ahead right here on cnn newsroom, rescue efforts have ended at the site of india s worst train crash in decades. we will take you live to the site with a look at what authorities are saying caused the crash. plus i don t have anything to announce today, but i can tell you, when i got time to announce come this wednesday, i m announcing in iowa. republicans eyeing the white house were out in force this weekend. we ll look at whether an alternative to donald trump is emerging. and the vegas golden knights grabbed the early lead in the stanley cup final. cnn sports coy wire joins me live to break down the historic matchup on the ice. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we begin this hour in washington, d.c., where two more names will soon join the ever-growing list of republicans running for president. now, a former new jersey governor, chris christie, who ran in 2016, is expected to announce his candidacy tuesday. former
hello. i m back. good morning. i just wanted to say hello to you first. good morning. hello. i said hello to you and good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, june 4th. i m rahel solomon. i m victor blackwell. she enjoyed it so much, she stayed for a second day. thank you for spending part of your morning with us. there are new details on that train crash in india that killed close to 300 people. we have more on what we re learning about what this train was carrying and why officials believe that the number of people killed was so high? the eyes of the political world on iowa this weekend as gop hopefuls storm the hawkeye state. their message to voters as they try to set themselves apart in a field that s grown crowded. a school bus full of children burst into flames in milwaukee. the quick thinking by the driver that has a lot of people calling her a hero. and a climber found cling ng to a rope in mount everest s death zone. we will talk to a climb
it is sunday, june 4th. i m rahel solomon in for amara walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good of you to be with us. thank you for spending just another hour with us here this morning. and thank you for coming down to atlanta. i didn t know if that was going to come my way. thank you for coming! here s what we re watching for you this morning. of course, the focus for republican presidential hopefuls on iowa. their message that these candidates and soon-to-be candidates are given to voters as they try to set themselves apart in a growing field. and there are new details on that train crash in india that killed nearly 300 people. our team is at the crash site with more on what we are learning about the cause of the crash, and also the recovery efforts. a federal judge in tennessee says stthat the state s law limiting public drag shows sun constitutional. his reason for striking down the law and what happens next. and a school bus bursts into flames in milwaukee. c
and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon in for christine romans. wee begin with nikki haley, the 2024 presidential contender breaking with former president trump and florida governor ron desantis on a cnn town hall last night. they differentiated herself from her rivals, sometimes, by name, on a number of points including social security and medicare. and january 6. here s haley on ukraine where trump and desantis have avoided clearly backing the country s fight against russian aggression. listen. this is bigger than ukraine. this is a war about freedom. and it s one we have to win. a win for ukraine is a win for all of us. because tyrants tell us exactly what they re going to do. what we heard, china said they were going to take hong kong, they did it. russia said they were going to invade ukraine, we watched that happen. china says taiwan is next, we better believe them. russia says poland and the ballotics are next, if that happens,
taking shape and getting much more crowded. this weekend nearly the entire field of republican candidates and likely candidates with one notable exception, former president donald trump who skipped the gathering. iowa is a first in the nation event for the republican s nominating process. former vice president mike pence, who is expected to announce husband candidacy in des moines in a few days. also this week former new jersey governor chris christie is expected to enter the crowded race. already in the running is nikki hayley. cnn hosts a primetime town hall with her and jeff zeleny, it s a lot to keep track of already. it s starting to feel like a real campaign out there in iowa, isn t it? it definitely is, jim. certainly republicans are eager to win back the white house. the question is with which candidate. so we are in the beginning of the season where activists and voters who are really paying attention to this process are sizing up this big field of candidates. this