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Former Wisconsin Judge Killed In "Targeted" Attack; Lack Of Clarity In Uvalde Police Response; U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic; Russia's War On Ukraine; Pyongyang Launches Barrage Of Missiles; January 6 Investigation; Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. Aired 5-6a ET

Aired June 05, 2022 - 05:00   ET

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KIM BRUNHUBER, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, Canada and all around the world. I'm Kim Brunhuber.

Ahead here on CNN NEWSROOM, a former judge is dead in what's being called a targeted attack against a government official. We'll have more on the gunman, his motives and who else was on his apparent hit list.

A barrage of explosions reported in Kyiv as Russian forces continue to storm Sievierodonetsk. A look at the fight taking place across Ukraine.

Plus, we're hours away from the final celebrations for the queen's Platinum Jubilee. We're live from Buckingham Palace on all pageantry for today.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Live from CNN Center, this is CNN NEWSROOM with Kim Brunhuber.

BRUNHUBER: And we begin with America's gun violence epidemic only growing worse. In the last few hours, we learned at least three people were killed and 11 more wounded in a mass shooting in Philadelphia. Police tell CNN affiliate WPVI they believe there were multiple shooters firing into a crowd.

Two guns were recovered at the scene. A Philadelphia police officer was within about 10 to 15 yards of one of the shooters at the time. The officer opened fire. It is not clear if the suspect was hit.

The South Street district where this happened has a number of popular bars and restaurants, which draw large weekend crowds. Police said there have been no arrests.

In Wisconsin, an investigation is underway after a former judge was shot and killed inside his own home in what officials are calling a targeted attack. And now we are learning that the suspected gunman may have been planning other attacks on several high-profile targets, including two governors and a U.S. senator.

CNN's Whitney Wild reports.

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WHITNEY WILD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: CNN looked through court records which show the suspect in this case, Douglas K. Uhde, has a criminal history which includes a 2002 conviction for several charges, including firearms charges.

Part of those proceedings went in front of Judge John P. Roemer, the man police say Uhde killed. Sources tell CNN the suspect had a list of targets, including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers and U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell.

Police say this all began at 6:30 Friday morning, when someone ran out of Judge Roemer's home to call 9-1-1, reporting that there was someone armed, reporting someone was firing a weapon.

Throughout the morning, police tried to negotiate with a suspect inside, Douglas Uhde, but those negotiations broke down. At around 10:15, tactical teams were finally able to get inside that home, where they found 68-year-old Roemer dead.

They also found Uhde, a 56-year old, inside that home with a self- inflicted gunshot wound. Officials have been sounding the alarm for months that there is this real potential that anti government sentiment could fuel violence in this overall heightened threat landscape.

This case is the example of the very crimes officials have been so worried about. Now the big fear is that this case could result in copycat attacks, certainly one that law enforcement across the country is watching closely -- Whitney Wild, CNN, Washington.

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BRUNHUBER: A Texas state lawmaker says lack of clarity about the Uvalde police response to the mass shooting there could hinder efforts to prevent such massacres from happening again. Funerals were held this weekend for two of the young victims.

But one survivor is now out of the hospital. Nick Valencia has that and the unanswered questions tormenting families in Uvalde.

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NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The release of a 9-year-old girl from University Hospital in San Antonio is a bright spot here in Uvalde amidst the tragedy. But at least two victims of last week's massacre are still in the hospital, including the 66-year-old grandmother of the shooter, who was shot in the face before the attack. Tragedy here is still front and center as two more of those 4th

graders from Robb Elementary were laid to rest on Friday, including Makenna Elrod, whose family I spoke to.

They said they were still too broken up and in pain to speak on camera but highlighted that she loved to play softball and to do gymnastics.

Also 10-year-old Rojelio Torres was also laid to rest on Saturday. There are still so many unanswered questions here and not really a clear notion about what happens next at Robb Elementary School.

The school board met for the first time since the shooting, during which the superintendent reiterated that the students will not return to Robb Elementary.

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VALENCIA: Perhaps what is most striking is what was not mentioned, no mention about the future of chief of the school district, chief of police, Pete Arredondo.

It was something that some parents in attendance found disgusting.

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ANGELA TURNER, AUNT OF SHOOTING VICTIM: I have a 4th grader that was in the room next door that's terrified. My niece died. I have a 6-year old that just told me, "I don't want to go to school."

