Previously used cluster munitions during this conflict. how did these american cluster munitions get to ukraine so quickly? they had been pre-position in europe. the question is when will they first be used and a u.s. official told me they decided the russians will be the first to know. thank you, alex. let s get to this and more. joining us now is the corner for strategic communications at the national security council at the white house. john kirby. i want to start with ukraine. it s all wrapped up in an important thing that happened overnight. republicans passing several controversial amendments to the national defense authorization act. this massive defense bill now in question. what is the message of the commander in chief on what happened overnight? he looks forward to having the and daa on his desk and get
Cyclone the jakhau port which is where cyclone biparjoy is expected to make cyclone biparjoy is expected to make landfall on thursday evening accompanied by wind speeds evening accompanied by wind speeds of nearly 90 mph and heavy speeds of nearly 90 mph and heavy rainfall. conditions which heavy rainfall. conditions which will be remaining in this hour which will be remaining in this hour for which will be remaining in this hour for at which will be remaining in this hour for at least two days according to the indian meta department. this place is usually department. this place is usually bustling with activity, nominally inhabited by the fishing nominally inhabited by the fishing community that they have fishing community that they have all fishing community that they have all been evacuated from this area have all been evacuated from this area. relief teams are also this area. relief teams are also over this area. relief teams are also over here in pre posit
Worrying because we really need to support them and there is a lot of challenges to reach that border. horse challenges to reach that border. how difficult is it to challenges to reach that border. how difficult is it to pre position aid when you have seven countries that could be affected and you have no real idea whether ceasefires will hold? , ., , real idea whether ceasefires will hold? , ., , ., ., hold? it s tough. first of all, we know we have hold? it s tough. first of all, we know we have two hold? it s tough. first of all, we know we have two pre-position | hold? it s tough. first of all, we i know we have two pre-position for know we have two pre position for the refugees crossing into chard because it is far away but during the rainy season, in six to eight weeks, we will not reach them. then weeks, we will not reach them. then we need to preposition for those people but also, in case they stay, when there is an open window to get in sudan again, maybe we need to b
Very high gusting winds especially on the shore. a little less concerned about flooding. that is not to say that we re not concerned about it, but being accumulation and winds are the bill big challenge right no. and so how do you prepare for something like this? so we put a state of emergency in anticipation of this, we have a commercial vehicle ban, that is to prevent the jack knifing of tractor trailers. we brine the roads, pre-position what had is now probably 3,000 vehicles, pieces of conviction to deal with this, working very closely with contractor, county, local officials. a whole array of steps that you take. you do everything that you can. but you can t dkcan t deny the t it is mother nature. so you can t necessarily overcome all of it. yeah, it can be very unpredictable.
Fifth. to be clear, pleading the fifth means that you are trying to protect yourself against criminal charges. so what the committee did is that we proceeded with the efforts to hold him in contempt. what i think that anybody who has been called before this committee and the american people should understand from the bannon contempt as well as initiating the clark contempt proceedings is that we will allow no one to be above the law and no one to stall the investigations of this committee. so that s why we are moving forward to pre-position. we will allow him an opportunity this weekend to appear before us again. if we let s see what he does before our committee this weekend, whether he had a change of heart about whether he will cooperate and do his patriotic duty. my understanding is the