Zelenskyy set to directly speak to the American People this hour as a new u. S. Aid package for ukraine does not include everything he wants. In ukraine tonight fire and destruction as russia unleashes new Missile Strikes across the country while president zelenskyy visits the United States. Cnn of course is on the ground in ukraine. And up on capitol hill president zelenskyys meetings with lawmakers underscore deep divisions among republicans over ukraine aid and more, threatening a Government Shutdown and putting Kevin Mccarthys speakership at risk. In the midst of all of this why is mccarthy sending House Members home . Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on the meeting between president s biden and zelenskyy. The white house talks capping a whirlwind day for the ukrainian leader here in washington aimed at shoring up u. S. Support
Department against the barrage of gop attacks. Also tonight, trump campaigns in iowa sharpening his focus on the first republican president ial contest. This as a brand new cnn poll now reveals whos on the ridse and whos sliding in another critical early battleground, talking about New Hampshire. And ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy facing a new disappointment during his u. S. Visit. Sources now say the Biden Administration is not expected to grant his request for longer range missiles when he visits the white house tomorrow. Zelenskyy telling me thats an area that would be a quote, loss for his country during our oneonone interview. Welcome to our viewers around the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. Lets get right to our top story tonight. A verbal assault on the u. S. Attorney general by some of the most hard line republican critics of the u. S. Justice department. Lets go straight to cnns sara murray. Shes got all the fireworks.
It was right on time. Pitch perfect. Thank you. Everyone take note. Yes. Victor is complementing me. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. So great to have you. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. The United Auto Workers is entering the third day of strikes against three automakers, ford, Ge General Mo and stellantis. The union says they remain far apart in terms of a deal on pay increase and benefits. Former president barack obama weighed in on the strike saturday. He called on the Auto Companies to do right by their workers. Hundreds of Union Members walked the picket lines. They say they are prepared to stick it out in order to get an agreement. Cnns gabe cohen is in ohio with more. Reporter victor, amara, saturday we saw the first small signs of any progress in these negotiations between the union and any of the big three automakers. This after the union met with ford. A source with union telling cnn, we had reasonably productive conversations
an extraordinary case. that s tonight, on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in new york. tonight, the special counsel big on the supreme court. how big of a bet? well, every single check and balance on all presidents might be at stake. jack smith is wagering that the justices will side with him. he is wagering that the high court will see the wisdom in answering this question sooner rather than later, is donald trump immune from prosecution? now, the special counsel rights like he s running out of time, and in a way, he is. the normal appeals process would give no guarantee that the high court would consider the immunity question before next november. now that is, i don t have to remind you, when america chooses its next president. how the court rules may reshape democracy as we know it. the justices have never said yes or no that a criminal can be criminally prosecuted for crimes they perpetrated while president, a ruling that the constitution does not offer
world. i m max foster in london, bianca is off today, just ahead on cnn newsroom. president zelenskyy s visit to washington on tuesday will come at a critical moment as lawmakers are working to come up with a package that would include new aid to ukraine. we need to bring america to a stop. that s what leadership should be doing. donald trump doubled down on comments he made during a town hall on fox news earlier in the week. you know why i wanted to be a dictator because i want a wall and i want to drill, drill, drill. it s clear from fierce fighting that israel is still battling to control much of northern gaza. there needs to be a premium put on protecting civilians and making humanitarian assistance can get to everyone who needs it. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. hello, it is monday, december 11th. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, ukraine s president will make his third trip to was