hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. ahead on "cnn news room." the u.s. president arrives in brussels with a meeting with

nato leaders aiming to bolster america's position and unit encountering threats from russia and china. israel votes to confirm a new government ending benjamin netanyahu's 12-year grip on power. and the very i can't of grip led india's health care system is causing concerns across the uk. now u.s. officials are sounding the alarm. good to have you with us. a busy week begins for u.s. president joe biden. he's meeting face to face with president vladimir putin in the coming days while watching the infrastructure negotiations going on in congress. right now he is in brussels getting ready for a nato summit set to kick off in just a matter of hours. part of his goal in europe has been to repair relationships

frayed be i the former u.s. president reaffirming america's commitment to its allies. on sunday mr. biden draw a line between himself and his predecessors. often combative approach. >> remember what happened to 9/11? we were attacked and immediately nato supported us. nato supported us. nato was part of the process. i want them to know unlike we've ever doubted them, we believe nato and section five is a sacred obligation. >> mr. biden and several other leaders now in brussels just attended the g 7 summit in the uk. the group agreed to donate a billion doses of covid vaccines and called for a study on the origins of the coronavirus. they also agreed on the goal of zero net emissions by 2050. they've singled out russia for

harboring cyber criminals and spoke out against human rights abuses in china, a matter that was hotly debated behind closed doors. >> i think china has to start to act more responsibly in terms of international norms on human rights and transparency. >> we've got reporters standing around the world. ivan watson is in hong kong and melissa is in brussels where meetings are set to get underway in a couple of hours. good to see you both. melissa, we'll start with you. a pivotal moment for the alliance. big issues to figure out and u.s. president biden planning to press nato over the threat russia poses. what are the expectations? >> that's right. it's going to be one of the main

focuses of this because of the representation within nato of european union members. tomorrow biden will be meeting with european union leaders. we'll be looking a the transatlantic relationship in terms of the u.s. and europe. and it changed a great deal. not just because the american president changed but europe changed. that's how it sees itself. strengthened. more unified. more keen to play a role. and keen to focus on arms containment, for instance, but, of course, russia, china will dominate. this is what they had to say here at nato headquarters a short while ago. >> our relationship with russia is at the lowest point since the end of the cold war. this is due to russia's aggressive actions. i am confident that the nato leaders will confirm our dual

track approach to russia. strong defense combined with dialogue. >> that's the key. combination of containing any aggressive actions of russia. of course, cybersecurity will be one of the big themes of the meeting here that will kick off in awhile. but also the need for dialogue. that was one of the big shifts that he indicated in 2019. you'll remember his very controversial remarks about nato being brain dead and its growing irrelevance. the fact europe should be looking less toward washington and redefining the relationships with countries like russia. the closer to russia you get, the keener the states are on the idea that nato takes a tough stance. but there is more of a result within the european generally to try to negate where it can while not ignoring the need to contain any possibility for fruitful dialogue with russia. as emanuel man kron said, you

only need to look at a map of the world to understand why it matters to europe. >> absolutely. thank you. to ivan in how long con now. we saw president biden focus on the threat posed by china at the g 7 summit. what is beijing saying? >> reporter: they don't like it. there are statements coming out of the of chinese embassy in london since beijing is shut con for a three-day weekend. the first at the same time took some digs at the g7 saying the days when global decisions were dictated bay small group of countries are long gone. denounced the, so, called, so kbold company. since then a second statement come out basically accusing the g 7 in the final communique of distorting facts and reverting right and wrong of deliberately slandering china and announced that china is dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the sinister

intentions of a few countries such as the united states. then goes point by point rebutting criticisms that came up in the g 7 communique of china. for example, a call from the g 7 from china to respect human rights and freedoms in the shing change region and here in hong kong a call for mechanisms to root out forced labor in the global supply chain that can be interpreted of criticism of reports that forced labor is being used. a call for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus which was first spotted in late 2019 in wuhan in china as well as an appeal for a new kind of infrastructure initiative by g 7 countries investing in infrastructure in poorer countries around the world. it's seen as an attempt to

compete with china's own belt and road initiative which has been in practice for years. this is years behind china and billions of dollars behind it, as well. the points of disagreement are not new. china and beijing and washington have been at war of words for years. what is changing is that biden is succeeding in brisking on western ally lies to join in criticism of china something that beijing did not see during the four years of donald trump's go at it alone america. >> thank you. israel has a new political landscape with the oust of benjamin netanyahu and the ushering in of a new coalition government. the results of the voting 64. the new government 59 against

