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Hey from CNN, I'm Ifeoma Dike with the five things you need to know for Thursday, May 14th.

'We start with the latest on President Donald Trump's trip to China. In a Fox News interview, Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help resolve the war between the U.S. and Iran, though in a separate interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U-S. Isn't seeking assistance from Beijing. Trump said Xi vowed not to provide military equipment to Iran, but he also said Xi emphasized China's economic ties to the country, as it's Iran's largest oil consumer. The president had been widely expected to push China to pressure Iran to accept a peace deal and to open the Strait of Hormuz. CNN's David Rind talks more about the looming impact of the war on the summit in Wednesday's episode of One Thing, available wherever you get your podcasts. For now, here's CNN's Jeremy Diamond.

What we're hearing today from U.S. officials is very much seeming like China is willing to use its influence to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That's what we just heard not long ago from the U. S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, who is speaking on CNBC, indicating that China will use its influence toward that aim. And the U S now seems confident that that is China's position. You know, what's clear is that this this conflict overall is not something that's to end with Chinese intervention. We have watched as the US and Iran are still very very far apart at the negotiating table, but China could certainly wield significant influence here if they choose to involved.

Meanwhile, Trump said she agreed to order 200 Boeing jets. Tomorrow is Trump's last day in China. Both leaders are expected to sit for tea and a diplomatic lunch before Trump heads back to the U.S.

More news coming up, including another Trump official's departure.

'The Supreme Court has allowed women to access the abortion drug Mifepristone by telehealth and mail for now. The maker of the drug Danco Laboratories challenged an appeals court ruling that reinstated a nationwide requirement that the pill be obtained in person. That's after Louisiana sued the Food and Drug Administration last year over its policy that allowed women to obtain abortion drugs by mail, alleging that the Biden-era regulation undermined its own abortion ban. A federal district court in April partly sided with the state because the FDA didn't have enough data to judge the drug's safety.

'U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks told CNN today that he's stepping down effective immediately. He's the latest senior immigration official to leave the Department of Homeland Security since Markwayne Mullen replaced Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. In a statement, Banks said he was proud of his time at Border Patrol and is ready to step away to enjoy his life and family. Banks was a longtime border patrol agent who previously served as Texas's border czar. Banks' departure marks the third high-profile turnover within the Department of Homeland Security in two months.

'The Senate has voted to block senators' pay during government shutdowns. This comes after two major shutdowns in recent months, a 43-day federal government shutdown last year and a 76-day DHS shutdown earlier this year. The measure doesn't need approval from the House nor the President, and is binding for senators in November after the midterm elections. Regarding if it's constitutional, the Constitution only states that lawmakers are to be paid from the Treasury, with no exceptions mentioned. The Speaker of the House has not indicated whether the House will adopt a similar measure.

Coming up, a warning from forecasters that could impact summer.

El Nino is emerging even faster than expected in the Pacific Ocean, and it could become a rare super El Nino by fall or winter. CNN's Allison Chinchar has the forecast.

So right now we are under an El Nino watch. Basically, that just means those conditions are likely to emerge this summer and will likely persist all the way through the remainder of this year. So here's a look at those current temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that above average is supposed to spike over the next few months as we head into summer, especially June and July and August, where we start to see an increased likelihood of having those El Ninho conditions. So the big question becomes, okay, but what does that actually mean? Well, in the Atlantic Ocean, and it actually typically means not quite as severe of an Atlantic hurricane season. And now part of that is because you end up getting fewer storms that come off of Africa, but you also have wind shear that increases. And what that does is it really prohibits the storms from developing fully into their biggest potential.

That does it for us. Our next episode drops tomorrow morning.