closer to victory. president biden s visit to kyiv, a defiant review of vladimir putin, as the world asks, when will this war and? how far will the u.s. and allies go to defend democracy on the brink, and what will putin do next in his unprovoked attack on a sovereign state? russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war is failing. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. and this is a special edition of the situation room. president biden is back in poland tonight, after a day that will go down in history, preparing for another momentous day tomorrow, when he and vladimir putin will be delivering dueling addresses, nearly 800 miles apart. president biden traveled under a cloak of secrecy to the capital of ukraine earlier this morning, the city that russia thought it would be able to capture right at the start of this invasion. but kyiv still stands almost one year into this war. what a dramatic
support nearly a year after russians full scale invasion of ukraine. tennis top diplomat is expected in moscow, over fears that baiting might send lethal aid to support russia s war. then a massive 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits turkey, just two weeks after the devastating quake that left tens of thousands dead. so, it is just after eight in the morning, and in warsaw poland, where u.s. president, joe, biden is set to begin a two-day visit following a symbolic and highly secretive trip to ukraine. in the hours ahead, mr. biden will be meeting with the polish president in warsaw castle, as he marks nearly one year since russia s invasion of ukraine. and that falls a surprise trip to kyiv, on monday. a unprecedented presidential visit to an active war zone with no significant u.s. military presence. think about. that air raid sirens, in, fact could be near kyiv as he arrived. mr. biden walked alongside mr. zelenskyy, outside st. michael scott pedro and some winter sunshine was a
welcome to all of our viewers watching in the united states and around the world. on cnn newsroom, time is running out for patients in gaza s hospitals. as life saving equipment is shut down, due to critical fuel shortages. as humanitarian crisis grows, israeli leaders doubling down on their goal to eliminate hamas. plus, presidents will meet on the sidelines of a major summit in san francisco this week. xi jingping will make his first visit to the united states in years. we begin in the middle east. the humanitarian situation in gaza is growing more dire. israeli forces say they went deeper into gaza city on sunday, reaching the outskirts of the refugee camp and conducting raids in multiple areas. it s arrested 20 alleged hamas members, including some accused of taking part in the october 7th attacks in israel. multiple hospitals in gaza closing, due to air strikes and lack of fuel. health officials and aid agencies say patients, staff and thousands of displaced civili
has been. the slain politician s casket has been taken to an exhibition hall, so that some people could come and pay their final respects. afterward he was buried in a ceremony. they say the investigation has turned up a lot of evidence. it is still not known who directed the attack, or why. all six suspects in custody are colombian nationals, set to be part of the mental gangs. one other suspect was shot, or dead, in an exchange with gunfire with police. is the number of dead in hawaii s wildfires are dead, there are questions now about what could have been done to prevent the disaster. our records show state officials underestimated the threat posed by wildfires. next, on cnn newsroom.