the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is on another diplomatic tour of the middle east his fifth visit to the region since the conflict erupted between israel and hamas. he will be visiting saudi arabia, israel, egypt, qatar and the occupied west bank. mr blinken s trip follows days of air strikes by the united states against iranian linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. ahead of his arrival, a drone attack killed six us backed kurdish fighters at an american base in eastern syria. mr blinken is also expected to discuss boosting aid to gaza, as well as a possible ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hamas. the israeli prime minister has warned he will not accept the demands of hamas over hostages still held. the un has warned of an impending famine in gaza affecting more than 2 million people. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, explained the main aim of mr blinken s visit. that possible ceasefire deal, which would involve the release of some of the isr
undisclosed hospitalization now revealed to be the result of complications from prostate cancer surgery. and there s more breaking news we re following. boeing s ceo acknowledges the company s, quote, mistake during a safety meeting on the alaska airlines mid-flight fuselage blowout. we have new details on the investigation. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. first up this hour, donald trump s deeply skeptical reception in federal court today as a panel of judges heard his arguments for presidential immunity. our chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid is on the story. reporter: former president trump traveled to washington tuesday to watch arguments in a federal appeals court hearing over whether he should be shielded from criminal prosecution. i feel that as a president you have to have immunity, very simple. reporter: trump was not requ
northeast, accusing them of, quote, playing politics with human beings. they white house today the president is expected to personally meet for the first time with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan. the biden administration repeatedly saying securing their release from russian custody is top priority for him. let s begin this hour with our colleague katelyn polantz on the appointment of the special master to review the documents. it is a miracle as many pointed out that they agreed on someone, judge deary. i think the treat contentious issue that will lead to this appeal is what doj can and can t do as the special master goes through the stuff, right? right. and there is what this judge is able to do, whether she can or cannot do the things she s already done in this case. so the criminal investigation is paused, that s one thing judge aileen cannon did. the other thing is she has appointed special master judge raymond deary, he is a senior judge, very exp
and for the royal fans, the waiting is almost over. celebrations marking queen elizabeth s 70 year reign are about to finally begin. hello and welcome. the actorjohnny depp says he has his life back after he won a libel case against ex wife amber heard. a court in the us has ordered the actress to pay $15 million in damages over an article in which she claimed she was a victim of abuse. she says she s heart broken by the verdict. our correspondent david sillito s been at the trial in the state of virginia and sent this report. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer. yes. cheering. outside, the fans chaired. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. johnny depp s lawyers emerged to a hero welcome. to a hero welcome. today s verdict confi
With a full round up of the days news, but first on bbc news, its waheeds wars. Afghanistan, a country wracked by seemingly interminable war. Here, there are always casualties. In the hospitals, they fight their own daily battle against injury and disease, armed with the most basic facilities. On the outskirts of the capital, kabul, lies a refugee camp for around 1,000 afghan families displaced by war and poverty. Today, they have a visitor, a man who knows how it is to live in the most basic of conditions. It is very sad to see this. It brings all my memories back. In his kitchen in chester, dr waheed arian is taking yet another call from afghanistan. A hospital in kabul has a problem and needs expert help. Most hospitals there have his number on speed dial. Over the past two years, he has established a network of around 100 volunteer doctors and consultants in the west who give free advice to hospitals in war zones. It is all done by text, whatsapp, skype, and e mail. This is Tele Me