Why, to be shot?

I have one going into junior high. I have a 3rd grader. We want answers to where the security is going to take place. This was all a joke.

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VALENCIA: Parents here want answers. And as we approach nearly two weeks since the school shooting, police here have yet to offer a full explanation for their inaction that day -- Nick Valencia, CNN, Uvalde, Texas.

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BRUNHUBER: The Girl Scouts have awarded their highest honor to one of the Uvalde school shooting victims, 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza was a proud Scout. Just one week before the massacre, she had completed her Girl Scout bridging ceremony.

The Girl Scouts posthumously awarded Amerie Jo with the Bronze Cross. It's their highest honor granted to Scouts who put their lives at risk to save or attempt to save another's life.

Her stepfather said she was trying to call 9-1-1 before she was killed. She was laid to rest on Tuesday. The epidemic of gun violence and incessant mass shootings in the U.S.

leave Americans without any time to grieve before the next incident claims more lives. The Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings in the U.S., said over 18,500 Americans have been killed by gunfire so far this year.

This week, President Biden renewed his calls for gun reform, including expanding background checks, red flag laws and raising the minimum age to buy an assault-style weapon.

But the group Every Town for Gun Safety said these types of assault- style weapons account for just 16 percent of mass shootings of 2021. Listen to what President Biden said earlier this week.

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JOE BIDEN (D), PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Look, I know some folks will say 18-year old can serve in the military and fire those weapons but that's with training and supervision by the best trained experts in the world. Don't tell me raising the age won't make a difference.

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BRUNHUBER: Health care professionals are among those adding their voices to the debate over gun reform. Earlier I spoke with Dr. Andre Campbell. He is a professor at the University of California/San Francisco School of Medicine and an ICU and critical care physician who treats gunshot victims.

We talked about the dangers of gun violence in the U.S. and how the deaths have been rising year after year. And yet people are still shocked that gun violence is now the number one killer of children. Here he is.

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DR. ANDRE CAMPBELL, VICE CHAIR FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO: It is important for people to know this information, pay attention to it and, of course, to really start thinking about how we can say that the lives of our kids really matter.

And we need to think about this as a public health emergency. This is a public health crisis, the gun violence in the United States. And it is affecting our children profoundly. So we need to be thinking about that as we go about addressing this issue as a public health crisis.

BRUNHUBER: So you are also a trauma surgeon. You've spent a lot of time in the ICU, unfortunately, dealing with the injuries from gunshot wounds.

And you now more than anyone know about the effects of this violence and particularly how damaging those assault-style weapons are and how much worse the injuries are from the rounds used in those AR-15-style guns. CAMPBELL: First of all, the bullets are bigger, they travel faster,

they travel over 3,000 feet per second.

When they travel through tissues, they create cavities or explosive areas within tissues. So bones, tissue, blood vessels, all the nerves are destroyed when these missiles or these bullets go through people's bodies.

I've seen it over the last -- over two decades that I've been taking care of trauma patients here in San Francisco. When I was in New York, I saw the same thing: higher velocity, more destruction and less chance that we have to save the patient's life.

When we deal with smaller bullets, we may get a chance. We've gotten quite good at saving lives. But when people are shot by these weapons of war on the streets of the United States, they create devastating injuries. It's like a bomb going off in someone's body.

It still is the same thing. It is a weapon of mass destruction in terms of using these AR-15 assault size weapons.

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BRUNHUBER: That was Dr. Andre Campbell there speaking with me earlier.

The violence shows no signs of slowing down.

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BRUNHUBER: In Kentucky, we now learned one person was killed at a shooting after a funeral. Police say a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon outside a church in Lexington. According to officials, a woman was also shot. She is expected to survive.

In Arizona, police say one person is dead and eight others are wounded after gunfire erupted at a strip mall in downtown Phoenix. At least two victims are in life-threatening condition. According to investigators, dozens were gathered in the area when a fight broke out and eventually someone opened fire.

And at least three people were shot outside a night club in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. One victim is in critical condition. According to police, the shooter allegedly opened fire from a U-Haul truck. The vehicle hasn't been found. Authorities say the motivation behind the attack is still unclear.

Now if you'd like to provide financial support maybe or blood donations to victims in communities of mass shooting, including the Texas school shooting, please go to cnn.com/impact and you can find several ways you can help there.