one -- >> the new government by a razor thin one vote margin. first full day of prime minister he leads a fragile alliance of eight parties. netanyahu shook his successor's hand but ahead of the swearing in, netanyahu attacked mr. bennett. called the coalition weak and dangerous and vowed to return to power. bennett, on the other hand, delivered a message of unity. >> citizens of israel are looking up at us and we must deliver. we will act together in partnership and responsibility to heal the rift of the people and immediately bring the country back to functionality. regular functioning after a long period of paralysis and strife. we're looking ahead.

>> elliot is in jerusalem with more on this. he joins us live. good to see you, elliot. benjamin netanyahu is out after 12 years of power. but for how long? what can the politically diverse achieve? >> i think your guess is as good as mine. it's fragile and incredibly diverse. the most diverse that has ever been in israel. certainly they'll be doing their best focus on the issues that divide them. i wouldn't expect any major progress vis-a-vis the palestinian the or anything like that. we'll focus on noncontroversial issues. such as the economy back on track post covid-19. more funding for defense and education and health. reducing crime in arab cities and towns. and, also, creating a state commission of inquiry into the

crush at a religious festival that happened some six weeks ago. that's something that these issues that are not too controversial for the government. at the same time, exprime minister benjamin netanyahu will be doing everything he can to try to undermine this government. he said so himself. he'll be trying to expose the divisions that are very clear between the coalition government's constituent parts and hoping this is just a pause in his political career as he goes into th e opposition. >> in his mind he feels he's going to come back. he was saying to the new government try to ruin our wonderful economy as little as possible so we can fix it as

quickly as possible when we return to power. which, obviously, netanyahu will be hoping will be sooner rather than later. r rosemary? >> we'll see. elliot, thank you. now to an exclusive cnn report. cnn learned that the u.s. government is assessing the report of a possible leak at a chinese nuclear powerplant. after the french company that part owns and operates it warned of an imminent raid logical threat. at the center of concern is the nuclear powerplant located in southern china, which is home to more than 126 million people. cnn has reached out to chinese authorities in beijing and gun dong province and the chinese embassy in washington with no response so far. this weekend is a national holiday in china. the biden administration

believes the facility is not yet at crisis level, the u.s. has been in contact with chinese and french governments. multiple u.s. government agencies are also monitoring the situation. the powerplant has now responded and cnn stephen jong joining me live from beijing. what are they saying about the reported leak? >> reporter: the powerplant has issued a statement to update people on the current status of its two reactors. in a statement reads in part, since it was putting the commercial operation the nuclear powerplant has strikely controlled the operation of the unit with the operating license documents and technical procedures. all operating indicators have met the requirements of nuclear safety regulations and powerplant technical specifications. at present, continuous monitoring of the environmental data shows environmental readings of the nuclear powerplant and the surrounding

area are normal. so, obviously, the statement is aimed at reassuring the public. it doesn't address the core question of whether or not there has been a leak of gas of one of the two reactors. that information cnn learned from u.s. officials in washington and the more serious allegation we have learned from washington is that chinese safety authorities have been raising the acceptable limits of radiation level for the surrounding area of the powerplant. and that, of course, is something that the biden administration is paying a lot of attention to. as you said, at present, they don't consider it to be a crisis level but they're obviously concerned enough to have multiple meetings at the national security council in the past week. u.s. officials have also insisted cnn if there were any risks to the chinese public, they would be compelled to make it known under current international treaty obligations. but a u.s. government actually became involved in the situation because the french company

reached out to department of energy officials last month to inform them of the potential problem. then it was followed up by a memo on june 3rd with the french company requesting a formal u.s. government waiver so they could share american technical assistance with their chinese partners at the vicinity to fix the problem of leaking gas. that was followed by another memo a few days later around june 8 president. the french company described as situation as a imminent raid logical threat. it was there they revealed the chinese authority have been raising the so-called dose limits to exceeded french company. that's when the company expressed concern over the potential risks. the company responded to cnn's request for comment acknowledging they're working to address, quote, "a performance issue" at the powerplant but insisting the facility is not -- the safety parameters.

