the world is waiting to hear from ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy. and we'll be hearing zelenskyy speaking at the u.n. here in moments with the future of ukraine's counteroffensive potentially on the line. and fate of the free world

may also be on the line as president biden see it is. in his speech the president reiterated america's commitment to ukraine specifically and to democracy globally in the face of authoritarians on the march. jim sciutto is at the u.n. where all of this is going down. jim? >> reporter: that's right, boris. the message here today, and it was a firm one from the u.s. president, is that russia'sing a xw aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.ng a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.g a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. but he said after the brutal fighting and a steady flow of aid, cracks in the west unified front are emerging to some degree, more than half of the american public opposes sending more aid to ukraine. and now some house republicans are using those funds as a political bargaining chip. president biden argued the fate of ukraine is the fate of every

free nation. >> russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize ukraine without consequence. but i ask you this. if we abandon the core principles of the united states to appease and aggressor, can any member state in this body feel confident that they are protected? if we allow ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure? i'd respectfully suggest the answer is no. >> reporter: my colleague c kay tausche is here with me. and it struck me as we listen to the american president speaking to the leaders around the world, that this was a plea for ukraine support but also something of a scolding saying that if we as a

world let this stand, russia invading another country violating another country's borders, that that then threatens the borders and sovereignty of many other nations around the world, that this building, this organization was founded to prevent wars exact like this one. and he was exhorting to continue to unite around ukraine. >> it was meant to be a galvanizing message. he was very firm in that message and used very emotional language as he often does. but he was addressing an audience of member states many of whom have grown more weary and feel like the focus by the u.s. and by the west on the war in ukraine is detracting from other issues at hand. and ukraine still remains under siege. and so that is the case not just for the war but also for another issue. here is what the president said

about democracy. >> we will not retreat in the values that make us strong. we will defend democracy. our best tool to meet the challenge that we face around the world. and we're working to show how democracy can deliver in ways that matter to people's lives. >> the president says this is one of the core principles of the u.s. founding, says that the u.s. can be an aboutexample. but it comes after making comments to donors that democracy again is on the ballot in 2024 and that former president trump and his maga movement are set to destroy democracy in the president's words and urging donors to join him in that fight. >> a framing we've heard often from the u.s. president and other administration officials that the world has this dividing line in effect today between democracies and the u.s. and its allies against russia and china.

but also breaking other rules that again biden was making the argument that you in this building, you support and it is in your interests in effect to defend them. so good to have you here. and president biden noted that as the war in ukraine continues, a counteroffensive under way not moving as quickly as ukrainians hoped and certainly many western officials noted or hoped. i challenged the foreign secretary is it making the progress and he said that ukraine in his view is winning. have a listen. >> we've seen particularly in the southern parts of ukraine, the russian military have taken that time to dig trench systems, lay mine fields, put traps that

have slowed the ukrainian advance. but they are still advancing. they are still taking ground. they are still pushing the russian forces back slowly, methodically, but consistently. and we should recognize that. ukrainians are winning even though slower than perhaps we would hope. now, they don't have to physically fight for every inch of territory in order to win this conflict, but they do have to put enough pressure on russia to bring putin meaningfully to the negotiating table and that is where we play a part because we need to help maintain that pressure on putin. >> reporter: and that of course before the tanks have arrived. and flred pleitgen, as you spea to ukrainian officials, do they agree with that assessment that ukraine is winning the war and winning this counteroffensive?

