in the last hour, the president of the united states has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. president biden, who has strong family ties to the republic of ireland, sees the 1998 agreement, which helped end northern ireland s decades long violent conflict known as the troubles, as part of his own political legacy. speaker president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. tomorrow, he ll deliver a speech at ulster university, speaker before travelling to the republic of ireland for the remainder speaker r of his four day visit. the trip will also celebrate his own family s roots in the republic. he ll attend events in louth and mayo, where he will visit his ancestral homes. there ll also be official engagements in dublin. he ll then leave for america on friday. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in belfast, where air force one has just touched down. emma. joe b
good monday morning to you i m jim sciutto. a significant day in ukraine and europe as the u.s. president joe biden makes a surprise visit to the war-torn capital of kyiv as air raid sirens sounded around him. [ air raid sirens ] walking side by side there in the capital with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, president biden with this visit sending a strong message to ukraine and to russia, it is his first trip to the country since russia invaded ukraine nearly a year ago. cnn has learned the president made the final decision only on friday to make the unannounced visit, this after multiple invitations from zelenskyy. this morning, the ukrainian president says that biden s visit leaves ukraine, quote, closer to victory. calling it the most important visit to his country in the history of u.s./ukraine relations. during a news conference, president biden announced a fresh swath of sanctions against russia as well as pledging another half billion dollars in military aid,
of staff mark meadows testified that he knew the mob he was about to incite and send marching to the capital was armed. i was in the vicinity where i heard a conversation and the president said something to the effect of, i don t care that they have weapons. cassidy hutchinson testifying under oath about that. she testified to the president s eagerness to join the mob at the capitol. also, his counsel s horror at the prospect and his fears being charged with, according to her, every crime imaginable. hard to imagine what happens next. in a moment, stephanie murphy will be handling some of the questions. first, new reporting on what to expect tomorrow and also an item on what the former white house counsel was asked about in testimony on friday. we are joined now. what have you learned about patsy pallone s testimony? everybody wants to know what he told the committee during his lengthy deposition. he was with the committee for more than seven hours, i should say. we are
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