according to experts cnn has spoken to, the key is transparency. controlled leak of gases itself is not uncommon. controlled level of the gases tend to dissipate into the atmosphere. the questions here are the levels of emission as well as the source of the leak. these are the questions the powerplant and the chinese government have not addressed. given the current geopolitical tensions, it's likely we may not find out the answers any time soon. r rosemary? >> we'll continue to monitor the important story. steven, many thanks. questions are already swirling around a trump-era justice department probe that seems to have targeted some political opponents. now we are learning that the president's own white house counsel was also a target. don mcbegan and his wife were told by apple last month their account records were sought by the justice department in 2018.

cnn's paula reed has more on the extraordinary development. >> reporter: cnn learned in february of 2018, the justice department requested records from apple for then white house counsel don mcgann and his wife. to underscore what an extraordinary it was. he was the top lawyer for the president of the united states. this request was kept secret. apple was barred from disclosing this request. the justice department -- repeatedly to keep it under wraps. at this point, cnn doesn't know if he was targeted individually as a target of an investigation or if he was swept up into an investigation into somebody else. a source familiar tells cnn that former attorney general jeff ses sessions, who had been leading the justice department at the time, and the deputy rod

rosenstein were not aware. how is it possible the top two justice officials would not know the department was making such an extraordinary request? an important piece of context, a few weeks before the request was made, the president was frustrated with his white house counsel. he pressured don to fire then special counsel robert muller. he resisted and that was at the core of the obstruction of justice investigation into former president trump. former national security advisor john bolton spoke to jim acosta about this on sunday. here is his take. >> i'm prepared to believe the worst. i think we're operating in a -- >> what does that mean the worst? >> that trump would attempt to do things for political purposes and subvert the course of justice. we're still operating in a large fact vacuum here. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers are calling for the top justice officials to come to the hill and testify. they want to hear from attorney

general jeff sessions, rod rosen stein. they want to hear from bill barr and head of the national security division john demurs. they can make requests for any of the officials. former and current to come and testify voluntarily. if they refuse, they could issue subpoenas, though in the senate it would likely require the support of at least one republican on the panel. but if any of these officials refuse to come with the subpoenas, they need to make a decision about whether they want to go to court to compel the testimony. there's currently an ongoing office of inspector general investigation which could potentially make that fight a little bit harder. they could want to wait until that investigation concludes. but it doesn't appear that testimony will happen any time soon. paula reed, cnn, washington. leaders from cnn, the "new york times," and the "washington post" will meet with attorney general merrick garland today. the meeting is set to discuss a

controversial trump era leak investigation. it comes after revelations that department of justice officials saw 2017 phone and e-mail records from reporters at all three media outlets. still to come, despite a massive vaccination push in the u.s., some experts warn of a potential new wave of covid-19 on the horizon. we'll tell you what one former official says about the spread of the delta variant. also, ahead a full easing of lockdown restrictions in england is supposed to be one week away. now british media say prime minister boris johnson is likely to hit the pause button. back in a moment.

u.s. president joe biden's former senior advisor on covid-19 is lashing out at the previous administration. he says the trump white house committed, quote, "three deadly sins in the early pandemic response." he said the first sin was simply

denying the existence of the pandemic. in his view, the second was censuring public health officials. the third was encouraging division in the country. he says that lead many people to question science. >> this virus had a lot of properties spreading asymptomically. you didn't know you were carrying it or spreading it. spreading exponentially so you didn't know. you couldn't picture how fast it was growing. it required you to listen to scientists and understand the scientific process. we, as a country, i think, had a tough time with this. i think certain people were embracing it and following along but other people just, i think, cynically exploited the divisions so if a scientist changed their mind, it was an opportunity to say, see, they don't know what they're talking about but i do. or they don't know what they're talking about so we don't need to reason -- listen to them.

>> there's a fresh warning about the impact the delta variant covid-19 might have on the united states. it's not good. former fda chief scott gottlieb said the variant was detected in india is more transmissble. it could set off another spike in cases this fall, he said. >> right now in the united states, it's about 10% of infections. it's doubling every two weeks. it's probably going to become the dominant strap here in the united states. it doesn't mean we're going see a sharp uptick in infections but it means it's going take over. i think the risk is the fall this could spike a new epidemic heading into the fall. >> and earlier, i spoke with brown university's dean of the school of public health. i began by asking him how concerned he was about the delta variant. >> delta variant wreaked havoc in india, obviously, most people were not vaccinated.

