stamp. in terms of ending the war, nbc news is reporting on secret talks between former u.s. officials and prominent russians to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations. while the post reports ukrainian officials say they are confident in their aim to retake substantial territory by the fall, and forced russia to negotiate. meanwhile, the white house the uk is a signatory to a convention, which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions and discourages their use. we will continue to do our part to support ukraine. all right, there was rishi sunak there, the prime minister of great britain, jumping into the conversation. but to that point, while the white house is defending us and then cluster shells to ukraine, with president biden saying ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition. it is still turning out to be an unpopular decision at home and abroad, as biden plans to travel to europe to tomorrow, and millions of americans remain under potentially
summit. as ukraine is pushing to join the alliance, cnn is on the ground in lithuania where the president and key u.s. allies are preparing for their high-stakes talks. also tonight, new developments in the trump classified documents indictment. the trump team now facing a deadline to weigh in on the timing of the trial. this as the former president s co-defendant is accused of unnecessary delay by the special counsel. and parts of the northeastern united states are swamped by historic flooding, a once in a thousand-year rainfall swallowing cars in west point, new york. i ll speak with the new york governor, kathy hochul. this hour we ll discuss the state s emergency response. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, on the eve of a pivotal nato summit, we re learning that ukrainian president zelenskyy plans to make a personal appeal on ukraine s bid to join the alliance. he ll atte
cluster bombs, as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he said the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but sis the the right one? i ll ask michael mccaul and the only house member who votes against the afghanistan war, barbara lee, next. and party of one. republican set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to e he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis has a plan to turn things around. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising. a record-breaking heat wave blankets the globe. and over seas janet yellen pushed china on climate. but is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello, i m jake tapper in washington with the state of union is wondering about long-term consequences days after announcing his controversial decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine, a weapon his administration once refer
camp that israel calls a safe haven the latest on israel s biggest strike on the west bank in two decades. also tonight, is ron desantis openly advertising intolerance. his campaign puts out a video which it literally says is to wrap up pride month, slamming donald trump for being too accepting of lgbtq americans. later, the little salvadoran girl who was torn from her mother at the southern border. how she and her mom are doing now and the american life they are trying to build now. we begin the israel s combined air and ground attack on jenin and the west bank, specifically the refugee camp there. according to israel, the camp is known to be a haven for militants. that said, it s densely populated in the middle of a crowded city, packed with civilians n a conflict that is once again dangerously flaring up. cnn s hadas gold is there tonight. reporter: i was in jenin yesterday. but today it s a different story. residents saying they haven t seen scenes like they re
lawyer is the least experienced lawyer in the case and has never handled high pressure federal litigation. the new york times reports that the 34-year-old lawyer, sasha dadan, quote, has limited experience with the federal courts. her name doesn t appear at all in pacer the nationwide database federal cases. but she has handled numerous local cases in fort pierce, florida. that is where judge aileen mercedes cannon, who is overseeing mr. trump s prosecution, is based and where the former president s trial with mr. nauta will eventually be held. ms. dadan has been active in republican politics mounting an unsuccessful campaign for the florida house in 2018. the application for search warrant of trump s florida home, that reveals that before he was codefendant walt nauta, the justice department and fbi referred to him as witness five. the revelation came after judge bruce ryan how reinhart unredacted more sentences of the affidavit used by the justice department to obtain a s