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not the last aid package for ukraine has been overwhelmingly approved by the u.s. congress. a rare and notable achievement given the deep political divisions between democrat and republican lawmakers. on thursday, the $40 billion aid package for both military and humanitarian assistance passed the senate, but not without opposition. 11 republicans voted against the bill in defiance of republican mitch mcconnell. >> anyone concerned about the cost of supporting a ukrainian victory shoul...

u.s. president, joe biden, is on his way to south korea on his first asia trip as president. he will also be visiting japan and meet with leaders of india and australia as well. the asia trip comes later in bidens presidency than he may have liked. he wants to affirm the importance of our indo-pacific alliances. kevin, well begin with you. joe biden has been focusing much on the war in ukraine. this an attempt that they can walk and talk and chew gum at the same time. >> its meant to r...

>> live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> u.s. president joe biden is expected to land in south korea next hour to begin his very first asia trip as president. hell spen most of the weekend in the country holding talks with the new south korean president before heading to japan, where hell be meeting with japans prime minister as well as indian and australian leaders. officials say the trip to asia comes later in his presidency than he might have liked, but bi...

border now away from ukraine. >> there is no question nato is relevant. it is effective. finland and sweden make nato stronger. >> the january 6 select committee once again has in its sights a republican member of congress. and republicans are now asking for the capitol police to release the video in question here. >> live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. minutes from now, u.s. president joe biden is expected to land in south korea to begin his very first az i...

military and economic might in the region and escalating provocations from north korea which u.s. intelligence thinks may be planning a missile test while mr. biden is there. lets bring in cnns paula hancocks live in seoul for us. good morning, tell us what is the underlying purpose of the presidents visit there? >> reporter: what the president is here for and what he would like to be talking about is alliances. and talking about economic prosperity and partnership with south korea, ta...

lawmaker who gave a capital tour on the eve of the insurrection. plus, oklahoma lawmakers pass a bill banning almost all abortions if signed into law it would be the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. and testimony from johnny depps former talent agent, former business manager and ex-girlfriend, what they had to say about his behavioral and challenges with working with him. ♪ good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is friday, ...

president biden in south korea as north korea appears to be on the verge of testing a missile. and did a republican lawmaker lead a tour of the capitol complex on the eve of the insurrection? plus new cnn reporting this morning on rising tensions among conservative justices over roe v. wade. and u.s. health officials sounding the alarm on a new covid wave disrupting american life. we will get answers from the white house coronavirus czar. ♪ good morning to viewers here in the...

multiple times. shell join us live. and cnn goes one on one with the u.s. marine veteran trevor reed on his brutal imprisonment in russia and what it is like to finally be home. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im told it is friday. >> indeed it is. >> it is friday, may 20th. a short time ago, president biden kicked off his first visit to asia since taking office. he joined the new south korean president yoon seok-youl at a samsung semicon...

remarks here in south korea, president hailed the u.s./south korea relationship as a linchpin of peace and stability. trying to shore up the alliance with japan after his visit concludes here in south korea. he wants to bolster the relationship as a team when u.s. intelligence is warning of a heightened threat of a north korean missile and/or nuclear test, potentially while president biden is here in the region. certainly a moment of heightened tension. and president biden wants to sen...

americas commitment to allies in the region of course after months of focus on ukraine and russias invasion there. the presidents first stop is south korea, where he underscored the importance of this region and this moment. listen. >> so much, so much of the future of the world is going to be written here in the endopacific over the next several decades. were standing at an inflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far reaching impacts on the world we lea...