Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Wednesday, July 24th, 2019.

And we begin with gavel to gavel coverage on Capitol Hill this morning,

for the first time the man who investigated Russian

meddling in our 2016 presidential election will answer questions live and on

camera. Robert Mueller has said he'll add nothing beyond what was in his written report, but lawmakers

are convinced they can squeeze more information out of him.

The networks are taking no chances.

They've shaken up their morning lineups to carry his

testimony before the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees in real time

and with instant analysis. Mr. Mueller is expected to be on the hot seat for a total of five hours.

Nominations are in for the 2019 Video Music Awards and it's shaping up to be a battle of the pop princesses.

Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande lead the pack with 10 nods each, including those for

video of the year, song of the Year, and Best Pop Duel Between Swift's You Need to Calm Down,

and Grandes Thank You Next.

Other big contenders include Drake, The Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, and Lil Naus X for his record-breaking hit Old Town. the In business news, the nation's number one NBA draft pick, Zion Williamson, will let his feet do the talking in Jordan-brand basketball shoes.

He turned down Adidas and under armor to sign with the Division of Nike that makes sneakers for Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.

As you might remember, Zion was a sneaker-free agent at Duke when he put a Nike model to the test,

only to have it implode just one minute into the game against

North Carolina.

Now it'll be up to Michael Jordan and his team to design a blowout proof sneaker for one of the biggest

and most athletic players in the history of the game.

Details of the deal, like how much Zion got, are still under wraps.

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