taking trump down. today, he gets it. so will his campaign be more focused on the presidency or the former president. and the destruction of a major dam in southern ukraine floods the front lines. releasing millions of gallons of water and turning entire towns into lakes. as bad as it is, the worst may be yet to come. we ll have a live report from ukraine in just a minute. but we start with an intriging mystery surrounding the investigation into donald trump and his handling of classified documents. we re now learning that a second grand jury has been hard at work down in florida in addition to the one in d.c. according to the new york times, they already heard from one witness, with at least one more slated for later this week. but we don t know who the witnesses are, who the target might be or why that second grand jury was empanelled. and we ll still learning new details about the high stakes, highly unusual meeting between special counsel jack smith and trump s three
campaign kickoff. republicans take the stage in iowa. we have to resist the politics of personality. dispense with the culture of leaving. leaving the baggage ever negativity behind. how many candidates will make the debates and will their strategies to topple the front-runner work? and caught on tape. cnn learns the justice department has audio of the former president talking about a classified document he kept after his term. are charges coming? i ll speak to ranking democrat jamie raskin, next. plus making the case. pr president biden celebrates a win. did democrats get the better deal. people are furious. key noelgtor sha londa young and ken buck coming up. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of the union is on the trail hiding hot. it is campaign season and republican white house hopefuls hit the trail on saturday in iowa for senator joni ernst annual roast and ride. in some cases wearing leather motorcycle vests as they try to anticipate
into the possible mishandling of classified ring. the supreme court finds alabama s redrawn congressional map discriminated against black voters. it is illegal to engage in race-based gerrymandering. french investigators are trying to determine the motive behind a knife attack that left four very young children critically wounded. norah: breaking news. the main suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway touches down in the u.s. more businesses are putting out the digital tip jar, but not at the seattle ice cream shop. find out why they banned tipping. it s going fast now. oh, yeah! this 60-foot long high-tech sailboat is part of a race around the world, but it was e the mlecting scientific data paof the ocean. we toght. hat brin m j i yi t ans to ese complicated problems. nah evening, thyo usn th thursday nig. we begitke, hazardous air conditions impacting tens of millions of americans for the second straight day. the dangerous haze fro
they have a deal. now they need the votes. the republican-led house is expected vote this week on the new debt deal as the treasury secretary warns that the united states is going to default on the debt one week from today. huge explosions in kyiv as russia launches a rare daytime attack on the capitol. we have the assessments of the damage. and now, it is memorial day in honor of the soldiers who have died in service to the nation. and this is the tomb of the unknown soldier. the president and first lady will participate in a wreath laying ceremony. we will bring that to you are right here on cnn news central. the clock is ticking, but there are real signs of progress. a breakthrough in the negotiations over the debt ceiling over the weekend, and deal among the leaders, but will the other lawmakers follow their lead? one week from today, the united states could default on the debt which is unprecedented as we have talked about so much. president biden and house speak
good morning, everyone. it is friday! friday! i m so happy to have my long time erica hill with me today. and next week. thank you for getting up super early. great to be with you. a lot going on this friday. let s get started with five things to know for friday, may 26th. the house negotiators are moving closer to avoid a default. it would lift the debt ceiling and cap spending for two years. memorial day weekend kicking off to be a very busy travel summer. aaa expects air travel to be higher than pre-covid levels. airlines face staffing shortages and air traffic control problems. two workers in mar-a-lago moved boxes of papers one day before the fbi visited the former president s home to pick up classified documents last year. the post also reporting that he had classified documents in his office at times and showed them to others. also in texas, lawmakers recommending articles of impeachment against the state s attorney general. they re accusing ken paxon o