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lies. trump endorsed kemp rival, david perdue and headlined a telerally for him yesterday on the same day that former vice president mike pence stumped with kemp in georgia. >> when you say yes to governor brian kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across america that the republican party is the party of the future. >> david is the only candidate who can beat stacey abrams because i dont believe kemp can do it. hes got too many people in the republican party that will r...

alleged plot to assassinate former president george w. bush. the suspect was even planning on driving to bushs home in dallas. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. it is election day in america. voters now headed to the polls in five states. georgia, alabama, texas, arkansas, and minnesota. a number of the contests today will test donald trumps grip on the republican party, and there is no race that matters more to the former president than georgia...

from the top to the bottom. >> we will be formulating in stores early as this week. >> now we know we can go to bed around sleep well knowing that our babies can be fed. >> live from london, this is cnn "newsroom" with isa soares. >> welcome to the show. it is monday, may 23rd. u.s. president biden is keeping anwary eye on the military foot print. mr. bind has a strong response to china. the white house was quick to qualify the u.s. policy on the issue has not changed. while those comm...

that is incredibly notable because as brianna was saying, its been this long-standing practice of strategic ambiguity. basically, that means that the white house will say, china, dont do this. we dont want to see you do this, but they wouldnt exactly spell out what would happen if china were to do that. and the president, of course, did that today, saying the u.s. military would be involved in this. so, yes, afterward, you did see some of the presidents aides try to walk this back sayi...

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,...

and the trump versus pence feud over the 2020 election is escalating tonight on this the eve of the georgia primary. trump is lashing out at his former vice president calling him, quote, desperate as they stump for rival candidates in a georgia showdown. pence speaks out on the campaign trail this hour. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with the fallout after president bidens surpris...

see more cases in the upcoming days. >> im pamela brown in washington. you are live in "cnn newsroom." following several mayor stories this hour including new concerns over monkey pox after another suspected case in the united states. also tonight, baby formula given a military escort into the united states. how long will it last? and the nypd is searching for a suspect after a man was shot dead on the subway this morning. plus voters in four more states are set to head to the polls ...

especially supply vendors who are getting jackhammered by rising inflation, especially the cost of gas. >> i remember when gas was $2.50 a gallon. its kind of like hard to fill up your tank for just $40 now. >> today at ramstein weve been watching service members put together these pallets. 1.5 million eight-ounce bottles of infant formula. >> im pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom. and we are following several major stories for you this hour on the saturday night. ...