ukrainian territory in the country s east. the biden administration says if beijing does provide weapons it will pay a real cost. we re not just making direct threats, we re just laying out the stakes and consequences how things will infold. and we are doing that clearly and specifically behind closed doors. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now, so, jeremy, some intense discussions as we go going on behind closed doors. any idea how imminent this potential for china could be? well, bianna, it s been clear, china has been weighing this for several months or so. but we re seeing over the last week, u.s. officials publicly and privately conveying to china there would be severe consequences if they do indeed move forward with providing lethal aid to russia. we do know china has provided nonlethal aid, body armor, helmets but u.s. intelligence now believes china is considering presenting russia with drones and ammunition. and there are questions about th
hello, everyone. at this hour, enduring hope and continued heartache. more earthquake survivors pulled from the destruction in turkey and syria and at the same time the death toll is soaring. russia firing dozens of missiles across ukraine and escalating the attacks with a new offensive. and former vice president mike pence is facing a decision of what to do about the subpoena from the special counsel investigating the insurrection, and that is what we are watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. the numbers in turkey and syria are staggering today. nearly 23,000 people h reported killed after that massive earthquake five days on. and time is running out to find the survivors, but still, this morning, incredible stories of hope after a teenaged girl is carried to safety and miraculously still alive after 107 hours under the rubble. another video of a family of six in turkey. six parents and their four children pulled from their home 102 hours a
time now for jake tapper and cnn tonight. jake? thanks anderson. welcome to cnn tonight. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jack tapper in washington. captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight we re bringing you a cnn exclusive, brand-new video you ll see here for the first time in just a few moments. it s an incredible story, one that only cnn s clarissa ward can tell, taking place during a rare cease fire in putin s brutal war. getting two hours of cover for this dramatic scene. cnn s crews shuttled by ukrainian intelligence as russia returned the body of an american, an american killed in ukraine while fighting for ukraine. his name was joshua jones, 24 years old, u.s. army veteran from tennessee. he was killed in august while fighting putin s forces alongside the military. this handover happened in a dangerous area known as no man s land, in the zaporizhzhia region between ukrainian-controlled ukraine and russian-controlled ukraine. and jones body will now head back
welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper in washington. and tonight, make america great again again? we re just four days away from the all-important midterm elections. and with republicans optimistic that they re going to be able to flip both the house of representatives and the senate, donald trump is preparing to ride that wave right into a 2024 announcement. sources tell cnn that top aides to the former president are gearing up for a possible campaign launch around the third week of november, something trump himself hinted on the campaign trail again last night. now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, okay? those same sources, however, say that trump s announcement could be delayed if republicans do not do as well as he hopes. and perhaps an announcement could come earlier if there s a republican tsunami next week. i mean, who knows? it s donald trump. and there are some major headlines today t
voting to subpoena the former president in his role in the capitol insurrection. he must be accountable. he is required to answer for his actions, is required to answer to those police officers who put their lives and bodies on the line to defend our democracy. he is required to answer to those millions of americans whose votes he wanted to go throw out as part of his scheme to remain in power. so it is our obligation to seek donald trump s testimony. and then they voted unanimously to do just that. let s bring in margaret taylor, tim bellmont, and john miller. great to see you guys. margaret, that was quite a finale, where the each unanimously and buy voice voted that they are going to subpoena donald trump. for sure, it was a historic moment. it paves the way for the potential of that committee to make criminal referrals all the way up to the former president. liz cheney didn t say that s what they re gonna do but they certainly suggest that they were gonna make ce