Now dead in the maui fires. Hawaiis Attorney General today announcing an independent investigation into the response. And mauis Emergency Chief speaking out for the first time. Why he says they didnt activate the sirens. And the Video Showing downed power lines. Did they help spark the fires . Our team on the ground in hawaii. Also tonight Hurricane Hilary forming in the pacific taking rare aim at the southwest and california, the state that hasnt seen a direct hit in 84 years. Al roker is here. The Georgia Grand Jury that indicted former President Trump receiving threats. The investigation the sheriff announced today. The stunning turn in the trial of two white men charged with shooting at A Black Fedex driver in mississippi. The victims mother storming out of the courtroom after the judge declares a mistrial. Why he did it. The fbi arresting multiple Police Officers in raids in california. Their alleged racist texts. The new warning on north korea. Is russia giving kim jongun Nuclear
nation. zelenskyy says when? the lead starts right now. let me in the message from the ukrainian president who showed up at the nato summit, cheered on in a city square as he pushed to join the international alliance. his criticism about the process as russian strikes were hitting his cities back hoeme. and will donald trump be indicted a third time? today a new grand jury was selected to decide just that while a different federal grand jury in d.c. is also hard at a work. plus do you believe that white nationalists are racist? yes, if that s what racist is, yes. it s not really a difficult question. white nationalists are racists. that s what the term means and yet senator tommy tuberville of alabama keeps making a spectacle of himself and his struggle with trying to discuss this issue. he just gave yet another answer on the topic. welcome to the lead , i m jake tapper. we start with the world lead in one of the most consequential gatherings. today the alliance
the u.s. treasury pushes back the possible default deadline from june 1st to june 5th, giving debt limit negotiators to reach an agreement. the house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, joins me in just a moment r for an exclusive interview. in ukraine, at least two people are dead and 30 injured after a russian attack on a medical clinic, ukraine claims was deliberate. we ll have a live report from the war zone. and as americans prepare to set out for the memorial day weekend, cnn is at the airport and on the highways with everything you need to know about one of the busiest travel days of the year. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story this evening, the u.s. treasury says debt limit negotiators have slightly, slightly more time to try to strike a deal. but it s still not clear if the two sides can reach an agreement before the nation defaults. from congress to the white
before leaving warsaw this morning the president met with leaders from nato s eastern flank and reaffirmed their joint commitment quoting the white house here to, quote, stand with the ukrainian people for as long as it takes. vladimir putin was also alliance building, meeting with china s top envoy saying cooperation between their two countries is very important for, quote, stabilizing the international situation. russia wants weapons from china. the pentagon spokeswoman today warning, quote, it would certainly be a miscalculation of china to provide lethal aid to russia. president biden had a similar answer today when abc s david murer asked him. what s your message to putin on that? it s a big mistake, not very responsible. but i don t really think he s thinking of using nuclear weapons or things like that. he snled the opposite today suggesting it s a war of restoring the ocean russian and soviet empire, speaking at a concert marking tomorrow s defender of the fathe
which he teased a future in american politics, and there is something he said back then that he all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crack down on pro-democracy student protesters who had been occupying tiananmen square in beijing. the chinese government declared martial law and it massacred hundreds of civilians. and here was donald trump s take on that incident one year later in thet pages of playboy. when the students poured into tiananmen square,ed the chinese government almost blew it. then they were vicious, they were horrible,y but they put i down with strengthen. that shows you the power of strength. our country is right now perceived as weak. okay, at this point, people can be forgiven for not believing a lot of things donald trump says. they don t think he actually means what comes out of his mouth. and yes, this interview was in playboy, which i