ukrainian territory in the country s east. the biden administration says if beijing does provide weapons it will pay a real cost. we re not just making direct threats, we re just laying out the stakes and consequences how things will infold. and we are doing that clearly and specifically behind closed doors. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now, so, jeremy, some intense discussions as we go going on behind closed doors. any idea how imminent this potential for china could be? well, bianna, it s been clear, china has been weighing this for several months or so. but we re seeing over the last week, u.s. officials publicly and privately conveying to china there would be severe consequences if they do indeed move forward with providing lethal aid to russia. we do know china has provided nonlethal aid, body armor, helmets but u.s. intelligence now believes china is considering presenting russia with drones and ammunition. and there are questions about th
lab in chiwuhan, china. and in east palestine, the new technique to track contaminated water from that city. and the growing concern to other cities taking in truckloads of contaminated soil. and an image in oklahoma, cnn is on the scene. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with the groundbreaking assertion with the u.s. energy department that the covid-19 pandemic likely began from a lab leak in wuhan, china. this all comes after the energy department updated its 2021 report with this claim, saying it made the new conclusion, based on new evidence coming to light. two sources telling cnn the department is issuing the report with, quote, low confidence. that s a term that doesn t mean that they don t believe their own conclusion. it means that the evidence as of now is only circumstantial. the new assertion reveals that the u.s. intelligence community is more divided than ever on how the pandemic began. four other agencies in the u.s. government said the outbr
over the internet. yeah, the inventor was missing his girlfriend in college, he decided this is how to keep in touch, literally, i guess. but it also transmits the sound the user makes. they highlight there s no tongue here. that s a good thing. no, it really isn t a good thing, if you re trying to simulate, you know, do it right. it s only 4:00, victor. that s a second generation device. well the lead with jake tapper they re starting to play the music early. does that mean i should stop talking about this? we ve got 15 seconds. the lead with jake tapper the starts right now. a new report on one of the biggest health catastrophes of our time the lead starts right now. the origin of covid reveal an updated u.s. intelligence report, the virus leaked from a