cluster bombs, as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he said the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but sis the the right one? i ll ask michael mccaul and the only house member who votes against the afghanistan war, barbara lee, next. and party of one. republican set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to e he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis has a plan to turn things around. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising. a record-breaking heat wave blankets the globe. and over seas janet yellen pushed china on climate. but is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello, i m jake tapper in washington with the state of union is wondering about long-term consequences days after announcing his controversial decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine, a weapon his administration once refer
and good morning. and welcome to cnn this morning , it is sunday july 9th. i m bianna golodryga in for amara walker. good to see you again, too. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending some time with us and here is what we re watching for you this morning. president biden will head overseas later this morning to lithuania for the nato summit. the critical issues on the table and what the white house is hoping to accomplish with this trip. congress returns to capitol hill this week and one of the most pressing orders of business is finding a compromise to fund the government. the divisions have both chambers still far apart. the city of memphis has filed a dismissal for the death of tyree nichols. why the city said it should not be held liable for his death. and u.s. soccer great regular man rapino is getting ready to call it a career. her impact on gay rights and the fight for pay eckity. up first, the war in ukraine and the future of the nato ains loo. those is
tens of millions of americans are hunkered down in one of the bleakest christmas days in living memory. the arctic storm that s swept through most of the country has so far claimed 20 lives. family travel plans for much of the us have been thrown into chaos or abandoned. a million people are already without power. emily unia reports. strong winds and sub zero temperatures. america may have been dreaming of a white christmas but not like this. countless roads are closed or impassable, even the gritter got stuck. around 250 million people across the united states and canada are facing festive weather chaos. anything can happen in any moment and you ve got to be on your toes. thousands of flights have been cancelled, delayed trains have left passengers stranded for hours, conditions are so bad new york state has banned driving. it is life threatening what is going on as we speak in buffalo. getting calls through the night from frightened neighbours where the temperature has been
successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river. you can see pontoon bridges destroyed. it s not entirely clear who blew them up. the ukrainians say it was them. russia almost three months into its invasion of ukraine. on friday, russia s top general finally accepted a call from lloyd austin. the first call in 84 days, the first since this war began. the pentagon says they spoke for an hour but gave no detail beyond saying the u.s. repeated its call for an immediate cease-fire and to keep the lines of communication open. so far, the kremlin has been silent. and at the old but destroyed azov steel factory on the coast, ukraine says, quote, difficult negotiations continue to evacuate the wounded soldiers holding out inside. let s get a closer look now at the bloody retreat of russian forces from kharkiv. cnn s nick pay ton walsh is there. charred, chewed, and malled, forgot earn kharkiv scars seem infinite. putin s troops breathing artillery fire down the neck of th
hello, welcome to the programme. we are going to talk about israel in a moment but i want to bring you some breaking news in the last ten minutes or so. some breaking news in the last ten minutes or 50- some breaking news in the last ten minutes or so. one person has died and another minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked in minutes or so. one person has died and another attacked in central - and another attacked in central paris. one person died, one is injured, according to the interior ministry in france. he posted, the ministerfor the interior, posted on social media to say that one person had died after that attack. the police have courageously arrested an assailant, attacking a passer by in paris and want deceased person and one injured person is being treated by the fire brigade there. and it ends by warning people to avoid the area. so that is an attack in paris, one person has died and an