Story with martha begins now in. Martha thank you very much. It afternoon im Martha Maccallum and this is the story. We have breaking news right now in new York City as you just saw quite a bit of news in florida as well. Obviously in beirut. For the first time in history, the sitting mayor of the biggest city in the country Eric Adams was indicted on a tangle of charges around Campaign Donations and bribery and the government of turkiye. Also as you just heard Hurricane Helene has now strengthened to a category three hurricane. Its expected to grow further before making landfall several hours away. So we are watching it, its enormous Peer Arlington with the Big Bend of florida we are going to have live coverage for you as it changes this afternoon. Also waiting in new york a couple big things, trump will speak shortly from Trump Tower. But first. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not give in to White House calls for a ceasefire in lebanon. As u. S. Officials say w
conditions on the battlefield somehow, try and convince them that this additional money could help change the trajectory of the war because it is true that ukraine remains bogged down in this counteroffensive that has not necessarily changed the battle lines so far. and so he will be at the white house meeting with president biden. he will also be on capitol hill. he ll address a meeting of all senators in person. and he will also meet with the republican house speaker mike johnson. but you re already hearing some republican pushback to this visit. the conservative senator j.d. vance from ohio said that zelenskyy will come to washington and demand that congress care more about his border than our own. and it is this issue of the border that does seem to be stalling these talks. because remember, republicans are trying to use the ukraine aid as leverage to secure tighter restrictions on migration into the united states. president biden has said that he is open to significant c