decide whether to restrict abortion pills, a decision that could come down in the final months of the race for president. good day to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is thursday, december 14. and it is 5:00 a.m. here in washington where republicans are now under pressure to show results after the house voted narrowly to authorize an impeachment inquiry against president biden. the move came just hours after hunter biden defied a congressional subpoena for closed door testimony saying he is only willing to testify publicly into the investigation into his father. republicans do not want an open process where americans can see their tactics. expose their baseless inquiry or hear what i have to say. republicans will move to hold him in contempt. and president biden accuses republicans of wasting time to a baseless stunt. dan touted the . the house loss nohas now spo i think clearly with every single republican voting in favor of mov
president biden and president xi jinping will meet today. i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. numerous national security threats tied to china that president biden is dealing with, first china buying up 384,000 acres of american farmland, including land located near military bases. remember the spy balloon that hovered over sensitive sites and 224 alleged chinese spies have been arrested in the u.s. since the year 2000. todd: we learned china is rapidly expanding their nuclear arsenal. that could rise to 1000 by 2030. then there is fentanyl being produced and coming in at 25,000 bucks per kilogram. carley: griff jenkins is here with what we can expect to happen today. hi. griff: good morning. you are right, the stage set for the san francisco summit, president biden and chinese president xi sitting down for the first time in a year when relations became more strained. last time they met was prior to when china started floating countless spy balloons across the
reports, breaking news in gaza where new air strikes are posing new danger to already crippled hospitals. a strike reported near one hospital overnight and israeli tanks spotted near another as fighting intensifies near gaza city. the latest from the region as thousands of civilians are caught in the cross fire. also developing this morning, letters containing suspicious powder spent to election workers in at least five states. what we know about these letters and what s being done to find whoever is behind them. also ahead, joe manchin leaving the senate. so is he eyeing the white house instead? hello and thank you for joining us on this friday. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news overseas with intense fighting now dangerously close to hospitals in gaza. new video from overnight capturing israeli tanks on the streets of gaza city just blocks away from a children s hospital. and there was an explosion near ano
welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez. it is wednesday, november 8. and it is a great day for democrats. they may still be celebrating victories that they notched in elections across the country. in ohio a decisive vote in favor of enshrinie ing the right to abortion in the state s constitution. this has been a proven winner for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. there was no choice. we had to win. we had to end the ban. winning was our only option and we did it together. abortion was also a major factor in virginia where cnn projects democrats will now control both houses of the state legislature. in the governor s race in deep red kentucky, andy beshear fended off his republican challenger daniel cameron. this wasn t my win. this was our victory. it was a victory that sends a loud clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. so with all of that good news
we are delivering and you think results matter. so now it s time to put it in the hands of the voters to ask them to send a team to richmond to work with me and not against me. i believe we will hold the house and flip the senate. we have demonstrated that s a license that voters should extend to us after 2021 where we swept in across the state races and flipped the house. that was virginia governor glenn youngkin on a consequential election day particularly in his state. today abortion rights are taking center stage in key races across america. in virginia the state legislature up for grabs. republicans are seeking full control in richmond as youngkin pushes to restrict abortion after 15 weeks. ohio voters deciding if abortion rights will be enshrined in that state s constitution. kentucky, a democrat is fighting for re-election in a deep red state. in mississippi the republican incumbent facing a tougher than expected challenge from elvis cousin. harry, you are not elv