going on behind the scene. russia is respond to go this news. the russian ambassador to germany says berlin s move brings the conflict, quote, to a new level, as creme len spokesperson peskov says russia will destroy ukraine s tanks. natasha, is the u.s. s view this is a game change r? in a way. they re not going to hit the ground immediately, it could take as many as three, four months for the ukrainians to even be trained on them, but what we are told is that this could potentially be game changing in terms of breaking through russia s defensive lines in ukraine. they want to take the fight directly to the russians so they can take back that territory versus striking them with longer-range equipment that the u.s. has given them. they re still asking for the extremely long-range missiles, but in terms of a grinding fight that allows them to break those russian lines, they say this could be game changing. the reason would you the u.s. has been pushing jerchy for weeks,
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. we re 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 questions about a controversy half a million dollars in mysterious campaign payments he once claimed were personal loans. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. let s get straight to our top story. the united states pledging abrams battle tavnks to ukraine. we have details on this major, major poost to the war effort for ukraine. what are you hearing about how all of this will unfold? this was a top request and that being
remarks later today. we ll look at what this means for russia s invasion. overnight reports of tornado ripping through parts of texas and louisiana as the severe weather moves to the northeast leaving behind a trail of destruction. and new questions about the security of our nation s secrets after a classified documents were discovered at former vice president mike pence s private home in indiana. in monterey park, california, the community now mourning the 11 innocent lives lost at the ballroom dance studio. vice president harris is now expected to meet with grieving family this is afternoon. a suspect in another shooting in half-moon bay is set to appear in court today. we ll ask california congressman about what can be done to stop gun violence. we begin with major developments in the war in ukraine. in about two hours, president biden is expected to deliver remarks on ukraine as nbc news was the first to report the administration is preparing to send tanks to uk
kamala harris heads to her home state of california. while she s visiting the community of monterey park, the suspect of the shooting in half moon bay will appear in caught. it s being described as a, quote, act of workplace violence. the agency revealing a personal grievance of some sort of is the single most common motive for mass attackers. the latest on the investigations in monterey park and half moon bay. intensifying drama on capitol hill. kevin mccarthy officially refusing to seat two predominant democrats on the powerful house intel committee. those members will have other committees but the intel committee is different. hakeem jeffries has 200 other people who can serve on that committee. how democrats are responding this morning and the pushback he s even getting from within his own party. but first in the next hour, president biden is set to give a big update on the war in ukraine. nbc news reports that the biden administration is reversing course and will
i ve been asking for syracuse orange highlights for weeks. this wascustomized for you. they are who we thought they were and we let them off the hook. you almost had them. keep the head up, big man. thank you so much. the next hour of new day starts now. good morning. welcome to your new day. i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. doubling down, the biden administration says they will fight in court to keep the student debt relief program alive. what does that mean for thousands of applicants and how long could that legal fight last? we ll also have the latest on the brutal attacks in ukraine as russia continues to hammer the country s infrastructure. we ll take you inside a secret workshop where ukrainian soldiers are building weapons against russia. residents in jackson, mississippi, still facing problems with the city s water and the epa is opening up a federal civil rights investigation. we ll tell you exactly what and who is getting investigated.