media outlet to gain access to southern gaza without a military escort. we ll bring you that report ahead as the defense minister says the war in gaza will last several more months. and exonerated. a man in illinois spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. and now his conviction has been vacated and he is a free man at least. he will join us live just ahead. we re following these major developing stories and many more coming in to cnn news central. thanks for joining us this afternoon. it s the top of the hour, and we re tracking a set of counterterror operations in europe. multiple suspects were arrested in germany, denmark and the netherlands today. german officials arrested 3 hamas members for allegedly planning to attack jewish institutions. authorities in denmark made several terror arrests that are unrelated to the germany case. israeli officials claim the suspects were also acting on behalf of ha mast. alex, all of this is confusing as you try t
hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from brussels. i m here as a key high stakes discussion kicks off today between the member states about ukraine potentially starting formal talks to become a member of the european union and more support for the country after a disappointing trip to the united states. and putin also addressing his country in russia. and i m maxes for iter with a foster with the impeachment inquiry as hunter biden rips the gop for, quote, lies believed by too many people. it is thursday, december 14, 9:00 a.m. in london, 10:00 a.m. in brussels where bianca is covering a key summit where they are discussing whether to fast track talks. but we begin at the u.s. capitol where house republicans have voted to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden. the president says instead of doing anything to help make american lives better, they are focused on attacking me with lies. manu raju
happening now, breaking news. a full house of representatives just formalized the impeachment inquiry of president biden as republicans seek to move the probe forward. the vote coming hours after hunter biden defied a gop subpoena to testify behind closed doors, accusing republicans of lying over and over about him and his father. also breaking, a federal judge is pausing donald trump s interference case. the order could delay trump s scheduled march trial date, potentially pushing it closer to election day. and president biden meets with the families of american hostages held by hamas amid new fractures in his relationship with the israeli prime minister netanyahu over the war in gaza. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get to the breaking news. house republicans putting an official stamp on their impeachment inquiry of president biden just moments ago in the midst of a subpoena showd
james comer, jim jordan, jason smith and their colleagues have distorted the facts by cherry picking lines from a bank statement, manipulating texts i sent, editing the testimony of my friends and former business partners and misstating personal information that was stolen from me. there is no fairness or decency in what these republicans are doing. they have lied over and over about every aspect of my personal and professional life, so much so that their lies have become the facts by too many people. where is hunter? here i am says hunter biden from the steps of the u.s. capitol. we are covering every angle including waiting on the response from the republicans about whether they will take his testimony. cnn s evan perez was right there listening to hunter biden and let s start with him, evan. that is more than what we ve heard to date from hunter on this subject. absolutely, john. look, it was an extraordinary thing to come to the steps here on the senate side of the ca
tonight, u.s. officials now confirming to abc news that israel has begun flooding the hamas tunnels to destroy them and hamas. but what about any hostages who might have been held in those tunnels? first tonight, president biden and president zelenskyy before the cameras late today, pleading for help from congress in passing new funding. but tonight, house and senate republicans blocking that help. president biden warning failing to help ukraine will, quote, give vladimir putin the greatest christmas gift they can possibly give him. mary bruce standing by live at the white house. also this major headline from the israel-hamas war tonight. two u.s. officials now confirming to abc news that the israeli military has, in fact, started pumping water into those tunnels run by hamas. james longman standing by with late reporting from israel. back in the u.s. tonight, and the deeply personal issue of abortion. and the young, pregnant wife in texas. her health in danger. tonight