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hello and thanks for joining us. im abby phillip here in washington. now, president biden makes it official. just moments ago, the u.s. is sending abrams tanks to ukraine. that announcement comes just hours after germany revealed that it will send its own leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. germany had been reluctant to do that but ultimately they bent to weeks of intense pressure from western allies. cnns phil mattingly is over at the white house for us. but lets begin first with our own jim ...

>> hello everyone. welcome to the cnn newsroom. >> today the us and germany announced they are sending advanced level tanks to ukraine. this ends weeks of geopolitical squabbling and introducing what could be a game changer in the russian war in ukraine. it will take months for 31 american abrams tanks to reach the ukraine battlefield and there was no diplomatic arm-twisting behind the decision. >> they are the most capable tanks on the world and their extremely complex to operate and ...

being there for us. lets bring in brigadier general patrick ryder. thanks so much for being here. it was just a few days ago that we heard about how these m1 abrams tanks were too labor-intensive, too complex, too hard to refuel, and too hard to send to ukraine. what changed in the past couple of days? >> well, its important to highlight too, that what we have been focused on is the near-term ri requirements for ukraine on the battlefield, the capabilities that they need to be immedi...

happening now, president biden pledges to arm ukraine with some of the most sophisticated war machines on the planet. american abrams battle equipment. it could take months to deliver the equipment. new developments in the biden classified documents probe. were getting a behind the scenes look at measures the u.s. justice department was prepared to take if, if the president refused to cooperate with an fbi z search of his delaware home. >> congressman george santos is dodging questio...

meeting with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy as the two men walked streets air raid sirens could be heard and really a sign of how risky this trip was. and so in a pledge, president biden vowed to continue to support the country no matter the cost or the time. >> one year later kyiv stands, and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand with you, and the world stands with you. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with...

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their annual march here in washington for the first time since roe v. wade was overturned. theyre declaring they have fresh resolve, even though some are being slammed by former president trump for being disloyal to him. welcome to our viewers here in thtes and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." lets get right to all of the new moves by the united states and allies responding to ukraines deals to help against russian aggression. we have the latest on wh...

viewers here in the united states and around the world. im laila harrak. ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- [ speaking non-english ] >> -- pope francis beginning the new year by celebrating mass right now at the vatican. this after pope emeritus benedicts death. we will examine the late pontiffs complicated legacy. and it took weeks but police have a suspect in custody in the idaho murder investigation. we will look at the case police are building against the man now facing four counts of fi...