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Zelenskyy set to directly speak to the American People this hour as a new u. S. Aid package for ukraine does not include everything he wants. In ukraine tonight fire and destruction as russia unleashes new Missile Strikes across the country while president zelenskyy visits the United States. Cnn of course is on the ground in ukraine. And up on capitol hill president zelenskyys meetings with lawmakers underscore deep divisions among republicans over ukraine aid and more, threatening a Government Shutdown and putting Kevin Mccarthys speakership at risk. In the midst of all of this why is mccarthy sending House Members home . Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on the meeting between president s biden and zelenskyy. The white house talks capping a whirlwind day for the ukrainian leader here in washington aimed at shoring up u. S. Support for his country in its fight against russia. Cnns senior White House Correspondent Kayla Tausche is covering zelenskyys visit for us. Kayla, we saw the two president s in the Oval Office Just a little while ago. Tell us more office. They did not answer questions that were shouted from reporters. When zelenskyy arrived on the south lawn of the white house, a reporter did shout, how y said it is very important. But lets take a listen to what the two leaders said while reporters were in the oval office before that meeting. No nation can be truly secure in the world if in fact we dont stand up and defend the freedom of ukraine from the face of this russian brutality and aggression. Thats why we brought together a coalition of more than 50 countries. More than 50 countries. To help ukraine defend itself. And its formalizing our longterm commitment to ukraines security alongside the g7 and with other partners. The brave people of ukraine, and thats not hyperbole. The people of ukraine have shown enormous bravery, enormous bravery. They have inspired the world, literally inspired the world, with their determination to defend these principles. And together with our partners and allies, the American People are determined to see to it that we do all we can to ensure the world stands with you. And that is our overwhelming objective. Our dialogue has proven that our countries really truly are allies and strategic friends. And we greatly appreciate that. The assistance provided by the United States to ukraine to combat russian terror, really terror. Today im in washington to defend ukrainian children, our families, our homes. Expanded b between ukrainian officials and many white house Cabinet Members to talk about what ukraine needs from here. Were also expecting the white house to take the wraps on details of a Security Package that cnn is reporting totals roughly 325 million that includes ammunition, artillery and some Cluster Munitions as well that is expected to help ukraine in the near term and the medium term as it defends itself going into the winter. But the question, wolf, is what happens after that. The white house has requested 24 billion to help ukraine sustain the war between the end of september, which is when the governments funding year ends, and the end of the calendar year. And the white house has already acknowledged that theyve begun conversations with congress about the funding that will be needed on top of that in 2024 as the war continues. There is deep skepticism that remains on capitol hill and dee. Cnns Fred Pleitgen is on the ground in zaporizhzhia. Fred, tell us about these new attacks and their targets. Reporter hi there, wolf. Yeah, it was really just as president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was gearing up for his meetings in washington, d. C. That the russians unleashed that really strong and big Aerial Attack in the Early Morning hours. And the Air Raid Alarms were on for several hours in wide parts of the country. The rugssians not only used Ballistic Missiles for this attack but even ten nuclearcapable strategic bombers. Heres what happened. Vladimir putin unleashing massive Aerial Attacks across ukraine just as ukraines president visits capitol hill and the white house. Firefighters rushing the wounded out of the burning ruins of this hotel in the town cherkasy. The sound i heard was boom, and i saw all the windows were gone in the kitchen and in the bedroom, this woman says. And she adds, at around 6 00 in the morning there was an explosion, a strong one. We came here, saw the windows that shattered in the shop. Kyiv says the russians launched 43 Cruise Missiles in the Early Morning hours. And while ukraines air defenses were able to shoot down most of them, some did come through. Also hitting energy infrastructure. Kyiv saying the power grid here hasnt been attacked on this scale in half a year. The ukrainians certain more strikes will follow as temperatures begin to fall. We can make certain assumptions that the fuel and Energy Sector facilities will be further targeted by the enemy, the air force spokesman says. Zelenskyy urging the u. S. And its allies to provide more modern air Defense Systems but ukraine also fighting back. The Satellite Company planet labs releasing these images after the ukrainians say they struck russian targets in occupied crimea including a military air field. On the front lines the ukrainians say theyre making gains. Cover me, ill get closer to them, this soldier says. This video released by a unit operating on the eastern front. While in the south kyiv says its counteroffensive there is also gaining steam even though the going remains tough. Despite mining and Engineering Equipment as well as strong resistance from the occupiers, our units had a partial success advanced into the depths of the enemys defense and along the front, he says. But the russians may already be gearing up for yet another largescale aerial campaign against ukraines critical