Loved one have Mesothelial Mac will send you youre in the cnn newsroom. Im Alex Marquardt here in washington. Thank you so much for joining us today. We begin with President Joe Biden urging the senate two quickly send a foreign aid package to his desk so that he can sign it into law. Senators are expected to take up this series of bills this tuesday. It was just past moments ago by house lawmakers a special saturday session. Therell be combined and they include 95 billion in military aid for ukraine, israel, and for hi won as well as billions and humanitarian aid. President biden says the house has passage of the bill sends a clear message about the power of americas cities. A leadership, excuse me, in the world. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez is here with me here in washington. So what else are we hearing from the white house . Well, theyre applauding this move, one that they have been waiting for for monday thats to remind viewers this was an at the white house made last october. So this ha
all of this is the us trying to reaffirm his leadership on the world stage. and the president making the 0.2 world leaders in multiple conversations that he had over the last several months, the us would stand by ukraine. that was a difficult argument to make when this aid couldn t get through congress. now it has. so this is also just a really key part of all of this moving forward. yeah, i ve spoken to a number of ukrainian officials in the past a few months have been very worried that this wouldn t get through. this will be not just a huge material boost, but a real booser psychological support as well for those ukrainian soldiers out there facing the russians for solvers. thank you very much for all your reporting we have our jury, those were the words of new york judge juan mark sean this week during the hush money trial of donald trump, this is the first time in history that a former us president is facing a criminal trial with opening statements due to start on monday trump, t