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cnn's priscilla alvarez is out in los angeles where president biden is traveling. priscilla, what more is the white house saying about these strikes? >> reporter: as you heard from oren, this is really just the beginning. that's what president biden signaled in his statement on friday where he said, quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. he goes on to say the united states does not see conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world, but let all those who might seek to do us harm know this. it resulted in the strikes that hit the 85 targets on friday afternoon. now, u.s. officials have told cnn that president biden reached that decision on monday. of course, there was a bit of a lag between his decision and when these strikes were carried out, and part of the reason for that had to do with weather. they were looking for clear skies and they were looking for unavoided casualties. going into this it has been whether they can hit those capabilities without being pulled into a regional war. that's really what th
cnn's priscilla alvarez is out in los angeles where president biden is traveling. priscilla, what more is the white house saying about these strikes? >> reporter: as you heard from oren, this is really just the beginning. that's what president biden signaled in his statement on friday where he said, quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. he goes on to say the united states does not see conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the...
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this just in president joe biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy have just spoken cnn's priscilla alvarez is here with more on this. how did this conversation happened? >> fred, we're getting a readout from the white house right now about this conversation that occurred earlier today. and again, it just speaks to this urgency from the white house of showing support for ukraine as they continue this war against russia. and as the us hasn't been able to deliver additional funding despite their asked to congress. now, i'm going to read part of this readout to you. it says quote this morning, ukraine's military was forced to withdraw from fda gum after ukrainian soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies as a result of congressional inaction resulting in russia's first notable gains in months. it goes on to say that president biden i didn't emphasize the need for congress to urgently, urgently passed the national security supplemental funding bill to resupply ukrainian forces. this is something that us officials had been expressing concerns about recently these russian gains
this just in president joe biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy have just spoken cnn's priscilla alvarez is here with more on this. how did this conversation happened? >> fred, we're getting a readout from the white house right now about this conversation that occurred earlier today. and again, it just speaks to this urgency from the white house of showing support for ukraine as they continue this war against russia. and as the us hasn't been able to deliver additional funding despite...
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but first let's get started with priscilla alvarez on the growing rift between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. what was the call? >> this is a call at a critical juncture as these hostage negotiations are ongoing. these have been delicate and sensitive talks. they were the focus between the call between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. moments ago we received some of the topics discussed, including capitalizing on progress made in these hostage negotiations and moving forward the efforts for their release. and also increasing humanitarian assistance to palestinians, and also critically the president reaffirmed his decision on the military operation in rafah. the concern there being that thousands of displaced palestinians have moved to rafah, so there are concerns about their safety in a ground operation or ground offensive moves into that region. and now again the president has sent some of his most senior u.s. officials to the region to work on these very delicate talks surrounding the release of hostages, but also a humanitarian pause to get assistance into gaza and to try
but first let's get started with priscilla alvarez on the growing rift between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. what was the call? >> this is a call at a critical juncture as these hostage negotiations are ongoing. these have been delicate and sensitive talks. they were the focus between the call between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. moments ago we received some of the topics discussed, including capitalizing on progress made in these hostage negotiations and moving...
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priscilla alvarez is at the white house where we begin. let's talk about this call between these two leaders. what do we know? >> reporter: this is a call that comes amid tensions between president biden and israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it also comes as a critical juncture for the hostage negotiations. the foukcus, releasing the hostages held in gaza. it lasted 45 minutes according to a senior administration official, two-thirds was specifically focused on the release of hostages. senior u.s. officials have been deployed to the region to hammer out a framework for their release that includes freeing of the hostages, but also a humanitarian pause. the senior administration official said significant gaps still remain. it's unclear what exactly those are. maintaining that there is progress on this front. a readout from the white house says president biden emphasized this to the prime minister, noting that they should work on moving this forward and building on the progress of the last few weeks. of course, this comes after the pr
priscilla alvarez is at the white house where we begin. let's talk about this call between these two leaders. what do we know? >> reporter: this is a call that comes amid tensions between president biden and israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it also comes as a critical juncture for the hostage negotiations. the foukcus, releasing the hostages held in gaza. it lasted 45 minutes according to a senior administration official, two-thirds was specifically focused on the release of...
