to meet with the mexican president. will a new plan emerge to stop the unprecedented number of illegal border crossings. plus a new survey shows voters associate donald trump with words like revenge and dictatorship. and the gop front runner seems to be bragging about it. it s time to say good-bye to 2023. we have a countdown of tbiggest political stories of the year. i m phil mattingly. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. at this hour, secretary of state antony blinken and the secretary of homeland security are meeting with the mexican president about the crisis along the southern border. the goal, convince him to action to stop migrants before they reach u.s. territory. cnn s priscilla alvarez leads us off from the white house today. what does the administration hope to get out of this trip from a policy perspective? reporter: simply put, they want help to drive down the number of border crossings. that officials have been seeing creep up over the l
months of russian s brutal war in ukraine. the cost of this war difficult to measure. there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and energy costs, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. let s begin with the state of the war a half a year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians about not defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them attack from behind lines and even tal
Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Its saturday, october 21st. Im victor black well. And im acura walker. For the first time in two weeks, muchneeded aid has been delivered to gaza. But International Groups warn that those supplies are not enough and needs are far higher than hwhat is being given. 20 trucks loaded with medical supplies, food and water have passed through the rafah Boarding Crossing between egypt and into gaza. A spokesman said none of the trucks are carrying fuel. Its been two weeks since hamas launched its attack and now tanks are lined up on the border where the prospect of a Ground Incursion is looming. And an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free after their surprise release. They were visiting family at a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas. The idf believes 210 people are being held hostage in gaza. The group says the current priority is the return of all of the hostages. Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward i
Putting aside the fact the bible is under our constitution, not the framework to resolve these issues, which the Attorney General knows even if the white house spokesperson does not know that. Lets look at what else we have here. Jeff sessions dismissing all of these concerns from experts and families by saying these Migrant Children who were ripped from their parents arms are well cared for. This is hhs, health and human servic services. Something entirely different from the criminal Justice System that they care for these children in a. Proper way. They are providing food and education in their native language, health and dental care. We transport them where they want the to go while they are in the country. That is the representation of the Trump Administration about what they are doing. Et we show you that so you can see their version of events. What we are seeing, though, on the ground is very different. Heres whats happening inside the casa shelter in texas. Children sleeping in