outbreak on a coronavirus variant. cnn has previously reported that the lab was studying coronaviruses in bats but it is unclear how closely related the variants were to the strain which started the pandemic. as for the energy department s new assessment, it is described as low confidence and a minority view apparently within the intelligence community. that said, it sparked new calls today from transparency from china. we would wish to see from the prc a greater degree of responsibility, a greater acknowledgment that it is in the interests of the chinese people, yes, we better understand the origins of covid-19, but it is in the or to understand the origins of covid-19. today s development also prompted to leading house republicans to send letters demanding the state department of energy and the fbi to provide testimony and documents related to the ongoing probe of the ten pandemics origin. china s foreign minister also weighed in, calling on relevant parties to quote,
answer. let s get started. the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter, beginning home hospice care after battling cancer for several years. carter s grandson stating yesterday that both of his parents are at peace, as always, their home is full of love. the united states and china speaking for the first time since president biden ordered and alleged chinese spy balloon to be taken down. what was discussed? what comes next? and, the commander in chief also getting ready for his trip to poland tomorrow to mark one year since the war in ukraine began. how hat figures into the already tense international climate. and, a good sunday to you. i am katie phang. this morning, former president jimmy carter s at home receiving hospice care. according to a statement from his foundation, the 98-year-old, quote, decided to spend his remaining time at home. he has the full support of his family and medical team. joining us now from carter s hometown of planes, georgia, is nbc new
trillion is where it stands now. and students who do not qualify for the specific program say it is not legal. so far, 26 million have applied for relief and 16 million approved. when the legal challenges put it on hold. and so, we will break it down and speak to a student who says that there is a clear racials a speblgt racial aspect to this as well. we go to jessica outside of the courtroom, and this is a real life impact for millions of borrowers and their families. tell us about this? yes, jim. there are practical ramifications. practical, there are 26 million borrowers who have applied for the program, and 10 million of them have already been approved. but after they appliedyied and approved, lower courts knocked it down. so if this is not approved, then they will not have been approved. but if it is approves the program, then those students will be eligible for that debt relief 60 days from when the decision comes by. but the biden administration says they have th
a hard bank left and a dive. and layers to did distract heat seeker missiles. a pair of ukrainian helicopters on an assault against russian forces close to bakmut. around the border, we should be careful. we should fly very low altitude to prevent our recognition. below trenches, and east ukrainian villages smashed by war. back from this sorti, this forward base is secret, as low profile as possible. the mi8 helicopters are refueled and rearmed. they expect to fly at least 3sortis a day. when you took off this morning, were you frightened? why ? well, because the russians want to kill you. we don t have any other choice than to fight the russians. if you re frightened, you should stay at home. that s not an option here. this soviet era helicopter is about 30-years-old. the threat against it is extreme and as a result of that, we re are gone to fly quite literally below the night of trees, climbing and dipping with every piece of woodland that we pass. built as
two americans kidnapped in mexico now back in the u.s. for treatment. other two are dead as the search for their killers ramps up. why ukrainian forces refuse to retreat from the bloody battles if bakhmut, president zelenskiy warning about consequences if russia seizes the city, new u.s. senate bill aims to give the biden administration the authority to ban tiktok. we ll discuss what data the ap collects and whether it should really be considered a threat to national security. . . live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us, the two americans who survived a deadly kidnapping in mexico on friday are back in the united states. according to mexican officials la washington mcgee and eric williams were found in a wooden house in mattingly on thursday, williams s wife tells cnn he was shot in both legs, mcgee was not injured, her mother told our affiliate she s spoken with her daughter and doing ok but struggling with fact she had t