Mafia connections. Welcome to the lead. Im dana bash in for jake tapper. We start with our money lead and a rough day for the American Economy and your wallets. Gas prices hit a new record today, with the National Average for one gallon reaching 4. 37, according to aaa. Thats up 17 cents in one week and 25 cents in a month. To make things worse, u. S. Treasury secretary janet yellen was on capitol hill today where she warned this economic turbulence will continue. At the white house, President Biden acknowledged americans are facing high skyhigh inflation, although he tried to reassure the public, his administration is doing everything it can to bring prices down. But the president also did not lay out any new steps he plans to take, instead, spending a large part of his Speech Attacking republicans for what he calls their Ultra Maga Agenda to raise taxes. Mj lee starts off our Coverage Today from the white house. Number one challenge facing families today. President biden trying to re
The top of the hour on cnn newsroom, good to be with you, im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Just into our newsroom, the pentagon says the u. S. Is finding signs that Vladimir Putins military is forcing ukrainians to enter russia. Ukraines president puts that number at more than a Million People. The u. S. Has not assessed a figure yet. Today, putins propaganda took center stage in moscow against a backdrop of military parades, putin gave a National Address to recognize victory day in russia, and he falsely blamed the west for the war he started. The u. S. And its allies are also noting what putin did not say. He did not declare war or try to mobilize more troops as analysts had speculated. He also cancelled the victory date air shows across russia that had been scheduled. The u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Said that putin is recognizing that he has no victory to claim. Russian strikes are claiming more lives on the battlefield. Ukrainian officials fear as many as 60 people ma
New details on the three americans who died as a popular Vacation Site in the bahamas and the American Woman flown to a florida hospital. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start with our world lead. What was billed as a world war ii Victory Day Parade in russia ending with no new victories for Vladimir Putin to declare. Celebration just wrapped up with fireworks ending a day of events meant to honor the soldiers who helped defeat nazi germany. The west feared putin would use today to escalate his socalled special Military Operation in ukraine to declare an outright war. Instead, putin spent his speech defending his decision to invade his neighbor to the west and selling the war to his own people by falsely claiming the danger from ukraine was growing every day before he ordered his troops to invade. United states ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield responded to putins rhetoric and lies in an interview earlier today with cnn. President putin has recognized he
Operation to throw a Military Bridge across the donetsk river, shown here in this satellite image. The move is intended to cut this supply route to russian speaking ukraine towns now under bombardment. Ukrainian forces are counterattacking but Russian Artillery is already hitting the road and oil refinery next to it. With the killing of at least 60 people, Civilians Cowering in a school not far from here, its clear the russians are continuing with their campaign to obliterate civilian life, but this is also a sign that theyre pursuing traditional tactics, trying to break the infrastructure that could support the ukrainian war effort. Putins allegations of naziism in ukraine are turned back on the russian leader by survivors of the real war against hitlers ideology. She says, i think victory will be ours, only ours. If i were younger, i would have ripped this thugs throat out with my teeth. The president is insisting ukraines victory is certain. The one who is repeating the horrific cri
And businesses across the country. The Top Republican said that a National Abortion ban is possible if Roe Versus Wade is overturned. In cuba, the death toll continues to climb in the explosion at the havana hotel. And we begin with a Victory Parade in russia. Joining us from moscow, is Senior International correspondent, we should note that moscow threatens imprison ment. We got a lot of symbolism, and signs from president putip, what he calls the special Military Operation in ukraine. President putin told the people listening, we are fighting for our motherland and for our futures and blamed the west for the conflict. Nato has been supplying ukraine with advanced armorments and referenced the second wofld war. This is a victory day in russia, a day where they mark returnias part in defeating the nazis. Putin wanting to make a link between them, and what would be a victory again. The crowd cheered. Invited crowd. We spoke to them. Many of them repeated the messages that he had been sa