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
good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. new political and potentially legal headaches for president biden after a second batch of classified documents is found at his delaware home. will attorney general merrick garland weigh in when he makes a statement a few minutes from now? plus george santos facing new calls to resign including from even more of his republicans in his home state. but he s making it clear he s staying in congress. can he and gop leadership ride this out? and finally, investigators have now identified the systems glitch that delayed 12,000 flights on wednesday. but how did they make sure it doesn t happen again? we start with new revelations about a second batch of classified documents found by aids of president biden. fueling calling for a congressional investigation or even the appointment of a special council. right now, we are waiting for attorney general merrick garland to give a statement. he s expected in minutes
month. yes, according to our information, we are recording war crimes in almost every village, he says. this, the body of one of two civilians killed in late february. an early victim of the invasion and evidence now of what six continuing here in eastern kharkiv, even as you saw there the fight continues and bitterly for the ukrainian forces trying to regain ground, john. melissa bell for us in kharkiv. a remarkable turn around, we ll be following that all morning. new day special coverage continues right now. good morning, everyone, to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m don lemon in edinburgh, scotland. a so let solemn day ahead in th united kingdom as they embrace their new king. king charles iii addressing parliament a few moments ago saying he feels the weight of history. listen. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which
much of the northeast. new york, philly and d.c. all in the bulls eye. this as tropical storm collin forms. striking back. how states responding to the supreme court s rule on abortion and guns. good morning. thank you for joining me. we begin with new information that appears to corroborate some of the stunning details from cassidy hutchinson s testimony this week before the january 6th committee. the former aide to mark meadows testified about the event president trump s intense anger when security detail refused to take him to the capitol on january 6th. sources in this secret service tells cnn that versions of this story have been circulating inside the agency over the past year. this development comes as allegations of witness tampering are getting extr scrutiny on capitol hill following tuesday s explosive hearing. witness sbikintimidation has be a focus of the january 6th committee. cnn learned both instances the committee presented as examples of witness intimidat