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BRUNHUBER: The Ukrainian capital was rocked earlier today by several large explosions.

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BRUNHUBER (voice-over): Now this video comes out of Kyiv today. The mayor says at least one person was hospitalized after missile strikes. Military officials say Ukrainian forces were able to shoot down a Russian missile south of the capital.

And Ukraine's state-run nuclear power operator is accusing Russia of nuclear terrorism after a Russian cruise missile reportedly flew critically low over a plant in the south.

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BRUNHUBER: Weeks of nonstop Russian shelling and airstrikes of Eastern Ukraine haven't led to any major changes on the battlefield. Britain's defense ministry said Ukrainian counter attacks are likely blunting Russia's momentum in the Donbas.

Ukraine's military claim to have retaken about half of Sievierodonetsk. Russian troops continue to storm the I tell you and are throwing their reserves into the battle.

Moments ago came this update: the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said Russian troops are advancing in several areas north of Slovyansk in Eastern Ukraine after regrouping.

Also in the line of Russian fire, a revered church nearby went up in flames. Ukraine's president says the All Saints Church, which had recently been renovated, was deliberately targeted by Russian forces.

So the main battle appears now to be for control of Sievierodonetsk in the heart of Donbas. CNN's Michael Holmes has the latest.

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MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For weeks, the city of Sievierodonetsk has been in the eye of the storm, pounded by Russian artillery, rockets and missiles.

But still Ukrainian army clings on. These are the members of its International Brigade heading into Sievierodonetsk. And on Saturday, the Ukrainians claimed to be getting the upper hand in fighting that's literally street by street, saying the Russian army is throwing its reserves into the fight.

More Ukrainian infantry seen on the outskirts of the city Saturday, as the regional military command predicted the city would not fall.

Further West, Ukrainian officials say the country's religious heritage was a victim of Russian shelling as an assault toward the city of Slovyansk gathers pace. This famous wooden church, part of which was only recently rebuilt, engulfed in flames.

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): During the full-scale war with Russia, 113 churches were damaged by the Russian shelling. Among those there are ancient ones, so ancient they survived the Second World War but haven't withstood the Russian occupation.

The terrible consequences of this war can be stopped at any moment. The Russian army can stop burning down churches.

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ZELENSKYY (through translator): The Russian army can stop destroying cities. The Russian army can stop killing children if one person in Moscow simply gives such an order. And the fact that there is no such order is obviously a humiliation for the whole world.

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HOLMES (voice-over): Now people are getting out of Slovyansk, a major Russian target, before the shelling intensifies, as Moscow's forces edge closer. A barrage of Russian airstrikes has left the city without electricity or water.

The city's military administration says, of the pre-war population of more than 100,000, an estimated 20,000 or more still remain.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): If they gave me weapons, I would fight. I want to protect my city so that everything stays the way it was.

HOLMES (voice-over): But it's not only Ukrainian-held areas getting shelled. On Saturday evening, the city of Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists, was hit by a series of explosions.

Local authorities said five people were killed and accused Ukraine of using multiple rocket systems against residential areas. Ukrainian officials have not commented.

While Eastern Ukraine is now the epicenter of the conflict, the new U.S. ambassador in Kyiv was touring the destruction done by Russian forces around the capital in March and April.

BRIDGET BRINK, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE: I think it's really important to bear witness to these horrible atrocities. And being here today has only strengthened my resolve to ensure justice and accountability.

HOLMES (voice-over): It seems more than likely that the fighting now raging in the Donbas will bring with it further grim discoveries -- Michael Holmes, CNN.

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BRUNHUBER: The U.N. is among groups warning Russia's war on Ukraine could trigger a global food crisis. Ukraine and the U.S. say a Russian naval blockade is preventing grain exports from Ukrainian ports.

To get an idea of what that means, have a look at this map here. It shows how many countries depend on Russian and Ukrainian grain, which is now sitting unused. In 2020, Russia was the world's top wheat exporter; Ukraine was number 5. Combined, it accounted for 30 percent of the world's wheat sales.

Russia is also accused of stealing grain. Satellite images show Russian ships filled with grain allegedly pillaged from Ukraine, docking in Crimea and Syria. Earlier CNN spoke with Amin Awad, the U.N. crisis coordinator for Ukraine. And he stressed the need to lift the blockade and let commercial ships pass through. Here he is.

