democracy stands. the president of the united states on an unprecedented and dangerous trip into ukraine as russia s invasion nears one year of barberism and bloodshed. this conversation brings us closer to victory. president biden s visit to kyiv, a rebuke of vladimir p putin. how far will the u.s. and allies go to defend a no, ma amsy on the brink? and what will puten do next? russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and this is a special edition of the situation room. president biden is back in ukraine tonight, preparing for a momentous day tomorrow when he and vladimir putin will be delivering dueling addresses nearly 800 miles apart. president biden traveled under a cloak of secrecy to the capitol this morning, a city russia thought it could capture at the start of the invasion, but kyiv still stands one year into this war. w
prime minister liz truss today setting the women s and men s indoor speed record for duration of a prime minister, only 44 days in office, that is not even her abrupt resignation earlier today throws our closest ally even further into chaos. now that our friends across the pond weren t able to find any humor in this instability, the economist magazine pointedly wondered which would last longer, liz truss s prime ministership or a perishable ahead of iceberg lettuce, a youtube live stream puts this theory to the test six days ago. well, lettuce, liz, is still standing. when folks start invoking solid items when discussing how long it will last at her job, at some point it becomes a feta complaint. but let us move on. how could six weeks ago so horribly wrong? liz truss s is fall from power exhilarated after she introduced trussonomics, a plan for massive tax cuts aimed at the wealthiest britons so that they could create jobs, she said. essentially, trickle down economics. th
john berman is off. hurricane ian now churning in the caribbean with 75 mile an hour winds. the storm s path is uncertain and that has all of florida preparing for a major hurricane. people are waiting in long lines outside of stores. they are looking to stock up on supplies while they can. essential items like bottled water flying off store shelves. residents are prepping homes and business bes for the heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge expected to come their way. ron desantis already declaring an emergency for the entire state activate ing the national guard and a hurricane watch has been issued along the west coast of florida including the tampa bay area. carlos swau resident is watching preparations. we have chad myers standing by in atlanta. let s start with carlos who are is live for us near a sandbag distribution center. tell us about some of these preparations. reporter: good morning the storm preparations are well underway. schools have been closed through