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hello and thanks for joining us. i'm 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. cnn's phil mattingly is over at the white house for us. but let's begin first with our own jim sciutto. jim, can you walk us through what we are talking about here? what are these tanks, and w...

>> 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 maintain. we are giving ukraine the parts and equipment necessary to sustain these tanks on the batt...

not staking together. he thought he could outlast us. i don't think he's thinking that right now. >> reporter: while zelenskyy called the moment the most important in the history of the u.s.-ukraine relationship. >> translator: this is the visit in this most difficult period for ukraine when ukraine is fighting for our own liberty. today our negotiations were very fruitful. they were very important and crucial. >> reporter: negotiations about continued military aid. today president biden announcing an almost half billion dollar aid package including ammunition, howitzers and air defe...

i'm lindsay. i am in for yasmin. breaking news, nbc news confirms that the doj is now investigating the laboratories. that is the company at the center of the national baby formula shortage. meanwhile, merrick garland sends a clear message to jim jordan and other house republicans. hands off of the investigations. he promised to meet with kevin mccarthy. this is an invitation with a warning. no negotiations on the debt ceiling. a florida judge ordered donald trump to pay for one lawsuit that never should've been filed. a former president withdraws another against the attorney general...

now they want to take the abortion fight to the states. >> pro-life supporters across the country descended on the nation's capitol 50th annual march for life and since roe v. wade was overturned. the dobbs decision brought abortion back to the state level where many think the next fight begins. >> we got to get to the state levels now. right? that's the -- the emphasis. that's why we are going in front of the capital is to show at each state level this is not over. it's only the beginning. >> currently 13 states have a complete abortion ban. five have partial bans. six states are in...