thinking about is marriage equality, and you will remember same-sex marriage legalized in one case, and i will talk with jim obergefell. 1 million americans have now died from covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. we ll go back to the first epicenter of the virus. we start with the war in ukraine. matt bradley is on the ground in ukraine, and i want to bring in the pentagon correspondent, courtney kube, and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, william taylor. you have said the u.s. is providing sensitive information to the ukraines to help them fight, and that intelligence has led to the deaths of several russian generals, and what are we hearing from the national u.n. security council this morning? the national security council is honing in on the word intent here precipitation administration acknowledges they provide battlefield intelligence and have for sometime to the ukrainians, and that s about talking about movement of the troops and equipment around the battle
but other cabinet colleagues rally round boris johnson. spiralling food and fuel costs push the uk inflation rate to 7% in the year to march the highest since 1992. more than 300 people are confirmed dead in south africa after devastating floods linked by the country s president to climate change. and in the champions league, a tense night for liverpool and manchester city as each battle for a place in the semi finals. and coming up in sport, can liverpool get past benfica at anfield and reach the semifinals of the champions league? good evening. is this the end game for the strategically important city of mariupol in south eastern ukraine? under siege for several weeks by russian forces, moscow now claims 1000 ukrainian troops have surrendered after intense fighting in the area. the government here maintains it s still in control. but russian troops who d encircled the city have been slowly pushing towards the centre, encountering stiff resistance. however, the fightback
biden nationwide as biden fights for votes in the pivotal battleground state of michigan and both candidates gear up for the potential rematch this fall. stand by for our revealing snapshot of the race and new reaction. also breaking, sources say the former chief financial officer of the trump organization, allen weisselberg is in talks to potentially plead guilty to a perjury charge tied to a civil fraud investigation. we ll tell you what that could mean for him and possibly for trump. plus, historic testimony, on the stand defending her actions as prosecutors attempt to hold her criminally responsible for the slaughter carried out by her son. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with that breaking news. cnn s exclusive new nationwide poll showing how voters view the widely anticipated trump/biden rematch ri
around the world. bianca will be back next week. just ahead israeli military warning gaza residents it will retaliate with more airstrikes. we do have the resolution now. we re ready to vote on it. yet another recording of a phone call allegedly made by donald trump in 2020 pressuring local election officials. bankruptcy is not a magic wand. it doesn t automatically make a person s debts disappear. we believe mr. giuliani is prepared to respect the bankruptcy process. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with moax foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, december 22, 9:00 a.m. in london, 11:00 a.m. in gaza where there is growing pressure for fighting to stop. the u.n. security council is expected to vote on a resolution calling for suspension of fighting and increase of humanitarian aid for gaza. ambassador denied the measure was watered down. we have worked hard and diligently over the course of the past week with the emiratis, with other, with egypt to
ticking time bomb, only 18 days until u.s. possibly default on its debt. the ripple effects across the global economy. congress leaves town without striking a deal. we re live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, a new dubious distinction for the twice impeached indicted ex president donald trump, he s the only former president of the united states to be held liable in civil court for sexual abuse. how the controversial cnn town hall where heat trump s repeated lies, could it get him more legal travel, that is ahead. and, exposing extremism, texas idaho murders online live revealed neo-nazi and white supremacy ideologies. later, who has infiltrated these far-right hate groups takes us inside these concerning surge of hispanic white nationalists. all of that is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we re gonna start today s show with the hourglass quickly running out for congress to take action on the debt ceiling. lawmakers left capitol hill t