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establishment wing. balking over finalizing the very rules mccarthy conceded last week to hard liners to become the house speaker. is this normal? plus, president biden s upcoming meeting with the president of mexico after visiting the border. where critics say the true scope of the humanitarian crisis was hidden from his view. and prince harry dropping bombs, accusing his stepmother of leaking stories to help her image. what does the royal family have to say about all of this? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our politics lead with the first test of newly elected speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. in just a few hours, the house is going to vote on its new rules package. this will include one of the biggest concessions mccarthy made to the hard line rebels to get the gavel. that one-person motion to vacate rule. this means just one member of congress can now force to remove mccarthy as speaker. he also made other concessions including allowing mo ....
strikes on ukraine. power facilities in key cities taking a direct hit and leaving residents in the dark and cold. also tonight, we re digging through a new batch of just released january 6th transcripts including testimony by donald trump jr. and we re getting new insight into melania trump s mistrust of her husband s inner circle. and the southwest airlines meltdown drags on now for an eighth day. with thousands more flights canceled. will southwest get back to a full schedule tomorrow as the company claims? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour in ukraine after one of the biggest russian missile assaults since the start of the russian invasion. let s go straight to the capital, kyiv. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman is on the ground for us. ben, so what are you seeing and hearing over there? reporter: well, what we heard at about 9:00 this mor ....
Russian troops could not capture it. Kyiv held strong. The government survived. And ukrainians bounced back, determined to enjoy the city that they have denied russia. Kyiv feels like a city that dodged a bullet. Despite overwhelming odds, Russian Troops could not capture it. Kyiv held strong. The government survived. And ukrainians bounced back, determined to enjoy the city that they have denied russia. This is the ukrainian capital just months after russia invaded. Going out in kyiv became an act of defiance, a middle finger to vladimir putin. Russia did not kill kyiv. It showed the city how to live again. They are thankful here because they know what could have happened russia failed to take kyiv. When it did occupy the citys suburbs. And horrible things happened here. No. Youve got past me once and twice tenyearold andriy lived just outside kyiv. One, two, three. Four and then five. I met him weeks after his mother and father ....
civilians pay. ukrainians want answers. they are on the search for justice. kyiv feels like a city that dodged a bullet. despite overwhelming odds, russian troops could not capture it. kyiv held strong. the government survived. and ukrainians bounced back, determined to enjoy the city that they have denied russia. this is the ukrainian capital just months after russia invaded. going out in kyiv became an act of defiance, a middle finger to vladimir putin. russia did not kill kyiv. it showed the city how to live again. they are thankful here because they know what could have happened russia failed to take kyiv. when it did occupy the city s suburbs. and horrible things happened here. no. you ve got past me once and twice ten-year-old andriy lived just outside kyiv. one, two, three. four and then five. i met him weeks after his mother and father were married in murdered in front of him. andré doesn t talk about it much. you have been through a lot, how are you do ....
here to collect evidence, because they say russia has carried out more war crimes like this, deliberately targeting civilians for no other reason except to make civilians pay. ukrainians want answers they are on the search for justice. kyiv feels like a city that dodged a bullet. despite overwhelming odds, russian troops could not capture it. kyiv held strong. the government survived. and ukrainians bounced back, determined to enjoy the city that they have denied russia. this is the ukrainian capital just months after russia invaded. going out in kyiv became an act of defiance, a middle finger to vladimir putin. russia did not kill kyiv. it showed the city how to live again. they are thankful here because they know what could have happened russia failed to take kyiv. when it did occupy the city s suburbs. and horrible things happened here. no. you ve got past me once and twice ten-year-old andriy lived just outside kyiv. one, two, three. ....