breaking news, a fire has brown out at russia s defense ministry in moscow. u.s. intelligence tonight is pointing to ukraine meantime as the likely culprit behind that drone attack on the creme line. we re live on the ground tonight. and she was simply the best. tonight, the legendary tina turner has died. singer s bryan adams and ruth pointer of the pointer sisters will join me to remember their friend and a true musical icon. let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, he s in, the florida governor ron desantis officially kicking off his bid for the white house, and he did it on twitter. there is no substitute for victory. we must end the culture of losing that has infected the republican party in recent years. the tired dogmas of the past are inadequate for a vibrant future. we must look forward, not backwards. now, during his appearance on twitter, desantis went on to talk about his policies in florida to brag about the ones that targ
presidential bid during a rather unconventional live audio interview on twitter. we ll bring you the official launch as soon as it happens. in uvalde, texas, it s now been one full year since a gunman opened fire at robb elementary school killing 19 students and two teachers. the community and nation marking the terrible anniversary as questions remain over the response to the massacre. also tonight, the music world loses a legend. t tina turner is dead at the age of 83 after a lengthy illness. we ll remember her life and her iconic career. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the florida governor is only moments away from entering the crowded race for the republican nomination, launching a major challenge to former president trump. jessica jessica dean is joining us on what to expect from this rather unusual announcement. this is an unconventional presidential annou
George santos is defiant amid growing calls for him to resign over the many lies he told voters. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy standing by santos even as he acknowledges a lack of trust. Were tracking Severe Weather right now in the southeast including significant damage from a large and extremely dangerous tornado in alabama. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with this Special Counsel investigation thats about to get under way. Amid new revelations about classified documents found at President Bidens home and office. Lets go right to our chief White House Correspondent phil mattingly. The white house is attempting to defend its response as a new timeline is raising a lot of questions. Thats right, wolf. The white House Counsel saying they will fully cooperate with the new Special Counsel investigation and say they believe by the time the investigation is over it will be clear this was an inadver
americans only finding out about this now? plus republican congressman jarj santos even more scrutiny tonight over a mysterious $700,000 contribution to his campaign concerns about how, where it was spent and where did it go. in a story you ll see first outfront russians speaking out against putin s war, one calling it a terrible mess, complete chaos. all of this on camera to cnn. you ll see it first here. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight on the defensive. more classified documents and a special counsel. president biden says he does want to tell the american people everything he knows. let me i m going to get a chance to speak on all of this, god willing, soon. he says he wants to speak but right now the white house isphasying a barrage of questions over the classified documents and so far the administration is speaking very little. but, again, i m just not going to go beyond what the president said. i m just not going to go
george santos is defiant amid growing calls for him to resign over the many lies he told voters. house speaker kevin mccarthy standing by santos even as he acknowledges a lack of trust. we re tracking severe weather right now in the southeast including significant damage from a large and extremely dangerous tornado in alabama. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with this special counsel investigation that s about to get under way. amid new revelations about classified documents found at president biden s home and office. let s go right to our chief white house correspondent phil mattingly. the white house is attempting to defend its response as a new timeline is raising a lot of questions. that s right, wolf. the white house counsel saying they will fully cooperate with the new special counsel investigation and say they believe by the time the investigation is over it will b