soon, we will see president biden fulfill perhaps his most solemn of duties as commander- in-chief, receiving troops who made the ultimate sacrifice to the country as they return home. he and the first lady will attend a dignified transfer of the bodies of three soldiers killed sunday by a drone attack in jordan. sergeant william rivers, sergeant kennedy sanders, and sergeant breonna moffitt. the plane transporting the fallen will land at dover air force base where, in a process of ritual and precision, they will be taken to the mortuary to prepare them for burial. the soldiers are the first u.s. troops killed by iranian-backed militias, who launched scores of attacks against american forces protesting the war in gaza. we should note that today, one militia groups that strikes against the united states would continue, but iran s president also stressed today that his country, quote, will not start any war. let s turn now to cnn s mj lee who s tracking this from the white hous
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. just ahead, a drone attack kills u.s. army soldiers in jordan. president joe biden vows the u.s. will respond. one of china s largest property developers has been ordered to liquidate. we will have a live report from the region. and drumming up support in south carolina, joe biden and nikki haley made campaign stops ahead of that state s critical primaries next month. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin wet a developing story out of the middle east where a deadly attack on u.s. troops is marking a significant escalation of an already precarious situation in the region. three american soldiers were killed and more than 30 other service members injured in a drone attack in jordan at an outpost known as tower 22. that small military base is located near the
listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. the lead starts with wolf plitser in the situation room. happening now breaking news, a huge legal and financial blow to donald trump. a jury says he should may more than $83 million in damages to writer e. jean carroll for defamatory statements he made about her. we re breaking down the verdict and the message it sends to the former president and the clear front-runner for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the major breaking news we re following right now. the bombshell verdict in the defamation trial against donald trump. the former president now on the hook for a stunning $83.3 million. let s go to cnn s cara scannell outside the courthouse in new york where all this unfolded. kara, walk us through this verdict. reporter: wolf,
hello, everyone, and welcome to the amanpour hour, here s where we re headed this week. running out of patience, biden counts the political cost of the carnage in gaza, as netanyahu rejects the two-state solution. we ve been doing a make-believe peace process for 30 years. also ahead, combat veteran, test pilot and space shuttle commander, nasa s number two pam melroy on why returning to the moon is a giant leap for all human kind. this is not about a camping trip, this is actually about pushing humanity into the solar system. then, a claimed filmmaker ava duvernay on exploring the root causes of racism in her new movie origin . and from military aide stymied in congress we take you to the ukrainian front line, where ammunition is running dangerously low. by the way, they re not even explosive rounds, they re smoke rounds. welcome to the program, everyone, i m christiane man poor in london, it s one of the world s most consequential diplomatic relationshi
mystery in how much she is getting under his skin. plus trump is back at a regular campaign stop, the courtroom as a jury weighs how much he has to pay in damages after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. the question everyone is asking is will he take the stand. still pushing bidenomics. president biden is hitting a key swing state to convince voters the economy is strong and his policies are why. i m dana bash let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. first up, donald trump wants nikki haley out of the republican race for president. she said she s not going anywhere. so trump is using a familiar tactic. bullying. the former president is insulting his last rival standing threatening to blacklist her donors it came after she announced her campaign raised more than a million dollars after her new hampshire loss and trump s election night speech. last night haley was back in her home state of south carolina which votes four weeks from now and sh