thank you so much for joining me. ukraine s president zelenskyy is looking for continued support in the war with russia. the leaders have responded, releasing a statement saying, quote, we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have face-to-face talks with zelenskyy. in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signalled it will now permit allies to send f-16 fighter jets to the w war-torn nation and support in the pilot training. western leaders are also weighing their options to confront china s increasing military power. cnn s phil mattingly is in hiroshima, japan. what do we expect could come from president biden s meeting with zelenskyy? reporter: it s interesting. this will be the first time they ve met in person since president biden s surprise visit to kyiv that was so symbolic in the moment, but also at the time, according to officials involved in that meeting, when the president arrived, very subst
serious. . also this hour, the latest developments from the southern border as homeland security officials report a steady decrease in migrant crossings after days of record setting entries following the elimination of the title 42 policy. it is too early but the numbers we have experienced are markedly down over what they were prior to the end of title 42. and ron desantis takes center stage in iowa over the weekend making the case against another four years of donald trump while the former president postpones his own iowa rally due to severe weather warnings. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. if we focus the election on the past or other side issues, then i think the democrats are going to beat us again. hello and thank you for joining us. i m in for andrea in washington where the white house is juggling major foreign policy challenges to begin a critical week. there is cautious optimism among officials over the sou
ncaa swimmer and women s rights activist riley gaines is set to testify moments ago about a violent attack on her by left wing protestors. john: she was rushed out of an event at san francisco state university after a hostile crowd took over the venue. sandra: she told us earlier the video was only a snippet of what she endured. three hours of being yelled at, of being assaulted, of being called all kinds of names of these violent vengeful hateful things. sandra: america reports rolls into a new hour. hi, john. john: john roberts in washington. we will listen in to riley s testimony, but first another live event set to begin in washington and it s a fox news alert. sandra: that s the briefing room at the white house on the left, brownsville, texas at the border on the right. john kirby is joining the white house press secretary, karine jean-pierre, in that briefing room today. that is expected to begin in just moments. john: the big focus on the border crisis
sandra: all new at 2:00, the pentagon set to brief the press any moment now as president xi and putin wrap up day two of their historic summit bringing america s top two adversaries even closer together. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith in new york. we are certainly monitoring the pentagon for any news that comes from there, john. john: it could be a big news hour. we ll keep an eye on the pentagon for any updates as president xi tries to broker a peace plan for putin s war. experts warn any china-backed peace plan would have one winner, china. that s where we start with the fox news alert. sandra: president biden just wrapped his remarks on a day he has devoted to talking about climate and environmental justice. at the same time as china and russia are plotting against the united states. the two major powers showing off their close relationship during today s second round of talks. john: president biden under fire for still
authorities ramp up security. then, republicans quick to defend the twice impeached trump but some want to have their cake and eat it too. how will it all shake out in the 2024 race? and vladimir putin s visit with china s president just days after a warrant was issued for putin s arrest. what this relationship signals for the war in ukraine as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening. i am mehdi hasan in for stephanie ruhle. we are in the midst of an extraordinary moment in our nation s history. the people of america are watching, waiting to find out whether manhattan district attorney alvin bragg will bring criminal charges against the former president, donald j trump, related to a hush money payment related to stormy daniels. it would mark the first indictment of a former president in u.s. history. the grand jury in the case heard from another witness today, attorney bob costello, robert costello, the new york times describing him as appearing, quote,