undoubtedly been weakened. prigozhin announced his paramilitary fighters would pull back to avoid bloodshed. the kremlin later announced war lord could leave for belarus allegedly without penalty for his mercenaries taking hold of the critical russian city of rostov-on-don. they were going to dismantle pmc wagner. we came out on the 23rd of june to march for justice. in this time we did not 3eu8 a single drop of blood on of our fighters. now the moment has come when blood may still spill, that that s why understanding the responsibility, we are turning back our convoys and going back to field camps according to our plan. reporter: according to a spokesperson for secretary of state antony blinken, quote, support by the united states for ukraine will not change. the united states will stay in close coordination with ukraine as the situation develops. and russian officials offered this, quote: we ve warned the western countries against any hint of possible use of the domes
new york city in court for the first day of the damages trials in e. jean carroll s case against him. this morning all eyes are on new hampshire now after iowa casts the first ballots in the race for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. former president donald trump cruised to victory in the iowa caucuses winning by nearly 30%. and you can see ron desantis came in a distance second, narrowly edging out former u.n. ambassador, nikki haley. and then vivek ramaswamy came in fourth and dropped out of the race. and asa hutchison just announced he was dropping out of the race. 100,000 iowans turned out, much lower than in 2016. so it s now off to new hampshire. great place. we won it last time, and we won it both times, and we love it. the people are great. we thank you for your effort and we thank you for your support. you helped us get a ticket punched out at the hawkeye state. our campaign is the last hope of stopping the biden/trump nightmare. and stev
blitzer in the situation room. i will see you sunday morning. happening now, two major breaking stories. the u.s. supreme court just agreed to hear donald trump s appeal of his removal from the colorado primary ballot. the justices now poised to decide whether or not trump is eligible for office under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban. also breaking, president biden comes out swinging at trump in his first campaign speech of 2024, warning the former president is a real and present danger to american democracy three years after january 6th. we re breaking down the president s remarks and trump s message at a campaign event in iowa tonight. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news . we begin tonight with breaking news. the united states supreme court teeing up one of the most consequential cases in decades. donald trump s removal from the colorado ball
andrea mitchell is on assignment traveling with secretary blinken. right now, countdown to the caucuses. just one week today as the republican candidates for president make their final push in iowa. meanwhile, president biden is on the trail in south carolina where he ll be speaking at mother emanuel church, the scene of the horrific hate crime in 2015. his message today, the hate that fueled the killing of nine worshippers still rages. at the pentagon, demand for answers grows after lloyd austin failed to tell the white house for days that he had been admitted to the icu. and a critical piece of the alaskan airlines flight has been found as it blasted off the plane mid flight, taking passengers belongings with it. we begin this very busy hour with the race for the white house. we are now just seven days away from the very first primary contest of this high stakes election year. the republican iowa caucuses. while there is still time, so far, it s shaping up to be a 2020
Children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. What specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country . Well, thanks for the question. Its something thats very meaningful. I share your aspiration for our country. Look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. And over the last 20 years of my career, weve always tried to aspire to that ideal. My faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didnt live up to that. Ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. And quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as Vice President , ive always ive always tried to reflect that. You know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. But im not convinced the American People are as divided as