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priscilla alvarez is at the white house, so priscilla, what kind of responses coming from the white house? >> well, the white house is continuing to ramp up its pressure on republicans and particularly putting a focus on house republicans. because as you heard there from katelyn, the senate passed a foreign aid package with those $60 billion in additional aid to ukraine, but it remains stalled in the house which has been on recess. but today, the national security adviser, jake sullivan, went a step further and called out house speaker mike johnson by name the reality is that putin gains every day that ukraine does not get the resources it needs. and ukraine suffers. and there is a strong bipartisan majority in the house, standing ready to pass this bill if it comes to the floor? and that decision rests on the shoulders of one person. and history is watching whether speaker johnson will put that bill on the floor. if he does, it will pass, will get ukraine what it needs for ukraine to succeed if he doesn't, then we will not be able to give ukraine the tools required for it to stand up to
priscilla alvarez is at the white house, so priscilla, what kind of responses coming from the white house? >> well, the white house is continuing to ramp up its pressure on republicans and particularly putting a focus on house republicans. because as you heard there from katelyn, the senate passed a foreign aid package with those $60 billion in additional aid to ukraine, but it remains stalled in the house which has been on recess. but today, the national security adviser, jake sullivan,...
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i want to go back to priscilla alvarez, who is traveling with the president. you have some new reporting? >> reporter: that's right, fredricka. we're now learning from the white house that joe biden has officially notified congress of saturday's strikes against those iranian backed militias. this is a formal step the white house makes notifying congress of strikes when they happen, so the white house doing that here. we're just now getting that notification. again, in regards to saturday's strikes against those houthi targets. >> thank you all so much. we'll check back with you as the news warrants. >>> let's get more on this developing story. with me now is u.s. retired general steve anderson. he worked with coalition and u.s. forces in the iraq war in 2006 and 2007. good to see you. so i wonder if i can get your reaction, now that this formal notification has taken place between the white house and congress about these strikes. is this an indicator that there has been a change in military strategy going forward? >> well, thank you, fredricka. no, i don't thi
i want to go back to priscilla alvarez, who is traveling with the president. you have some new reporting? >> reporter: that's right, fredricka. we're now learning from the white house that joe biden has officially notified congress of saturday's strikes against those iranian backed militias. this is a formal step the white house makes notifying congress of strikes when they happen, so the white house doing that here. we're just now getting that notification. again, in regards to...
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first, let's go to priscilla alvarez in los angeles where president biden will be traveling later on today. what more this latest round of strikes? >> reporter: they're essentially saying is isn't over yet. this is the first of a series of strikes expected after the three u.s. service members were killed in jordan. president biden was pretty direct about that friday afternoon saying quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world but let all those who might seek to do us harm, know this. if you harm an american, we will respond. of course, we saw those 85 targets hit in iraq and syria over the course of a 30-minute span on friday afternoon. and sources tell cnn that president biden came to the decision on how to respond on monday. now, there were a few days in between of course before these strikes happened and that was partially due because of the weather. they wanted to have clear skies to there were no unspeintended casualties. now, senior u.s. officials
first, let's go to priscilla alvarez in los angeles where president biden will be traveling later on today. what more this latest round of strikes? >> reporter: they're essentially saying is isn't over yet. this is the first of a series of strikes expected after the three u.s. service members were killed in jordan. president biden was pretty direct about that friday afternoon saying quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states...
