from the war zone including reports of explosions in russian occupied territory. also tonight, a serious setback for talks on raising the federal debt limit and avoiding a catastrophic default. with negotiations now on hold, i ll ask the former treasury secretary larry summers what the president and the congress add leadership should do next as time for reaching a deal is running out. and new insight tonight into senator dianne feinstein s health and mindset after new confirmation of medical complications she faced. i ll speak with her former senate colleague barbara boxer amid growing questions about senator feinstein s ability to serve. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with two of the most pressing matters for president biden as he meets with key allies in japan. the war in ukraine, and the threat of the united states defaulting on its debt. cnn s chief whit
joining us here in the united states and all around the world church just ahead on cnn newsroom the u. s supreme court pumps on an abortion pill ruling leaving women girls and their doctors in limbo. people in three separate cases across the u. s this week apparently made everyday, honest mistakes momentarily confused about where they work. but in all these cases, they were met with bullets. 12 tragedy in yemen. dozens of dead operate money giveaway turned into a catastrophic stampede. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us won t for the next two days and abortion drug the medical community has deemed safe and effective for decades will remain fully available to american women and girls. but after that, all bets are off. the u. s. supreme court was expected to issue a decision wednesday on the future of the widely used medication, but instead announced it would weigh the case until midnight friday local time. earlier this mon
the u.s. is arming ukraine with more american ammo and rocket launchers. the lead starts right now. stocking up ahead of a likely russian spring offensive. the u.s. deploys another $400 million in military aid to ukraine. can president biden secure even more as russians encircle the strategic town of bakhmut? plus, from prominent attorney to convict, the swift prison sentence today for alex murdaugh after a jury took only a few hours to find him guilty of killing his wife and son. and drag shows shut down. tennessee becomes the first in the nation to put new restrictions on the performances. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper today. we start with our health lead. moments ago, the white house announced a lesion removed from president biden s chest last month was a common type of skin cancer. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. tell us more about this diagnosis. reporter: that lesion was removed during the president s annual phy
aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. and the united kingdom generally known to be prim and proper, but this time it seems like it could be a drag-out fight to be the uk s next prime minister. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in the politics lead on capitol hill. members of the january 6th committee are preparing for tomorrow s primetime hearing. the hearing is expected to cover the actions or lack thereof of former president trump during the three-plus hours that rioters were storming the capitol and the president s activities were unknown. but as committee members try to get to the bottom of the past attempt to teal the election, our democracy remains under attack by the same forces. let s start in wisconsin. cnn affiliate wism reports that donald trump called the top lawmaker in the wisconsin state assembly, republican robin voss, and asked him to overturn the 2020 election results. when did that call happen? that call happened las
school. we should look forward to a very different school year. we should look forward to a school year where every child is in school, in person, full-time, for the whole year. the changes the cdc hopes will keep kids in the classroom. dire warnings from scientists who say the arctic is warming at alarming speeds. we re joined by one researcher who is seeing the changes firsthand. and the disturbing new testimony in vanessa bryant s case against l.a. county, allegations that gruesome photographs were shared at a social gathering. newsroom starts right now. good morning and welcome to your weekend. it is saturday, august 13th. we re grateful to be a part of it. i m boris sanchez. grateful to be with you as well, boris. i m amara walker. you re in the cnn newsroom. this morning, growing t controversy about the fbi raid at former president donald trump s residence. some material was marked as top secret/sci which stands for sensitive compartmented information.