cluster bombs. as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he says the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but is it the right one? i ll ask house foreign affairs committee michael mccall and the only house member who voted against the afghanistan war, democratic congresswoman barbara lee next. party of one. republicans set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to gain steam while he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis have a plan to turn things around? he is the man to do it. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising, a record breaking heat wave blankets the globe. janet yellen pushes china on climate. we have the duty to cooperate. is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering about long-term consequences just
which is more cruel and unusual? one of the most influential appellate courts erupted in public disagreement over one of the most difficult issues of our time, homelessness. having recently decided matters of affirmative action, student loans and adoption, on top of last year s rulings concerning abortion, guns, religion and climate change, scotus might soon have the final word here, too. at issue, ordinances in grants pass, oregon, which would impose fines on homeless people for encampment on public property. a trial court was faced with this issue, whether cities can impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful ninth circuit court, which has jurisdiction for much of the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit
hunter demanding millions of dollars from a china-linked energy venture. one irs whistleblower tells fox news the investigation into hunter s finances was repeatedly stonewalled. throughout the investigation, i was documenting various issues as they arose to include the search warrants that weren t allowed to be done. what happened with that? between april and june of 2020 the, we drafted an affidavit to the execute a search warrant in a couple different locations, and the prosecutors at the time stated that probable cause had been achieved. but as we moved closer to the election, it just seemed like they kept putting it on the back burner, and they eventually didn t allow us to do that search warrant even though the legal requirements to execute that search warrant were met. jason: this weekend hunter biden s attorney, abby lowell, is suggesting the irs agents are claiming whistleblower status to evade their own misconduct. but hunter s lawyer does not write anything d
russia. the lead starts right now. cnn on the front lines where ukraine s fight for freedom is in the trenches. the u.s. cia director was there before a critical meeting of nato allies. why he thinks instability in moscow is creating a unique moment. then, a holiday block party in bullet turns tragic. now the hunt for shooters who opened fire killing two injuring nearly 30 others including teens. the mayor s urgent plea for lawmakers nationwide to do more. plus, can cows help curb the climate crisis? you might have heard their possible gas problems, but there time cattle may be eating their way to a solution. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our world leader. multiple russian attack drones hit apartment buildings and an administrative center in the northeast of sumi, two people were killed, and 19 were hurt including a 5-year-old. as ukraine presses on tur counteroffensive, they ve gotten more territory from russia in the last
[reporter] we are living through a real moment of history. -who s next? -[crowd] class war! all the world is watching! stand back and stand by. [reporter] the president has tested positive for covid-19. it is a scam-demic! [reporter] the coronavirus vaccine is here. the people of this nation have spoken! they have delivered us a clear victory. we will never give up, we will never concede. [crowd] whose streets? our streets! [amanda] while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. [music] [crowd] five, four, three, two, one! [donald] hello everybody, happy new year. happy new year. we re gonna have a great year. i predict. i think it s gonna be a fantastic year. we had the best economic year, i think, in our country s history. beginning of 2020, it was donald trump s election to lose. he was doing pretty well. the economy was in great shape. wall street s major industries are all closed at record highs. the dow climbed above 29,200 points for