reasoning of what the news that we heard about pence, so i m just not going to comment from here. i m not going to comment on any other former elected official, current elected official, i refer you to the department of justice, anything that relates to this white house, i would refer you to the office. the abrams tank, john kirby says it s expensive to maintain, operate, fuel, and requires a lot of training. does this white house still have those same concerns when it comes to providing tanks to the ukrainians? as my dod colleagues have said very recently that again, nothing to preview from here, certainly don t have anything to share, but they never ruled out tanks, just want to make that very clear. i think what my colleagues at the dod have said in the past and recently is that there were always challenges with tanks, but not going to preview anything. i think i would refer you to the dod comments on this. always been challenges, never been taken off the table. i don
that cia director william burns made a secret trip to ukraine to brief president volodymyr zelenskyy and share u.s. intelligence on russia s next moves in the war. actor and producer alec baldwin now faces criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a crew member on the set of the film rust. our legal experts are weighing the evidence and whether the involuntary manslaughter charges will stick. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with the partisan showdown over raising the debt ceiling and fears of an unprecedented default by the united states. our chief congressional correspondent manu raju explains where this critical fight stands tonight. reporter: tonight congress and the white house engaged in a risky standoff as the u.s. reaches its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit. the white house and congressional democrats say no negotiations to raise the debt ceiling and no conditions
atlanta with the fulton county judge saying it s imminent. plus, more details on the victims of the mass shootings in california. i m hallie jackson in washington along with monica alba near the white house. garrett haake is live for us on capitol hill and chuck rosenberg is joining us. so, good afternoon to all three of you. let s start with the news we re getting in the last hour about, quoting here, small number of classified documents found at mike pence s home in indiana. according to letters that the former vp s legal team sent to the national archives. comes as we speak at the white house, president biden is huddling with top democrats as he s dealing with some documents drama of his own and the white house not saying much about either of the revelations. now playing out at the same time. i m not going to comment on any ongoing criminal investigation. that s for the department of justice to decide. i would refer you to the white house counsel and anything related t
charged with involuntary manslaughter, following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot on the set of his film. today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. jacinda ardern steps down as new zealand s prime minister saying she no longer has enough in the tank to do to the job. and after an epic five and three quarter hours, andy murray triumphs in a thrilling match at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city concede two before half time against tottenham. pep guardiola s side hoping to close the gap at the top, but could spurs see out the win. good evening. there s growing pressure on nato countries to agree to send more tanks to ukraine to help in the fight against russia. pledges of military aid have increased, after kyiv warned that russia was preparing a new assault. nine countries, including britain, have promised to urgently step up supplies of heavy weaponry and the uk has committed to sending
another ambulance strike this time in wales as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s british academy film awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 3pm in los angeles where we begin our programme, with the news that the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of the film rust. the film s armourer who was responsible for the weapon will face the same charge, after a gun that the actor discharged on set was found to contain live ammunition. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th