russian aggression. every day yothere is no alternative to this decision. we are live in ukraine with why this aid is so critical for ukrainians. a stunning set of new arrests related to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. three active duty marines under arrest for their part in the insurrection, one allegedly wanted to wage a second civil war. silence from actor alec baldwin as he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the rust set shooting. what we are learning about changes on the set as the crew vows to finish the movie. i feel, you know, sad, but also i have a sense new zealand s prime minister speaking out after her shocking resignation earlier this week and her decision to step down is resonating with women worldwide. and that parade of recent storms in the west prompts a big turnaround when it comes to the drought. newsroom starts right now. good morning. it is saturday, january 21st. i m amara worker. i m boris sanchez
good morning. it is saturday, january 21st. i m amara worker. i m boris sanchez. we are grateful to have you. we begin with the war in ukraine and a stalemate over tanks. ukraine s president says the country desperately needs them and there is no alternative. but germany has failed to reach an agreement on esending the leopard tanks to ukraine. officials indicated they will not send them unless the u.s. sends abram tanks. the u.s. finalize an aid package for ukraine. secretary austin says u.s. for for ukraine is unwavering. this is a decisive moment for ukraine ain a decisive decade fr the world. so make no mistake. we will support ukraine s self-defense for as long as it takes. president zelenskyy says that
different name than 2011. but a chance to tackle the issues without holding the debt limit hostage. i worry about where we are at on this. i worry about our ability to get through it. it was hard for us do it in 2011 and we were a little more, i ll say, reasonable in 2011 than what you are seeing today. while we have you, we want your thoughts related to ukraine. we are covering a lot of ground this morning. we appreciate it. the dispute between the united states and germany over providing ukrainian forces with western tanks. why is a consensus on this issue critical for ukraine moving into this next phase of the war? so the united states can lead but we have to lead almost with europe. it is very important that europe is with us on this fight. this is as much their fight as ours. the german leopard tanks have a much easier maintenance footprint. they are much easier, obviously, to get into theater in ukraine. they use diesel, which is in