out front next, putin s nukes are on the move. as putin warns he can still destroy ukraine s capital. we are live in moscow, and along ukraine s front lines where the attacks are intensifying tonight. plus, the justice department tonight taking steps to prevent trump from releasing classified materials in the mar-a-lago case, as one of his now former lawyers reveals why he is no longer advising the former president. and after the spy balloon, and dangerous close calls. tech can u.s. prevent another dangerous incident with china? a critical meeting about to happen. let s go out front. good evening, i m brianna killer in for erin burnett. out front tonight, putin surrounding ukraine with nuclear weapons. the russian president declaring today he now has nukes on standby in belarus, which is where putin launched his invasion of ukraine from more than one year ago. the first nuclear warheads have been delivered to the territory of belarus, but just the first ones. this is the
in new jersey. in new york city in the northeast, the flood warnings and the alerts, potentially damaging winds. rob marciano on these deadly tornadoes, and ginger zee timing out tonight, tomorrow, and now yet another new storm right behind this one. tonight, the pentagon now saying that defense secretary lloyd austin is being treated for prostate cancer. and that the president and the white house only learned about it today. selina wang at the white house. more than 170 passenger planes now grounded tonight after that door plug came off the plane at 16,000 feet. what both alaska airlines and united airlines have now found while conducting their own inspections, and gio benitez reporting. former president trump in federal court today. his attorneys making the case that presidential immunity protects trump from anything related to the election and january 6th. a judge then asking trump s lawyers, if a president orders the assassination of a political rival, would preside
welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom i m ron desantis, and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. ron desantis makes it official, but his unconventional announcement filled with delays and glitches has many asking, did he win over any voters? . plus one year as ham and gone sense the deadly massacre at robb elementary school in uvalde. 19 fourth graders and two teachers mercilessly slaughtered by a gunman. we ll look at america s public health crisis with gun violence. what s love got to do with it remembering an entertainment and music legend, tina turner, dead at the age of 83. so we begin with the race for the white house and rough start for the latest republican to announce his candidacy, ron desantis. the florida governor started wednesday evening s launch posting a campaign video on twitter saying he s running for president to lead the great americ
and a warm welcome to our viewers all around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom i m ron desantis and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. it came off almost like he was a talk radio host not a future leader of the free world. keep on turning, keep on burning, rolling, rolling on a river she was a gift. there will be nobody like tina. this is going to continue to be a significant storm. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, may 25th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in miami where governor desantis will meet today with donors backing his newly launched presidential candidacy. he is also looking to recover with disappointed campaign rollout on twitter marred by delays and glitches. the governor s team saying more than half a million people logged on to the chat. but twitter s infrastructure couldn t handle the overwhelming response. desantis appeared on fox news a short
headlines. heat. florida governor ron desantis is now set to officially announce that he is running for president. cnn learned that the florida governor is going to make the announcement tonight during an interview with elon musk on twitter. his wife, casey desantis released this video of him getting ready to walk on a stage as a dramatic voiceover speaks in the background. do i have the courage? it is worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it. every single time. desantis has widely been seen as former donald trump s leading challenger for the republican nomination. there are questions on what this launch will look like. the poll numbers have been slipping after shaky performances leading up to this launch. trump has been relentlessly attacking him for months now. and we re now learning that trump and his allies have been preparing for this moment with a coordinated plan to try to up end desantis campaign launch. there is a social media blitz and appearing in