President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his visit to washington, camped by his talks with President Biden and his speech at the National Archives tonight. Cnns senior White House Correspondent Kayla Tausche is covering all of this for us. Give us the latest on president zelenskyys momene men tus tripd his appeal for aid. Reporter the u. S. And ukrainian teams sitting across with each other as zelenskyy shared a message of deep gratitude to the west and particularly to the United States for its long Running Investment in funding set to dry up in weeks. The Biden Administration sending more weaponry, himars systems, artillery and cluster munitions for Money Green Lit by congress. Welcome back to the white house and the oval office. Reporter zelenskyy in his trademark fatigues, sharing his battlefield perspective with the white house cabinet. I think the United States of america and mr. President for the new defense package. For ukraine, a very powerful package. Thank you so much. And it has ex
Stress that thing that he did not interfere while refusing to answer specifics about these ongoing investigations. John jim jorda n pressed on why it took so long for david weiss to be named Special Counsel. Garland just appointed him Special Counsel last month even though the investigation has been ongoing for years. Heres the exchange with jim jordan. After five years what stage are we in, beginning, middle, keep hiding the ball stage . I would go back to the videotape where i said im not permitted to discuss ongoing investigations. Isnt that convenient. Something changed from july 10th to august 11th. I think its two Brave Whistleblowers came forward and the judge called bs on the deal you try to pass. The Attorney General never said what led to the ultimate appointment of the Special Counsel but he insisted throughout this process, weiss was never given limits. There was one republican that did seem to come to garlands defense somewhat, it was colorado republican ken buck and said
Iran are freed and a years long nightmare is over. Right now, the group son its way back home after the u. S. Made a rare deal with iran. Were going to have more on the terms of that deal just ahead. And House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy has a question for hard liners opposing his spending bill. Have they read it . A Government Shutdown isnt just on the line here. So is mccarthys speakership. Were following the latest from capitol hill. And who hasnt lost their wallet, their keys, their phone . But an f35 jet . The military needs your jet finding this multimillion dollar stealth fighter. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Today, Five Americans are free after they were wrongfully detained in iran, some for years. There you can see the relief, as they got off that plane in doha, qatar, just a few hours ago. Thats where they are calling Family Members, undergoing medical checks as well. Soon theyre going to depart for the u
At the same time and For The First Time mp. Very high stakes now for the workers, for the companies, and for the broader economy. New reporting this morning that hunter biden could face more federal charges and soon. Rain and wind is threatening the east coast today. Hurricane lee heading north. New england and parents of canada are on alert. Im kate bolduan. This is cnn news center. Thousands of Union Autoworkers are on the picket lines. This isnt just any strike. This is an historic strike, a coordinated strike against all of the big three u. S. Automakers simultaneously For The First Time. United Autoworkers Union is using also a new strategy, using targeted strikes, theyre calling it, Calling Workers to walk off at only three plants so far, but that could change and this could grow. Union leaders say the plan is to slow production across North America while they negotiate new contracts. Nearly 13,000 workers across ford, gm, the owner of jeep and dodge, they are on strike now. What
Of the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, the president with his first Public Comments on the new phase of the investigation. But she is dead. Yeah, just write a check. Just [ laughter ]. 11,000, she was 26 anyway. She had limited value. A Seattle Police officer caught on body camera laughing and joking about the death of a woman when he was hit and killed by a police car while crossing the street. Kate is on assignment today. Im sara snider with John Berberman this is cnn news central. All right, midnight tonight thats the deadline for the big three detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers union to h hand a contract. If they cant Reach Agreement the firstever simultaneous strike of the big three legacy automakers, ford, gm and the uaw president said the strike will be limited and targeted at first but then would expand over time, negotiations will continue until the deadline and so far they havent gone very well, pay hikes, job security and retiree he Healthcare Coverage