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday. France put on a dominant performance against Morocco. They scored two goals within six minutes of each other. And they will face the winner of Spain versus Belgium. That match is later today.

It's time for Buzz Express, the stories that have people talking.

First up, in theaters today, Dwayne Johnson returns for Disney's live- action remake of "Moana."

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Clip from Disney's "Moana."

(END VIDEO CLIP) SMITH: Just a quick peek there of the movie. The animated original came out 10 years ago and now Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is back as Maui, who teams up with Moana to save her people in ancient Polynesia.

And the entire "Hunger Games" franchise is returning to theaters. Every one of the first five films set to go to screen for one night each beginning September 3. Every screening will include a sneak peek at the latest entry, "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" opening November 20. And if you're going to theaters may the odds ever be in your favor.

And country legend Garth Brooks is getting back to his roots. He announced on Instagram that he is hitting the road for an upcoming arena tour. It is called "Blame I All On My Roots," which is a line from his 1990 smash hit "Friends In Low Places." The tour kicks off in Indianapolis next month.

Next up on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS, no time to put on clothes. A man quickly jumped out of bed in the middle of the night and started putting out a fire near his house naked. That story and much more to come. Stay with us.

Plus, speaking about the much more to come, who knew Albania was going to be a hotbed of protests this year. First, opposition to an Ivanka Trump-linked luxury resort being built and now protests over a Kanye West concert. We've got more on that on the other side of the break.

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SMITH: Let's go around the globe.

At least 11 people are dead as a massive wildfire is scorching parts of Spain's southern coast. Spanish authorities revised the death toll after earlier reporting 12 deaths. Some residents have been forced from their homes while about 150 emergency crews battle the flames. A regional governor is calling it the most devastating fire the area has ever seen. The region has been under high temperature warnings in recent days. And Spain's prime minister has also offered is condolences to the victims' families -- wow.

And protests have erupted in Albania but this time they're over the prime minister's decision to spend $4.5 million to host Kanye West's concert tomorrow. West has been banned from performing in several European countries this summer following statements about Hitler and content featuring Naza imagery. Albania's prime minister says the concert is expected to generate at least $100 million in revenue for the country.

This all comes after weeks of protests there over plans for a luxury resort linked to President Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.

And in southeast China a deadly fire tore through a shoe factory killing at least 28 people. More than 200 workers were in the five- story building when the blaze erupted. Officials believe that highly flammable materials and adhesives fueled the flames. China's president is now demanding a swift investigation and for those at fault to be held accountable. The factory owner and others in charge have been taken into custody.

Well, on the heels of a typhoon and another large storm threatening parts of Asia, Typhoon Bavi, which is roughly the width of France, is heading across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan.

CNN's Derek Van Dam has more on how people are preparing for these storms.

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DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST (voiceover): Parts of Asia are bracing for one of the strongest typhoons on Earth this weekend. Typhoon Bavi is expected to bear down on Taiwan early Saturday morning before making landfall in Japan's southern island of Ishigaki in southeastern China.

Across the region people are taking precautions ahead of the looming storm. In Taiwan, residents are stocking up on supplies, sometimes emptying out store shelves. And along the coast, major fishing ports have shut down, and farmers are rushing to protect their crops from damage.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Typhoons usually cause fairly serious damage. Last year was particularly bad for us.

VAN DAM (voiceover): In Japan, some public parks and beaches appeared closed as authorities stepped up storm prep. The region's All Nippon Airways says they'll cancel dozens of flights this weekend serving Okinawa's airports. Local business owners are preparing for the worst.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): According to the typhoon forecast, I've heard that this one will be pretty big. I'm a little concerned about whether our typhoon preparations are enough.

VAN DAM (voiceover): Authorities in China have also intensified preparations, deploying personnel to patrol beaches and monitor water levels. Multiple provinces have upgraded their flood control response to the highest level.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): Due to continuous heavy rainfall the Earth and embankments have been soaked, making them highly prone to risks such as seepage, piping, landslides, and cracks in the dike body.

VAN DAM (voiceover): Bavi comes right on the heels of last week's Tropical Storm Maysak that triggered deadly flooding, rare tornadoes, and a reservoir collapse in parts of coastal and inland China. Authorities say dozens of people have been killed.

