right now an atmospheric river dubbed the pineapple express is bearing down on california and set to drop a foot of rain in places on the west coast. here s a live look at san francisco, the famous san francisco fog i promise in there is some where the bay ridge, but that s the kind of flock there dealing with. it s one of the many cities bracing for some what some forecasters are calling the largest storm of the season. further down the coast wind warning just moments ago. this is dumb is expected to cause for flooding and mudslides over the next few days, we ll have live reporting coming up in our next hour. the third party, should anyone be scared? i m going to speak with the next hour starts right now. a very good day to all of you from msnbc alex witt reports, right now and unstable middle east. iran-backed houthi rebels vowing to strike back against the u.s., after the united states the united kingdom struck 37 houthi targets in 13 different locations. this nb
ticking time bomb, only 18 days until u.s. possibly default on its debt. the ripple effects across the global economy. congress leaves town without striking a deal. we re live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, a new dubious distinction for the twice impeached indicted ex president donald trump, he s the only former president of the united states to be held liable in civil court for sexual abuse. how the controversial cnn town hall where heat trump s repeated lies, could it get him more legal travel, that is ahead. and, exposing extremism, texas idaho murders online live revealed neo-nazi and white supremacy ideologies. later, who has infiltrated these far-right hate groups takes us inside these concerning surge of hispanic white nationalists. all of that is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we re gonna start today s show with the hourglass quickly running out for congress to take action on the debt ceiling. lawmakers left capitol hill t
this hour, we see ukraine high on the agenda. volodymyr zelenskyy is set to join in person, seeking commitments from the world s wealthiest democracies. also, the u.s. is now signaling that it will not block allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. we will look at how that could change the battlefield, and tens of thousands of israelis marched through jerusalem s old city for mostly peaceful but tense flag parade. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. leaders of the g7 nations are meeting at this hour in hiroshima, japan russian invasion of ukraine, of course, high on the agenda. and now we are learning they will be welcoming a special guest, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. the uk and european union have already announced new sanctions targeting russia s diamond trade. and in a key development, sources tell cnn the u.s. will not stand in the way of allies setting f-16 fighter jets to ukraine, something kyiv has been requesting for mon
the republican nomination. it comes on a day the company he has targeted, disney, decided to hit him with a billion dollar blow. we will have more on what disney just naturally. but on desantis s run sources of telling cnn he will file paperwork next week. medical today were donors and supporters. a new york times report or listened in. i m going to read you a quote from that new york times story. it begins with something ron desantis said on the call. quote, you have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing, mr. desantis told donors on the call, organized by the super pac supporting him, never back down. quote, biden, trump and me. and i think of those three, to have a chance to get elected president. biden and me. now, according to the times he went on to say that he s basing that on swing state data which he described as not great for the former president, quote, and probably insurmountable, because people are not going to change their vie
of francisco oropeza, or oropeza, armed and dangerous, it reads, deported four times after entering the country illegally, federal sources tell cnn. and there at the bottom, the number to dial if you have any information on his whereabouts. one-800-call-fbi. there s also a web address, tips. fbi. gov, and an 80,000 dollar reward. this for the man authorities say shot five people to death at a neighbor s home outside houston friday night. shortly after, the neighbor, wilson garcia, asked oropeza to stop firing his gun so his baby could sleep. minutes later, mr. garcia s wife, his nine-year-old son, and three others were shot dead. cnn s ed lavandera joins us now with the very latest. ed, what are you hearing tonight? john, tonight, friends and neighbors are gathered outside of the crime scene, where five people were shot and killed friday night. and family members, and the people who survived this bloody rampage have described in the last day the frantic 9-1-1 calls they wer