infrastructure. So as you can see there, wolf, quite an eventful day here in ukraine today. You know, the past couple of days we have been near the Southern Front line where the main thrust of ukraines counteroffensive is hang. Of course a lot of those western weapons are being used as well. And the soldiers there on the ground tell us of course they do need longerrange weapons as theyve been saying for a while, but also a lot more Artillery Ammo and ammo for himars to try to make more gains, wolf. Fred pleitgen report Free Throw Ground in ukraine. Stay safe over there, fred. Thank you very much. Lets go to capitol hill right now where president zelenskyy met with lawmakers as House Republicans are at odds right now over funding for ukraine. A rebellion by gop hardliners pushing the government toward a potential shutdown within days. All of this happening at the same time and putting the House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy in political peril. Cnns chief Congressional Correspondent manu raju is up on capitol hill for us. Manu, how is Speaker Mccarthy navigating president zelenskyys visit . Reporter he took a much different approach, woclf, than Senate Leaders did. You saw a bipartisan showing behind president zelenskyy in the senate. Mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, walking alongside president zelenskyy along with Senate Majority leader chuck schumer. On the house side much different. Only hakeem jefferies, the democratic leader, seen in public walking with zelenskyy. Mccarthy on the other hand did meet Behind Closed Doors, was pictured with him Behind Closed Doors, but it wasnt until our colleague annie greer got photos of them together that there was public viewing of zelenskyy and mccarthy meeting. Mccarthy made the decision not to allow zelenskyy to give a joint address to congress. He also decided not to have zelenskyy meet with the full House Republican conference Behind Closed Doors or the full house. Much different than the senate, which had a full meeting of the 100 senators Behind Closed Doors with zelenskyy earlier today. And theres still a question about whether Speaker Mccarthy will get behind 24 billion in aid to ukraine that zelenskyy himself made a personal appeal for, saying this is vitally necessary for his country to push back against russian aggression. Mccarthy, on the other hand, said there are still questions he has about one big question, whether hell get behind it. What is victory . What does it take to be able to win . But i believe when were looking at where were going right now zelenskyys answered a lot of questions. Weve got to get our first our fiscal house taken care of here in america. What i was asked for was a joint session. Given like a week before. We dont have the time for a joint session. Reporter and wolf, this could come to a head as soon as next week. If the Senate Moves Forward with a plan to keep the government open that includes that aid to ukraine, still an Open Question what Speaker Mccarthy will do because as you heard right there hes not committing to having a vote on the floor for this aid and certainly not before the government could shut down as soon as next week, wolf. Is Speaker Mccarthy, manu, actually running out of options to avert a Government Shutdown . Reporter at this point, wolf, there are not many options. He could cut a deal with democrats. But if he does that it could open him up to a revolt from the right wing of his conference, warning that he could be out as speaker if he were to do that. And that would be the other option, try to get a bill through the house with republican votes alone. But he has not been able to get enough republican votes to get there, much less get a deal with the senate and get something to the white house. And wolf, he sent House Members home for the weekend because he does not have a deal. He had planned to have a vote on saturday but thats not happening amid these divisions, wolf. Very awkward indeed. Manu raju, thank you very much. And to our viewers be sure to watch Inside Politics with Manu Raju Every Sunday at 11 00 a. M. Eastern. Lets get some more on all of this with a key republican who met with president zelenskyy today, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman mike turner is joining us. Mr. Chairman, thanks so much for joining us. I want you to take us inside thank you for having me. Your meeting with fellow House Laesheaders and president zelenskyy today. Did Speaker Mccarthy explain to president zelenskyy face to face why he wont pass new ukraine aid . Well, the discussion was very warm. And in fact, there was strong support, bipartisan support for military aid to ukraine. There was no discussion of ukraine not getting the aid that tha it needs. In fact, most of the discussion was about what do they need. The problem isnt zelenskyy and it certainly isnt ukraine. Zelenskyy met with us knowing he has wide, strong support from the American Public and also that the last time just within the last two months that there was a bill on the Floor Questioning Support for ukraine over 300 members of the house out of 435 voted in the a affirmative to support that aid. The discussion wasnt about should there be aid. The discussion was what should the aid be. The problem relates really to the Biden Administration. Theyve sent over a package without much description, without an understanding of what the strategy is. Speaker mccarthy has made it very clear hes not going to be for a blank check. And the discussion today was around what does zelenskyy need in order to be able to win. He said certainly longrange missiles, f16s, air support. Those are the types of things that really the Biden Administration has been very slow to provide, saying theyre going to supply but they have not showed up yet as the ukrainian people stand against this russian aggression and continue to