game-changer. russian officials meanwhile warned western countries that they would ruin, rather run colossal risks if they supply ukraine with f-16s. but white house officials are saying they got assurances that ukraine will avoid potential escalations of the war. we have had multiple conversations with ukrainians about the risk of escalation here. nobody wants to see world war iii. and we have made it clear that we re not gonna encourage or ukraine to strike inside russian territory. so we ve had that discussion with ukrainians, we have had it with respect to fighter aircraft. we are confident they will live up to their commitments. more on the presidents trip in a moment, back in washington, the white house is blasting congressional lawmakers over the debt ceiling deadlock. accusing republicans of holding the economy hostage. talks between both parties started, paused, restarted and ended with no indication of whether they will resume. , president biden was briefed this
. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, may 13th, i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. welcome to the best day of the week. your favorite. nobody it is likes saturday. even if you have to work, saturday is pretty cool. good to have you along. here is what we re watching this morning. i have to admit it is nice to be able to breathe one more time, but we can t let our guard down because we still know it is coming. city leaders and workers along the u.s. mexican border say they are bracing for an influx of migrants after title 42 expired this week. the concerns from officials and the legal challenges the white house is now facing after letting the policy expire. guilty on all counts, an iowa jury convicted daybell in the murder of her children. and what her family had to say after the verdict. we all just want to new explosions reported in eastern ukraine. we ll take you there to the frontlines as ukrainian troops work to
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with remarkable new insights into ukraine s president and the desire to hit russia on home soil. the washington post said president zelenskyy has suggested bold attacks behind closed doors including blowing up a pipeline and attempting to occupy russian border villages to gain over moscow. zelenskyy made such suggestions months ago. still, the pentagon did not dispute the authenticity of the leaked materials. this comes as we re getting new signs that the long-awaited ukrainian counter offensive could be getting underway soon. sources tell cnn, ukraine has begun shaping operations and cnn s sam kyly has more details on that. reporter: there have been signs, i think, very clearly now, that there are shaping operations going on ahead of a summer offensive by ukraine to try to recapture this territory that was taken by the russians. both in 2014 and more recently last year. what we ve seen is psychologi
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and around the world. The u. S. Government less than 19 hours away from shutting down. Ahead, well look at the republican infighting thats making a deal nearly impossible. Plus, the first one flips. One of Donald Trumps first codefedefendants in the sprawl 2020 election case sfroo strikes a deal with prosecutors. Highways, subways and laguardia is flooded. The u. S. Government is down to its final day of operation before it must shut down beginning at midnight, sunday, eastern time. On friday republicans roundly rejected u. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys latest attempt to gain their support. Unless theres a breakthrough this weekend, active duty troop etc. And Border Agents may have to work without pay. Food assistance for millions could be at risk. Government loans to farmers, students and Small Businesses wouldnt be processed. And air travel could be disrupted if unpaid tsa workers dont show up, as has happened befo
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