Remains of 22yearold Gabby Petito in northern wyoming. An autopsy to confirm her identity is scheduled. The cause of death still unknown. Sad developments there. There is a lot happening this morning. Kristen holmes has more on the vaccine news, trials for children. Kristen, tell us what the data shows here, because i know a lot of parents are watching. Good morning, jim and erica. We cannot stress what a big deal this is. Its something weve been waiting for, the first vaccine data for this 5 to 11 Age Group that weve seen yet. Now in addition to showing that the vaccine is safe, it also showed that it generated a robust immune response. The company says there were no instances of myocarditis, which is Heart Inflammation that has been linked to some mrna vaccines. All positive news here. While it has not been peer reviewed or published yet, this is the first step of getting these shots into childrens arms and in fact, the fda, excuse me, pfizer says they are going to submit this data t
in-person meeting with g7 leaders as the u.s. plans to announce more military aid to the country worth hundreds of millions of dollars. on again, off again as talks to extend the united states debt ceiling start and stop, the hope of a deal happening this weekend becomes dimmer. and syrian president bashar al assad welcomed at the arab league summit after a 12-year suspension. i ll talk to an expert on how he s being received. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy touched down in hiroshima, japan, just moments ago to take part in the g7 summit. it s the latest stop on his whirlwind diplomatic tour to boost support ahead of his country s expected counteroffensive against russian forces. cnn white house reporter kevin liptak joins me now live from hiroshima, japan. well, arguably the guest of honor has touched down. what kind of reception will he get? reporter: yeah, we did see him land here
okay, guys, could see about, i don t see a lot more of, you thank you much. in the meantime, in our next hour, how a neighbor is coming to russia s rescue as the world tightens sanctions. what are the, dopamine we see world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we begin the hour with a new reaction from russia. two new g7 sanctions and president biden s plan to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. president zelenskyy flew to japan today, meeting with world leaders in the city. where the u.s. dropped two atomic bombs in 1945 to end world war ii. russia s foreign minister said today, sanctions from the g7 appear to be aimed at the double containment of russia and china. the plan to send american fighter jets to ukraine now raising questions about the risk of potential escalation of the wars. here s what former national security adviser told us last hour. clearly, the uss believes that there is an escalation risk in providing f-16s. off they would
plus speak to experts about what the leaders could achieve. and the cost of the queen s funeral is revealed we ll break down just how much the government spent on the historic event. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi, there. it s 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, and 9am in hiroshima, japan, where the country s prime minister fumio kishida hosts his counterparts from the us, the uk, germany, italy, france and canada for the annual g7 summit. it s a packed agenda for the world leaders who ll be discussing the war in ukraine, the rising influence of china and the increasing tensions between china and the west over taiwan. the summit officially begins in the coming hours, but already deals have been struck. british prime minister rishi sunak was among the early arrivals, he s agreed a new defence and economic arrangement with japan. nick marsh is in hiroshima for us. with hiroshima for us. the french president emmanuel with the french p
good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trump s 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting pence against his former boss who is supporting pence s primary opponent david perdue. kemp has been a top target against trump s vengeance campaigns. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. he said, quote, mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016, before he was plucked up and his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. we re liv