fight for democracy in ukraine. But as you know, mr. Chairman, these hardline republicans are the ones blocking the aid package for ukraine right now. They dont want it to be part of some sort of temporary measure to continue the government in operation. Well, certainly were in this unique spot right now where were trying to fund the government and avert a Government Shutdown. Those discussions really are overshadowing everything. But whats unfortunate for this group, their attacks on kevin and really the attacks on Defense Spending are really just to mask the fact that theyre voting with the democrats. In order for them to slow these things down, to stop these things, theyre voting with nancy pelosi instead of Kevin Mccarthy. They should be voting with Kevin Mccarthy and the American Public in moving these bills forward so that we can get to the business of make certain government stays open and that our National Security is protected. What message, mr. Chairman, did the speaker send by rejecting president zelenskyys request to address a Joint Session Of Congress . Was that a mistake . No, absolutely not. He has already addressed a Joint Session Of Congress. He did so this very year. We are currently in the discussions on how to avert a shutdown. The meeting that we had was the top leadership of the house with president zelenskyy. He was very satisfied with that meeting and he certainly had pledges from everyone that they were going to support and get to ukraine the military aid that they need so they can stop this russian aggression. Now that members are going home for the weekend and Speaker Mccarthy is going to try to pass, what, 11 bills in nine days, is a Government Shutdown, do you believe, inevitable . And do you have confidence in the speaker right now to lead your conference through this . Well, Speaker Mccarthys doing an excellent job. People are working together, not only on a bipartisan basis in congress, unlike they have in decades, but also the republican conference is working together. Everyone is work hard and diligently. This is not just a number of people in the Speakers Office who are doing work and then handing it down as if its an ed edict. Whats unfortunate is you have these individuals who currently for their own selfinterest, not really for any particular principle, are voting with nancy pelosi to stop the house moving forward. They need to stop voting with the democrats and vote with Kevin Mccarthy. As they threaten Kevin Mccarthy, they are standing with the democrats. That obstructionist attitude is whats bringing us very close to the brink of Government Shutdown. I think kevins doing a great job and he might be able to bring them to the table in a meaningful way over the next several days so we can get something done. But they really when they go home, they should be having to explain to people why are they voting with nancy pelosi instead of Kevin Mccarthy . So yes or no, mr. Chairman. Will there be a Government Shutdown . I dont have a crystal ball. I can tell you this. If im going to bet on anything ill bet on Speaker Mccarthy to continue to get the work done and hopefully be successful. Lets see. 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A new cnn poll shows former President Donald Trump dominating his republican rivals in the key early primary state of New Hampshire. This as some gop donors worry it might be too late to stop trump from claiming the partys nomination. Joining us now, New Hampshires republican governor chris sununu. Governor, thanks so much for joining us. This poll in your state shows trump is way ahead with some 39 of the vote among likely Republican Voters in New Hampshire. But ramaswamy, haley, christie and desantis, theyre all bunched up far behind trump in a statistical tie for second place. Why do you think a trump alternative has yet to emerge . Well, its still early. It really is. If you look back in the days of bush versus mccain i think at this point in September Bush was ahead of mccain by 30 points or Something Like that. He lost by 19. So theres still a lot of politics to play out. Most folks wont really decide who theyre voting for till well after thanksgiving. And the most important part of that poll is trumps at 39 . Right . Its 15 points below his national average. Showing that where the conversation is happening, where folks are getting engaged, theyre realizing theres great alternatives out there. The most important part really of that as well is the number of trump voters of that 39 . Its about a third are willing to walk away from him. So his floor i used to think it was about 32, 33 . Is really down to about 25 . When a third of his own support right now says were open to different ideas and different candidates. So it just shows that theres a lot of game to play, theres a lot of opportunity for these candidates to shine. But as you know, governor, some major republican donors have expressed concern to cnn that it might already be too late to stop trump. Why are they wrong . Well, because like i said before, like when bush was ahead of mccain, everyone said that couldnt be when clinton was ahead of obama at this point, well, nothings going to beat the clinton machine. Dont worry. Theres still plenty of time. Weve had one debate. And when the first debate happened you saw nikki haley surge, you saw a lot of the numbers change. You saw things sift out. About a month and a half ago we had 13 or 14 candidates. By the first debate we had eight. I think maybe six or seven will make the second debate stage. So the field is winnowing down like we want to see. So again, if its trump and one other candidate, trumps going to lose. So its just up to the voters to figure out who that alternatives going to be. And as long as we figure that out before super tuesday when you have a lot of those winner take all type states, hes in trouble. Lets get to some of