on this tuesday night. good evening, i m chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. the war on ukraine ends thursday 56, with the u.s. preparing to send ukraine even more lethal weapons, as russia launches a new campaign to capture the nations east. nbc hasn t learned that the white house will announce a new package later this week. it s expected this new package of security assistance will be similar in size to that 800 million dollar one announced last week. this morning, president biden held a video call with u.s. allies, to discuss next steps in their support for ukraine. earlier today, pentagon spokesman john kerry said this about u.s. aid to ukraine. we are doing the best we can, to focus on a, the kinds of capabilities we know they need, and they say they want, and are using. now the russians have prioritize the donbas area, that s a whole different level of fighting and type of fighting. today, russia did confirm the next phase of its war, the battle to control easte
jansing in for stephanie ruhle. the war on ukraine enterss thursday 56, with the u.s. preparing to send ukraine even more lethal weapons, as russia launches a new campaign to capture the nations east. nbc hasn t learned that the white house will announce a new package later this week. it s expected this new package of security assistance will be similar in size to that 800 million dollar one announced last week. this morning, president biden held a video call with u.s. allies, to discuss next steps in their support for ukraine. earlier today, pentagon spokesman john kirby said this about u.s. aid to ukraine. we are doing the best we can, to focus on a, the kinds of capabilities we know they need, and they say they want, and are using. now the russians have prioritized the donbas area, that s a whole different level of fighting and type of fighting. today, russia did confirm the next phase of its war, the battle to control eastern ukraine, is underway. the pentagon says th
russian forces close in. cnn is covering the invasion from key ukrainian and european cities and right here in washington. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off tonight. i m jim acosta and you re in the situation room. we re following the breaking news. a humiliating loss for the russian military, the premiere vessel in its black sea fleet sinking today. ukraine claims it carried out a missile strike against the warship. more than that in just a moment. but we begin our coverage with our report from the front lines of russia s resurgent push into eastern ukraine. our chief international correspondent, clarissa ward, is standing by for us in the central ukrainian city of dnipro. you just returned from a town in the east holding out against relentless russian attacks. tell us what you found. reporter: so, jim, we were in a city called abdika. the shelling did not let up from the minute that we arrived. the mayor says he i
everyone, welcome to a potential edition of sunday morning futures. i m jason chaffetz in for maria bartiromo. today, record illegal crossings at our southern border while president biden s department of justice attacks those trying to stop it. customs and border protection sources tell fox news border agents have encountered nearly 290,000 the migrants this month, breaking september s record by at least 16,000. the justice department s response? threatening to sue texas for, get this, enforcing a law making illegal border entry a state crime. texas has three days to block state police from arresting illegals, or the department of justice will take them to court. state attorney general ken paxton s response, bring it. we will defend texas. we ll talk to him in just a few moments. also maria talks to cardinal timothy dolan, archbishop of new york, about his tate s migrant crisis and his message for the new year. plus, one of our own navy sailors with an unblemished record se
everyone, welcome to a potential edition of sunday morning futures. i m jason chaffetz in for maria bartiromo. today, record illegal crossings at our southern border while president biden s department of justice attacks those trying to stop it. customs and border protection sources tell fox news border agents have encountered nearly 290,000 the migrants this month, breaking september s record by at least 16,000. the justice department s response? threatening to sue texas for, get this, enforcing a law making illegal border entry a state crime. texas has three days to block state police from arresting illegals, or the department of justice will take them to court. state attorney general ken paxton s response, bring it. we will defend texas. we ll talk to him in just a few moments. also maria talks to cardinal timothy dolan, archbishop of new york, about his tate s migrant crisis and his message for the new year. plus, one of our own navy sailors with an unblemished record se