live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukraine s president will be appealing for more international aid this week when the ukraine recovery conference gets under way in switzerland. he urged his fellow ukrainians to stay optimistic. here he is. translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow. and tomorrow should bring maximum benefit to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible for this. russia s relentless rampage in ukraine is now most heavily focused on the key city of lysychansk, one of the few places still under ukrainian control in the donbas. a local ukrainian military official says the city is on fire. meanwhile days after russian forces abandoned snake island in the black sea, ukraine s military is claiming it destroyed some of the equipment russians left behind. as they put it, russian spirit does not stink there anymore. scott mclean is joins us live from the ukrai
Harris we are keeping a very close eye on capitol hill, the house floor has just opened and members of the house could vote on their next House Speaker any time, were told. Republicans are hope louisiana congressman mike johnson will be the man for the job and can get the votes needed. He was named the partys fourth nominee last night. It was eight, then to four, then to two and now to him and it is ticking there. We will be following the action as it unfolds and bring you updates as they happen. We are also waiting for President Bidens first News Conference since october 7. He is set to take News Conference alongside afghanistan Prime Minister. That should happen next hour around the 1 00 hour now. He is facing Mounting Pressure to draw a red line with iran as Tension Mount in the middle east and our men and women have become targets of militias more than ever before. Youre watching outnumbered, im Harris Faulkner here with Kayleigh Mcenany and emily compagno, also ceo of Law Fair Pro
With lebanon we are now in a doubled Double Battle as hezbols up the taxpayers this as israeli warplanes reportedly hit targets across the gaza strip and the west bank. And in syria at meantime idf troops prepare for a Ground Invasion into gaza that could come at any moment. Welcome to a new hour of Fox News Live i am molly line in for arthel neville. Eric hello everyone thank you for joining us im eric shawna for the Gaza Ground Offensive looms to south north idf is trading fire with hezbollah militants and lets lebanon. Sending more troops and tanks up north like hamas, hezbollah backed by Iran Military experts fear tehran is trying to orchestrate a broader conflict. I think hamas, hezbollah are taking pages from those books and making sure everything now focuses on this is going to get bigger if israels goes in. I think it is important that western leaders to include the United States stand firm in their support. Eric will there be a two front or que quest mixing of Foreign Affairs
That is going to do it for me tonight. Now, it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. If i seem a little off my game tonight, it is because i made a mistake last night. I started to read jen psakis book before going to sleep, which means i almost didnt ever get to sleep. It is the cant put it down for me for a bunch of reasons. For example, can you imagine a white house Chief Of Staff changing a diaper in the white house on a baby that is not his baby . Lets start there. That took a real twist at the end. I thought i knew where you were going but then its like somebody elses baby. Now you got me. Guess whose baby it was . And then, okay, jen psaki has worked for the last three democratic nominees for president. You want to guess which one she was terrified of . You are doing a very good job at john kerry, barack obama, joe biden, but one was she terrified of . Enter will be coming later when jen psaki joins us. Which one gave her a bear hug after the
Thats going to do it for me tonight but now, it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, rachel. You know, if i seem a little off my game tonight it is because i made a mistake last night. I started to read jen psakis book before going to sleep. Which means i almost didnt get to sleep. For example, can you imagine a white house Chief Of Staff changing a diaper in the white house . On a baby that is not his baby . Lets start there, okay . Wow. That took a twist at the end. I thought i knew where you were going but then it was like someone elses baby. Okay and guess whose baby it was okay and jen psaki has worked for the last three democratic nominees for president. Do you want to guess which one she was terrified of . John kerry, barack obama, joe biden, the answer will be coming later when jen psaki joins us. Which one gave her a bear hug after the Job Interview . Which one actually did not hire her for the job she interviewed for. It is every one of these things