you ve seen an exclusive, the missing binder of secrets, highly classified information related to russian election interference. what went missing in the final hours of the trump white house hasn t been seen since. what was in it? who had access? the disappearance and the mystery around it not known until now. so any moment now we could get a verdict on damages in rudy giuliani s defamation trial as the jury weighing a potentially $48 million decision resumes dleb operations. former president barack obama and president joe biden back together again at the white house, the major 2024 project behind this rare reunion. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. you are looking at breaking news right now, exclusive new cnn reporting about highly classified intelligence that went missing at the end of the trump administration. the information relates to russian election interference. information that was deemed so secret it could only
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now that his presidential twitter launch did not launch so much, what does ron desantis do now? one of the best sourced florida reporters on earth tells us what a desantis campaign win means for them. a florida boy is recovering at home after he was shot by a police officer, but he is the one who called 911 for help. the family is now calling for the officer to be fired and charged. and could the pill form of diabetes and weight loss drugs like ozempic work just as well as the shot? ahead, the day that researchers are calling good news. we are following the major developing stories and much more right here on cnn news central. new reaction to the ron desantis glitch heard around the world or not really heard well for 25 minutes as the case may be. one of the challengers asa hutchinson struck a sympathetic tone this morning. i did feel for governor desantis. he is trailing donald trump in the polls, but he is clearly one of the top two candidates in the gop, but he
deliberates the cost of his election lies. if he had taken the stand, imagine what a catastrophe that would have been. this is an attempt to square people and rudy giuliani should pay a huge sum. the only republican woman in the presidential race, are women voters behind what nikki haley is selling? she has the demeanor and life experience. donald trump is still the commanding leader, but there is no doubt the enthusiasm is there. the debates don t make a big difference, but they did this time. the suburbs are trump s kryptonite. do enough people turn out in the suburbs to vote against donald trump? good morning. breaking overnight, ukraine s fight against russia, the european union agreeing to officially open negotiations for ukraine to join. it is a historic decision. one president zelenskyy is calling a victory for ukraine. a victory for all of europe, one that motivates, inspires and strengthens. but in a setback, hungary did block the eu from approving mo
florida governor ron desantis will soon make his presidential bid official and a you this cnn poll is giving us the latest snapshot of the republican race. one key takeaway, desantis is going to be facing some challenges. and a critical moment in the mar-a-lago documents case. the special counsel closing in on a decision on whether to charge former president trump. his lawyers are requesting a meeting with the attorney general. ahead, what this could signal. and target is taking some of its products celebrating pride month off store shelves. why? they cite confrontational behavior and threats toward store workers over its pride collection. we are following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. the race for the republican presidential nomination is about to get much more competitive. just a few hours from now florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his 2024 white house run in an unconventional way. he s announcing i