against russia this weekend. they are expected to hear in person from president zelenskyy after his appearance today at the arab league summit. we do have truth on our side. we are pushing the occupiers out of our land. the president is monitoring debt ceiling negotiations back home. the white house tries to ward off defections from progressive lawmakers angry about potential cuts in entitlement programs. this hour, disney striking back against ron desantis just days before his expected presidential campaign announcement. they scrapped plans to relocate 2,000 jobs to florida for a billion dollar new development. desantis is expected to announce next week. he told major donors, trump cannot beat biden as he makes a push to post a large campaign war chest the day he announces. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. republican debt ceiling negotiators say they are pressing pause on the talks at a critical stage in the process. in the last hour, a lead neg
in-person meeting with g7 leaders as the u.s. plans to announce more military aid to the country worth hundreds of millions of dollars. on again, off again as talks to extend the united states debt ceiling start and stop, the hope of a deal happening this weekend becomes dimmer. and syrian president bashar al assad welcomed at the arab league summit after a 12-year suspension. i ll talk to an expert on how he s being received. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy touched down in hiroshima, japan, just moments ago to take part in the g7 summit. it s the latest stop on his whirlwind diplomatic tour to boost support ahead of his country s expected counteroffensive against russian forces. cnn white house reporter kevin liptak joins me now live from hiroshima, japan. well, arguably the guest of honor has touched down. what kind of reception will he get? reporter: yeah, we did see him land here
japan for the g-7 summit, he says the meetings will bring peace closer, live to heiroshim in a few moments. president joe biden believes the country will not default on its debt but the two sides stopped talking late friday night. we ll have more. and later, florida governor ron desantis takes a swipe at his potential rival for the white house, donald trump, saying it would be easy to be the front runner. announcer: live in cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with paula neeson. volodymyr se lensy is now in japan where he will be meeting with world leaders at the g-7 summit. he arrived a short time ago, you see him there, tweeting he ll be having important meetings and that, quote, peace will become closer today. he s there to boost support ahead of ukraine s expected counteroffensive. now, ahead of his visit u.s. president joe biden agreed to support efforts to train ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets and several allies have, in fact, expressed interest in transferri
holding face to face meetings. we re live with the very latest. and 12 days until possible economic catastrophe as the negotiations on the debt ceiling hit snag after snag in washington. plus everyone is going to see this and witness a miracle. she s returned from a russian jail and playing in the wnba again. brittney griner returns to the court. andy scholes will break down her first game back since her release from a russian jail. we begin this hour japan as the ukrainian president begins his in-person appeal for support at the g7 summit. he arrived a short time ago tweeting that peace will become closer today. he will be meeting with many of the world leaders gathered there beginning with italy s prime minister. joe biden has given him a boost agreeing to support training ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets. the u.s. debt crisis is looming large over the summit threatening to rock the global economy. talks appear dead locked, but president biden says he s confi
watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. these migrants who tried to cross into the u.s., but now here they are realizing that texas national guard, texas state troopers, along with cbp, will not let them through the barb wire fence any longer, they re coming back to the mexico side. we ll take you to the southern border as thousands of migrants realize the end of title 42 isn t making it easier to cross into the united states. plus, republicans, donald trump and ron desantis will be competing for supporters tonight as they hold duelling rallies in iowa. we ll have a preview and on the ground in the trenches with ukrainian troops near bakhmut as they fight russia for every square foot of ground. announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the