and millions more worldwide. now new revelations about the mysterious origin of covid. mark esper is here live. f-16s are not the key capability of that offensive. sean penn pleads with president biden to send fighter jets to ukraine or the actor says there will be, quote, blood on our hands. sean penn joins me and president xi and his military leadership have doubts today about whether they could accomplish that invasion. and china, russia and the united states reach a critical point in the ukraine war, the cia says beijing is having second thoughts about potentially invading taiwan and a significant admission from the head of fox news, acknowledging the host on his network promoted election lies. what this means for the billion dollar lawsuit against fox news. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and this is a special edition of t the situation room. tonight, new questions around the center of the co
doubts today. about whether they could accomplish that invasion. as china, russia, united states reached a critical point in the ukraine war. the cia says beijing s having second thoughts about potentially invading taiwan. and a significant from the head of fox move. rupert murdoch acknowledging the hosts on his network promoted election lies. what this means for the billion dollar lawsuit against fox news. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the. world i m wolf blitzer and this is a special edition of the situation room. tonight, major new questions right at the center of a deadly coronavirus pandemic. that may change so many lives. where did covid-19 come from? the white house weighing in the same thing on the u.s. energy departments assessment. that the lethal virus most likely came from a lab leak in china. emphasis on the caveat here. cnn sources tell us that the assessment comes with quote, low confidence. tonight they say withi
the crime. that is what we are watching this hour. hello, everyone, thank you for being here, i m kate bolduan. right now the supreme court is hearing the arguments for two cases that are at the heart of americans. at the heart of it is the biden administration student loan forgiveness program. the argument is that the president overstepped his authority here when he said he would give up to $20 million in student debt. that is a lot of money for a lot of people and hanging in legal limbo today. signs of how much interest there is in the court decision, take a look at the crowds out in front of the court this morning. jessica snyder is also live outside of the supreme court as this is playing out. she is joining us now. jessica, you are listening to the first hour-ish of oral arguments. what are you hearing? the justices are zeroing in on the price tag of the program, and whether the president way of the extensive program. these are the numbers. 40 million students are
five people killed when an air ambulance crashed in heeno. what we have learned about the passengers and the investigation as the company temporarily grounds its fleet. brutal fighting as ukraine battles russian forces in the east. entire towns evacuated as russian tanks open fire on residential buildings. vladimir putin labels it an existential struggle. and reports of another american killed in the fighting. plus, the warning to china. one of president biden s top advisers saying china will pay real costs if it sends military aid to russia. dozens of migrants drowning off the italian coast when their boat crashed into rocks. more than 150 people crammed into the rickety ship on that dangerous journey. rough weather slowing down the search for victims. the student loan showdown, the supreme court to decide if president biden has the power to forgive student debt for tens of millions of borrowers. the strong opinions on both sides. a standing ovation for wnba star b
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. i m jim acosta in the cnn newsroom. ukraine is entering the brutal fight against russia as the troops rolled across the border into ukrainian cities. many, especially those in russia, thought it would be swift and ukraine would fall quickly. but ukraine had other plans. they have surprised the world with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price as it is estimated at least 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began. many wonder how long kyiv can continue to hold on in the face of so much russian aggression. days after his historic visit to ukraine, president joe biden spoke with abc news about how he sees the war progressing at this point and what he thinks about the idea of a negotiated settlement. nothing about ukraine without ukraine west won t dictate to