former american president. it s hard to overstate how not normal this is or how not normal it used to be before donald trump. since the search of mar-a-lago, there has been a spike in threats toward law enforcement. the bulletin was an internal warning for authorities to watch out, that their own personal safety might be at risk, quote, the fbi and dhs have observed an increase in threats to federal law enforcement and to a lesser extent other law enforcement and government officials following the fbi s recent execution of a search warrant in palm beach florida. three officials tell nbc news the fbi also warned that it has seen personal identifying information of possible targets of violence, such as home addresses, as well identification of family members as additional targets. these warnings can t just be dismissed as idle talk. on thursday a pro-trump veteran was killed in a standoff with law enforcement after local police say he attempted to break through the bullet-proof
liberated a number of towns near kharkiv. the region where they reported the civilian killed has seen several explosions. the cause is missiles and bombs. ukraine has not confirmed nor denied responsibility for the blast. another major development is finland joining nato possibly. they agreed to assist each other militarily should either country face attack. finland shares an 800 mile border with russia. finland s president will contact vladimir putin if that should happen. if that will be the case, what my response would be that you caused this. vladimir putin s profile. critics made a daring escape from russia. she ll tell us how she managed to get out. we ll start of the report of the russian civilian killed. scott mcclain. scott, since the first time this war began in february, what do we know? reporter: anderson, yeah. as you mentioned earlier, this is an area where ukrainians have been making progress in taking towns and villages around kharkiv. in those areas they
the president visits a family farm in illinois today. a new government makes clear that inflation is here to stay. it suggests the worst might be behind us. the consumer price index rose 8.3% compared with last year. that s a big number. 8.3%. it s down from a 40-year high from last month. look at it month to month. inflation 0.3% in april. that s down from the 1.2% gain in march. a closely watched data point within the report was up not down. beware of anyone who tells you they are certain things are trending for the better. even if inflation is retreating from the highest tide, prices are still up at the fastest rate in nearly 40 years. we start with a look inside these numbers and with cnn s christine romans. reporter: issue number one for the american family. the cost of living. so many categories it has been going up for almost a year now. those headline numbers in normal times would be very, very scary. they appear to be moderating, leveling off, peaking as one econom
perino. good to be here with you. another hour. bill: i m bill hemmer. things got serious it feels like. dana: it does. there has been a tone shift. bill: the president is in the room. the photographers are in taking their daily pictures and we ll share those with you when they become available. we ll hear from the judge in a matter of minutes giving the jury the instructions. defense and prosecution have spoken and made their cases and right now the judge will have the final word before they go behind closed doors, before they begin deliberations in the criminal trial from president donald trump and try to reach a verdict. maybe emphasis on try. we ll see. eric shawn begins a new hour outside the courthouse. good morning. good morning, bill and dana. well, the hour has arrived. the former president of the united states, a felony criminal defendant, waiting to find out his fate that is now in the hands or will be soon, of 12 ordinary americans. as you just said, the
especially after the last month and a half that donald trump has had that he could be facing another indictment today. because when you look back, this special counsel s office, phil and poppy, they have been able to walk and chew gum at the same time. they have brought the case against donald trump in florida, this indictment on june 8th where donald trump was indicted for the document retention after his presidency. then within about a month, july 16th, that s when donald trump received the target letter in the separate investigation the special counsel is conducting related to january 6th, saying he is very likely to be charged. and then last thursday, that was a really busy day where the special counsel added more charges against donald trump in florida at the same time was having a meeting with his defense team and also the grand jury was in. so we wait to see if the grand jury gathers today and what exactly they will do, what will come there and all of this is coming at the same