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and priscilla alvarez is in washington for us. how is the white house positioning itself this weekend to dispel the characterizations? >> reporter: they are reminding people that there were no criminal charges brought against president biden, but this report also touches on one of the defining themes of this campaign, which is the president's age and his fitness for office. and that really struck a chord with the white house this weekend, aides saying it is inaccurate in the way that the president was portrayed saying that he is sharp and he is tireless. and we saw the president himself angry about the way that he was described in this report and the press conference that you see there, it was quickly put together where he especially was angry about the fact that the special counsel had included that he didn't remember when his son died. now, vice president kamala harris was strong in her pushback just yesterday about the way that she viewed how he was described in the report. >> comments that were made by the prosecutor, gratuito
and priscilla alvarez is in washington for us. how is the white house positioning itself this weekend to dispel the characterizations? >> reporter: they are reminding people that there were no criminal charges brought against president biden, but this report also touches on one of the defining themes of this campaign, which is the president's age and his fitness for office. and that really struck a chord with the white house this weekend, aides saying it is inaccurate in the way that the...
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priscilla alvarez is in washington for us. how is the white house planning to counteract some of these claims from the special counsel? >> reporter: first and foremost, the white house is making clear that there were no criminal charges brought against president biden after this investigation concluded. but of course, this report also hits directly on one of the defining themes of this presidential election cycle, and that is the president's age and his fitness for office, all of which voters have showed concerns about in polls. now this struck a chord with the white house as soon as the report was released. president biden's aides saying it was inaccurate to portray him this way, calling him sharp and tireless when describing him. we saw that reaction from president biden himself when he came out during a news conference. and it was the fact that the special counsel said he didn't remember when his son died that really clearly struck a chord with him and made -- he was very clearly angry about that inclusion. now of course th
priscilla alvarez is in washington for us. how is the white house planning to counteract some of these claims from the special counsel? >> reporter: first and foremost, the white house is making clear that there were no criminal charges brought against president biden after this investigation concluded. but of course, this report also hits directly on one of the defining themes of this presidential election cycle, and that is the president's age and his fitness for office, all of which...
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let's get straight to priscilla alvarez here in washington. priscilla, what are we learning about that call? >> well this is a call for that comes at a critical time for ukraine and also for this funding fight that has been playing out here and washington and president biden taking a moment to nod to a withdrawal, a critical one that occurred hours ago in ukraine, and also taking a moment to tie it to congressional action saying this according to the white house readout, this morning, ukraine's military was forced to withdraw from f dka after ukrainian soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies as a result of congressional inaction resulting in russia's first notable gains in months. president biden emphasized the need for congress for us to urgently pass the national security supplemental funding bill to resupply ukrainian forces. now, us officials have recently expressed concern about exactly this, that without additional funds and additional assistance to ukraine that they would be forced to withdraw from key areas resultin
let's get straight to priscilla alvarez here in washington. priscilla, what are we learning about that call? >> well this is a call for that comes at a critical time for ukraine and also for this funding fight that has been playing out here and washington and president biden taking a moment to nod to a withdrawal, a critical one that occurred hours ago in ukraine, and also taking a moment to tie it to congressional action saying this according to the white house readout, this morning,...
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alvarez joining me now, priscilla, what are we learning about that conversation? well, this was an >> opportunity for the vice president to reaffirm us support for ukraine, especially as those funds remain stalled in congress and the funds that we're talking about here to remind viewers, are ones that the white house requests stood back in october. that's $60 billion in additional aid to ukraine among a set of other priority items for the white house. now, those funds have remained stalled amid infighting in congress about whether or not to provide them to ukraine. now, this week we saw some movement and the senate did pass a foreign aid package it's that included those 60 billion for ukraine, but as you heard there from nick, the house has since left for a two-week recess and house speaker mike johnson has indicated that he has no plans to put this bill on the floor, which just raises the question as to what happens next? with these monies that the white house say are necessary for ukraine. now, the vice president also seemed to weigh in on this in her remarks to
alvarez joining me now, priscilla, what are we learning about that conversation? well, this was an >> opportunity for the vice president to reaffirm us support for ukraine, especially as those funds remain stalled in congress and the funds that we're talking about here to remind viewers, are ones that the white house requests stood back in october. that's $60 billion in additional aid to ukraine among a set of other priority items for the white house. now, those funds have remained...
