This acutely. They understand the catastrophe at the border is affecting everyone, and it is top of mind for all the American People for that reason. Again, the First Priority of the country is our border and making sure its secure. I believe the president can take Executive Authority right now today to change that, and ive told him that again today in person as ive said to him many times publicly and privately over the last several weeks. Its time for action. So that was Speaker Mike Johnson yesterday following an Oval Office Meeting with the president and other congressional leaders. But in reality it is johnson, hes the one standing in the way of action on the border by blocking a bipartisan deal passed by the senate. Well bring you more about that meeting including the pressure on the speaker to avoid the looming Government Shutdown. Plus, well go through the primary results out of michigan and look ahead to Super Tuesday which is just around the corner and the latest on ceasefire
In the race for the white the house. Meanwhile in a primary contest, focus shifts to michigan after trump easily beat nikki haley in her home state of South Carolina over the weekend. Haley now facing more pressure to drop out. Breaking moments ago, trump appeals his more than 450 million judgment in his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. Well break down what that means. Overseas, russia launching a new offensive in ukraine as president zelenskyy tells our Richard Engel delays in aid are costing ukrainian lives. Back at home, were just days away from another potential Government Shutdown. Weve got new reporting about a high stakes meeting at the white house tomorrow. And we begin this very busy hour with Breaking News from the white house. This thursday President Biden is set to head to texas to meet with local officials. This will come on the same day former President Trump will also be in texas giving remarks at the border. All of this is both republicans and democrats are set to head to
walk a fine line. gaza is a crowded, urban area. i hold hamas just as responsible, if not more than the idf for civilian casualties in gaza because hamas puts their command and control centers underneath refugee camps, underneath hospitals. hamas told palestinian civilians to disobey the order to evacuate that territory. so it s a difficult road to walk, but israel must destroy and degrade hamas. that s their mission. i m sure they are determined to go about the mission, put they do walk a fine line. secretary johnson, your perspective is invaluable this morning. cnn this morning continues now. a deal has been reached to release all foreign nationals being held in gaza along with critically injured civilians. explosions in refugee camps flattening apartment buildings and leaving behind a giant crater. they are able to kill the commander of the battalion. doctors without borders have condemned this airstrike. children wounded. one man saw the strike said it felt
more thing is. greg: about a 12 to 1 ratio. i have done the math. [laughter] bret: all right have. a good night. good evening. i m bret baier. breaking we are covering three developing stories with major legal implications for former president donald trump and for the president s son hunter biden. house republicans have referred hunter and jim biden the president s brother to the justice department for lying to congress. in delaware, hunter biden s former wife details his rampant drug abuse and a major development in the legal issues tonight affecting former president trump a georgia appeals court has halted the election interference case against him. the matter is now on hold. while that court reviews a lower court judge s ruling allowing the wonderful fulton county district attorney to remain on the case. big development happening within the hour. correspondent steve harrigan has details live tonight from atlanta. good evening, steve. steve: good evening, bret. this i
Says china is increasingly aggressive in its efforts of potential recruits would be used to train china s military: a western official tells the associated press ukraine has used u.s. weapons to strike inside russia in recent days. the weapons were used under recently approved guidance from president biden allowing american arms to be used to strike inside russia for the limited purpose of defense of kharkiv. ukraine s second largest city. it does not change u.s. policy that directs ukraine not to use american provided weapons to strike offensively inside russia. speak of russia, russian president vladimir putin says nothing will change u.s. russian regardless who wins the u.s. election. reporters former president trump s felony conviction last week was the result of, quote: the use of the court system as part of the internal political struggle in the u.s.