This is the story. Today were live in our nations capitol ahead of tonights consequential state of the Union Address. Youre going to see a very energized president says his chief of staff. Still some democrats said to be nervous about the stakes for this evening. The Washington Post put it this way. The goal is not to give up old man vibes. It could be the last time that he in front of such a big tv audience until at least the convention. Voters will no doubt be weighing whether or not hes held up to this promise from the beginning of its presidency. Watch this. Im a man of my word. America is back. I speak to you today as president of the United States at the very start of my administration and im sending a clear message to the world. America is back. Martha a lot has happened since then. The chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. Attacks on our troops in the middle east, the explosion of the border crisis, which is a huge issue to name a few. We kick things off with bret baier in d. C.
The un Secretary General has called for a ceasefire in gaza to mark ramadan, the muslim month of fasting. Antonio guterres also called for the release of hostages held by hamas, and the Speedy Delivery of aid to the palestinian territory. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, Hasjoined Leaders Of Caribbean Nations Injamaica for Emergency Talks on the crisis in haiti, where gang leaders are demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. The World Food Programme has warned of Famine Conditions in the haitian capital as armed gangs terrorise much of the city. Authorities in new zealand say 12 people have been admitted to hospital following whats been described as a mid air technical problem on a flight between sydney and auckland. Witnesses described people being thrown through the cabin, as the plane suddenly lost altitude during severe turbulence. A Flag Raising Ceremony has taken place in brussels to Mark Swedenjoining nato. Sweden formally applied to join along with finland aft
Sandra fox news alert, a live look at capitol hill, screen left. Screen right, the Southern Border. Eagle pass, texas, as we count down to a Blockbuster Hearing on capitol hill. Cia and the fbi director set to testify about the growing threats facing americans and we do expect the border crisis to play a starring role. We are watching it all for you live at the top of a new hour. Im sandra smith in new york. John and john roberts in washington. Good to be with you, sandra. This is america reports. Just months ago the fbi director warned congress that so many migrants are flooding across our border that Law Enforcement cannot possibly keep up. The threats that come from the other side of the border are very much consuming all 56 of our field offices, not just in the border states. Any time you have a group of people in the United States that we dont know nearly enough about, that is a source of concern for us. Sandra and now an illegal immigrant has been charged with killing 22yearold N
Americans were moved from tehrans Notorious Eivin Prison to a hotel guarded by iranian officials earlier today. Cnns Christiane Amanpour was first to break the story. She also spoke with one of the Iranian American detainees in an unprecedented interview from the prison back in march. She joins us now. Christiane, Siamak Namazi took a huge risk talking to you, but it does seem his message has been heard. Reporter well, lets hope so because he was desperate. And youre absolutely right. He told me desperate times, you know, mean you have to take desperate measures. And it was an extraordinary thing for somebody to be able to take a phone call out of eivin. He had been in nearly eight years, so he had some privileges like the ability to use a phone. But never had this been allowed to the press, and he didnt get permission. He just did it. But it just goes to show how desperate they were and how they absolutely wanted to get their message in front and center of the Biden Administration to
News, we are tracking devastating and Deadly Wildfires across hawaii. Drought and hurricaneforce winds fueling multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor joins me live this hour. We are following Breaking News out of utah where a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by fbi agents trying to arrest him. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people as she nears Charging Decisions in her probe of the Election Interference by donald trump and his allies. Stand by for details. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get straight to the Breaking News. The horrendous wildfires scorching the Island Of Maui and that way. We are very grim reports of a rising death toll as authorities urge residents and tourists to flee the fastmoving blazes. Cnn Meteorologis