one of the big questions that will surround the ukraine defense contact group in germany on friday where 50 nations or so will come together to find and ship and organize weapons to ukraine revolves around the issue of tanks. congress and the white house engaged in a risky standoff as the u.s. reaches a 31.4 trillion borrowing limit. down by the river singer, songwriter, guitarist david crosby was an american music icon. david crosby was 81 years old. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, january 20th. 9 a.m. here in london. 10 a.m. in ramstein, the airbase in germany where western allies are gathering at this hour to talk about ukraine s military needs and how they can help. lloyd austin is hosting the conference of more than 50 countries. the u.s. has already announced another $2.5 billion in aid including striker combat vehicles, more bradley fighting vehicles and avenger air defense systems but ukraine s pres
joe biden reaffirmed the federal government s commitment to supporting california as it recovers and rebuilds. veronica miracle has more on the story. reporter: president biden spent the day touring storm ravaged santa cruz county including spending the better part of an hour here where a pier has been essentially ripped in half and local businesses that rely heavily on local tourism have been impacted. the nine atmospheric rivers have battered the state but the central coast was hit especially hard and president biden wanted to come here, he said, to see the damage himself and also to assess what more the federal government can do to help the state of california. the now this comes after last night the president and the federal government authorized additional disaster assistance to the state. that s on top of a major disaster declaration that happened on saturday. right now there are more than 500 fema personnel on the ground