the judge warning him not to attack witnesses. the trial date timing in the middle of the presidential campaign. the furious talks of the white house and on the hill, president biden, house speaker kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. mccarthy saying publicly we will finish this by june 1st. privately saying we are nowhere near a deal. mary bruce tonight on what is really playing out behind the scenes. tracking the potential for severe storms tonight and heading right into the memorial day weekend. ginger zee is here to time it out. the disturbing report accusing hundreds of clergy in the catholic church in illinois of sexually abusing nearly 2,000 children. we were in ukraine tonight and the rare assault inside russia by anti-putin russians. tonight they claimed that u.s. equipment is now showing up on russia s side of the border. how the pentagon is not responding. here in the u.s., the alarming scene at the southern border. video showing a 4-year-old boy being dropped ov
thank you so much for joining me. ukraine s president zelenskyy is looking for continued support in the war with russia. the leaders have responded, releasing a statement saying, quote, we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have face-to-face talks with zelenskyy. in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signalled it will now permit allies to send f-16 fighter jets to the w war-torn nation and support in the pilot training. western leaders are also weighing their options to confront china s increasing military power. cnn s phil mattingly is in hiroshima, japan. what do we expect could come from president biden s meeting with zelenskyy? reporter: it s interesting. this will be the first time they ve met in person since president biden s surprise visit to kyiv that was so symbolic in the moment, but also at the time, according to officials involved in that meeting, when the president arrived, very subst
congressional leaders wrap up a new round of talks without a deal on raising the nation s debt limit. the president speaking out about the meeting just a short while ago as he scraps part of his overseas trip to keep the negotiations going. and a very disturbing new security lapse by the u.s. secret service. an intruder entering the home of biden s national security adviser, jake sullivan, undetected. we re taking a closer look at the growing threat to top american officials. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, air raid sirens have been blaring in the ukrainian capital of kyiv a day after a major new air assault by russia. moscow claiming it hit a critical target overnight, a u.s. patriot air defense missile system. cnn s sam kkiley s on the groun. what do we know about the strike by russia and the fate of that patriot system? reporter: tonight, wolf, the ukrainians say that
holding face to face meetings. we re live with the very latest. and 12 days until possible economic catastrophe as the negotiations on the debt ceiling hit snag after snag in washington. plus everyone is going to see this and witness a miracle. she s returned from a russian jail and playing in the wnba again. brittney griner returns to the court. andy scholes will break down her first game back since her release from a russian jail. we begin this hour japan as the ukrainian president begins his in-person appeal for support at the g7 summit. he arrived a short time ago tweeting that peace will become closer today. he will be meeting with many of the world leaders gathered there beginning with italy s prime minister. joe biden has given him a boost agreeing to support training ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets. the u.s. debt crisis is looming large over the summit threatening to rock the global economy. talks appear dead locked, but president biden says he s confi
from the war zone including reports of explosions in russian occupied territory. also tonight, a serious setback for talks on raising the federal debt limit and avoiding a catastrophic default. with negotiations now on hold, i ll ask the former treasury secretary larry summers what the president and the congress add leadership should do next as time for reaching a deal is running out. and new insight tonight into senator dianne feinstein s health and mindset after new confirmation of medical complications she faced. i ll speak with her former senate colleague barbara boxer amid growing questions about senator feinstein s ability to serve. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with two of the most pressing matters for president biden as he meets with key allies in japan. the war in ukraine, and the threat of the united states defaulting on its debt. cnn s chief whit