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AMIN AWAD, U.N. CRISIS COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE: Export the food from Ukraine is very important. Going by land through every country, so trains and road transports, that is not going to be the answer because the quantity is so huge. It is 20-25 million tons that need to be exported.

And Ukraine was exporting its wheat and other grains via sea. This needs about 100 ships a month, basically. It's a huge operation. It takes 12 months of the year to really keep feeding the world.

So there is a need to lift that blockade on Ukrainian ports. There's a need to also demine or at least establish corridors where these commercial ships can go and can sail away from the Black Sea safely. And there ought to be also an order on the Black Sea, as far as military operations.

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BRUNHUBER: That was Amin Awad, the U.N. crisis coordinator for Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials are reporting a Russian airstrike near Zaporizhzhya, where ground fighting has been ongoing. The city isn't far from Russian-held territory in the south and has been a safe haven for many Ukrainians fleeing the Russians.

But many who made the dangerous journey to relative safely are now living in their cars and have nowhere to go. CNN's Melissa Bell has our report.

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MELISSA BELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Alive and safe but stuck in Zaporizhzhya. Some of the families that fled the Russian bombings of southern Ukraine. Others have just found themselves on the wrong side of a line that has hardened. Some of these families, now living in their cars, have been here for weeks.

Olyna Babad (ph) came from the Black Sea town of Skadovsk (ph) to buy medicine for her elderly parents. She's now living with others in the open air. "Look," she says, "he has just had surgery. My husband is without a

leg."

This grandmother is recovering from a stroke.

"I can hardly sit," she says. "My legs are swollen.

"Can I just get back to Kherson or is this some kind of cruel joke?

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BELL (voice-over): "Please just let me die in Kherson at home."

Some of the families bringing their anger to Zaporizhzhya's regional administrative building.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What is the problem, why?

BELL (voice-over): Like Alexiy Myalov (ph), who fled Mariupol with his wife but has had no contact with the rest of his family for three months.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They still stay in Mariupol. And three months since I don't -- has had any contact. What happened with my father, my sister, I like bring them to Ukrainian.

BELL (voice-over): Marina Natanova (ph), who is in charge of social services for the greater Zaporizhzhya region, says humanitarian aid has been hard to bring because her teams to the south of the city are now without communications.

She tells us that it will also be necessary to tell those trying to return of the dangers they face.

"It is very dangerous there," she says, "so this will be discussed with them at this new filtration camp to find out why they want to go and whether they understand the risks."

She says that, beyond the water already being provided here, there will soon be a medical center, showers and a room for mothers and children. For now, these families wait, just hungry to get home -- Melissa Bell, CNN, Zaporizhzhya.

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BRUNHUBER: If you would like to safely and securely help people in Ukraine who may need shelter, food and water, please go to cnn.com/impact. You can find several ways there to help.

North Korea's back-to-back missile activity is kicking into an even higher gear. Several hours ago, the Communist nation test-fired its missiles for the 17th time this year.

That's not only more than last year or the year before but South Korea's joint chiefs of staff says the move involved a barrage of eight short-range ballistic missiles, all fired in a span of less than 40 minutes.

Japan calls that unprecedented and a first for North Korea. Paula Hancocks is keeping an eye on these developments from Seoul and she joins us live.

Paula, what more are we learning about the missiles?

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kim, it is unusual to have such a flurry of missiles in one go. As you say, there were eight short range ballistic missiles in just 40 minutes.

The South Korean joint chiefs of staff say that they were fired from four different locations, so certainly when we're hearing from Japan's defense minister, he's saying this is unprecedented, that they don't usually see this number, this large number of missiles being fired in such a short space of time from so many different locations.

Now we know at this point that Japan's prime minister has condemned what he says is a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Using this ballistic technology is banned for North Korea. Let's listen to the prime minister.

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FUMIO KISHIDA, JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER (through translator): North Korea has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles since beginning of this year, including a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile. They threatened the peace and stability of the region and the international community and cannot be tolerated.

This missile launch is also a violation of international law and we strongly condemn it.

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HANCOCKS: There was a National Security Council meeting here in Seoul. The president was briefed. It was pointed out this is the third missile launch that North Korea has carried out since that president has taken power. He only came to power just a month ago.

