good morning to you. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, may 14th. i m victor blackwell. happy mother s day to you. thank you. happy mother s day s to everyone. i m amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. here s what we are watching for you. moving along. hard to tell. president biden and republican leaders are expected to meet this week as they rush to avoid an unprecedented debt default. the warning coming from the white house as that crucial june 1st date inches closer. ukraine s president says the country s counteroffensive against russia will begin soon as he meets with countries supplying billions of dollars in aid. what that looks like on the battlefield and the report that zelenskyy could be planning attacks inside russia. gone through a fiscal crisis, a pandemic, and a horrific tragedy that could shatter any community, but did not here. four university of idaho students fatally stabbed in their off campus apartments six months ag
ukraine. president zelenskyy is hinting that the long anticipated summer counteroffensive will begin soon. the comments come as he continues his tour of europe vying for support from his european partners. today he is in berlin. it s his first visit to the country since russia s invasion. and you know just recently germany promised its biggest batch of military aid to ukraine. now, inside ukraine russia is hitting targets across the country. this is new video. look at that fireball. this is new video of a drone attack that injured 21 people in western ukrsaturday. another attack killed two people, including a 15-year-old girl. that is a a spectacular sight. sam kiley joining us from southeastern ukraine. we know that ukraine has been gearing up for a military count offensive. how soon might that happen, sam? reporter: well, i think the ukrainians are keeping everybody guessing and that is part in a sense of the campaign itself.