tonight the republican presidential race is shaking up. donald trump is out to a big lead, and a growing list of opponents is out to stop him. we re turning to republican party chair ronna mcdaniel who s got a tough job, keep the gop united despite the controversial front-runner. do you have any problem with the republican party nominating someone who s under federal indictment? we ll ask her about trump threatening to skip the first gop debate. why would i let these people take shots at me in. and the message she thinks will beat joe biden in 2024. don t you think you should maybe skip a vacation once in a while, how do i right this ship? maybe don t go to the beach, joe. and later comedy icon goldie hawn on making her own rules in both her professional and personal life including i m happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. her role of a lifetime, helping children with their mental health. is that part of your super power? it is possible i may not
nato-light. g7 leaders laying out long-term security commitments to ukraine. all of this comes amid more aggression against russia. russia launched drone attacks on kyiv overnight but they were repelled by ukrainian air defense. ukraine s military shot down several iran-made attack drones in central ukraine. our reporters and correspondents are standing by to bring us the latest from across the globe. we ll begin with arlette saenz, she s in lithuania. can you bring us up to speed on this meeting that will happen shortly between biden and zelenskyy? yes. we do expect president biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy to sit down for the first time for a private meeting here at the nato summit in just a short while. right before that, we re anticipating the president and other g7 leaders will be appearing at an event to roll out what they ve described as the joint declaration regarding ukraine. officials say that this will include the u.s. and other g7 countries laying out
me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with extreme heat gripping much of the world and the u.s., right now more than 85 million americans are under heat alerts from florida to california. in the west, a suffocating heat dome is intensifying, leading to record-breaking hot temperatures in so many areas. phoenix topped 110 degrees for the 15th consecutive day on friday, and it s forecast to continue that streak through at least wednesday. and this is a live earth cam shot of disown na, arizona. it s beautiful but temperatures are already over 100 degrees and a high of 106 is expected later on today. meanwhile, death valley, california, already one of the hottest places on earth, could see temperatures reach a scorching 130 degrees this weekend. cnn s mike valerio is in silence y valencia, california. mike romo is in california. reporter: we started out at about 5:00 in the morning, it was 86 degrees, and the last hour we crossed the 100 degree threshold. as soon as that happe
he was, of course, appointed by donald trump. and during his testimony today, he faced hostile questioning from fellow republicans. republicans, you see, in the defense of donald trump, have adopted the line that the fbi is a bunch of out of control woke deep state maniacs looking to purge conservatives and politically target republicans. it s an idea that is pernicious and also comical if you know anything about the history of the fbi, who with his tended to target over the decades, or the fact that it s nearly hundred year history, all of it senate confirmed fbi directors, nigh none has ever been a registered democrat. i digress. there was one moment during hearing the convoy intention. here it is. around the questioning about the fbi and january 6th from republican congressman darrell issa of california. how many individuals were either fbi employees or people that the fbi had made contact with were in the january 6th entry of the capital and surrounding area? i really
ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. any moment now president biden on a one-on-one with ukrainian president. they are supposed to meet in mere moments. a new pledge now of weapons and money to help ukraine to back against russia over the long haul. the fbi director in the hot seat. starting very soon on capitol hill, chris wray facing some of his harshest critics, republicans. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner. this is cnn news central. all right. let s go live. right now we re looking at president biden and president zelenskyy in ukraine. let s listen in. i m going to support you, and i hope we finally have put to bed the notion about whether or not ukraine is welcome and nato is going to happen. we re all moving in the right direction. i think it s a matter of getting by the next few months here. so thank you, thank you, thank you, and you know, it s hard to believe 500 days. it s easy for me because mostly i