pakistan the release of former prime minister, imran khan saying his arrest on tuesday was illegal. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary, that storm shadow cruise missiles, pictured here, are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin. saying the decision would require an adequate response from our military . we ll get military analysis in a moment first though here s ben wallace with that announcement in the house of commons. here s the uk s defence secretary in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is do
saturday, may six. i m lindsey reiser, in for alex wood. as president biden embarks on another bid for the presidency, he s counting on his extensive political experience to beat his 2020 republican rival donald trump. in a new exclusive interview with msnbc, president biden, the only oldest person to be elected into the white house did not shy away from the question of age, framing it instead as a matter of the wisdom he s acquired over the years. it is fair to say that there is not a fortune 500 company in the world looking to hire a ceo in hso why right person for the most important job in the world? because i have acquired a [bleep] of a lot of wisdom, and i m more experience than anybody was ever run for office. i think i ve proven myself to be honorable, as well as also effective. in the coming weeks the president is facing a number of pressing issues, including the end of title 42 next week, which has already resulted in a surge of migrants at the border, and a c
at this hour, fighting words with just days left to strike a deal. senate democrats are taking fierce new swings on capitol hill against the house republicans debt ceiling plan. plus, despite rival coasts and sports teams, the attorneys general of both california and new york are standing united in a new investigation into allegations of workplace discrimination and pay inequities at the nfl. how the league is responding next, and that explosive proud boys partial verdict. four members of the far right organization including their former leader were just found guilty by a jury of seditious conspiracy. this verdict is a major milestone for the doj and offers a significant blow to the far right group. we ll dig into where this case goes from here with a former federal prosecutor. our nbc news reporters and experts are following all of the latest developments for us. we re going to go ahead and start with ryan reilly in the ongoing deliberations of the proud boys trial. ryan, w
hadn t seen. you re a student of the law. you know that lawyers are not supposed to disclose their conversation with their clients. even after they re dead. that s what stephen jones the attorney did. i think it was a questionable decision on his part. it was a tremendous boom to me as a journalist to get behind the scenes in many the investigation. plus, i got all the material that federal government turned over to the defense as part of their investigation. so i have the federal government as well. how nice to see you both. how nice to see you, jeffrey toobin. congratulations. thank you. book after book. not sure how you do it. well it s a phenomenal write. thank you. be sure to pick up his book. we ll speak to one of the authors of the clarence thomas report. that will be later this hour. right now, our coverage continues as cnn this morning continues right now. russia is accusing the united states of being behind that drone attack on the kremlin.
2023. russia baselessly accusing america of being behind the drone attack on the kremlin. ukraine denies any involvement in that. we called the white house and pentagon. waiting for their reaction. another regional bank may be in trouble. shares of pac west are plunging 50% after the bufrpg ank could seeking a sail. police arrested the gunman accused of shooting five women inside of a medical center. one was killed. the suspect caught after an hour s long manhunt. and jack smith is looking into how the trump organization handled surveillance footage from mar-a-lago. and may the 4th be with. carrie fisher will get a star on the hollywood walk of fame today. star wars fan? um i can say i haven t seen star wars . i didn t want to admit. but i ve always loved her. and i m glad to see her honored in this way. let s get to the breaking news. this just coming in. russia is now accusing the united states of being behind that drone attack we told you about yesterday