Mesothelial not well send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to one 4,000 you are in the cnn newsroom. Im Alex Marquardt in washington. Thank you so much for joining morning us today. We begin with a developing story on capitol hill. The senate says, it will take up the 95 of foreign aid package on tuesday day. That was just passed by House Lawmakers just hours ago and a special session on this saturday package includes billions and military aid for ukraine, israel, and taiwan as well as billions for humanitarian aid. We have reporters covering reaction from washington to ukraine and jerusalem. Lets start with cnns Lauren Fox Live On capitol hill. So lauren, how did this get pushed through . And what does it mean for Speaker Johnsons job . Yeah. There are a lot of questions about what this means for Speaker Johnsons future after this vote today, despite the overwhelming bipartisan support for this series of sap elemental bills, what you saw from conservatives was frustration, a sense that they had been let down by the speaker. Now the question remains, if Marjorie Taylor greene, who has been leading this effort to try to oust the speaker if she will, to take action when they returned from their week recess, she would not say what her definitive plans were. We had been waiting to see whether notched you would try to force a vote to oust the speaker, or at least begin that process today that didnt happen in the House Of Representatives. Meanwhile, you have some conservatives who are expressing frustration and concern with the speaker, but also laying out that they dont think this is the moment to have a fight over the gavel arguing that put, put republicans in peril as they face reelection in november on the side of defense hawks, however, you had a lot of celebration for Speaker Johnson today the chairman of the House Foreign AffairsCommittee Mike mccall, walking through the process of how this came to be saying that he really watched the speaker evolve on this issue over the course of the last several months when you become the Speaker Of The House you take on new responsibilitie s. You also get new classified briefings that you did not get as a rankandfile member . He said that he really watched johnson come into his own realize what was at stake, realized what was at stake, not dressed for global security, but for security here in the and he said that he was really applauding the speaker steps, knowing that this could have an impact on the speakers own future. Alex and lauren, what can we expect in the Senate Next Week yeah, so majority leader Chuck Schumer announcing about an hourandahalf ago that the plan is that they will begin key procedural votes on tuesday and the United States senate now, remember this package passed before in a very similar fashion, there had been some changes to what the house did, including a 10 forgivable loan for ukraine that is not an issue among democrats who saw that in the house, in part because the administration the president s specifically can forget that loan in just a matter of years but there are some differences. So the senate has to pass this through their own chamber. They are coming back next week, despite the fact they were supposed to have a scheduled recess because they do find this to be so imperative so important in this moment, alex. All right. Lauren fox up on capitol hill for us on this very big day. Thank you very much, lauren. Lets get reaction from jerusalem and ukraine. Cnn Senior International correspondent Fred Pleitgen is in kyiv, ukrainian capital, and our senior diplomatic editor, Nic Robertson is joining us from jerusalem. Fred, first to you. This aid has been longdelayed by the house has passed by the senate back in february. Now, youve got these thanks pouring in from ukrainian officials, including president zelenskyy. I know youve been speaking with ukrainian officials. Youve talked about the relief. But is there any concern there about how late this is coming . Well, i think theres certainly a lot of concern about how late this is coming. And certainly one of the things alex, that the ukrainians have been saying at this process was going on. I can tell you, ive been ive been reporting on the delays in this aid package since september of last year when the ukrainians already back then were saying that the amount of Artillery Shells Goals that they had was starting to run low and things were beginning to get very difficult for them. So certainly they have been saying for months now that any delays and us aid for the ukrainians are measured in ukrainian lives and certainly if you look at the way some of them and things have gotten going on the battlefield for the ukrainians, especially in the last couple of weeks, but also in the last couple of months. To an extent you do see that right now, the initiative is very much on the Russian Sayyed, the russians are pressuring the ukrainians on many of the front lines. They havent achieved any strategic successes yet the russians, they havent really broken through any major front lines. They havent been able to put pressure on any of the Capital Cities of some of the regions here in this country. But certainly right now you do feel that the initiative is on the Russian Sayyed the ukrainians hours have been saying that the fact that they dont have enough ammunition, the fact that they dont have enough weapons is certainly been something thats been holding them back and especially over the past, i would say about two, three weeks since the russians have started a major ariel canada and pain against a lot of the Energy Infrastructure here in this country. Thats when the ukrainians were saying they simply dont have enough air defense missiles. And so you had the president of this country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy come out really seconds after the age package, who was approved, thanking Speaker Johnson personally, but the us and the House Of Representatives in general, and saying that air defense this, those are important that this once again shows the us is leadership. As far as defending democracy in the world was concerned, but definitely the ukrainians also saying that this has already done a lot of damage to them on the battlefield. We were also speaking to some Frontline Troops actually, who are currently fighting on the southern on the east during the front lines in both of them have said that this has had a major psychological effect. How this aid come through now, or at least going to pass through the House Of Representatives saying that it really is something that lifted morale tonight and morale has certainly been very difficult for the ukrainians as the russians have also managed alex to bring a lot more very heavy firepower to bear on the front lines. They become a lot more effective at using their air force and using some pretty heavy bombs that theyre dropping on the frontline positions, making life very difficult for the ukrainians. Alex yeah, fred, you and i both been in cities across the country with those russian missiles raining down. It is clear that the ukrainians desperately need those air Defense Systems in addition to more artillery for this Frontline Troops. Nic robertson, i wanna go to you. Theres this 26 now, there has been passed for israel and gaza. We should note that not all of this goes to israels military 17 billion of that 26. But what is the reaction there in jerusalem . Yeah, very quick and swift reaction. The president of israel, isaac herzog, saying that this shows that israel has no stronger ally than the United States from the Prime Minister. And interesting message saying that this shows