t the lead starts right now. ukraine is pushing, pushing, pushing. cnn is live as the 31 nations meet. and why special counsel is accusing donald trump s right-hand man of trying to delay the prosecution of him. and the once in a thousand year rainfall behind devastating flooding in parts of america ears noamerica s northeast, trapping drivers in cars and on roads and forcing some to swim to safety. we start today with our word lead. the president in lithuania with one goal on his list unity. ukraine will be the main focus of the two-day meeting but for a group that has been, frankly, stunningly united, there are public fractures in the alliance starting to emerge, ones president biden will have to fix over the next few days, mainly overs decision to send cluster bombs to the front line, one that has been banned by most of the allies who will be sitting around president biden at that table in lithuania. they will have to decide when and how they will let ukraine join
president volodymyr zelenskyy taking his fight for membership directly to the summit and calling the uncertain timeline for ukraine s entry absurd. also, a grand jury just selected in georgia to consider potential indictments against donald trump and others. the investigation of 2020 leaf interference heating up as the donald trump legal team seeks to delay the former president s trial in the federal classified documents case. cnn on the scene of catastrophic flooding in the capital of vermont. the governor there warning the crisis is far from over amid fears a dam could bust after record rainfall. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment. i m john king and you re in the situation room. we begin with the nato summit and the growing pressure being placed on the alliance by the president of ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy sounding increase leg frustrated by the lack of a clear path for nato membership and arguing his
impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held at the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful 9th circuit court, which has jurisdiction for the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit has been regarded as a progressive bastion, but president trump was able to appoint ten judges to the ninth circuit. it limited what idaho could do with regard to its homeless. this time a three-judge panel similarly ruled against a city s effort to regulate its homeless population. when grants pass then sought to have the matter considered by the entire circuit, it could not get the required vote from all a act tiff members of the bench. that s when all hell broke lose. the denial of a full review drew 16 dissents and many statements. as the oregonen reported, many who dissent
tonight, carroll e. jean carroll speaking out after last week s verdict. a decision in trump s civil fraud case could be days away. then, president biden vowing to respond after a drone attack killed three american troops. the battle over the bipartisan bill, how politics is threatening to block legislation. as the dog the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, we heard from writer e. jean carroll just days after a new york jury found that trump must pay her more than $83.3 million four defaming her. carroll and her attorneys spoke to rachael maddow tonight admitting she was nervous about physically facing trump in court. but one moment, that changed. amazingly, i looked out and he was nothing, he was nothing. he was a fandom. there was some people around him who were giving him about, but he himself was nothing. it was an astonishing discovery. for me. he is nothing. we
greetings, everyone. i am symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, we heard from writer e. jean carroll just days after a new york jury found that trump must pay her more than $83 million for defaming her. carroll and her attorneys spoke to rachael maddow tonight, admitting she was nervous about physically facing trump in court. but one moment, that changed. amazingly, i looked out and he was nothing, he was nothing. he was a phantom. there was some people around him who were giving him about, but he himself was nothing. it was an astonishing discovery for me. he is nothing. we don t need to be afraid of him. he can be knocked out. as big as that 83 million -dollar verdict is, donald trump may have an even bigger penalty to soon deal with. we are expecting a decision in the new york civil fraud trial in the coming days. now, the new york attorney general is asking trump and his companies to be fined $370 million. and there are questions as to whether tru