week of diplomacy. the ukrainian president expected to arrive at the g 7 summit soon and made a push to secure more military aid for his country s fight against russia. and biden in japan says he s not worried as he con fronts a crisis at home. debt ceiling talks stalling out even as the talks settle down with less than two weeks before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. plus, my conversation with the european president as day two of the g 7 summit gets underway. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. welcome. world leaders at the g 7 summit in japan are tackling china s growing global influence and russia s war on ukraine. while a topic not officially on the agenda also looms large. allies keep asking u.s. president joe biden about the debt crisis back home. talks are stalled, and the white house accuses republicans of pushing the country to the brink of defaulting on it debts. meantime, as ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is
japan for the g-7 summit, he says the meetings will bring peace closer, live to heiroshim in a few moments. president joe biden believes the country will not default on its debt but the two sides stopped talking late friday night. we ll have more. and later, florida governor ron desantis takes a swipe at his potential rival for the white house, donald trump, saying it would be easy to be the front runner. announcer: live in cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with paula neeson. volodymyr se lensy is now in japan where he will be meeting with world leaders at the g-7 summit. he arrived a short time ago, you see him there, tweeting he ll be having important meetings and that, quote, peace will become closer today. he s there to boost support ahead of ukraine s expected counteroffensive. now, ahead of his visit u.s. president joe biden agreed to support efforts to train ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets and several allies have, in fact, expressed interest in transferri
thank you so much for joining me. ukraine s president zelenskyy is looking for continued support in the war with russia. the leaders have responded, releasing a statement saying, quote, we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have face-to-face talks with zelenskyy. in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signalled it will now permit allies to send f-16 fighter jets to the w war-torn nation and support in the pilot training. western leaders are also weighing their options to confront china s increasing military power. cnn s phil mattingly is in hiroshima, japan. what do we expect could come from president biden s meeting with zelenskyy? reporter: it s interesting. this will be the first time they ve met in person since president biden s surprise visit to kyiv that was so symbolic in the moment, but also at the time, according to officials involved in that meeting, when the president arrived, very subst
holding face to face meetings. we re live with the very latest. and 12 days until possible economic catastrophe as the negotiations on the debt ceiling hit snag after snag in washington. plus everyone is going to see this and witness a miracle. she s returned from a russian jail and playing in the wnba again. brittney griner returns to the court. andy scholes will break down her first game back since her release from a russian jail. we begin this hour japan as the ukrainian president begins his in-person appeal for support at the g7 summit. he arrived a short time ago tweeting that peace will become closer today. he will be meeting with many of the world leaders gathered there beginning with italy s prime minister. joe biden has given him a boost agreeing to support training ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets. the u.s. debt crisis is looming large over the summit threatening to rock the global economy. talks appear dead locked, but president biden says he s confi
Im laila harrak. Out on strike or auto workers in the u. S. Still dont have a deal with automakers in the first strike against all of the big three. The death toll from floods in libya will likely keep rising as the search goes on. Well talk to a storm Health Official about how Recovery Efforts are going. Increased Police Presence as protests break out across iran to mark the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini in police custody. No breakthrough, but reasonably productive discussions, at least with ford. Thats how the United Auto Workers are describing labor talks on day two of the unions strike against three top u. S. Automakers. Striking Union Workers picketed outside the Ford Assembly plant in wayne, michigan. Ford has responded to the walkout by temporarily laying off some 600 nonstriking workers at that plant, saying the strike is causing a lack of parts. Gm is threatening to lay off 2,000 more. The union and ford, General Motors, and stellantis are far apart on wages and bene