And if the floods weren't dangerous enough, video posted on social media shows snakes swimming in the streets after a local news outlet reported more than 800 escaped from a breeding farm in southern China.

China's National Climate Center says the back-to-back storms are just the start of a turbulent month and it expects up to six typhoons to form in the northwest Pacific and South China Sea by the end of July, almost doubling the expected average.

Derek Van Dam, CNN.

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SMITH: Some serious preparations taking place there. We'll continue to monitor that. And nothing prepares me for a snake.

Still to come on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS, some tax relief if you file late or make a mistake. The changes the IRS is making to costly penalty fees.

Plus, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity may be waiting for you -- a chance to live on Mars without leaving Earth. How does it work? We'll tell you on the other side of the break.

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SMITH: In today's Money Express, if you've ever gotten behind on your taxes, Uncle Sam could be giving you a break soon.

Maribel Aber joins us from the Nasdaq MarketSite with that and the rest of your top Money Express headlines. Maribel, what is this new relief program about?

MARIBEL ABER, CNN CORRESPONDENT, MONEY MATTERS: OK, Brad. So the IRS is rolling out a new automatic penalty relief process for eligible taxpayers with a history of filing and paying on time. Now, starting this summer the agency will begin waiving certain penalties without requiring taxpayers to request relief. It can apply to late returns, late payments, and missed tax deposits. Interest will still be due. And more information can be found on irs.gov.

United and Delta are facing class-action lawsuits from passengers who say they paid extra for window seats without a window. The lawsuits were filed in California and New York. Passengers say some window seats on certain Boeing planes were actually next to a blank cabin wall. Now, United argued this week that a window seat refers to its location, not a guaranteed outside view. A judge rejected that argument, allowing the case to move forward. Delta declined to comment and is also seeking to have its lawsuit dismissed.

NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year in simulated moon and Mars habitats in Houston. So the study will help NAS prepare for future Artemis missions, including other -- or another moon landing in 2028. Applicants must be U.S. citizens between 30 and 55 years old and meet other rigorous requirements. Details are available at NASA.gov. To the moon, Brad, or just H-Town.

SMITH: Yeah, they pop a Planet Fitness in there they've got me sold.

Maribel Aber, thank you so much.

Let's get a check in on some of the other stories making news across the country.

We start in New York where a man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails made a federal court appearance. He was taken into custody after the NYPD arrested him as a suspect in several incidents. Police say that he threw Molotov cocktails at multiple churches and a medical transportation company. Charges are currently pending there as you're taking a look at the video there.

Let's take you to Missouri now. That's where a freight train derailment left 25 train cars overturned. It's unclear what caused the crash, but emergency crews were able to clear all roadway crossings. No injuries were reported.

And in Washington, a man rushed to put out a raging fire at his home while wearing nothing but his birthday suit. It happened after midnight on July 5. Wesley Howard says he immediately ran outside after his fiance woke him up and didn't have a chance to get dressed.

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WESLEY HOWARD, PUT OUT HOUSE FIRE NAKED: In that moment, every second matters and that fire could have taken off and we could have lost both homes. And at that point it's like I don't care if someone sees me naked for a few seconds if it means saving two homes and two families because they have kids and we have kids. One hundred percent, you know, I would not hesitate again. Naked doesn't matter. I'll do it again.

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SMITH: Once the flames started to die down, he ran back inside and threw on some shorts. Firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later. Thankfully, Howard's home was spared. He suffered minor burns to his foot and arm. Quick thinking and moving.

And in New York, new bodycam video shows the moment that police rescued a 3-month-old baby accidentally locked inside a car. Take a look.

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(Baby crying)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh my God. My baby. Thank you.

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SMITH: That bodycam video posted to the White Plains Public Safety Facebook page. Officers in White Plains -- they used a special lockout tool to pry open the door, and they got the baby out within two minutes. Quick thinking there and great action. [06:00:00]

Plus, it was a peachy commute for these people in California but not in a good way. This peach truck -- it lost some of its fruit on the roadway and caused a major traffic jam. The peaches were eventually pushed to the median, and the lane was thankfully reopened. As if there's not enough that L.A. drivers have to deal with.

That does it for us here on CNN HEADLINE EXPRESS. I'm Brad Smith. "CNN THIS MORNING WITH AUDIE CORNISH" starts right now.