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already from china. well have much more on that in just a moment. but were also keeping an eye on the pentagon where in just minutes, top leaders will hold a press conference. this question of military intervention in taijuan, its very likely to be raised. well bring that to you when it begins. president biden is also formally answering an indy pacific trade pact. a lot to get to this hour. lets get started. cnns jeremy diamond is live in tokyo. jeremy, what are you hearing from admi...

unpopularity. and precious cargo. the u.s. military, an air lift touches down in middle america with a critical shipment on board. 500,000 bottles worth of baby formula. but we begin the hour in tokyo. president biden dispensing with diplomacy to deliver a stern warning to china. >> you didnt want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> thats a commitm...

a russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in the first war crimes trial of this now three-month long invasion. the soldier admitted to killing one man but ukrainian president zelenskyy says as many as 100 ukrainians are now dying each day near the frontlines. were tracking developments there, but first, lets go to japan where president biden is on the second leg of his trip to asia, and will ripley is in tokyo for us. will, the president wanted to send a strong message to china ...

made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region. >> now, those comments were a deviation from the standard strat stra strategic from the administration and it caught them off guard. they said the stance on china and taiwan has not changed but some of the presidents own aides tell cnn they did not expect him to be so kquiv cool n the topic. china did not like these comments. what was their res...

militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> thats the commitment we made. >> now, a white house official be the pentagon tried to walk back the presidents comments, insisting the decades old policy of strategic ambiguity has not changed. but the defense secretary had a different explanation than the president when asked if bidens comments could mean putting troops on the ground. >> putting troops on the ground defend taiwan? >> our one china policy has not c...

an explosive report of sex abuse cases inside the southern baptist convention. survivors repeatedly ignored and disbelieved by the largest protestant denomination in the united states as leaders themselves tried to protect their own reputations instead of protecting the victims. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our world lead and top white house advisers caught off guard by this response from president biden when he was asked in a news conference in tokyo if the ...

its unclear where thats going. even with all these attention to these air lifts, parents may not see shelves looking very different. its going to take a while until they really notice the things are getting better. >> more babies are being hospitalized due to the shortage. what do we know about their condition? could we see even more infants going to the hospital? >> i think we could unfortunately because this shortage is going to continue for a while. the babies that we have heard of,...

>> president biden: yes. >> you are? >> president biden: thats a commitment we made. its a commitment we made. here is the situation. we agree with one china policy. we signed onto it and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it could be taken by force, just taken by force is just not appropriate. >> dana: jacqui heinrich is reporting live. those comments stole the show away from the economic message the president wanted to deliver and the white house is const...

change in policy? we begin "america reports" with the white house walking back president bidens comments about china and taiwan, and all comes as president biden faces a series of crisis here at home while claiming a recession is not inevitable. im sandra smith in new york. great to be back with you, john. >> john: great to be back. let me be the first to officially well come you. the president wrapping up a trip, up and down stock market, fears that gas prices will hit $6 a gallon nat...

that? >> yes. it is a commitment we made. >> back here in the u.s., voters head to the polls for election day. critical primary races in georgia. and the high stakes run-offs in texas. >> more shipments of bhaeb form la, after the first flight touched down in indiana yesterday. how soon could parents see it on shelves. >> and a federal judge has stopped the biden administration from lifting the bill. and still many make the journey. >> and a live report. >> we begin this hour with a fa...