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cnn's priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. so personal hello, what more is the white house revealing about this potential deal? >> well, fred, a senior us official giving this as an understanding of these broad contours of a deal that would include the release of hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. now, these are talks that included the united states, israel, qatar, and egypt now separately, there have been conversations happening with hamas as well but national security adviser jake sullivan told cnn today that the details are still very much being hashed out. >> representatives of israel, the united states, egypt, and qatar met in paris and came to an understanding among the four of them about what the basic contours of a hostage deal for temporary ceasefire would look like i'm not going to go into the specifics of that because it is still under negotiation in terms of hammering out the details of it, there will have to be indirect discussions by qatar and egypt with hamas because ultimately they will have to agr
cnn's priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. so personal hello, what more is the white house revealing about this potential deal? >> well, fred, a senior us official giving this as an understanding of these broad contours of a deal that would include the release of hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. now, these are talks that included the united states, israel, qatar, and egypt now separately, there have been conversations happening with hamas as well but national...
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he's live in ukraine and priscilla alvarez is at the white house. so nikki first, you know, this wasn't unexpected moment when zelenskyy put a number to ukraine's losses yeah. >> using this first day of the third year of the war to the first time, give us a number, a number that's less perhaps than some western analysis has suggested 31,000 though lives in the military law since the start of russia's full-scale invasion and that's obviously 31,000 families across ukraine in mourning, in sacrifice, he thanked ukrainians for their resilience. initially, there was a glimmer potentially of the role that diplomacy might play very unilateral there what he talked about them summit in switzerland, where ukraine, its allies would essentially lay out a plan that russia could either take or leave, likely frankly, russia would leave it to give them what they're likely to suggest and when asked if you take a phone call from vladimir putin, he joked that putin didn't have a mobile phone. but that putin doesn't want to end this war, as you heard from katelyn there
he's live in ukraine and priscilla alvarez is at the white house. so nikki first, you know, this wasn't unexpected moment when zelenskyy put a number to ukraine's losses yeah. >> using this first day of the third year of the war to the first time, give us a number, a number that's less perhaps than some western analysis has suggested 31,000 though lives in the military law since the start of russia's full-scale invasion and that's obviously 31,000 families across ukraine in mourning, in...
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cnn white house reporter priscilla alvarez joining us now, priscilla, the president is drawing a direct correlation to the battlefield loss with congress failing to pass ukrainian aid >> he is and in doing that, he's also underscoring the stakes here by essentially saying that by not giving these funds to ukraine, they are low on ammunition. and as a result, having to cede ground to russia, of course, those remarks yesterday coming after learning that ukraine had to pull out of one of their towns because they were low on ammunition and the president was very forceful in his language when talking about this incident >> ukrainian people fought so bravely and the put so much on the line >> the >> idea that now run now i've ammunition, walk away. i find certain find it find your country and everything we are schultz had been concerned about and something that they had already been >> warning in this push for those 60 billion in funding to ukraine. and what i'm being told this morning is that we can expect to hear more of that from the white house putting pressure on congress to pass these f
cnn white house reporter priscilla alvarez joining us now, priscilla, the president is drawing a direct correlation to the battlefield loss with congress failing to pass ukrainian aid >> he is and in doing that, he's also underscoring the stakes here by essentially saying that by not giving these funds to ukraine, they are low on ammunition. and as a result, having to cede ground to russia, of course, those remarks yesterday coming after learning that ukraine had to pull out of one of...
