captions by vitac www.vitac.com ukraine and russia accusing each other of blowing up a critical dam leading to massive flooding and evacuations. now calling for a u.n. security council meeting and new sanctions against moscow. and the pga tour changing course after a area of insults and lawsuits, the tour and liv golf are changing courses. some are livid. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. we do begin in ukraine with these pictures of a dam breach. you can see water gushing through the dam. this is a critical spot on the dnipro river. this happened in a russian-controlled park of the chereson region. the rising waters, while settlements down stream are starting to flood. one ukrainian official said 16,000 people on the west bank of the river are in a critical zone. russian officials are telling residents that there is no threat. there are new satellite photos that show the dam was damaged just
viewers in the united states an around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. just ahead we both know we have a significant responsibility. here we are june 1 being the deadline. this is not how government should work. what i sense from the white house is a lack of urgency. it is a unit of overwhelming tli russian citizens who volunteered to fight for ukraine because they want to depose the putin regime. no one could have seen that he would be a two time mvp. a lot to think about, to be honest. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 23rd, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where lawmakers are trying to avoid defaulting on the nation s debt. and they may be closer after kevin mccarthy and president biden met on monday. both leaders said progress was made despite lingering disagreements. we still have some disagreements but i think that we may be able to get where we have to go. we
fired from lebanon. israeli military announced new strikes on both gaza and lebanon days after israeli forces stormed one of islam s holiest sites decided i hear the warm it was very, very scary peacekeeping force in lebanon stressed that neither side wants another war. one week ago. we had members take it upon themselves to rush the well and stop the people s business point. did we encourage violence . and we will never quit? justice thomas s luxury trips with the gop mega donor republika, revealing decades perks the supreme court justice received from texas billionaire harlan crow struck us in this reporting was just the frequency of these trips and just the lavishness. revelations in this report has critics in congress calling to impose serious ethical rules on the highest court in the land. you say better regulation would not have prevented they would have would have. so what s better? very often. when it comes to regulations you have. this is the problem. they try to fix
universe from the nasa department. we will tell you how old and how far away it is. more of that. good evening. long time trump allies suddenly reversing course and saying he is now willing to testify before the committee. this is really stunning. he refused for months to appear even though he has had a subpoena. the justice department calls it a stunt and says his sudden wish to testify is not a genuine effort to meet his obligations but a last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability. he of course was the one who said this the day before the insurrection. all is going to break loose tomorrow. all is going to break loose tomorrow. loud and proud to anyone who would listen. robert reported he was also the one who convinced trump to come back to washington. so he can attend the rally in person. they quote him messing you have to return to washington. people are going to say what is going on here? it is unclear if he will appear in this stunt. if he does, whether he will tur
also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge night of primaries in some key battleground states. voters in five states are casting their ballots setting up critical showdowns for this november, and the stakes could not be higher. the choices voters make could very well determine whether or not this country remains a democracy, and that claim is not made hyperbolically. we saw how our democracy was pushed to the brink in 2020 with the twice-impeached former president pushing the lie that the election he lost was rigged. of course it wasn t, an