feeding realtime information to the houthis as iranian-backed group target ships in the red sea in an attempt to disrupt shipping and military traffic. i m jacqui heinrich. griff: i m griff jenkins. hour two here we go as the war wages in northern gaza despite calls for humanitarian pause. greg palcokk in tel aviv. down south in gaza some very rough battles as we will continue to pound various hamas targets today saying it has killed a top weapon smuggler for the group. they are zeroing in on the headquarters in the south and trying to finish off strongholds in the north where miltants have been holding on. despite widespread devastation, israel not altering its approach after yesterday s resolution in the un security council calling for humanitarian pause. that was toned down a bit after the u.s. go along with abstention, critics say it s not strong enough to get sufficient aid to gaza as houthi fighters continue attacks on international shipping in the red sea, we just go
and lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. deal or no deal. congress leaves d.c. for the memorial day weekend without reaching a deal to avoid disastrous debt default for the first time in u.s. history, we are live on capitol hill with a new deadline, giving lawmakers a little bit more time to reach an agreement. plus, stumbling start, and unforgettable, maybe forgettable, launch for florida governor ron desantis s presidential campaign rollout on twitter. what we can expect from his campaign, plus the new exclusive nbc news reporting that desantis administration is actually hitting of lobbyists for campaign cash. later, travel at your own risk. the naacp issues a blistering formal travel advisory for the state of florida, saying it s, quote, hostile for black americans. president of the day naacp joins us live to weigh in on this rare rebuke. ahead. and a good saturday morning to you all, i am katie phang, we re going to start today s show with the nation teeteri
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster is out on assignment. just ahead on cnn newsroom after months of waiting, speculating, president biden may be announcing his run for re-election. that announcement will come four years to the day after the anniversary of his first presidential announcement in 2020. it seems that fox at some point just said enough is enough, we re going to fire him from the network. sudanese people are not giving up on their aspirations for a secure free and democratic future, neither will we. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where in the coming hours president biden is expected to announce his bid for a second term in 2024. the white house is ramping up preparations. sources close to the president confirm he s already picked a campaign manager and decided where the
something we already knew, that he s a terrible liar. then he follows that up with more lies. the latest on the embattled republican who now claims he wants to be the most transparent lawmaker in congress. we start with a defining day for the u.s./russian relationship as well as for safety and security around the globe. today, president biden and vladimir putin gave duelling speeches, laying out duelling visions, both of the war in ukraine and what the world order should be. both see huge stakes, democracy and ukrainian freedom on the u.s. side, while in putin s mind, it is his country s very existence and neither man giving any indication they re willing to back down. over the past year, the united states has come together with our allies and partners in an extraordinary coalition to stand against russian aggression. but the work in front of us is not just what we re against. it is about what we re for. what kind of world do we want to build? there is no sweeter word tha
been. i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is dialing up his rhetoric against the west, suspending participation in the last nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., even using the word war as he sends a clear message about what russia has long called a special military operation. translator: i would like to repeat, they started the war and we used the force in order to stop it. complicating questions about the future of this conflict, china s top diplomat is now in moscow this morning. live reports from russia, poland, and ukraine in moments. meanwhile, back here at home, a compounding crisis in ohio, the head of the epa is back in east palestine today as a clinic is set to open to address the community s health concerns following the derailment of the train with toxic chemicals on board. can they treat the mistrust building in the community