We start this hour in the middle east, where the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has asked for forgiveness from israelis for not being able to bring back alive the six hostages who were found dead in gaza on saturday. We were very close, he said. We were nearly there. But in a televised address, mr netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the philadelphi corridor in the south of gaza, something hamas has rejected. The philadelphi corridor along the egypt gaza border has emerged as a primary sticking point in gaza ceasefire talks. Mr netanyahu said it s a lifeline for hamas, their oxygen and it will determine israel s future. Immediately agree a ceasefire deal to ensure the remaining hostages are freed. President biden has said that a final deal for the release of hostages held in gaza is very close, but he told reporters that he didn t think benjamin netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Meanwhile, britain will immed
President of the united states of america . Venezuela accuses the us of piracy as they confiscate president Maduros Plane claiming it was bought illegally. We start this hour in the middle east, where the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked for forgiveness from israelis for not being able to bring back alive the six hostages who were found dead in gaza on saturday. We were very close he said we were nearly there. But in a televised address, Mr Netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the Philadelphi Corridor in the south of Gaza Something hamas has rejected. The Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt Gaza Border has emerged as a primary Sticking Point in Gaza Ceasefire talks. Mr netanyahu said its a Life Line for hamas, their oxygen and it will determine israels future. Earlier hundreds of thousands of israelis have joined protests and a general strike demanding that Mr Netanyahu immediately agree a Ceasefire Deal to ensure the
defend him against grave allegations of mishandling classified documents and concealing him from investigators. also this hour, authorities are raising new concerns about security right now at the miami courthouse as trump and his allies are encouraging supporters to protest there tomorrow. the mayor says the city is prepared but are federal and local law enforcement officials doing enough to keep everyone safe? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. let s get to the new developments just ahead of a federal criminal arraignment. donald trump is holed up at his golf club outside of miami with his high stakes court appearance less than 24 hours away. paula is on the ground in miami just outside the federal courthouse. how is the former president preparing for his arrest and arraignment tomorrow? the former president is expected to meet with his team this afternoon to discuss legal strategy. r
a building on a unholy alliance and mark warner on what he sees as a growing threat from china period. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with peter doocy at the white house on how they re digesting all of this. peter? officials are saying this putin and xi get-together is a marriage of convenience. xi thinks that putin can help him challenge american influence. putin thinks that xi can help him in ukraine. for putin, he s speaking about his chinese visitor in glowing terms. over the last years, china has made a huge leap forward in its development. in the whole world, it s a genuine interest and we re jealous a bit. the way that the president s foreign policy when it comes to this is being explained to us, there s no effort to try to contain chinese influence in the world. instead, they would rather try to promote america s interests. do you think that putin and xi fear president biden? you d have to ask them whether they fear or they not. it s no
even as his legal problems are mounting his hold on the republican party is tightening. i m phil mattingly in washington. pamela brown has the night off, and you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour in ukraine as it wrestles with a terrifying fear of a nuclear disaster. it is now almost six months to the day since russia launched its unprovoked invasion. new video from ukraine s ministry of defense right here says this is a successful strike destroying a rare russian radar complex in south eastern ukraine. ukraine is about to get more u.s. help in its fight against russia. the pentagon saying it ll now send another $775 million in aid. including ammunition for the high promobility artillery ro rockets, howwitzers and other ammunition plus dozens of drones and different vehicles. a lot of the fighting right now is centered in zaporizhzhia, right around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. ukraine says russia is launching attacks from there because ukraine wouldn t risk