sites used by iran-backed mil militants. the pentagon says it s payback for attacks on american troops who are increasingly being targeted in the region. here s cnn s pentagon correspondent oren lieberman. reporter: rising tensions in the middle east with u.s. fighter jets carrying out a series of strikes in iraq against taiib hezbollah. mourners leading a funeral procession through the streets of baghdad as u.s. central command said the strikes likely killed a number of militants. president joe biden ordered the strikes after katayyib hezbollah, recognized by the u.s. as a terror organization, claimed responsibilior an attack clurring three u.s. service members, one in critical condition. the national security council said the president places no higher priority than the protection of american personnel serves in harm s way. the united states will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing should these attacks continue. u.s. forces in iraq and syria have been targeted a
pronunciation of desantis last name to desantis zeroing in on trump only serving a single term. when i heard desanctus go out and talk about eight years, we need eight years. you don t need eight years, you need six months. we can turn this thing around so quickly. if you need eight years, who the hell wants to wait eight years? you don t need eight years. i ll have it turned around and i think flow turned around. i said to tame the deep state you need two terms. he s not going to be able to nix the deep state in six months. he had four years, he didn t make a dent in it, give me a break. while a lot of attention is on the front-runners, the gop field is getting bigger. remember, mike pence, chris christie are set to jump in next week. how could this steady stream of entries shake things up and how much do the polls even matter this early in the game? joining me now in south carolina, dasha burns, vaughn hillyard and also politico white house correspondent eugene danie
out of the gate. so what we know is he will sit down with elon musk tomorrow and talk through some of this. elon musk confirming that today, but stopping short of endorsing him in any way or saying that he has plans to endorse. so all eyes will turn to that, also here to miami, where he is going to gather his donors to talk to them about his presidential bid and really try to maximize this moment. again, going back to what his team wants. they want to go on the offensive. they want a big blitz coming out of this announcement. they want a lot of media attention and also money. they want to really have a strong showing with millions and millions of dollars right out of the gate so that s what you can bet they ll be leaning on their d donors to do then move toward the next phase of the campaign. jessica, so the event in twitter spaces is 6:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow, i believe. what is desantis going to do after that? right. so after that, we look ahead to next weekend. you me
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world! i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, plenty of new twist in the 2024 race for the white house. rhonda santas 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 fouling down on guam right now. the island is bracing for 200 rain, life-threatening storm surge and 165 mile an hour winds from typhoon mama. plus, grandma joys road trip, we will speak to the 93 year old woman who just visited all 63 national parks, the oldest living person ever to do so and the grandson who went with her on this wild adventure. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church! thanks for being with us. florida governor ron desantis will launch his long expected to run for the white house later today in an unconventional way. he will make the announcement duri
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. just ahead, it s victory day in russia. with the kremlin ready to display its military might, even as some regions are scaling back events, due to security concerns over the war in ukraine. a search for answers in allen, texas, as investigators try to piece together a motive for saturday s mass shooting. we re learning new details about how the rampage unfolded. plus, president joe biden will meet with congressional leadership in the coming hours, in hopes of ending the debt ceiling standoff. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. at this hour, russia is kicking off celebrations for victory day. a national holiday marking the defeat germany in world war ii. several regions in russia have scaled back events, amid security concerns and a lack of military equipment to display. we are expecting remarks from president vlad