later, a conversation with a shirt mckay who saved a climber barely clinging to life on a so-called episode on mount everest. good evening, we begin with a cnn was first out that the justice department has him admitting he kept classified documents about a potential attack on iran. as you will see any moment, he had nothing to say on camera to, cnn he did however weigh in on his social network quoting from the relevant part of a longer rant, quote, the illegally leaked by the doj, fbi, special prosecutor, the document story is a continuation of which all-time. cnn s kaitlan collins joins us who joined me now. earlier today, former president trump was shouted questions about cnn s exclusive reporting did not answer those questions. what does the state of, this is the former president who speaks thought about just everything his remain silent so far? yes, he has commented on the documents as he has done multiple times our town hall. remember after that when he asked i
not stopping until the job is done. chuck schumer vowing the senate will soon get the debt bill onto president biden s desk putting a pause on the debt ceiling and preventing economic calamity. but that s not all. we ll break down some of the bill s impacts on your bottom line. trump caught on tape again. a cnn exclusive. federal prosecutors have an audio recording of the former president speaking about keeping a classified document. the report could undercut his defense in the ongoing case. the 2024 gop front-runner is expected to speak to reporters from the campaign trail during the next hour. and a death zone rescue at the top of the world. a sherpa drags someone to safety. we are following these major stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the big question today, how fast can they move? right now the senate is taking up the debt ceiling bill just passed by the house. remember, there are only four days to avert a catastrophic government d
behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he s in the situation room, actually he s replaced by alex marquardt today. i ll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump s defense over retaining classified documents. we re also getting reaction from one of the former president s previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members of both parties raise serious concerns. majority leader chuck schumer telling senators, they have to stay in session until the bill passes. and russia says that regions near the border with ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in just the last day. the kremlin condemning international silence over the recent strikes on russian territory. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and
how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
now it s time for the travel show. coming up this week: the canadian dog race in 30 degrees celsius. the dogs are so excited. it s utter chaos! they re literally trying to pull the sled now. just one second! wait, wait! the first arab woman to scale one of the world s toughest mountains. taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. never give up. and the former notorious mexican prison that s now been given over to nature. bordering alaska and the arctic ocean, the yukon territory in northern canada is wild, sparsely populated and unrelenting. this must be one of the most remote places i have ever been to. it s just snow and mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. this year marks 125 years since one of the most frantic gold rushes in history reached its peak. when gold was discovered here, over 100,000 prospectors travelled north, hoping to get lucky, but the extreme conditions caused many to turn back. many of those who did make it settled here in daws