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the fbi director on defense. "the lead" starts right now. >> are you protecting the bidens? >> absolutely not. the fbi does not -- >> hold on. you wont answer the question. >> the fbi, christopher wray on the hill questioned by some of his harshest republican critic. calling for a culture shift at the fbi. and more promises for ukraine but president zelenskyy is not getting the thing he really wanted, entry into nato. why not? plus, taxpayer beware. its not just uncle sam getting y...

alex alexander lukashenko claims he is back in russia. stunning images of russian police raiding his homes, seizing guns, passports, cash, and wigs. in ukraine, at least six people are dead after a russian strike on an apartment building in the western city of lviv. a relative safe haven, largely spared by the war so far. cnn is on the ground with new information. and also tonight, indicted trump aide walt nada finally pleads not guilty to all charges. this hour, well be breaking dow...

right now. out front next the breaking news, a u.s. flag in flames as massive protests break out in iran following u.s.-led air strikes in yemen. and tonight biden threatened more strikes to come. plus a cnn investigation tonight. gaza hospitals on the edge of collapse. a top target for israel, which says hamas is using some as command centers. so tonight we have an in-depth look what is actually happening inside those hospitals. it is a special report you will see first here out fro...

coverage of the iowa caucus will continue. see you sunday morning. happening now, u.s.-led air strikes inseed yemen trigger a vow of retaliation by iran-backed militants. mass protests erupt in yemen and fears of a full scale regional war intensify. also this hour, a potential blizzard and bitter cold are disrupting the final push to the iowa caucuses. were tracking the candidates and severe weather with only three days to go before the first presidential votes of 2024. welcome to ou...

at the rafah boarder crossing near the gaza/egyptian border. the you havent seen this video, it came in a short while to cnn. it shows crowds running as gunfire is ringing out in the streets. meanwhile, fears of a growing escalation in the middle east are also on the broadcast this evening. an iranian drone struck a commercial ship in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no on...

aerial bombardment continues. this situation here is basically when you combine months of anxiety and stress, and it all comes to a boiling point. in that one area, the rafah crossing in southern gaza, the lifeline essentially between egypt and the line of aid trucks that can try to come in, people so desperate to get their hands on the supplies that they rush the trucks and try to grab what what they can. you see in some of the videos people have huge bundles they are carrying on thei...

is it true or just a trap for the ukrainians? it comes as ukraine is reeling from the deadliest missile strike in months tonight. plus, the head of a software company hired by trump to investigate voter fraud tells me he found nothing. now the doj is talking to him. and robert f. kennedy jr., whose own family members wont vote for him as president because of his antivaccine views, is polling at nearly 20%. whats behind that surge? lets go "outfront." good evening, im erin burnett...

headed to florida. you can see it from outer space. were going to tell you when and where it is expected to come ashore. >> and taylor swift fans rejoicing this morning. well have the new tracks she dropped while you were sleeping. "cnn this morning" starts right now. >> a very big "newsday." it is friday. were going to start with russia getting major show of support from china as the war rages in ukraine. beijing just announcing this morning that chinese president xi will head to mosc...

program in prison tonight, his health failing. his lawyers saying hes been poisoned. and morgues in china oesh flowing full of people who were sick from covid. the government is saying, though, theyre not covid deaths. why? were live in beijing tonight with a special report. lets go out front. and good evening. im erin burnett. out front tonight putin calls it a war. for the first time vladimir putin using the word "war" to describe his brutal invasion of ukraine. for ten months it...

considerable damage in parts of south carolina. you see it in this video. that storm ripping through a pier causing part of it to collapse. now, it also submerged this neighborhood with a strong storm surge that, in fact, was several feet high. it was so bad this man -- it was so bad this man had to wade through knee-deep water inside his own home. thankfully the water there is starting to recede, and some areas in the state have been spared the worst. but in florida the damage has bee...