His base, which is why many people were shocked when he muddied his position on abortion this week remarking on a florida ballot amendment that could overturn that state s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy i think the six week because to shore, it has to be more time and show that. And i ve told them that i want more weeks you ll vote in favor of the amendment on voting that i am going to be voting that way need more than six weeks after backlash from conservatives, trump s campaign tried to clarify his position saying quote, president trump has not yet said how he will vote even though we did just hear how he said he would vote at that moment in time on the ballot initiative in florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short, then yesterday, this is what president trump said. Are you voting yes or no on amendment four in florida? so i think six weeks you need more time than six weeks. I ve disagreed with that right from the early primaries my marriage
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. i m jim acosta in the cnn newsroom. ukraine is entering the brutal fight against russia as the troops rolled across the border into ukrainian cities. many, especially those in russia, thought it would be swift and ukraine would fall quickly. but ukraine had other plans. they have surprised the world with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price as it is estimated at least 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began. many wonder how long kyiv can continue to hold on in the face of so much russian aggression. days after his historic visit to ukraine, president joe biden spoke with abc news about how he sees the war progressing at this point and what he thinks about the idea of a negotiated settlement. nothing about ukraine without ukraine west won t dictate to
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla
cathedral. this is as you say his first visit here as king. his 40th visit to northern ireland, and his car pulled up, his window was a little bit down, he was behind the barriers, a few feet away and i was so struck by the way that the way the king waved at the crowd before he was even out of the car and he was opened the door and was out and he waved. this is sort of not the way perhaps people have thought of the monarchy in the past, it is somewhat stuffy and a little bit aloof. this was a king connecting with the people of his country. he was met by the lord lieutenant on the steps of the cathedral here. introduced so some other local dignitaries. but even as he walked up those few steps into this old cathedral here, the cathedral that is known for being a cross community cathedral, even as he walked up the steps before he went in, he turned and his queen consort camilla waved again at the crowd before they went in. and it is expected, you are hearing the trumpets playing
the lightning advanced that ukraine is making in reclaiming territory seized by russian forces. today president zelenskyy said his military has liberated 2300 square miles since the beginning of this month. while it is not really possible to verify these exact numbers and these images of ukrainian flags being raised in several villages in the east and the south. they re circulating widely. we re also following big economic news happening as we speak. u.s. stocks down sharply at this hour. following new inflation data. we ll have much more on all of that in a moment. but let s begin with stan kylely live in kharkiv. what is the latest? reporter: well the latest is that in spite of this very rapid and success advance, 6,000 kilometers captured in the north or recaptured in the north and south of the country, the russians have hit back. they ve hit back by taking out the power supplies in kharkiv province. it is power cut here in kharkiv city. but i could say, also, that it