behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he s in the situation room, actually he s replaced by alex marquardt today. i ll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump s defense over retaining classified documents. we re also getting reaction from one of the former president s previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members of both parties raise serious concerns. majority leader chuck schumer telling senators, they have to stay in session until the bill passes. and russia says that regions near the border with ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in just the last day. the kremlin condemning international silence over the recent strikes on russian territory. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and
year. president biden s first term, he signed into law some amazing pieces of legislation, biggest investment in mental health in a generation, strengthening gun background check, investing in infrastructure, bringing advanced manufacturing back to this country through the bipartisan c.h.i.p.s. and science bill, reducing prescription drug prices, there is so much for a democrat facing election in 2024 to run on that some of the provisions you just referenced in this deal i don t think will be an issue at all. one of the things that is still being discussed is defense funding. do you think that the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, should commit to passing more defense funding after this bill gets passed in order to address those concerns about and insufficient, some believe, pentagon budget? well, we are about to see a counteroffensive begin in ukraine, and our president has been forceful and strong in his support of ukraine, so too have senator schumer and mcconnell. we will