wind we re house solomon in new york and this is cnn hello everyone. thanks for joining me. i m alison maratha in for fredricka whitfield. today. we re following several major developments around the globe that will present challenges for president biden at home and abroad this week the first us defense secretary lloyd austin, meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in singapore. today, secretary austin reiterated, quote wavering us support for ukraine in the face of russia s war were also awaiting word on hamas s response to a new ceasefire proposal with israel as detailed by president biden on friday, the president is expected to address these and other global challenges when he visits france to commemorate right, the 80th anniversary of the d-day invasion of normandy cnn s natasha bertrand and facil alvarez are tracking all of these stories for us. so natasha, you re in singapore. what happened at the meeting today? well, secretary of defense lloyd austin
streaming on max, the very first debate ever ever between a president and a former president. the newest continues on cnn with wolf blitzer in the situation room happening now vladimir putin wraps up, is pomp-filled visit to north korea claiming is ties with kim jong-un have reached a new level. we re breaking down their new mutual the defense treaty and how this partnership of us adversaries threatens the west. also this hour, a state of emergency as wildfires rage in new mexico and turn deadly. cnn is on the scene where flames have been consuming holmes and forcing thousands of people to flee and donald trump s ability to make or break republican candidates is being tested in a congressional primary in virginia. that s still too close to call trump s anger and bid for revenge, leaving a key house republican incumbent in parallel tonight welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer a year in the situation room tonight, vladimir pu
years. they say they verified some of the texts that they want to introduce that would show his drug use around the time when he bought that gun and also, they have excerpts from his memoir. hunter has been incredibly public and open about his struggles with alcoholism and crack okay. in addiction, he talked about it a lot in his memoir, and the prosecutors will be trying to use that material against him in court that will be interesting to watch. marshall cohen. thank you for the preview. well, i typically festive parade is a somber one today. thousands of people marching down the streets of new york to bring attention to the tragic events of october 7 june 19th, cnn celebrated juneteenth with special to form, it says by john legend, hadi lewbel, smokey robinson, everyone she celebrated juneteenth celebrating freedom in legacy. wednesday, june 19 at ten on