Ukraines counteroffensive and sobering new assessment. And now it is time to set the rule of the road as they head to the trial, and trumps team is saying that the prosecutors are going after his First Amendment rights now. And 40 Million People are under severe threats today after the extreme storms have battered the United States over night. Im omar jimenez with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. We have brandnew reporting this morning on ukraines counteroffensive in russia. Weeks into the fight, the reports from the battlefield are increasingly sobering. Specifically, concerns of the ability to retake specific territory. The National Security correspondent and the awardwinning author jim sciutto broke this reporting, and now he heard the reporting, and this is a marked change in weeks to folks in the u. S. And europe and the military and diplomacy and also lawmakers and there is a consistent read of the intelligence assessments here, and that is the counter offe
flooding, power outages across the east coast. we ll have an update from our reporter on the ground and a look at where this intense weather is heading next. next. good morning. thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we want to take you right to tel aviv where any moment defense secretary lloyd austin will speak at this press conference. today s meeting follows the tragic news announced friday that israeli defense forces accidentally killed three israeli hostages. the idf releasing these photos showing a sign they say was written in leftover food reading help. three hostages, it was found inside a building near the killings. now israeli public is pushing the government to get back to negotiating to get the remains hostages out. as nbc news has learned, cia director william burns is meeting with israeli and qatari officials in poland in an effort to restart the talk. let s bring in nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard eng
documents. the president has said there s nothing there. he has no regrets about all of this. those in his own party are starting to have a very different take on that. i think he should have a lot of regrets. when i go in is scif with secured documents, they always ask are you screen. make sure you re not carrying anything out. hard to believe in the united states of america we have a former president and a current president that are in the same situation. how does this happen? a great question. karl rove, kellyanne conway and a mark penn on the very latest of new documents. hi, jacqui. president biden got back to the white house a short while ago. he talked past reporters. he said i ll talk to you little. no public events today. maybe he will surprise us. anyway, we know the president does plan to spend next weekend at camp david. this as there are reports the justice department is considering looking at other properties linked to the president. the white house coun
about opportunity in ukraine. president biden shifting his warning about monkeypox as another possible case is being investigated in the united states. and a heart continue stopping rescue in california, a helicopter swoops in to save a man dangling from the side of a cliff. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is monday, may 23rd. this morning president biden is making unexpected headlines in tokyo, even his top aides were caught offguard by what he said. the president was asked if the united states would, quote, get involved militarily if china were to invade taiwan, and this is the exchange. you didn t want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s a commitment we made. we agree on a one china policy, we signed on to t and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken
there is now a date and time certain of when the israeli hostage deal should be set into motion. israel and hamas, hours from now, agrees to hit pause in order to get hostages out. we will speak to one of the families now holding their collective breath while waiting for word on their loved ones. top u.s. officials have been working for weeks to secure this truce as ten americans remain unaccounted for. president biden is calling the deal a testament to tireless diplomacy. storms are hitting major travel hubs along the east coast today. this morning, we see long lines at airports as thanksgiving travel is kicking into high gear. what it means for you and this thanksgiving holiday. i m kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. 18 hours from now, a truce between israel and hamas is expected to begin. with that truce, a pause in fighting and a significant number of hostages who have now been held in gaza for nearly 50 days are expected to be released. it marks the first majo