america s commitment to allies in the region of course after months of focus on ukraine and russia s invasion there. the president s first stop is south korea, where he underscored the importance of this region and this moment. listen. so much, so much of the future of the world is going to be written here in the endopacific over the next several decades. we re standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. the issues the president is facing and tackle anything asia are serious ones. impactful ones, including a looming threat of a possible missile test coming from north korea while biden is overseas. and problems elsewhere, being flown to the president right now for his signature is the bill that congress just approved to give $40 billion of additional aid to ukraine. and that s just to name one of many. let s start in seoul, south korea. jeremy diamond is there. j
hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john vause. ahead this hour, standstill. russia s eastern offensive appears to have stalled in ukraine. the plummet continues. stock markets in asia sharply lower following a big fall on wall street, all triggered by dismat earning reports by big retailers and fears of record high inflation. and still too early to call in the pennsylvania senate republican primary. but not too early for donald trump to urge the candidate he endorsed to declare victory. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with john vause. vladimir putin s three-day war is now into day 85 and appears to be going nowhere, with one nato official saying momentum is shifting in favor of ukraine. overall, nato says the war is at a standstill for now, neither side expected to make major gains. one area of progress for ukraine is a counter offensive in the kharkiv region. ukraine s military says another settlement has bee
we may not have a republican senate primary winner until next week, and when we do, it might trigger a recount. the president responding to the baby formula issue with action. the government forcing factories to speed up production. this as mothers are near a breaking point. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. your mind doesn t stop thinking about it. especially at night. i hate to say. i ve lost a lot of sleep. up first for us, pennsylvania s slow but critical election map. the commonwealth senate race could determine which party controls the chamber next year. this is the race right here. dr. oz, you know him from television, donald trump s preferred candidate. dave mccormick is in second place. a candidate who says he believes as this count continues he will catch up. let s take a look at the state of play. watch as i slide this over. this is all of pennsylva
jimmy carter, as well as president joe biden and his wife, first lady dr. jill biden. the president and first lady and secretary of state, bill and hillary clinton. and every living first lady, laura bush, michelle obama, melania trump, as well as of course vice president kamala harris. waiting for the hearst to depart, i want to talk about what we ve seen. i know this was i m sure there was emotional for millions of americans watching today, but as somebody who has been a biographer of the carters, and i know this was particularly emotional for you. what moved you the most? yeah, no, it was extremely emotional. you know, i hadn t seen president carter since the 75th wedding anniversary party back in july of 2021. and i have to say i m shocked at how thin and frail he looks. very sad. and i can t imagine what he is thinking having lost his wife of 77 years. i m also particularly moved by the three eulogies given by family members. chip, amy, and the grandson, jays son. th
Eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. In washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being j