biden. abrams battle tanks finally heading to ukraine. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly has the reporting. we are fully, thoroughly, totally united. reporter: a diplomatic break through with dramatic implications. the united states will be sending 31 abram tanks to ukraine. reporter: the u.s. tanks set to significantly expand ukraine s battlefield capabilities. it makes it possible for germany, but also other european nato allies to provide battle tanks to ukraine and that will significantly strengthen their combat capabilities. reporter: at the same moment europe s largest land war in 80 years is in its most after weeks of u.s. officials say it was untenable. the maintenance and high cost it would take to maintain an abrams doesn t make sense to provide that to the ukrainians at this time. reporter: their inclusion a demand from german officials in order to clear the way for delivery of their own tanks and to sign off on the german-made
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i drive over 50 miles a day and it s getting harder and harder. the politics of pot. no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. the president pardons thousands. is it the first step toward nationwide legalization? inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. control of the u.s. senate could well rest on the state of georgia. republicans can t be feeling good about their chances there after the week their candidate has had. days after a woman told the daily beast that herschel walker encouraged her and paid for her abortion in 2009, the new york times is reporting on friday that he wanted her to have a second abortion two years later. that time she told the new york times she refused. she has the baby who is now ten years old. that child is one of three children that walker had not acknowledged publicly until this year. quote, as a father, she told the time
time they hope weeks of handed shakes, stump speeches and rallies will translate to votes. it is time for the final push. live pictures from philadelphia where democrats are bringing out their heavy hitters as they try to hang onto slim majorities in the house and senate. president biden, and former president barack obama will make their arguments a short time from now. both have warned that democracy is on the line this tuesday, denouncing election deniers on the ballot. also in pennsylvania tonight, former president zelenskyy donald trump on a campaign blitz that has much to do with his own political future. his aides are eyeing the third week of november as an ideal launch for his next run as president. cnn is tracking key races. phil mattingly in philadelphia. an eager crowd is awaiting president biden and former president barack obama. they are trying to pull out the big guns, phil, here in this home stretch. yeah. it s something, jim, that underscores pennsylvania, fo
monkeypox in the united states has thousands scrambling for vaccines. we look at whether a new strategy is needed. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. glad to have you with us. breathing new life into u.s. president joe biden s domestic agenda after the senate passed the democrats climate, healthcare and tax package officially known as the inflation reduction act and as we ll hear the report, it was no easy task to get all democrats on board. reporter: democrats are on the verge of a massive victory with less than 100 days before midterm elections. the senate voted on sunday along party lines to approve a sweeping economic package and this vote came after a marathon voting session that began saturday evening and lasted into the next day. this bill includes a number of key democratic priorities. it includes a historic investment of nearly $370 billion for the climate. it would allow medicare to negotiate drug prices. it would extend expirin