South Korea saying North Korea's launches are a challenge to the security posture of this new government. So clearly there are concerns at just how intense this testing regime seems at this point from North Korea.

Now the last time that they launched something was on May 25th and that was just hours after the U.S. President Joe Biden had left the region. He was here at the end of last month in Seoul and also in Tokyo for a number of different meetings and summits.

And it was just after that that Pyongyang decided to carry out a number of missile launches. Within that, there were three of them. There was believed or presumed to have been an ICBM as well, an inter- continental ballistic missile.

What everyone is waiting for is a potential 7th underground nuclear test. The South Korean military here says they believe North Korea has completed their preparation for this test. They believe they are ready at any time.

So it appears we're just waiting for maybe a political decision from Kim Jong-un, the leader, as to when he decides this is necessary. Now if, of course, that does happen, that will have a greater reaction globally from Seoul, from Tokyo and from Washington.

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HANCOCKS: They certainly have reacted very strongly in the past. Kim?

BRUNHUBER: All right, thanks so much. Paula Hancocks for us.

A former Trump adviser is indicted by the Justice Department just as public hearings are set to start in the January 6 congressional investigation. That's ahead.

Plus, a weather system brings heavy rain and flooding to parts of Florida and Cuba. After the break we'll go to the CNN Weather Center for the latest on this tropical storm. Stay with us.

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BRUNHUBER: Welcome back to all of you watching here in the United States, Canada and around the world. I'm Kim Brunhuber. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro says he wants to represent himself after a federal grand jury indicted him for contempt of Congress as part of the investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Navarro railed in court against what he called the hardball tactics following his arrest on Friday in the airport. It comes just ahead of public hearings by the committee investigating the attack. CNN crime and justice reporter Katelyn Polantz has details.

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KATELYN POLANTZ, CNN CRIME AND JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: The House Select Committee starts holding public hearings this week. The committee is already saying it's going to be presenting material that's never been seen before about January 6th.

The committee has done hundreds of interviews with witnesses to prepare for this and collected White House documents, phone records, text messages, including from one of the closest advisers to Donald Trump in the White House. That's Mark Meadows, chief of staff.

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POLANTZ: The House voted to hold four witnesses who didn't comply with their investigation's subpoenas in contempt: Meadows, Dan Scavino, Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon.

In the end, the House gets a mixed result. The Justice Department told the House it would not be prosecuting Trump's close White House advisers, Meadows and Scavino, as a way to enforce their congressional subpoenas.

But a grand jury indicted Navarro for his refusal to turn over documents and his failure to testify. While he wasn't talking to the committee, Navarro had written a book that described the Trump reaction to the election and even spoke about a plan called the Green Bay sweep.

The committee said he ultimately didn't even engage with them, so now he's in court, like another Trump confidant, Steve Bannon, facing contempt charges-- Katelyn Polantz, CNN, Washington.

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BRUNHUBER: Fuel prices keep getting worse for U.S. drivers but one gas station in northern California is taking it to the extreme. Have a look at this.

According to CNN affiliate KGO, this auto repair shop was selling gas for $9.60 and for supreme drivers they paid $9.91 per gallon. AAA says the U.S. national average is $4.84 for a gallon of regular. The gas station said their prices are so high because they don't sell food or drinks to help cover the costs.

The U.S. has pushed back a meeting between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler following public scrutiny. A U.S. officials says a meeting with Mohammed bin Salman will happen next month.

It would be a remarkable turnabout for Biden, who has been highly critical of the Saudis' war in Yemen and their role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The late journalist's fiancee said, Biden, quote, "will have lost his moral compass if he goes through with the meeting."

The group representing the families of victims of the September 11 terror attacks say they want Biden to raise Saudi Arabia's role in the attacks if they meet with any Saudi officials.

Finally, there is relief in sight for U.S. families impacted by the shortage of baby formula. Abbott Nutrition restarted production at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant, months after it was shuttered when a potentially deadly bacteria was found.

The closure was the center of a nationwide shortage. It left millions of people scrambling to figure out how they would feed their babies and forced President Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act of imported formula from abroad. Abbott's specialty formula should be on store shelves in two weeks, about June 20.

Well, just named tropical storm Alex is now moving into the Atlantic after inundating both sides of the Florida straits. Heavy rainfall turned some streets into small rivers in parts of south Florida. Some areas saw up to 11 inches of rain.

