united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, plenty of new twists in the 2024 race for the white house. ron desantis has chosen an interesting way to announce his candidacy, while donald trump will likely be facing a criminal trial right in the middle of a critical primary month. a monster storm is barreling down on guam right now. the island is bracing for torrential rain, life-threatening storm surge, and 165-mile-an-hour winds from typhoon mawar. plus grandma s road trip. we ll speak to the 93-year-old woman who just visited all three 63 national parks. the oldest woman to do it, and the grandson that went with her on this wild adventure. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. republican ron desantis will kick off his presidential campaign in the hours ahead, but not in typical fashion. the florida governor will make the announcement during a conversation with twitte
it was to embarrass moscow, to violate its border, to show a moment of weakness there. i think the next thing to watch out for, this counterterrorism operation is now over, according to russian officials. the area secured, but the next thing really to watch out for here is kyiv s allies next steps. remember that nato, the united states have been very reticent to engage russia directly on russian territory. so the question is this a one and done? or will we see more of these brazen attacks. all right. thanks for staying on top of this, salma abdelaziz joining us live from london. the big question now is when ukraine s widely expected counter-offensive will come. for now ukrainian forces are finding success with unusual hit-and-run tactics against russian targets in the eastern part of the country. cnn s nic robertson got to see some of those tactics firsthand.
because not every grandson would want to do that. well, i thought he d lost his mind to begin with. but i decided, well, i ll just give it a whirl. pack the suitcase, and away we ll go. i love it. and, brad, it doesn t end there, of course. what is your next quest with your grandma? well, we ve already landed on a glacier in alaska in front of mount denali, which is the largest summit in all of north america. we re headed to kenya in july. we re going to see mount kilimanjaro. i think we should see the seven tallest mountains in the world. it seems like a smaller, more manageable number than 63. two wonderful people. if you want to see that whole interview, you can go to my twitter account at rosemary cnn. and if you want to follow joy and brad ryan on their next adventure, you can follow their instagram page, grandma joy s
attorney general merrick garland to discuss what they call the ongoing injustice perpetrated by the special counsel. cnn has reported that jack smith is close to wrapping up his investigation into trump s handling of classified documents and possible obstruction. he is also looking into the former president s role in the january 6th capitol insurrection. well, the man accused of crashing a truck into security barriers near the white house will be in court in the coming hours. 19-year-old sai kandula has been arrested and charged in federal court with degradation of property in excess of $1,000. court documents reveal he threatened to, quote, kill the president while praising adolf hitler after his arrest. the suspect told police he had been planning the attack for six months. he is being held without bail and has not entered a plea yet. another state has moved to restrict women s reproductive
inflation in the uk is now below 10% for the first time since last august. new government figures put the april inflation rate at 8.7%. still, economists had expected a more significant drop and widely expect more interest rate hikes from the central bank to bring inflation under control. the drop was driven in part by lower gas and electricity prices, but food prices continue to rise last month. well, the search for new evidence in the disappearance of madeleine mccann is expected to resume today. heavy rain and wind forced crews to postpone their work tuesday in southern portugal. a police source in germany told cnn portugal that pictures of the reservoir investigators are searching were found on a computer belonging to suspect christian brueckner. madeleine mccann vanished in 2007 during a family vacation in