newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, the head first lady tested positive for covid-19, all speak to a doctor about the new variant. russia looks to north korea for arms, kim jong-un may meet with vladimir putin to seal a weapon steel. and, another race to avoid a government shutdown. lawmakers have just days to reach a deal about the federal budget. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we do begin here in the united states where first lady jill biden has tested positive for covid-19. now, the white house says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at biden s home in delaware. however, president joe biden has tested negative for the virus, both were in delaware for the labor day weekend and an official tells cnn that there are no changes to the presidents schedule at this time. the president is scheduled to depart for the g20 summit in india later this week. meantime, this covid cases increase right across the united states,
former american three star general mix of that and other key developments in the war. plus, is it basil ready? the exodus is now on from the morning man doesn t, we re tens of thousands have been stranded by a plague of mud. good evening, john berman here in for anderson, we begin this labor day evening with a picnic presidential politics and polling. they all came together today and new hampshire. some republican candidates all something at the same picnic, and new polling that s no picnic for all but donald trump. it matters, the experts say, because that s when voters really start paying attention. this is attention getting. trump now has the race nearly two himself. 59 support, 59% suppt from republicans. his nearest rival, ron desantis, now 46 points behind. as for a potential trump, biden, matchup in the general election, it is 40 39 with 3% for two third party candidates, and a large number 17% undecided. head to head without third parties and voters forced to choose,
survival of their nation. it s also about the survival of their identity. their language, their culture. a big part of that culture is ballet. some dancers stayed in ukraine and continued to perform even with limited audiences and constant air raid sirens. but others made the hard choice to leave and continue with their training. a group of about 60 dancers found their way to the netherlands, where they joined the united ukrainian ballet. every dancer in that company is a refugee. they perform non-russian ballets all over the world, and they plan to keep on doing that, showing the world the power and beauty of ukrainian ballet and why their culture is worth protecting. cnn s christiane amanpour traveled to the netherlands and to ukraine to meet with this extraordinary group of dancers and watch them as they fight the war in their own way. i m rolling. yeah, that s great. okay, guys, let s go. from the beginning of the war i began to think should i go to military to
good morning, we re rolling down here. down here. we re going guys? let s say i want to talk about wh touched on thiats morning and yu might hate this but i really want you to think about it. if you are killed, if this does movie behind to the russian people? oh come on, danil. no, no way. let i it s like you ret making a move for the case of my death. i wo your question but please let it be another movie, movie number twon 2. let s make a trailer out of this movie and in the case i would be killed let s make a boring movie of memory. [ speaking non-english ] alexi navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. what to do with navalny presents a conyou undrum with the kremlin. locking him up knowing it could turn him into a political martyr . al areex you not scared alexi? what is said in moscow? [ speaking non-english ] crowd: [speaking russian] alexei navalny: putin? crowd: [speaking russian] alexei navalny: putin? crowd: [speaking russ
crew: rolling. crew: we re rolling, daniel. daniel roher: ok, we re going, guys? both: yeah. daniel roher: ok, so alexei, i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. and you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. if you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people? alexei navalny: oh, come on, daniel. no, no way. it s like you re making a movie for the case of my death. like, again, i m ready to answer your question, but please let it be in another movie, movie number two. let s make a thriller out of this movie. and in this case i would be killed, let s make a boring movie of memory. [suspenseful music] [speaking russian] reporter: alexei navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. reporter: what to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up knowing it could turn him into a political martyr. reporter: mr. n