ukraine. he warned the west that he is not bluffing. if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened with a without doubt use whatever means to protect russian our people. this is not a bluff. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds could also blow in their direction. speak up body reacted moments ago. let us put speak plainly, a prominent member the united nations security council invaded its neighbor. attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. no more important, then the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today, president putin has made overt nuclear threats against era and reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime. that was the opening of his address, and it began very strongly by saying that the united nations security council
at long last, kevin mccarthy is the new republican speaker of the house. but to say it didn t come easy, would be a massive understatement. mccarthy scratch out a victory in the early morning hours with just barely more than the absolute minimum support he needed. it took him 15 rounds of voting to get to the finish line. including a scuffle on the house floor on the anniversary of the january six insurrection. the contrast between the two parties has never been clearer. while republicans created new chaos at the capitol, president biden honored the men and women who protected the building and his its occupants from an angry mob just two years ago. and, while gop lawmakers bigger with one another, democratic representatives rallied around their leader, akeem jeffries. while the white house has confirmed that president biden reached out to congratulate mccarthy earlier today, the 118th congress is off to an unforgettable start. we are talking about what comes next, tonight, on
unleashing a new wave of deadly drone attacks and ukraine has a new problem to the north. plus a deadly fire at a iranian prison as protesters across that country grow. the journalist who was wrong wrongfully imprisoned for a year and a half is our guest. and k pop bts putting musical careers on hold taking on a very different job. that is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. kyiv under attack this morning once again. russian forces started yet another week of strikes on civilians across ukraine. [ sound of gunfire ] explosions as you see could be heard in the capitol as russia launched a barrage of kamikaze drone attacks. four people were killed according to the city s mayor so far. rescue operations are still underway at this hour to try to pull people from the rubble. ukraine has accused iran of supplying russia with the drones but iran denies it and now a new concern at ukraine s northern border. russian troops are now in belar
the u.s. house of representatives still without a speaker after ten votes. good evening, i m wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. this is a special edition of the the situation room. good evening, wolf. i m erin burnett, tempers and frustration mounting, if you can say that, possibly at a peak. the last time the race for speaker has gone on this long was more than 160 years ago. here we are tonight, wolf. it s amazing what s going on. what s taking place is truly stunning. 21 republicans declining to vote for kevin mccarthy today, leaving the california congressman without the votes needed to finally grab the speaker s gavel. the humiliating losses comes despite him privately offering up even more concessions. and we re learning that the negotiators are pushing to strike a deal tonight, in an attempt to show progress. what will that progress look like? will it be enough to give mccarthy the supp
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