In Miami officials are now warning that wastewater may be overflowing into the ocean and the Miami-Dade County mayor said this is just the beginning.

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MAYOR DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA (D-FL), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: It's just all, please, play it safe. Fortunately, we averted the worst of this storm. But it's an early warning system for us for a busy hurricane season.

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BRUNHUBER: All right. Still ahead, celebrating 70 years on the throne, we're live from London as the final day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee gets underway. Stay with us.

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BRUNHUBER: The U.K. is set to kick off a final day of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth's historic 70-year reign. The 96-year-old monarch has been largely absent for much of her Platinum Jubilee but she did manage to steal the show on Saturday with a surprise video appearance, along with another famous face. Have a look at this.

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PADDINGTON BEAR, TOY ICON: Perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich. I always keep one for emergencies.

ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF ENGLAND: So do I. I keep mine in here.

BEAR: Oh.

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BRUNHUBER: There you go, Her Majesty sharing a snack with Paddington Bear, the video that helped kickoff an all-star concert at Buckingham Palace. The show included performances from the rock band Queen, of course, as well as pop superstars like Elton John, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross.

There are still plenty of festivities on the schedule for today. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are expected to attend a big jubilee lunch in London. Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, will attend a similar event in Windsor.

Later today, it is time for the Platinum Jubilee pageant, celebrating the queen's life and decades on the throne. Let's bring in CNN's Anna Stewart live in London.

No matter how many times I see the queen with Paddington Bear, it always brings a smile to my face there.

ANNA STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely love it. We've always wondered what she keeps in her handbag, which she always has with her. Now we all know.

You may hear the party appears to be on here at the Buckingham Palace. These are the rehearsals underway for the People's Pageant, which will be taking place later today. That concert was absolutely spectacular, from the musical performances to the drone displays, shaping a corgi and a cup of tea.

Prince Charles had a moving address, thanking his mother as a head of state but also as a mother, a sentiment shared by so many people who attended the last few days. Take a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I could imagine the beautiful queen just like with the corgis and a cup of tea, just watching everyone, enjoying the festivities and hoping she might shed a tear. I hope she understands how much we love her.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's been emotional. It's the longest serving monarch on the throne and we don't know how long it's going to last. I absolutely love her. It was an opportunity to get together with friends and celebrate this magnificent once in a lifetime occasion.

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STEWART: And these celebrations are not over, as you can clearly hear here. We are gaming up for the next part of the last day of the jubilee celebrations. Oh, the music is ending just in time, Kim.

BRUNHUBER: Right on cue. You mentioned the People's Pageant taking place today. Take us through what it actually means and what else is happening.

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STEWART: So the People's Pageant is going to involve thousands of performers, celebrities, sports stars parading through London. They'll follow the procession route taken for the queen's coronation 70 years ago.

It will be led by the gold state coach used for that coronation. Her Majesty is the only person allowed to be in it. We're not expecting her to be in it because there will be LCD screens on the inside so it will look like she's in there. We're not sure whether the queen will make an appearance today.

We've not been told by the palace she isn't, so there is some hope she might have an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Also today, Kim, lots and lots of street parties up and down the country, despite the rather miserable inclement weather. But that is very British. I don't think it will dampen spirits. I have baked plenty of meringues, scones, cucumber sandwiches. Straight after I finish talking to you, I will be heading to a street party of my own. I'll leave this for CNN's Max Foster for when he gets here.

BRUNHUBER: You're a better person than I am. That would have been gone a long time ago. Anna Stewart, thank you so much, really appreciate it.

Coming up, Ukraine's soccer team hopes to shine brightly for a nation ravaged by war. We'll have a preview of the World Cup qualifying match next. Stay with us.

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BRUNHUBER: Early on Sunday, China sent three astronauts into space to continue construction on the Tiangong space station. Have a look.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Speaking foreign language).

BRUNHUBER (voice-over): The spacecraft blasted off from the country's space launch center in the Gobi Desert.

The crew will spend six months aboard the core module as the space station. At the end of their mission, three more astronauts are expected to join them. They will bring the number of Chinese astronauts in space at the same time to a record number of six.

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BRUNHUBER: That wraps this hour of CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Kim Brunhuber in North America. "NEW DAY" is next. For the rest of the world it's "CONNECTING AFRICA."