it's causing a three to four fold increase in infections in the uk. largely among the unvaccinated. it's a small number of cases in the united states right now, probably 6 to 10%. it'll grow and the real risk is all the unvaccinated people who are very, very vulnerable to this variant. >> you have said how important it is to find the origins of this pandemic. so we can stop it happening again. and at the g7 summit, president biden called for a more extensive international investigation into the possibility of a lab leak but g7 leaders pushed back. do you think we'll ever know for sure, given china has so far prevented any thorough investigation? >> yeah. i may be in the minority but i'm optimistic we'll figure it out. it's, obviously, very, very important. again, i think the lab leak hypothesis remains the less likely view. we adopt know -- don't know for

sure. it's critically important we figure out how the virus started spreading among humans give the havoc it wreaked across the world. hopefully with china's greater cooperation, we'll be able to figure it out. that same variant, the delta variant, is causing major concern in the uk. cases there are on the rise and that's despite a highly successful vaccination program. now british media are reporting that the lifting of a final round of restrictions in england is likely to be delayed. with more on that, scott mcclain joins me live from london. scott, what is the latest on this possible delay in lifting restrictions due to the rapid spread of the delta variant? >> hey, rosemary. freedom day for the uk, the final lifting of restrictions which would allowed sports

stadium to operate at full capacity along with theaters, cinema, and the reopening of nightclubs was supposed to come a week from day. now the british press is reporting that is likely to be delayed for another four weeks into late july. but with more than half of the british population vaccinated, almost 80% of adults having had at least one shot, a lot of people are wondering why the delay at all. and the reason, really, comes down to the delta veariant, firt discovered in india. i want you to run you through a cup of graphics. first is the overall new cases. you can see the second and third waves of the pandemic right now cases are nowhere near those numbers. we know how quickly things can change. if you change the timeline a little bit, look at the last couple of months, you can see there's a pretty sharp uptick we're seeing right now. obviously, with this virus spreading exponentially, it could be a big problem. the big question is death. if the health care system does

its job and there aren't many deaths and if the vaccinations do their jobs, then we shouldn't have a problem. but deaths are a lagging indicator so we won't really know whether or not there is going to be a spike in deaths to follow the spike in new cases for the next week or two or perhaps even longer than that. so that's the real big test. and i just want to show you an illustration of how quickly this delta variant is spreading. it was done by the san gor institute. you can see the map on the left-hand side of your screen. the darker the color, the higher proportion of cases are the delta variant and the graph on the bottom right-hand side shows you how sharp that spike is. it's about 91% of all new cases being found in the uk are that delta variant. so it is beyond dominant in this country. government scientists say it spreads 64% more easily but here is the real concern, rosemary, it's that the efficacy of vaccines, especially just the first dose is reduced when up

against that variant. so if you just had one dose, normally it would be 50% efficacy. now down to 33%. a smaller decrease for fully vaccinated people but nonetheless, something for health officials to be concerned about. >> absolutely i understandable. scott mcclain joining us live from london. thank you. president joe biden and vladimir putin agree relations between their countries are at a low point. there may be a chance to ease some tensions when the two leaders meet this week. more on that next. plus, the u.s. president and first lady get a bit of royal pomp and circumstance. we'll head to windsor for a look at their visit with britain's queen elizabeth. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neneuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance.

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? in switzerland preparations are underway for the much anticipated summit between joe biden and vladimir putin. the meeting would take place in an 18th century villa overlooking lake geneva. no major breakthroughs are expected but mr. biden spent much of his down time at the g7 preparing for the meeting. cnn's phil mattingly is traveling with the president in brussels and has more on what to expect. >> reporter: president biden may have landed in brussels with a win at his back in the wake of what u.s. officials believe was a positive g 7 meeting. by some degree that was by design. they understand the dynamic and stakes heading into a meeting later this week with russian

president vladimir putin. they wanted to show unity on the front from western democracies. obviously, the g7 heading into a nato summit, as well. trying to roll into the meeting with a full show of force, if they will. it doesn't mean that meeting is becoming any less difficult or complicated for president biden. when you talk to u.s. officials, they have made clear there are no expectations of breakthroughs or dynamic outcomes, perhaps. but what they want is small incremental steps that perhaps could better a relationship with russia with the president and vladimir putin acknowledges that a low point, at least over the course of the last several decades. the president was asked about his view of what he was expecting in that meeting with president putin before he left the united kingdom. this is how he framed things. >> about making myself very clear what the conditions are to get a better relationship with russia. we're not looking for conflict. we're looking to resolve the actions which we think are

