good friday morning, everybody. i am erica hill with rahel solomon. poppy harlow is off today. nice to be friday. isn t it? we are here for that. five things to know for this friday. june 2nd, the debt ceiling bill on its way to president biden s desk and once signed the threat of a u.s. default is off the table until after the 2024 election. also, new questions this morning about that partial building collapse in davenport, iowa. just days before the wall came crashing down an engineering firm said, quote, bricks appear ready to fall imminently. you can see the gap in the new pictures. three people are still missing. the former president now responding to reporting that they have him on tape. the denver nuggets one step closer to making franchise history after beating the miami heat, they are up taking the first game in the nba finals. an eighth grader crowned the new national spelling bee champ. we will put him to the test when he joins us live on cnn this morni
good morning. a good one. good weekend. how was yours? it was. happy mother s day? i slept, my kids made me breakfast. it was a beautiful day. i hope you had a great weekend. let s get started with five things to know this monday, may 15th. president zelenskyy is in the uk this morning meeting with the british prime minister. the visit is the latest a series of high stakes meet agz cross europe. russia experience az string of battleground setbacks. also, illegal border crossings dropping by 50% in the days after that immigration policy known as title 42 was lifted. that is according to the homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. he warns it s too early to know if the surge peaked. president biden is supposed to hold another round of debt ceiling talks tomorrow with kevin mccarthy and the other congressional leaders. yesterday, the president sounded opt m optimistic. ron desantis headlining big political events in iowa this weekend. the florida governor making
something that you would use on babies was unsafe. reporter: johnson & johnson is now in bankruptcy court attempting to resolve these cases with an $8.9 billion proposal. the bankruptcy court has yet to decide if j&j can move forward with the plan. the story and legal drama continues to unfold, and aside from baby powder, we also take a look at how cosmetics are regulated compared to other consumer products. bottom line, it s still up to companies to say a product is safe before it hits the shelves. pamela brown, thank you so much. don t miss pamela s exclusive reporting, a new episode airs tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. a historic moment on full display in london. britain officially has a new monarch. king charles iii was crowned today during a coronation ceremony at westminster abbey. god save the king! god save the king! it was a day of rituals, traditions and cele
here on cnn newsroom rulings by two u. s. federal judges illustrate what health care for women now looks like without the protections. of roe v. wade. fallout from the move by tennessee republicans to expel two democratic lawmakers from the state house here with their supporters are planning to do next, and a show of force on all sides of taiwan. see how beijing is responding as officials from taipei and washington grow ever closer. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with goossen. so the abortion rights debate is once again front and center here in the united states. this time a fight is brewing over access to medication. abortion pills after federal courts issued conflicting rulings just minutes apart. the justice department and a drug manufacturer have already filed an appeal to reverse the decision that seeks to block the drugs. but also flores breaks down the two abortion rulings for us and their possible impact. there are two conflicting orders on abortion that i
takes. it comes as the u.s. is accusing russia of committing crimes against humanity. the declaration marks the strongest accusation yet from the u.s., as it seeks to punish moscow for its invasion of ukraine. we declared from day one that they were committing war crimes. we have announced that they re committing crimes against humanity, and we re looking at the facts on the ground. i had an opportunity to visit a forensic lab that we re supporting in helping them to gather the evidence that they will need and we will need to hold the russians accountable. we have correspondents covering this for us at the white house and on the ground in ukraine. let s begin with coverage from priscilla alvarez at the white house. what are the expectations for the president s trip to poland? white house officials have made clear, paula, this is a crucial moment not only because of that one-year anniversary which is just around the corner but also as u.s. and western officials warn of a