the issues in this debate right now. Mike pence and ron desantis, as you know, they both slammed donald trump for calling floridas sixweek abortion ban a terrible mistake. Thats a quote. What trump says, a terrible mistake. Pence accuses trump of walking away from the, quote, commitment to the sanctity of human life. How do you see it . Well, look, ive said very clearlyi think a lot of the other candidates on the president ial stage, im not one, but theyve said as well, its a states issue. States are going to decide. What florida duds, what california does, what new york or New Hampshire or missouri does, theyre all going to be different. And thats exactly what roe v. Wade said. Thats kind of where its going to go. There should be no federal bans, nothing like that. Thats an issue and messaging on a National Level that gets republicans really tonguetied, twisted and actually probably costs us votes on the independent side. He with want those suburban moms to come back into the picture. We lost a lot of them over the Abortion Issue. He with want young people to come back in. They want to come back in but youve got to give them that path and not scare them away with confusing issues. The Abortion Issue weve never been able to explain the right way. And we dont have to because its a states issue, let the states decide. Tim scott has mentioned you as a possible Vice President ial candidate. Is that something, governor, you would be interested in . No. I appreciate it. Im honored and humbled anyone would think of me like that. Im just trying to get the best out of the Republican Party. Im trying to show the future version of the Republican Party, show all these candidates as the best version of themselves. It doesnt necessarily have trump at the top. And thats just our reality. And thats a really positive thing moving forward. I just want to help the party but really no interest in going to d. C. Myself. Chris sununu, thanks so much for joining us. Always appreciate having you in the situation room. Thank you, sir. Up next, israel and saudi arabia are in the middle of diplomatic negotiations which could potentially lead to the n normalization of relations between the two countries. Ill discuss that and more with israels ambassador to the United States, whos standing by. Stay with us. Youre in the situation room. , was not letting me run the show. So, we switched to Verizon Business internet. They have business grade internet, nationwide. vo make the switch. Its your business. Its your verizon. That first time you take a step back. I made that. With your very own online store. I sold that. And you can manage it all in one place. I built this. And it was easy, with a partner that puts you first. Godaddy. Like ours is spoiling their dogs. Good, real food is simple. It looks like food, it smells like food, its what dogs are supposed to be eating. No living being should ever eat processed food for every single meal of their life. 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Can you confirm that President Biden invited him not just to washington but specifically to the white house . Who does it say to you that the white house wont name that themselves . Well, definitely invited him to washington and in the white house. Its in the readout of the white house statement on the meeting between the two leaders. The meeting yesterday was excellent, was productive, and i think we should not focus on the venue. We have a big deal ahead of us. Were working together. We are in this together. And as i said, the meeting was excellent and we are focused on the task ahead of us, which is trying to break through to a deal with saudi arabia, which would be a historic breakthrough. So youve been assured that the meeting will be not only at the white house but in the oval office . Is that what im hearing . Of course. As you know, President Biden says he also raised his concerns and theyre very serious concerns about Prime Minister netanyahus controversial judicial overhaul plan in their meeting yesterday. Can you share with us exactly what the president said . Well, the meeting was in im not going to share the exact content. Obviously he asked some questions about it. But i would refer tout statement by Prime Minister netanyahu earlier this week in San Francisco where he said that hes seeking a broad compromise, political or public compromise, and ill leave it at that. When i recently interviewed Prime Minister netanyahu here in the situation room, he wouldnt tell me whether he would accept Israels Supreme Court ruling on the first part of his judicial plan. What message does it send to the United States, indeed the world, when Prime Minister netanyahu wont commit to abiding by the rule of law in israel . I think israel is a state governed by the rule of law. I think its clear to everybody. We have a constitutional crisis in israel which is unprecedented. And thats why theres a lot of confusion coming out of israel. But the bottom line is that israel is governed by the rule of law. So you can assure everyone that the Prime Minister of israel will honor the Supreme Court decision, whatever that decision is . Look, as i said, this is an unprecedented constitutional crisis and the current debate and discussion in the court ushers us into uncharted waters. Im not going to say ahead of time what might be the outcome and what might be the response of the government. Israel is governed by the rule of law. But if the Supreme Court rules, then its not legal for this legislation to go forward. I assume you have to agree with the Supreme Court of israel, right . Look, you are getting me into this legal debate, and i dont want to go into it. I think everybody understands that we are in a constitutional crisis and that ultimately everybody has to abide by the law. And that pertains to everybody involved in this discussion. I want to turn to the talks