thank you so much for joining me. ukraine s president zelenskyy is looking for continued support in the war with russia. the leaders have responded, releasing a statement saying, quote, we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have face-to-face talks with zelenskyy. in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signalled it will now permit allies to send f-16 fighter jets to the w war-torn nation and support in the pilot training. western leaders are also weighing their options to confront china s increasing military power. cnn s phil mattingly is in hiroshima, japan. what do we expect could come from president biden s meeting with zelenskyy? reporter: it s interesting. this will be the first time they ve met in person since president biden s surprise visit to kyiv that was so symbolic in the moment, but also at the time, according to officials involved in that meeting, when the president arrived, very subst
critics we will tell you what s happening tonight. meantime, knocking on doors on anyone who was a law makers who crossed him. plus, new health concerns for senator dianne feinstein, more complications from shingles, including inflammation of the brain. more on that and who the mystery woman is by her side at all times now. and it s a real life episode of succession, the world s richest man has to choose one of his children to take the reigns, who will it be? good evening, i m air rain burnet. out front, putin targeting his own. putin police forces breaking down doors and detaining. armed police at one politician s home. this is break ting down with a crow bar, ripping the door off, and part of a sweep that reportedly was looking for people with ties to a former russian law makers. a man who was forced into exsill after he became the only law makers to vote against putins annexation of crimea. look what they re doing to people they say are connected to him. moments ago i spok
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the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy beginning a critical trip overseas, with plans to attend the g7 meetings in japan, as his military gears up for a potential decisive battle against russia. a chilling video, how the mass shooting in farmington, new mexico, earlier this week unfolded. watch how the officers had to take down the shooter. and the big apple has a big problem. a new study suggests manhattan sky scrapers could be pushing the city down at the same time that sea levels are going up. we re following the major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central the high-stakes g7 summit in japan has taken on a whole new meeting, now that ukraine s president will have a seat at the table. volodymyr zelenskyy will arrive in hiroshima this weekend to speak with leaders of the world s largest economies. those nations just announced a major new round of sanctions targeting russia, and the united states is signaling a path forward