president biden signalled he might be open to them, democrats in congress revolted. they aren t fair, and they don t work, dems argued. republicans say they are fair and that it is only responsible to have a baseline standard for who can receive government benefits like medicaid, that a requirement to work would motivate people to work. a hand up, not a hand out, says speaker kevin mccarthy. so how does a work requirement function in actuality? we ve got one of my favorite policy wonks with us to explain because it is a tricky issue. one that could sink a deal, and in light of that, a number of democrats are coming up with a plan b. there s one in the house to force a floor vote on the debt, over the objections of gop leadership if need be, and another being floated in the senate to negate a vote entirely. president biden, you have the authority all on your own, they say. one of those senators joins us to explain why. but first, let s get to the reporting and the policy. join
and new hope in saving off the debt default. and disney now scrapping plans for a new billion dollar campus in florida. did the war with ron desantis have anything to do with it. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday. i m christine romans. we begin with president biden and other world leaders unveiling tough new sanctions against russia at the g7 summit in japan. and they will be joined by president zelenskyy making a surprise trip halfway around the world to speak at the g7 in person kevin liptak is live on the ground. what more do we know? reporter: a source telling me that the ukrainian president zelenskyy will be making his way here. and i ve been told that that will be on sunday that he is meeting face-to-face with these other world leaders. and certainly he wouldn t be making this dramatic visit if he didn t think that there was something real to be gained in meeting these leaders face-to-face. certainly he will be making t
ahead on cnn newsroom, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will attend the g-7 talks in person. we ll go live to hiroshima and london for the latest. congress and the white house could be close to a deal to avert a default on the united states debt, but will there be a cost for democrats? disney cancels plans for a $1 billion campus in florida but makes no mention if this is related to the house mouse s ongoing spat with governor ron desantis, as he is expected to make a big announcement of his own. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so it is 4 p.m. in hiroshima, japan, where the annual g-7 summit is now underway. soon they add a special guest, ukrainian about the volodymyr zelenskyy. he s due to attend the gathering after first stopping in saudi arabia to attend today s arab league summit according to cnn sources. that meeting will also be significant. already ukraine is top of mind in japan. the uk and european union have announced new
off. just ahead our countries stand together and we stand stronger. and i believe the whole world is s safer when we do. we haven t degreed to anything yet, but i see the path. they should have held them accountable for the war crimes that they committed and most importantly for the war crimes he is still committing. probably my last year on the professional tour. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, may 19th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 5:00 a.m. in japan where the g7 superintendent summit will soon be welcoming volodymyr zelenskyy. he is expected to attend according to cnn sources. the war in ukraine is already making headlines in japan. a source tells cnn the u.s. will not stand in the way of allies who want to send f-16 fighter jets to kyiv and uk and european union is taking aim at moscow s funding for the war with new restrictions on russia diamond sales. salma abdelaziz is in london and kevin liptak also. kevi
governor intensifying and apparently costing the state thousands of jobs just days af before the republican is ex expecting to announce his campaign. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a new u.s. message about the war in ukraine. a significant development as president biden is out there on the world stage right now and in a potentially very pivotal moment in the conflict. phil mattingly is with the president at the summit in japan. kn nic robertson is in eastern ukraine. phil, as the president prepares for this summit, the biden administration is signaling a major shift on ukraine. what can you tell us? yeah, wolf, it would be a significant development. the president is just a few hours away from starting the first day at the g-7 summit here meeting with leaders. leaders that have been integral to the steadfast support of ukraine since russia s invasion oaf the course f the year