going on between israel and saudi arabia and plans to try to normalize relations, which would be a huge, very Significant Development in the middle east. The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman signaled hes moving closer to a deal but that the palestinian issue, he says, is still very important to saudi arabia and to him. So what would an actual deal, mr. Ambassador, look like . First, we are talking about a trilateral framework which involves agreements between the United States and saudi arabia and naormalization between saud arabia and israel. As i noted, this is a historic breakthrough if we manage to do it because it will enhance stability in the middle east, push back against iran. It will expand the circle of peace and normalization between israel and arabs and also between jews and muslims, and it sends a message of longterm u. S. Commitment to its partners and allies in the middle east. Now, there are a lot of Building Blocks and we have a lot of work ahead of us. But i believe there is a serious window of opportunity. The u. S. Wants it. Israel wants it. And saudis, as we heard yesterday, are interested in it as well. Im not going to go into details. Obviously, the saudis say publicly that it has to include a palestinian component. I will say that as far as we are concerned the palestinians could and should benefit from israelisaudi deal but they should have no veto power over that deal. Ambassador michael herzog, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you very much. All right. Lets go back to the white house right now where President Biden and president zelenskyy just wrapped up a private meeting in the oval office and are now talking with Cabinet Members. Lets listen in. That are going to combat corruption, creating an environment where businesses can thrive and where american and european businesses want to invest. Ladies and gentlemen, last week i announced the appointment of Penny Pritzker as our new special representative. Penny, thank you for being willing to come back in. Shes going to be the special representative for ukraine economic recovery. To help ukraine reopen markets, mobilize investments, and make the necessary Economic Reforms when needed. And together with 29 other partners, partners, partners, were committed to help ukraine build a force capable of assuring ukraines longterm security. Capable of deterring future threats against sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom, which are under way now. Because thats what this is all about. The future. The future of freedom. America can never, will never walk away from that. Thats why 575 days later we stand with ukraine and well continue to stand with you, mr. President. And thats why were so proud of being able to be with you. Mr. President , were with you. And were staying with you. Thank you so much, mr. President. Thank you for all these 575 days. And thanks to American People all these days they are together with us, with ukrainians, with ordinary people, all of us. Thank you so much. Thanks you, your team, congress, and thanks journalists for all your messages to your society and to the world that you share the truth about this, you know, tragedy, aggression from russia. So thank you very much, mr. President biden. Thank you for a warm meeting and very productive, strong negotiations. And today we have some important results. First, we agreed to work on the future force of ukraine. Its very important, and its a strategic decision that will allowed us to prevent any new aggression against us, against ukraine, our people, and this will be one of the outcomes of vilnius g7 declaration and our bilateral security arrangements. Second, we reached new agreements that will strengthen ukraines defense capabilities. Thank you so much. More details will be announced shortly. I thank the United States of america and mr. President for the new Defense Package for ukraine, a very powerful package. Thank you so much. And it has exactly what our soldiers need now. Fourthly, the United States will be helping ukraine with strengthening our air defense during this winter season. And fifth, we agreed on specific steps to expand export of grain from ukraine, and we will continue to work on the Peace Formula and preparing inaugural summit to thank you so much not only for these points, for all these points, for all these 575 days. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, mr. President. Are you confident that congress is going to support your effort to get this supplemental aid . Did you get any assurances . Im counting on the good judgment of the United States congress. Theres no alternative. Thank you. All right, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you so much, guys. Thank you so much, everyone. All right. We just heard the president of the United States make another strong commitment to continue military and economic, Political Support for ukraine as it continues to fight this russian invasion. And we also heard strong expressions of thanks from the ukrainian president zelenskyy. He says what the u. S. Is now proposing, he described it as a very powerful package and added its exactly what our soldiers need right now. Clearly this war is continuing, as we saw in our report earlier today. Fred pleitgen reporting massive continuing russian air strikes on civilian targets throughout ukraine right now. Well continue to monitor this, have much more news right after this quick break. Hut. Hut. . Wait, who do you even play for . Tmobilele and im here to protect you from Wireleless Companies that blitz you w with phone deals that sack you with a 3year devevice contract. Even i couldld get sacked . Not at tmobile they have plans that make upgrades work for you. 