inconsistent with international law. there's no guarantee you can change a person's behavior for his country. a autocrats have enormous power. they don't have to answer to the public. >> you heard a realistic perspective on things. understanding or perhaps recognizing history. the last several administrations thought there were several actions they could take that can perhaps change the calculations of president putin. many fell short. i think when you talk to biden administration officials, they understand that. yet they are willing to go into the meeting with kind of a mix. a mix of red lines, to some degree, making clear where president biden will lay out red lines. if red lines are crossed what are the repurr indications would be from the u.s. side and incentives. i think that's a sweet spot the u.s. officials are hoping they can hit. not necessarily any big breakthrough. they recognize that's not where near a possibility at this point in time but what they want is

stability. and some level of a productive relationship. understanding that russia is certainly a power on the world stage. russia is certainly a country that the president needs to have a relationship one sort or another and what they want more than anything else going into the meeting to lay out where they stand but also to see where there are areas the two countries can work together. keep in mind there is not a joint press conference. when the meeting is over, you won't see a repeat of president trump and president putin. president biden making clear he'll have a solo press conference. president putin will have his own press conference. u.s. officials don't want them viewed on the same level. understanding perhaps what they've seen in the past is not something they want to repeat but what they want behind closed door is some recognition or understanding of where the relationship can go next. if they can possibly be at a

better place >>well, the president and first lady jill biden capped their stay at the uk with a visit to queen elizabeth's private residence at windsor castle. it marks the first time the queen hosted a world leader since the death of her husband prince philip in april. so let's go now to cnn's max foster. he joins us live from windsor. good to see you, max. president biden and queen elizabeth appear to have hit it unlike the previous u.s. president. what has been said about their meeting? >> well, it went smoothly. it was good whether. you don't always have that in the uk. i think it's seen as a triumph. they went inside for tea and we had a photograph of that

normally the conversations stay private. as you know, rosemary, that's convention. but, actually, president biden treated us into an insight into what they discussed during their meeting. it wasn't just the weather or some sort of super official conversation. it was high politics, as he revealed at the airport on the way out. >> wanted to know what the two leaders and i -- wanted to know about xi jinping. we had a long talk. she was generous. >> so the queen doing what she does best, really, giving a huge welcome. informal, actually, but rolling out the red carpet for a dignitary to come in and have a, you know, honest discussion with the head of state who has been head of state since the 1950s. so above all the politics of the

g 7 ahead of the putin meeting within i think it was the fun bit for the bidens. they seemed to enjoy it. >> it went smoothly, as you said. max foster, many thanks. america's gun violence epidemic only seems to be getting worse. a wave of mass shootings across the u.s. this weekend. a look at the staggering new statistics. that's next. no, he's not in his room. ♪ dad, why didn't you answer youour phone? your mother loved this park. ♪ she did.

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police here in atlanta have arrested two suspects in connection with a shooting at a popular shopping mall. one victim, a mall security guard, is hospitalized in series condition. police have not released any details about a motive. it's part of a surge of gun violence across america. just this weekend, at least nine people were killed and 47 others woupded in eight mass shootings in six states. that is according to data

compiled by cnn and the gun violence archive. they -- there have been more mass shootings in the first six months of this year than the same period the two previous years. the u.s. has reported at least 270 mass shootings in 2021. about 40% higher than at this point last year, and about 65% higher than at this point in 2019. cnn defines a mass shooting as four more or more people shot excludeing the shooter. we're learning about a disturbance in the gulf of mexico with a potential to develop and we're monitoring the situation out west as hot, dry conditions fuel wild fires. wild fire in arizona has already destroyed at least one building and forced evacuations. for more, we want to bring in our meteorologist. good to see you. what is latest on the wild fires? >> incredible pattern shaping up

here. we have extreme drought and extreme heat and very dry conditions in recent months here that set the stage for erratic fire weather behavior. in the first six months of 2021, the interagency for fire center across the united states reporting 27,000 wild fires across the u.s. that's 4,000 higher than where it should be on average for the date. you'll notice the amount of land consumed. it's slightly lower than where we should be for this time of year. of course, fire weather season over the next several months and the dome of high pressure beginning to develop and we expect the excessive heat to be able to dominate the western u.s. we're talking about the potential for the warmest weather observed in the state of nevada and arizona. all-time record temperatures in jeopardy. 125 for the state of nevada is in jeopardy. it's the hottest that state has

