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In the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. >> were following breaking news on images just declassified by the pentagon aimed at proving that iran is to blame for a tanker attack in the middle east. stand by for details. also tonight, a bold prediction by joe biden that he can defeat president trump in crucial southern states including florida where mr. trump officially kicks off his 2020 campaign tomorrow. this as the pre...

At 6:45 a.m. local time prior to the second attack, on the second tanker, a missile was fired at the u.s. drone on station over a norwegian flagship. it missed. u.s. officials have assessed that the missile was a modified sa-7 surface to air missile fired from irans mainland. it was fired after the u.s. drone arrived to assist the norwegian tanker. separately we have learned from u.s. officials that an american mq9 drone was shot down over yemen by iranian-backed rebels on june 6. the british go...

March. and theyre still arriving. people will be arriving for the next few hours. as we say, there is so much more at stake. it is not just this extradition bill, it is fighting for the future of hong kong. >> exactly. and those numbers, again, it is staggering. up to 1 million last week. well have to wait and see what the number is this week. but so far, peaceful protests. anna, thank you, and to your team for all that reporting. well see you again. reports surface of the u.s. preparing cyber...

Youre watching cnn newsroom live from atlanta. im natalie allen. here are the top stories. "the new york times" reports the u.s. is ramping up cyber attacks against russias power grid and has placed potentially crippling malware inside the russian system. the report adds u.s. president trump was not briefed in any detail of the operation. in a tweet, the president calls the article false and an act of treason. saudi arabia blames iran for a tanker attack in the gulf of oman. in a statement, sa...

Ali, thank you. joining me now is abigail tracy and kevin cerilli. kevin, the president suggesting there was no question that iran was behind this. heres what he said. >> iran did do it. you know they did it because you saw the boat. i guess one of the mines didnt explode. its probably got essentially iran written all over it and you saw the boat at night trying to take the mine off and successfully took the mine off the boat. that was exposed. that was their boat that was them. they didnt want ...

The second attack, on the second tanker, a missile was fired at the u.s. drone on station over a norwegian flagship. it missed. u.s. officials have assessed that the missile was a modified sa-7 surface to air missile fired from irans mainland. it was fired after the u.s. drone arrived to assist the norwegian tanker. separately we have learned from u.s. officials that an american mq9 drone was shot down over yemen by iranian-backed rebels on june 6. the british government has issued a statement b...

Mainland after u.s. drone arrived on station to assist norwegian tanker, separately we have learned from u.s. official that week earlier american mq9 drone was shot down over yemen by iranian-backed houthi rebels, that attack took place on june 6th, eric. eric: jennifer, some of the allies are speaking up and condemning iran for this. >> thats right, the british government has issued a blunt statement blaming iran revolutionary guard corp. for the tanker attack saying no other state or nonstate ...

From towing away the tanker in the gulf of oman. alex, today irans president said the u.s. is seriously destabilizing this region. he also upped the ante. he said iran will take further steps to develop its nuclear program. now this in the absence of any dialogue between the united states and iran is causing a lot of concern that we may just stumble into some sort of conflict as these two sides dig in without any resolution. the europeans are calling for caution. they are saying all the evidence...

Defensive counter air that are -- that could be used to counter any kind of potential attack at sea. >> and there are several other ships part of the carrier group with the lincoln. do you get a sense, i know we spoke last weekend about the u.s. military getting prepared for possibly war. do you get a sense that things have ramped up in the last week? >> reporter: to be honest, kendis, ive seen the tensions have gone up and down since weve been in the region for the past couple of weeks. at time...

There is still much that we do not know. today germany said there was not enough evidence to pin the tanker attack on iran. the u.k. came out agreeing with the u.s. that iran is behind the attack. if this is starting to feel like youve seen this movie, its because you have. maybe this movie will end differently. right now its unclear what happens next. will the administration unleash more information and will they make the case to the united nations? will they share the intelligence with our all...