american heart that does not be three freedom and support us slavoj, green now we will do what you re going to take two questions from america reporters in two question issue of two american reporters and our question needs from two ukrainian support reporters. but first first-person, i m to call and his colleague long and associated press thanks mr. president about two weeks ago, you changed course to allow ukraine to fire us weapons in russia. given the reported successes, would you consider further expanding the parameters on us weapons into russia, even despite your concerns about escalation. and on the news from home, you re going through something that so many american families go through the intersection of addiction and the criminal justice system. but you re not like most families was your son able to get a fair trial? do you believe the justice department operated independently of politics and for president, let me answer your question. you asked him with rega
breaking news. this our a group of russian navy ships including nuclear-powered submarine arriving in cuba. just 90 miles from florida as tensions grow grow between russia and the west over ukraine. and america s top diplomat, tony blinken, questioning whether hamas is quote, proceeding in good faith. amid gaza ceasefire negotiations. he just wrapped up a critical mideast visit and president biden is back on the world stage. he s headed to italy right now for a highly anticipated summit with world leaders one day after his son s conviction hello i m wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom get this hour with a dramatic escalation of tensions in the middle east israel s military says iranian hezbollah forces have fired at least 200 rockets into northern israel today, no injuries are reported, not yet. the idf says it responded by striking the rocket launcher in southern lebanon and other hezbollah targets this new exchange of hostilities comes as ceasefire talks
president and the former president, one stage moderated by jake tapper and dana bash good morning. you relied on cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington right now in delaware. hunter biden s fate is in the hands of a jury. the president s son arrived in court this morning as jurors resume deliberations in his federal gun trial and just about a half hour later, he left the courthouse in wilmington. hunter biden is accused of lying about his illegal drug use when he bought a handgun back in 2018, if convicted of all three charges, he could face 25 years in prison. cnn s evan perez drawing this is from outside the courthouse in delaware. evan wasn t expected that hunter biden would only make a short visit there as the jury deliberates, what s the latest no, jim, i think we didn t anticipate that he would be able to leave during the time that the jury is deliberating. typically defendants have to sit here like the rest of us as we wait for the jury to complete its work
the cnn newsroom. i wolf blitzer in washington, and we re following breaking news. israel now appears ready to formally publicly sign up to president biden announced ceasefire plan i m for gaza. in a statement attributed only to a government official, but widely understood to be the prime minister s office says, israel won t end the war without reaching its objective. but it now says, and i m quoting now the proposal presented enables this route to achieve those goals. and israel will indeed do so. and quote, our white house correspondent are left signs and standing by over at the white house are achieved national security correspondent, alex mark court is here with me in the cnn newsroom. alex pressure has been growing and growing on the israeli prime minister benjamin at tiny. but this appears to be a major breakthrough. it does appear to be significant or hearing more and more positive signs from both sides, from both hamas and israel. we have this new statement, albeit
breaking news of federal jury finding hunter biden, the president at a previously scheduled event on gun safety, and we just learned that afterwards he will be traveling to delaware to be with his son or last hour, the special prosecutor in the case gave his first statements since the jury reached their decision this morning here s david weiss this case was about the illegal choices defendant made while in the throes of addiction. his choice to lie on a government form when he bought a gun and the choice to them possess that gun, it was these choices. and the combination of guns and drugs that made his conduct dangerous second no one in this country is above the law everyone must, be accountable for their actions. even this defendant however hunter biden, should be no more accountable than any other citizen convicted of this same conduct. the prosecution has been and will continue to be committed to this principle some jurors though, are now questioning whether this case sh