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
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
from the war zone including reports of explosions in russian occupied territory. also tonight, a serious setback for talks on raising the federal debt limit and avoiding a catastrophic default. with negotiations now on hold, i ll ask the former treasury secretary larry summers what the president and the congress add leadership should do next as time for reaching a deal is running out. and new insight tonight into senator dianne feinstein s health and mindset after new confirmation of medical complications she faced. i ll speak with her former senate colleague barbara boxer amid growing questions about senator feinstein s ability to serve. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with two of the most pressing matters for president biden as he meets with key allies in japan. the war in ukraine, and the threat of the united states defaulting on its debt. cnn s chief whit
of the national school shooting gets underway soon. the first lady jill biden, is set to attend, as police revealed the shooter may have had weapons training. also, tonight, we ve learned that the new york grand jury investigating donald trump will take a break for most of april. how might that impact the decision on whether to indict the former president? and the crisis unfolding in israel right now is testing relations big time with the united states. we re tracking the tensions after president biden criticized prime minister benjamin netanyahu s divisive judicial overall plan. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. and let s go right to nashville. right now. we re mourners are gathering to honor the three children and three adults shot dead at the covenant elementary school there . cnn s carlos suarez is joining us right now. he s just outside the school. carlos this vigil is being held tonight
Can buy milk. Prices for food, clothing, houses and more jumped sharply. I bought a sandwich at one point, not even a fancy shop, it was 22. Driven by lingering pandemic supply issues, stronger manned, and perhaps some Price Gouging to. It has hit every american at some point, whether is you personally or someone you know. Worst constant reminder, gas prices. The nationwide average for a gallon climbed over 5 at one point, a new record. Filling up my suv sometimes cost over 100. Thats part . Some parts of the economy that were just coming, unemployment very low. Wages, up, significantly for the first time in a very long time. So, is a Recession Coming . I think its a different no. If you listen to a lot of the economists. I dont even care if theres a Recession Coming. It already feels like we are in a recession. Despite topping 1 Million Deaths in the u. S. , the covid pandemic brought some good news. More than 80 of all americans have now received at least one dose of vaccine. The rat