ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is getting ready to head to washington as congress remains deadlocked on sending more military aid to his country. se said to me, the entire house house and speaker mike johnson. they have been repeatedly sounding the alarm for weeks, running dry and the dire consequences of that happening. saying, quote, in the midst of a border crisis, zelenskyy will come to washington, and care more about his border than our own. arlette sainz joins us now. arl arlette, does the white house sound like this visit and its profile could change the dynamics of the negotiations? well, we certainly hope so, phil, and volodymyr zelenskyy is often viewed as the best advocate for his own country s needs, and the white house is hoping by having zelenskyy here in washington, that that will apply some additional pressure on lawmakers up on capitol hill. now zelenskyy will meet here at the white house with president biden, but he also will have a series of
passed a resolution to censure squad member jamal bowman for pulling a capitol building fire alarm back in september. it forced an evacuation of the building. it also created quite a chaos as congress rushed to head off a government shutdown. the new york democrat is now the 28th lawmaker ever censured in history. you are watching the faulkner focus. i m julie banderas in for harris today. it was caught on video and why he pled guilty. he got caught. bowman a former middle school principal said he was simply trying to open a door clearly marked as off limits. he pled guilty to a miss demeanor charge and paid a $1 thousand fine. the max fine. bowman continues to deny he was trying to delay the spending bill vote. jim jordan confident the censure motion would pass. i think it is in a more broader and how crazy things have gotten in the biden administration. an f.b.i. that says if you are catholic you re extremist and members of congress pulling a fire alarm to disrupt a vot
encounters and much more. cnn this morning continues right now. under no circumstances you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? except for day one. except for? except for day one. meaning in. i want to close the border and i want to drill that s he says you are not going to be a dictator, are you? no, no, no, other than day one. we are kpoes closing the border and drilling, drilling, drilling. after that i am not a dictator, okay? good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. that was donald trump last night saying the quiet part outloud when he was put on the spot. for trump rhetoric on the campaign trail sparked a frenzy of headlines this week about what he might do if he becomes president again. he danced around the question about abusing power. his ally ckash patel is talking about punishing enemies if there is a new trump term. this is a man who holds a senior rol
is going to be able to pass a package for additional aid for israel and ukraine. congress has to decide whether to continue to support the fight for freedom. as the house pushes to formalize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. a loss of principle but a great recipe for democratic victories. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. new satellite images this morning show israeli forces pushing into southern gaza where united nations officials say the situation is apocalyptic with nowhere safe to go and civilian casualties rapidly rising. a warning now the following video is graphic. this is what the video shows inside of a hospital in southern gaza, this morning it is dire. wounded patients are lying on the floor, surrounded by their bloody clothes. the hamas-run health ministry says hospitals in southern gaza now are collapsing. alex marquardt is live in tel aviv with much more. alex, thank you for joining us. what is the i
floating the idea of a third-party presidential run. new images of idf forces pushing further into southern gaza as u.s. officials are now raising new questions and alarm over why hamas is refusing to release more female hostages. a home in arlington, virginia, blows sky-high. the blast could be felt miles away in d.c. police were there when it happened, trying to serve a search warrant. what were they looking for? details on that investigation ahead. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. major rumblings in and around the republican race for president this morning starting with a huge push to get chris christie out. according to the new york times, republican donors, strategists, and pundits are publicly pressuring mr. christie to follow the lead of tim scott and mike pence and formally end his campaign. many would like to see him throw his support behind nikki haley. republican strategist kevin madden adds, ideally, it would