glad you could join us. leaders of the g7 group have advanced economies are gathering injapan in the city of hiroshima. concerned about global security are high on the agenda. japan s prime minister fumio kishida has one of the world is at a crossroads because of russia s attack on ukraine has warned the world is at a crossroads. they also need to tackle the increasing instability of the inca, indo pacific region. there are rising over nuclear capabilities and threat of action by china via taiwan. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in hiroshima with this update. he then hiroshima one of the first things g7 leaders and their partners are going to do is be invited by the prime minister he may consider and his wife to the memorial, peace memorial cart where the atomic bomb dome sounds. it isa it is a reminder of the devastation nuclear letters are capable of doing and this is a city that is lippy that devastation no one wants to see it happening again. earlier prime minister
round up from the bbc sport centre, here is gavin. the latest from the gulf in a moment but some breaking news from tennis and rafael nadal want to be defending his french open title this year after pulling out of roland garros. speaking at a press conference to m time french open champion said next year could be his last as a professional. he hasn t missed a french open since 2004 and has gained the nickname the king of clay. he hasn t played since january after a hip injury at the australian open. the us pga championship is under way and the world top three are out after the start of round one was delayed by frosty conditions in upstate new york. kazuki higa has the early lead so far and brooks koepka is out, at parfor the round as they have just started, as is rory michael roy who is after his third us pga overall. level after his first hole. he is with the current championjustin thomas who has birdied his first of the day. that is the leader board on your screen as we spe
exception in the rules of congress. we have the whistleblower testimony, the whistleblower does not wish that to be made. john: fireworks on capitol hill, barbs at the house weaponization subcommittee hearing. fbi under a microscope after several whistleblowers accuse the agency of unfair treatment. sandra: employees had security clearances revoked against the politicized rot. republicans accuse the bureau of a partisan agenda. we ll take it up with katie pavlich and ben coming up. john: first, the supreme court granting a huge win for big tech and a pair of liability cases as the fight to protect free speech continues on capitol hill. i m john roberts in washington, great to have you here today. sandra: great to be here again, john. good to be with you. this is america reports. nation s highest court has now determined that twitter was not responsible when third party content was posted on its platform by the terror group isis. john: and side stepping on a case
hear in the next few minutes? reporter: they are walking into the room where they will have this bilateral meeting, this is at a hotel here in hiroshima. the president there shaking the prime minister s hand. and this is real an important moment. u.s. officials say that they view prime the prime minister a political ally in the surprising role that he has taken over the war in ukraine and applying sanctions on russia that haven t been a guarantee. so you hear a lot from american officials how pleased they are at how strong the relationship has become. this summit only takes place every seven years so i think that you will see china playing a significant role. of course president biden wants the leaders to coalesce to counter beijing s military and economic aggressions. and you have seen that the backdrop is quite significant. that hasn t always been easy. there are significant differences in how they want to approach china. and so heading out of the summit president biden w
this hour, we see ukraine high on the agenda. volodymyr zelenskyy is set to join in person, seeking commitments from the world s wealthiest democracies. also, the u.s. is now signaling that it will not block allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. we will look at how that could change the battlefield, and tens of thousands of israelis marched through jerusalem s old city for mostly peaceful but tense flag parade. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. leaders of the g7 nations are meeting at this hour in hiroshima, japan russian invasion of ukraine, of course, high on the agenda. and now we are learning they will be welcoming a special guest, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. the uk and european union have already announced new sanctions targeting russia s diamond trade. and in a key development, sources tell cnn the u.s. will not stand in the way of allies setting f-16 fighter jets to ukraine, something kyiv has been requesting for mon