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
With a whimper. It looks pretty. I dont think shell mind. Jeanne moos, cnn, new york. That moment where all the siblings are right to figure out what to do before mom gets there, that was my whole childhood. What i love is, oh, youre in trouble next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. All right, lets do it good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, september 24th. Im victor blackwell. And im omar jiminez in for amara walker. Thanks for spending part of your morning with us. Heres what were watching for. Its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. Lawmakers are up against the clock and desperately working on a deal to fund the government ahead of the looming shutdown. The major sticking points keeping lawmakers from hammering out a deal. Hollywood executives said they sent their best and final offer to writers as they worked to end the strike that has paralyzed the industry. What we are learning about how kbl close both sides are to a
This sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with growing pressure on the u. S. Congress to avoid a crippling u. S. Government shutdown this week. Time is running out. Lawmakers now have just six days to pass a Spending Bill to fund the government. Federal agencies have already started the formal process of preparing for a shutdown. If that happens, millions of federal workers could have their paychecks withheld until a deal is reached. But with the clock ticking, it is clear House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy doesnt have the votes to pass a stopgap funding bill and House Republicans are engaged in Open Warfare Over who is to blame for the stalemate. The hold outs keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy, dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. We dont want you to use democrat votes to try to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican hold outs are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject Spending Bills. K
Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, september 24th. Thanks for spending part of your morning with us. Heres what we are watching for you. Its time for them to do job america elected them to do. Lawmakers up against a clock and working on a deal to fund the government ahead of a looming shutdown. The real world impacts a shutdown would have on everything from air travel to members of the military. Ophelia has moved inland after bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of the east coast. The areas we are watching for more flooding and the threat of severe storms today. Its a cosmic delivery hyeas in the making. A Space Capsule full of Asteroid Pieces set to land on earth this morning. What scientists are hoping to learn from it. The fires that you dont hear about in the news is the greatest success. It could be a game changer when it comes to firefighting. How they are using a. I. To snuff out wildfires before they explode. Plus, a 10 and 11yearold steal their moms
Confrontation with a homeowner during which shots were fired. Kim jongun has arrived in russia. We are waiting to see where and when he meets with Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential arms deal. The war on ukraine. And who. Weighing in on the trump indictments. He says it shows the u. S. Political system is rotten. Congress is back. Speaker Kevin Mccarthy has his work cut out for him. He is juggling a potential Government Shutdown and pressure from the hard right to impeach President Biden. And after all the hype, quarterback Aaron Rodgers debut with the New York Jets lasted less than five minutes. Cnn this morning starts right now. Here is where we begin. Scary developments in this ongoing manhunt for an escaped murderer in pennsylvania. Sources tell kyw that a man matching Danelo Cavalcantes description stole a rifle with a scope in a violent confrontation with a homeowner last night. That homeowner opened fire but its not known if the fugitive was hit. Police rushed to the area. It