seen. 128 in arizona. hottest that state has seen. over 275 record high temperatures possible through friday. so this is an incredibly heat wave developing for anyone's standards, especially considering that summer doesn't start for another week. notice this seven-day forecast temps approaching 120 degrees in phoenix, arizona and what the national weather service highlights are the overnight low temperatures failing to drop below 90 degrees. overnight is when you're body is able to recover from the excessive heat. when you don't have the temperatures cooling off beyond 90 degree range, that is what makes this really dangerous territory. the hottest las vegas has ever been in recorded history is 117. you'll notice a couple of attempts to get close to that for the upcoming week. incredible heat wave. >> extraordinary. thank you so much for keeping a close eye on that.

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novak djokovic rallies to win french open. the nba playoffs heat up. coy wire has all that and more in sports. >> hello. i'm coy wire. novak djokovic has done it again! the world number one from serbia winning the french open on sunday. meaning he's the first male player in modern era to win all four major tournaments twice. he needs one more grand slam singles title to tie federer and nadal. sterling scoring the only goal of the game as the lions take down croatia. nether land's ukraine a five-goal thriller. ukraine was down 2-0 early but the 85th minute of the most exciting game of the tournament so far. denzel heading in the dutch ahead for a 3-2 win over you

crane. nba now chris paul and devan booker combining for 71 points winning four games to none. the suns advance to the western conference finals they'll face the jazz or clippers. more bad news for brooklyn and the eastern conference semifinals against milwaukee. kyrie irving rolling his ankle and leaving the game. did not return. the bucs win 107-96 to even their series with the nets. rosemary, back to you. >> thank you. a frightening up in trend is taking off in the u.s. as americans begin flying again. airlines are seeing a big uptick in unruly passengers. cnn's polo sandoval explains. >> reporter: it's shaping up to be a rough summer in the skies. friday atlanta-bound delta airlines flight became the latest to be an interrupted by an unruly passenger. that problem passenger was the airline's own flight attendants flying off duty at the time,

according to a delta spokesman. witnesses reported he commandeered the aircraft's intercom and told them to prepare to use the oxygen masks. one witness told cnn he feared the worse during the intense encounter. >> people behind me were saying that's bad. it only happens when a plane goes down. i prayed to god ato protect my family. >> reporter: a flight from l.a. to new york was diverted after described by a customer issue on board. on june 4th, a third delta flight, this one from l.a. to nashville forced to make an energy landing after a passenger tried reaching the cockpit door. delta is not alone. american and southwest airlines have been among those subjected to belligerent passengers. in at least one case, physical abuse from troublesome travelers. in may, the head of the federal aviation administration said he's worried as these kinds of

incidents seem to be repeating themselves. >> the dangerous behavior can distract, disrupt, and threaten crew member safety functions. as a former airline captain, it's extremely concerning to me. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the agency said it received at least 2900 reports of unruly behavior by passengers this year. 2200 of them have been related to noncompliance with the federal mandate requiring masks on public transportation. planes included. the spike in bad onboard behavior prompted the faa to extend the zero tolerance policy. will it get even more unfriendly in the sky with the busy summer travel season on the horizon? >> how busy it going to get this travel season? the u.s. travel association estimating at least 77% of americans will take at least one trip this summer. that number is up from about 29% in 2020.

now specifically when it comes to air travel, they estimate we could likely see a 44% increase in air travel this year over last. polo sandoval, cnn, new york >>well, there is a new top dog at the westminster kennel club dog show. meet wasabi. the 3-year-old pooch took home awards on sunday for best in breed and best in the toy dog group. this year's competition was held outside for the first time in more than 100 years because of the pandemic. her breeder said the pup will celebrate for taking the top prize. thank you for your company. be sure to connect on twitter. "early start" is up next. you're watching cnn. have yourself a wonderful day.

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have reports this morning from brussels, jerusalem, austin, hong kong, shanghai, and london. we're everywhere. it's monday, june 14th. it's 5:00 a.m. in new york. this morning president biden's push to reengage the u.s. with the rest of the world takes him to brussels. at his first nato summit as commander in chief, he plans to reail firm america's commitment to the alliance. >> the event comes on the heels with several allies in