plus, hunter biden is now fighting back and now calling for a criminal investigation into those sharing his personal information. and the lead prosecutors in memphis is considering additional charges in the beating death of tyre nichols. this is what we are watchingt that hour. thank you all for being here. i m kate bolduan, and several stories developing overseas. russia is releasing a fresh barrage of missiles in the hub city of kramatorsk. you can see the search crews there, and so many scrambling for safety, and our cnn crew was caught dangerously close to that. also big news out of asia. secretary of defense lloyd austin just announced increased military access in the philippines. it is coming as the fears are growing over a potential chinese invasion of taiwan. also news out of the middle east. iran is threatening to retaliate over a drone attack on an iranian military facility. we go to fred pleitgen. you and your team were close to these military strikes i
Voting for speaker. This time louisiana congressman mike johnson is the fourth nominee for republicans. Hello, and welcome. Im sandra smith in new york, a big welcome back to you, john. John good to be back, john roberts in washington, and this is america reports. Remains unclear whether mike johnson will have the support to win the job. Chad pergram, of course, has been watching this for what feels like weeks now, because it has been weeks. Chad, whats the latest . They are getting very close to taking yet another ballot here for Speaker Of The House. What they have been doing the past couple of minutes here is putting into nomination the candidate for this particular round, of course mike johnson, the new one here and pete aguilar, the chair of the Democratic Caucus is again nominating Hakeem Jeffries, the democratic leader. This feels different than some of the other chapters we have been through over the past couple of weeks. I talked to a couple members a few minutes ago, members
Just this past week the prc vessels acted dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conducted a Routine Resupply Mission in that your own, their own exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, very clear, the United States defense commitment to the philippines is iron clad, is iron clad. Any attack on the filipino Aircraft Vessels or armed forces will invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. And mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values that are at the heart of this alliance. And we continue to stand as one to forge a Better Future for both of us and all the region. So, i want to thank you again for being here. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership in this critical moment. And i would like to now turn it over to you. Well, thank you very much, mr. President. Australia and the United States have stood together for more than a century and it is indeed a great honor for me to stand alongside my fr