disaster. cnn s frederik pleitgen is joining me live from ramstein air base. what do we know about the new aid package? reporter: the secretary of defense made those remarks just a couple minutes ago here and you re right, it certainly comes at a really decisive time as the war is dragging on in ukraine. on the one hand the fighting around the zaporizhzhia power plant, but then also you have the ukrainians making gains in south of the country and also in the northeast of the country as well. the secretary of defense says the u.s. wants to make absolutely clear that they remain strong in their commitments to ukraine and are going to give the ukrainians what they need to succeed. he was saying that the package from the presidential drawdown is $675 million and he listed some of the main items on that new drawdown. here is what he said. the latest package includes more gimmlecs, howitzers, artillery munitions, missiles, humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems, small a
a russian politician publicly calling for putin to resign. as dissent in russia appears to grow over its failures in ukraine. a municipal leader in st. petersburg spoke to me moments after leaving court today just after he paid a fine for speaking out against putin. in his first television interview, he was unafraid. he doubled down on his call for putin to step down. translator: we will continue to insist on his resignation. perhaps our words about putin have a harmful effect on russia, and the need to leave power will continue to spread. i said it s extraordinary, right? when he went to pay a fine and it could get a lot worse than that. he came out, and he doubled down. so i asked him, why is he speaking out right now? taking these incredible risks. and here is what he told me. translator: i have two little children. i don t want for them to go through what i am going through in 15, 20 years, namely, to be afraid of going out on the streets to speak their minds at dem
democrats see opportunity in key midterm races as republicans readjust on top issues. is the momentum enough for democrats to keep the senate and the house? the democratic nominee for senate in red state ohio, congressman tim ryan joins me in moments. plus, unsealed. the redacted mar-a-lago affidavit shares lights on america s secrets at risk and the fbi s repeated efforts to get them back. could the former president or his associates face criminal charges? i ll speak to the republican governor of new hampshire, chris sununu ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is feeling competitive. democrats are starting to feel some optimism about holding onto the senate and even dreaming of keeping the house after a string of shifting political dynamics and policy moves, including this week s controversial decision by president biden to forgive student loan debt of up to $20,000 for some americans. the policy details are drawing critics on both sides
the house? the democratic nominee for senate in red state ohio, congressman tim ryan joins me in moments. plus, unsealed. the redacted mar-a-lago affidavit sheds lights on america s secrets at risk and the fbi s repeated efforts to get them back. could the former president or his associates face criminal charges? i ll speak to the republican governor of new hampshire, chris sununu ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is feeling competitive. democrats are starting to feel some optimism about holding onto the senate and even dreaming of keeping the house after a string of shifting political dynamics and policy moves, including this week s controversial decision by president biden to forgive student loan debt of up to $20,000 for some americans. the policy details are drawing critics on both sides of the aisle, but the move allows the president to keep a campaign promise and will provide relief to tens of millions of people. republicans wh
try to figure out and nail down exactly who this testimony is. don, they have been so careful to not release this information. even high-level staffers, people that have very close relationships with the actual members of the committee themselves, have not been looped in on this because they want to keep this information as quiet as possible. we are working to get it confirmed. when we do, you will be one of the first to know. i was joking around with you about you know something. we are always reporting. you know that. you are always on top of it. ryan, thank you, sir. appreciate it. we are now just hours away from that surprise hearing, january 6th committee has slated for tomorrow. cnn s senior legal analyst and former u.s. attorney doug jones. good evening, senator. i don t know why i said attorney. you are an attorney, aren t you? both. i was going so say. absolutely. both. i was right. i shouldn t have corrected myself. thank you for joining. cnn has lea