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priscilla alvarez is in los angeles where president biden will be traveling this afternoon. what more are officials saying? >> fred, they're saying exactly that. this is the first in a series of strikes that we can expect after those three service members were killed in jordan and president biden was pretty clear about that in his statement yesterday afternoon. saying the following. quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywhere else in the world. he degoes on to say if you harmn american, we will respond. sources tell cnn that president biden reached his decision on what to do after those three service members were killed on monday. now, part of the reason there was a gap in timing here according to officials is because of the weather. they wanted to make sure the weather had clear skies so they didn't have any unintended casualties and they could determine their targets. now, of course, there's no belief among u.s. officials that this will completely stop the att
priscilla alvarez is in los angeles where president biden will be traveling this afternoon. what more are officials saying? >> fred, they're saying exactly that. this is the first in a series of strikes that we can expect after those three service members were killed in jordan and president biden was pretty clear about that in his statement yesterday afternoon. saying the following. quote, our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing. the united states...
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let's begin with cnn white house reporter, priscilla alvarez. what did they talk about? >> reporter: we're learning new details about that call over the last hour. senior administration official saying that call lasted about 45 minutes. two-thirds was focused on the release of hostages. they have been working around the clock to hammer out a framework that works for all those involved to release hostages, but also includes a humanitarian pause. now, the senior administration official said that while there has been progress, there are still quote significant gaps. they would not go into what those gaps are, but clearly, while they're trying to signal progress, there is still a long way to go and as the senior administration official said, they're trying to capitalize on where officials are and they have been deploying to the region to work on this deal, but nothing is done until the last minute. these are very sensitive and delicate. but the other big part of this phone call between the two leaders was also what you were just describing there. that ground offensive in raf
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priscilla alvarez is traveling with president biden in las vegas. jeremy diamond is in tel aviv. p priscilla, you first. what are we hearing from the white house on the strikes and what the next steps could be? >> reporter: the message from the white house is blunt. this is only the beginning. they have said that they plan for this to be a multi-tiered approach in response to the deaths of those three service members in jordan last month. now, national security advisor jake sullivan said there will be further action, but sullivan along with u.s. officials have not telegraphed when those would be or how or when they will happen. now, he did say that therey are still assessing what happened, what unfolded on friday, and ag that central command is reviewing that while also preparing for another round of strikes. take a listen. >> we are still assessing the battle damage. our centcom is looking at the capabilities we reduced and the casualties that were incurred. the president was clear when he ordered them and when he conducted it it tem that that was the beginning of your response
priscilla alvarez is traveling with president biden in las vegas. jeremy diamond is in tel aviv. p priscilla, you first. what are we hearing from the white house on the strikes and what the next steps could be? >> reporter: the message from the white house is blunt. this is only the beginning. they have said that they plan for this to be a multi-tiered approach in response to the deaths of those three service members in jordan last month. now, national security advisor jake sullivan said...
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. >> all right, priscilla alvarez in washington. thanks so much. >>> right now, donald trump is in south carolina speaking at coastal carolina university. in his first visit to the palmetto state of the year. the former president is looking to assert dominance in nikki haley's home state. the former governor says she plans to stay in the race through the primary, which is two weeks from today. elena is joining me now from conway, south carolina. what's happening? >> reporter: well, as you can see, fred, donald trump is currently speaking behind me, but look. this is really a state, south carolina, where donald trump and his team want to deal the final blow to nikki haley's campaign. they are very competent about his standing here in south carolina. and that's reflected in the polling that we have seen for several months now. he has consistently shown overwhelmingly over nikki haley for several months so that's where a lot of this optimism comes from. now, i want to share some of what he has said during his speech. given the confiden
. >> all right, priscilla alvarez in washington. thanks so much. >>> right now, donald trump is in south carolina speaking at coastal carolina university. in his first visit to the palmetto state of the year. the former president is looking to assert dominance in nikki haley's home state. the former governor says she plans to stay in the race through the primary, which is two weeks from today. elena is joining me now from conway, south carolina. what's happening? >>...