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Because youve taught me everything about baseball. Oh hunny bunny, thats so sweet. were following new developments right now in the race for the 2024 republican president ial nomination. New polls now showing former President Trump maintaining huge leads over his rivals in multiple key early contests. Our chief National Affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is joining us. Jeff, so where does the race stand right now . Well, look, as you said, the former president holds a commanding lead and he is in command of this race, without question. But this is largely becoming a race for second place, a race to eventually go head to head with him. And we see a lot of National Polls of course, but were starting to get a closer look at these state by state polls, which of course are much more important. So lets take a look at some of those recent ones that just give a snapshot in time of where the race is. In iowa, for example, a poll out yesterday from fox news shows that the former president is at 46 . Certainly a head and shoulders away. But look below there. Governor ron desantis from florida, he has fallen considerably. Nikki haley, the former South Carolina governor and u. N. Ambassador, she has climbed. So you can see some distinctions there in the race. But then when you look to South Carolina, of course that is the third spot in the road to the white house here in the republican primary. Again, the former president holding the same level of support. But nikki haley once again going above all of her rivals including fellow south carolinian tim scott the senator there. And again Florida Governor ron desantis has fallen. So if we look at nikki haley specifically here, how she has climbed, look at this, wolf. From july to september in iowa and South Carolina she has climbed considerably in those states as well as New Hampshire. And when you look at New Hampshire overall, this is a place where she was campaigning in this afternoon. Now, she is locked in a fight for second place here. Donald trump not quite as high in New Hampshire. 39 . But nikki haley of course going into the next debate, which is of course next wednesday, is trying to essentially play off the momentum from the first debate. And she was asked some interesting questions this afternoon at a town hall in portsmouth, New Hampshire about how she distinguishes herself from the former president. He was the right president at the right time. He was thinskinned and easily distracted. He didnt do anything on fiscal policy. And really spent a lot of money. And were all paying the price for it. He used to be good on foreign policy. And now he has started to walk it back and get weak in the knees when it comes to ukraine. So this of course is the challenge for all the republican candidates. How do they walk that fine line of distinguishing themselves and differentiating themselves from the former president . Particularly her because she of course served in his administration. But wolf, one of the reasons that she is gaining ground, it is because of the moderates. So that message is likely to resonate there with her. Shell be giving a Major Economic address tomorrow in New Hampshire, again, trying to make the case to voters there. But wolf, that next debate next week, it truly is a race for second place. Wolf . Excellent reporting. Jeff zeleny, thank you very, very much. Coming up, well go live to the southern border, where President Biden is boosting the u. S. Military presence e amid a surg in migrant crossinings. For a new iphone 15 pro on us. Only on verizon. My brain. So i choose new neuriva ultra. Unlike some others, it supports 7 ain health indicators, including Mental Artness from one serving. Including Mental Artness to help keep me sharp. Try new neurivultra. 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Reporter wolf, eagle pass has been kind of the center point of this latest surge of migration into the u. S. As you mentioned, some 8,600 migrants have been encountered along the u. S. Southern border in the last day. Here in eagle pass, weve witnessed hundreds of people crossing the river and turning themselves in to authorities, and this is the last part of some of the largest groups weve seen cross today, and these are people mostly from venezuela who crossed over several hours ago and crawled underneath the razor wire that has been lined up along the river here by texas authorities. But despite all of that, they have come across many of these migrants saying that despite the possibility that they could face stricter penalties for crossing illegally between ports of entry that they are willing to take that risk because they have been waiting for months and months to get through what is called the cvp 1 app, which is essentially a process by which these migrants can set up an appointment to request asylum. Many say they were simply tired of wait, and thats why they decided to cross here. Tense moments throughout the day as these migrants, many of them were standing on the banks of the river. Standing in waist high water, several of them mothers with their toddlers, standing there in the river. And we do know that over the last two days, there have been two people that have drowned. One of those was also a 3yearold boy. So very dangerous and treacherous conditions that the migrants are, you know, facing when they cross the river here. 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Also tonight, new setbacks for House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy as he accuses republican hard liners of trying to burn down the house. Well discuss the chaos, the division and the Government Shutdown threat with gop president ial candidate chris christie. And a huge power shift over at fox news and beyond as Rupert Murdoch steps down as chief of his media empire, turning over control to his son. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn no Breaking News. Its a very busy day of Breaking News on ukrainian