the orioles. the highlight of the show for me. i like the squirrel. we will see you tomorrow. thanks so much for joining us this morning. cnn news central starts right now. look at that beautiful day out there. i love that shot of the hudson. finally making it official, florida governor ron desantis is set to launch his presidential bid today. how he changes the race as the republican field expands and what does elon musk have to do with it? shelter now. a stark warning as a typhoon packing wind gusts over 100 miles per hour barrels into land. a look at the devastation as the worst of it is hitting right now. the mar-a-lago documents case reaches a critical moment. donald trump s lawyers demand a meeting with the attorney general as the special counsel closes in on a decision about whether to charge. this is cnn news central. let the games begin. the one competitor that donald trump appears to be most focused on is about to jump in the race. florida governor
desantis is finally in the race for president but not without a hitch right out of the starting gate. the governor s unusual choice to announce in an audio interview with elon musk on twitter, it was plagued by glitches and started 25 minutes late. desantis on fox later making light of the technical difficulties and laying out his vision for leading the country in a different direction. i m running to lead a great american comeback. we know the country is on the wrong track. we see it with our eyes. we feel it in our bones. we see the border being overrun, we see crime infesting the cities. what i will do is help restore normalcy to our communities, integrity to our institutions and sanity to our society. jessica dean is in miami with more on desantis big unveiling. r do you go with the crowd or do you look at the data yourself and cut against the grain? and i chose to do the latter. reporter: florida governor desantis attempt to declare candidacy for president in
and a warm welcome to our viewers all around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom i m ron desantis and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. it came off almost like he was a talk radio host not a future leader of the free world. keep on turning, keep on burning, rolling, rolling on a river she was a gift. there will be nobody like tina. this is going to continue to be a significant storm. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, may 25th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in miami where governor desantis will meet today with donors backing his newly launched presidential candidacy. he is also looking to recover with disappointed campaign rollout on twitter marred by delays and glitches. the governor s team saying more than half a million people logged on to the chat. but twitter s infrastructure couldn t handle the overwhelming response. desantis appeared on fox news a short
viewers in the united states an around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. just ahead we both know we have a significant responsibility. here we are june 1 being the deadline. this is not how government should work. what i sense from the white house is a lack of urgency. it is a unit of overwhelming tli russian citizens who volunteered to fight for ukraine because they want to depose the putin regime. no one could have seen that he would be a two time mvp. a lot to think about, to be honest. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 23rd, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where lawmakers are trying to avoid defaulting on the nation s debt. and they may be closer after kevin mccarthy and president biden met on monday. both leaders said progress was made despite lingering disagreements. we still have some disagreements but i think that we may be able to get where we have to go. we
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, plenty of new twists in the 2024 race for the white house. ron desantis has chosen an interesting way to announce his candidacy, while donald trump will likely be facing a criminal trial right in the middle of a critical primary month. a monster storm is barreling down on guam right now. the island is bracing for torrential rain, life-threatening storm surge, and 165-mile-an-hour winds from typhoon mawar. plus grandma s road trip. we ll speak to the 93-year-old woman who just visited all three 63 national parks. the oldest woman to do it, and the grandson that went with her on this wild adventure. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. republican ron desantis will kick off his presidential campaign in the hours ahead, but not in typical fashion. the florida governor will make the announcement during a conversation with twitte