bipartisan support for israel. Of course, thats an important domestic matters sh for him to make as well as thanking the United States because many people would perceive the Prime Minister here because of the way that is fighting the war in gaza so many palestinians killed more than 34,000 now, and that is felt, that is alienating some of the democrats within the United States. And therefore his comments bipartisan support, heard it from other israeli officials as well. But when the Prime Minister characterizes it like that, it has a message and a resonance here. The Defense Minister Pointing out that israel is facing seven different enemies. He said this shows is a bill being voted through shows this there is strong United States stands strong with israel, the Foreign Minister talking about strong ties, Strategic Partnership between the two countries. But comments made by the speaker of the knesset, i thought were particularly telling because he said this, he said this shows all of is israels enemies the strength of support and the relationship between the United States and israel. And why is that important at the moment to say, well, theres a perception here that iran decided that it could strike at israel in a way directly, 350 missiles just a week ago. Now, in a way that had never done before for because the, the sense here was that iran perceived that israel support from the United StatesPrime Minister netanyahus support from President Biden wasnt a strong as it once was that was Point Oweakness and iran thought that they could exploit that. So the speaker of the knesset being very clear so besides having the weapons to continue to defend and attack enemies as well, and as Welas The Money Ming in for humatarian aid as on top of the Defense Money this really is signaling that strengthen i think part of that is whats vital to israel, vital to the Prime Minister to say that he isnt the one thats broken. This unshakeable bond with the United States all right, praise for the us from both israel and from ukraine. Fred pleitgen and kyiv Nic Robertson, jerusalem. Thank you both very much joining us now is aaron davidai miller. He is a former state Department Middle east negotiator and a critical voice and understand ending what is going on. And israel and the Palestinian Territories and beyond aaron, thank you so much for joining us. I want to start what in practical terms, does this mean for ukraine . For israel, for humanitarian endeavors in gaza and elsewhere . Now that these billions have been approved by the house, are expected to in the senate the next week well, i mean, i think it cuts to the core. Alex, and thanks for having me. The question of American Leadership in the world with the dysfunctional politics. Basically argue culture with pernicious polarization i think this was a reminder however, tebor very brief, it may be that in fact the United States can lead and it can support its allies for the ukrainians, i think its absolutely critical. They, theyre short of men. Theyre air defense. Theres sort of Artillery Munitions and this will at least give them the capacity through most of 2024 to hold their own with the anticipation, perhaps in 2025 is launching the renewed offensive against, against the russians to acquire, to take back some ukrainian territory for the israelis. I think nucleated out pretty well. I mean, i think there was a perception clearly understandably given the netanyahu governments behavior, both with respect to the judicial overhaul, the pursuit, of settlement policies and the west bank, there were annexation is name only and the difficulties and they divisions between the Biden Administration and netanya over gaza that in effect, the United States ports for his role was waning. I dont know frankly where this is going to deal all the breaches that exist now between the netanyahu government and the Biden Administration. But demonstrates still a degree of bipartisanship, even with a lot of progressive and even mainstream democrats objecting on to condition us Military Assistance that theres still a very strong current of across the il4 for the state of israel aaron, we saw iran Attack Israel last weekend with more than 300 missiles and drones. How do you think that changes the conversation if at all about the question of Conditioning Aid for israel and whats your sense of the Biden Administrations thinking on that . Right now may alex gonna be a key tests when the Secretary Of State has to certify under National Security memorandum, i think its 20 whether or not be sure onces the state originals provided on whether or not theyre facilitating humanitarian assistance i have to certify whether those assurances are credible and reliable, whether they are or arent. And i think youve seen an increase in humanitarian assistance. I think its almost done imaginable under these circumstances, the array, the iranians are have undercut. I think any sense, on the part of of capitol hill in large numbers that the administration is going to end up conditioning or restricting Military Assistance because the iranian, israeli strategic competition is hardly over, right . It really poses the question, what impact has these reciprocal strikes had them both israeli into ronnie and strategy and what is your sense of that . Do you think that iran will now respond to what was frankly a very small attack by israel on, on thursday night, friday morning coming after this massive strike by iran last weekend, do you think that there will be a backandforth . Are they going to slip back into the data war that weve been seeing for years. No, i dont see any imminent confrontation, but i am worried about the fact that a new normal has been established its a paradox. The fact is that this did not these reciprocal attacks on one anothers territory do not escalate in a perverse way that might tell each side that they can do this again thats number one. And number two, i think the iranians are terrifyingly aware of israels technical mastery. Theyre going to have to figure out when it compensate for the vulnerability, either by moving precision guided missions closer to israel, relying on his velum if tensions arise because theres no proximity, theres no proximity problem. Theyre smaller, can do an enormous amount of damaged israel. And finally, im concerned, as is everyone i think about the prospects of the Iranian Nuclear program being ramped up. I posed the question with the israelis have struck if in fact youre had a deliverable Nuclear Device and i think i can answer that question, but i think its going to become extremely relevant as we move forward yeah, one of the Big Questions we were asking was whether israel was going after a Nuclear Program and its facilities on friday morning morning and they did not in the end, aaron david miller. Thank you very much. Always a pleasure to speak with you likewise, alex, thanks for having me and still ahead from court to the Campaign Trail, former President Donald Trump set to have a rally tonight ahead of Opening Statements in his Hush Money Trial in new york on monday, or breaking down the Jury Selection last week and looking ahead to next week and whats coming up here are the cnn, cnn Newsroom Stay with us sanity needs, to save space you have a show. Were right and left talk to each other and then presents an Encore Presentation of hbos Real Time With Bill Maher tonight at eight on cnn whether you come to key west for an indepth History Lesson for you just want to skim the Surface Key West story is richer more colorful more substantial and cork here. Than you ever imagined key west close to perfect. Far from normal smile, you found it the f