Hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us on this monday. Im bianca nobilo. And im max foster joining you live from london. Just ahead on cnn newsroom. Im sick and tired of the brinksmanship. Theres no excuses. Consequently, im urging my remembers of congress not to wait. Its a political witch hunt to the likes of which nobodys seen before. We are leaving no stone, no branch, no table, no cabin unturned. Live from london. This is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. Those stories in just a moment. But first, were going to give you word of a historic governor taking place in kyiv. Foreign ministers meeting in kyiv which isnt an eu member. Absolutely. This hasnt even been described as the Ukrainian Foreign minister as a historic event. We spoke about this an hour ago, speaking about this, not taking place at eu borders right now, but in his words future eu borders. This is being shown as a symbolic move by the European Union for show of support. This is a message
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom and im rosemary church. One crisis ends as another begins. Why u. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys decision to work across the aisle to avoid a Government Shutdown has put his Leadership Role at risk. U. S. Funding for ukraine also on the line after being left out of the Government Spending bill. What that could mean for kyivs fight against russia. And taylor swift embraces her nfl era. The pop superstars appearance at recent games is giving the league an economic boost. Good to have you with us. After congress narrowly passed a shortterm Spending Bill to keep the government open, u. S. President joe biden is now urging lawmakers to approve new Funding Plans before the next deadline. He says lawmakers should pass a yearlong budget deal and authorize more aid for ukraine within the next month and a half. Hes also calling on both parties to act fast, saying they sho
Events since the last diplomatic encounter which is the russia slr ukraine meeting in geneva and crucial 19 days from now until the may 25th president ial elections in ukraine. For a quick reminder about the commitments made in geneva. At its core, it was kind of a grand bargain that offered amnesty and deep and broad decentralization of power to ukraines regions through National Dialogue and constitutional reform if and as prorussian separatists ended their violence and left sized buildings and gave up weapons, all of it to be guaranteed and overseen. As you know, the Ukrainian Government began implementing its part of geneva before the ink was barely dry on the text. It introduced a broad amnesty bill and authorities in kiev dismantling barricades and opening streets on april 14th and on the 29th the Constitutional Reform Commission held public conferences to which all of the regions were invited by decentralization and reform. Ukrainian Security Forces even instituted an easter paus
Secretary of state john kerry, and exclusively by republican senator marco rubio of florida, a key voice on the Senate Foreign relations committee. Also, a big moment in politics. The culture wars in america as arizonas governor vetoes a controversial bill that opponents labeled as antigay. How do we as a country reconcile concerns over religious freedom and Civil Liberties . We will analyze how this could play out in this Midterm Election year. Plus no end in sight to californias an devastating drought. I will ask jerry brown about the effects. We want to begin with ukraine. The latest on the dramatic events in this crisis from nbcs bill neely in simferopol, the capital of the crimea. Theres a real fear now that russia may try to annex the crimea. Whats the latest on the ground there . Well, david, i would have to say there has been a quiet but complete russian takeover of crimea. Their troopses are guarding key buildings here in the capital. The latest is that several hundred Russian
Foreign relations committee. Also, a big moment in politics. The culture wars in america as arizonas governor vetoes a controversial bill that opponents labeled as antigay. How do we as a country reconcile concerns over religious freedom and Civil Liberties . We will analyze how this could play out in this Midterm Election year. Plus no end in sight to californias an devastating drought. I will ask jerry brown about the effects. We want to begin with ukraine. The latest on the dramatic events in this crisis from nbcs bill neely in simferopol, the capital of the crimea. Theres a real fear now that russia may try to annex the crimea. Whats the latest on the ground there . Well, david, i would have to say there has been a quiet but complete russian takeover of crimea. Their troopses are guarding key buildings here in the capital. The latest is that several hundred Russian Troops have arrived at a Ukrainian Military base not far from here where there is now a confrontation. The russians ar