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presidential runoff. well look at who the candidates are and what issues are on voters minds. were tracking developments in ukraine where the area around the capital, kyiv, was rattled by a series of explosions a short time ago. military officials say air defenses worked on enemy targets and that so far there have been no fires or casualties reported. officials are also urging people to stay in shelters. the blasts happened a day after president volodymyr zelenskyy went to odesa, myk...

appointing heat advisers to combat the rising temperatures. plus -- festivities are under way for americas newest federal holiday, juneteenth. why its important here in the u.s. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom." with kim bruneber. defenders hold the line against russian forces in ukraine. the governor of luhansk said that the russians tried to break through but were pushed back. an attempt to cut off ukrainian units, the governor also said a chemical plant sheltering ...

>> donald trump there doing what he can to flip the script in response to the recent january 6th hearings. well have more from his first public appearance since they began, and what we can expect next in the next round. and colombia is poised to lead latin americas green energy initiative. well tell you how politics are getting in the way of that. we begin in ukraine, which has just cleared the first hurdle on a path to join the european union. ukrainian and eu flags flew side by sid...

the war. were live in kyiv. plus, dangerous heat waves across the u.s. and western europe. well go to the cnn weather center on when people can see relief. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. "the new york times" is reporting that the u.s. justice department could begin receiving interview transcripts from the january 6th committee as early as next month. earlier, federal prosecutors believed they would not get them until september and...

short. we just learned his recorded testimony is expected to be shown tomorrow. >> and children under age 5 are another critical step closer to getting covid vaccines for the first time. well break down the new green light by fda advisers as cases are rising, and even dr. anthony fauci has now tested positive for covid. 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 biggest jump in interes...

police officials now say, i was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. >> i was misled. im livid about what happened. >> texas governor, aiming his iron at law enforcement. my >> expectation is that the law enforcement leaders that are leading the investigations, which includes the texas rangers and the fbi, they get to the bottom of every fact with absolute certainty. >> after a damning new admissions from texas authorities -- they incident commander making the decision not to i...

gunman fired more shots and children inside the classroom he was holed up in called 911. top police officials now admit it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. listen. >> why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? >> again, you know, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and there was time and no children at risk. of course it wasnt the wrright decision. it was wrong, period. >> one father telling cnn he wonders if his daughter and o...

israeli police beating with batons. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with michael holmes. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces, including six more over just the past 24 hours. he says the russian military is paying a heavy price for its aggression. >> translator: today we can report 200 downed russian military aircraft. russia has not lost so many aircraft in any war in decade...

of choice. this as the first war crimes trial against a russian soldier begins. plus, amid the worlds harshest covid lockdown, we get a glimpse of the emotional and mental toll its having on families. and as parents in the u.s. struggle to find baby formula, well tell you how the white house is responding to the shortage. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have b...

Thank you for joining us this morning. Im jessicica dean, Cnn News Infrastructure right now from campaign rivals to running mates, potentially maybe, who knows donald trump is talking about nikki haley in a whole new way today, the nicknames hey, attack leinz now distant history after she said she would vote for him, it is projected to be the busiest travel weekend and over two decades, what you need to know if youre one of the millions of americans set to head out for memorial day overnight. A ...