sunday morning. feels great. doesn t it? it does. it is may 14th. happy mother s day. i hope you mothers out there are lounging in bed getting served coffee or tea and pampered today. this morning, officials along the u.s.-mexico border say they are not seeing the chaos after the elimination of title 42. leaders are expected to meet this week. the warning from the white house as that crucial june date inches closer. a cease fire appears to be holding after days of violence and 30 deaths. the likelihood this truce holds and the reaction from the biden administration. it s a thousand times the power of the u.s. electrical grid. but the lights don t flicker at home taking a shot. inside the lab that achieved the stunning scientific break through in nuclear fusion. the advancement that has scientists excited coming up. we begin with the situation at the southern border. a top official says there s quote no increase of migrants trying to cross into the country afte
good morning to you. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, may 14th. i m victor blackwell. happy mother s day to you. thank you. happy mother s day s to everyone. i m amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. here s what we are watching for you. moving along. hard to tell. president biden and republican leaders are expected to meet this week as they rush to avoid an unprecedented debt default. the warning coming from the white house as that crucial june 1st date inches closer. ukraine s president says the country s counteroffensive against russia will begin soon as he meets with countries supplying billions of dollars in aid. what that looks like on the battlefield and the report that zelenskyy could be planning attacks inside russia. gone through a fiscal crisis, a pandemic, and a horrific tragedy that could shatter any community, but did not here. four university of idaho students fatally stabbed in their off campus apartments six months ag
as ukraine s last real chance to rid their country of the russians or face some kind of inevitable peace process which could mean a loss of territory and freezing of the front line. there is a lot of energy behind this future offensive. i think what we are seeing is shaping operations, bombardments of rundown logistics positions, threats even to strike inside rune territory, special forces operations, mysterious explosions inside russian territory, but of course the russians get a vote with that attack in the west of the country. they continue to go after ukraine s logistical capabilities. thank you. joining us now to talk more this is cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel cedric leighton. let s start with the counteroffensive that s coming. first, what are you expecting that this will look like and how important is timing of when this
attacked or threatened it will continue to do everything it needs to do to defend itself. islamic jihad and other militant groups in the gaza strip saying this round of fighting is over but the will to fight has into the receded. one take away from this five-day conflict, hamas was not involved at least according to israel. israel is not striking hamas targets and as a result things didn t pan out as badly as perhaps other rounds ever fighting between israel and the gaza strip in the past. for now all eyes really on this week s flag march in jerusalem where israelis celebrate the reunification of jerusalem. it often leads to violence in jerusalem and has in the past spilled over into conflict between israel and militants in the gaza strip. perhaps because of this latest round of fighting that threat receded somewhat but still all eyes on thursday. all right. we will be watching with you. thank you very much. all right. turning to russia s war on
ukraine. president zelenskyy is hinting that the long anticipated summer counteroffensive will begin soon. the comments come as he continues his tour of europe vying for support from his european partners. today he is in berlin. it s his first visit to the country since russia s invasion. and you know just recently germany promised its biggest batch of military aid to ukraine. now, inside ukraine russia is hitting targets across the country. this is new video. look at that fireball. this is new video of a drone attack that injured 21 people in western ukrsaturday. another attack killed two people, including a 15-year-old girl. that is a a spectacular sight. sam kiley joining us from southeastern ukraine. we know that ukraine has been gearing up for a military count offensive. how soon might that happen, sam? reporter: well, i think the ukrainians are keeping everybody guessing and that is part in a sense of the campaign itself.