welcome back to the cnn newsroom. much of the world expected ukraine to fall quickly to russia s invasion given the onslaught of man and machines and heavy weaponry. now ukraine enters a second year of battling its way to freedom in that war. this time, this time lapse, i should say, just shows how successful ukraine s military has been this past year. the russian troops mostly contained. the fighting in the east is intensifying and ukraine s military is kahn for more western aid including fighter jets. president biden for now appears to be dunk down the request from ukraine s president for f-16s. take a listen. we re sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. he needs tanks, artillery, there are things he needs now that we re sending him to put him in a position to make gains this spring and this summer going into the fall. he doesn t need f-16s now. the u.s. has announce ad $2 billion aid package. according to the united nations, ukraine has already pa
discoveries in different locations but we still don t know who removed those documents in the first place. what exactly was in them? where they were cut before they ended up in delaware and the penn biden center and went on why they were taken and how did the president remove these documents exactly? our own peter doocy try to get some answers at the white house press briefing, watch. is president biden involved up in a cover? the president has been clear that he takes this very seriously. that is a question that everybody left out. interesting question to ask, but any other underlying questions that you may have, i would refer you to my colleagues, the white house counsel. i will continue to be consistent and refer you to any questions that you have there. emily: now, even some democrats are raising questions about the white house was transparency on the issue or lack thereof. they fear this could turn into a major problem for the party 2024. the white house downplayin
happening now, breaking news, we re following chaos at the u.s. capitol. republicans huddling behind closed doors tonight after kevin mccarthy s bid for the speaker s gavel lands with a thud for the second straight day. the next moves for mack arthy and his to popponents are very unclear right now. new information emerging about the terrifying on-field collapse of damar hamlin. the buffalo bills say hamlin is showing signs of improvement although he remains in critical condition in the icu. this hour, the chief medical officer for the nfl joins me live for an exclusive interview. welcome. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the spectacle on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives now adjourned until 8:00 p.m. eastern. manu is standing by for us. republicans there working behind the scenes right now to try to resolve this deadlock. i understand you re getting new information. reporter: yeah.
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you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus, two of the most closely watched congressional candidates face off in their first debate. we ll look at what stood out in the race that could decide the control in the senate. and with the holiday season around the corner, people could have sticker shock. we ll break down the numbers. ukraine is reporting new russian strikes on at least two cities. a short time ago it said a rocket attack hit a community outside the capital kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck another city. meanwhile more military artillery will be sent to ukraine. russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. that s because according to u.s. officials, western sanctions are keeping many components of weapons productions out of russia s hands. a significant amount of russian wea