>> reporter: i think they do and i think that they also agree that the counteroffensive is certainly not going as fast as they would like it to have gone and certainly not as they wanted it to. and they say that russians have had a long time to build up a lot of the mine fields and trempgs in the south of the country which makes it difficult for them to advance. but i was able to speak to a presidential adviser to the zelenskyy administration and he says one thing that you have to keep in mind is that when the war started, the full on invasion of ukraine, everybody was afraid of the russian military. and now we're talking about the rus russians and that the momentum is on their side. and as we look back at the past week, we see they think that it

can take under fire near the areas of bakhmut and that the momentum is on their side and they certainly right now say that they want to take back all of their territory. a message that zelenskyy will be putting out there as well. >> and an important message. and when i've spoken to u.s. and western officials on that question of ukraine taking back all that russian territory, of course they support that goal for ukraine. but privately they express doubts whether that is possible. so there is a public message that you often here but also a private one that perhaps is less sanguine than some of the words we're hearing from the podium here. >> yeah, major questions about whether ukraine could have enough resources to retake and hold crimea. jim, stand by. we want to baexpand the convers

with william taylor here with us. what are you expecting to hear from zelenskyy today, is this a make or break moment? >> i wouldn't say make or break. it is important. he will make a strong case for continued support and he will make a strong case to the other nations around that table and in that hall that it is important to them, that it is important that russia not be able to -- or any big nation not be able to invade and take territory from a neighbor, a smaller neighbor. he will make the case that this matters. he will say thank you and please continue. >> and the taking land from one of its neighbors, in principal crimea is a big part of that, but is it realistic as you hear zelenskyy talking about, no,

this is what we are going to do. that he would actually be able to take back crimea, hold it, that he would be able to move towards some sort of resolution without conceding territory? >> i think it is possible. ukrainians have ways to do this. they are looking at exactly this question. how are they going to take back crimea. and they don't have to actually push every russian soldier out. what they have to do is cut off the support from the russian soldiers. if they cut the bridge, if they cut the land bridge and there is no support coming into russian soldiers and the ukrainians continue attack into crimea, that could cause the russians to crumble. >> and could there be some tensions if there is a

discrepancy between what winning looks like from one side, ukraine providing the mass am of arms that the west is, and that has to get ironed out before the war ends ultimately, right? >> it does have to get ironed out. and so far there is not a difference between the americans and ukrainians. they want to push the russians out. jake sullivan has said that is the goal. and that is what zelenskyy will stay here today. >> what is he balancing sbeshly with his audience versus internally with theed a yensz of benefactors supplying him with arms? >> amazing thing is that there is no difference between

president zelenskyy and the people of ukraine. they are like this. they support each other. he supports them, they support him and they are united had they won't give up territory, they won't give you have land to the russian invasion. >> yeah, zelenskyy has also made the point repeatedly and likely say the same today that it doesn't end with ukraine if this continues, this work continues, putin will be emboldened, this war could go elsewhere in europe. do you see that as a potential threat? >> it could ease will i go elsewhere. i was also just before i was in kyiv, i was in georgia and he has occupied a fifth of georgia just like a fifth of ukraine. so that is liz going to be the next thing. easy for him to take over belarus. no one would even notice. but then he could then go after moldova. and then you have to worry about the nato nations that are right on the border. baltic states are right there. >> and watching carefully. ambassador, always great to have you on. thank you so much. today the dreams of five

detained americans came true. they took their first steps on u.s. soil after years under wrongful imprisonment in iran. in the case of siamak namazi here here in glass, nearly eight years. listen to the joy as they walked off the plane in virginia. [ cheers ] >> they were released as part of a wired deal that included release of five riranians in th u.s. and also unfreezing of nearly $6 billion. and so natasha, what happens to the freed americans? they have a long road to recovery even as they are obviously very happy to be home. >> yeah, and as you said, all of these five americans have been

imprisoned there in iran for at least five years. in the case of one, siamak namazi, he has been there for over eight years. so now it is a long process for them to rebeing a will i mate into society, readjust to normal life after being held captive essentially by iranians for so long. and that is the u.s. that the special envoy for hostage affair as really conveyed to them when he spoke to them after they all landed on u.s. soil earlier this morning at ft. belvoir. he says we encourage you to take advantage of the support program. and he also said that the whole thing from beginning to end when he first saw of course the miles per hours being freed in tehran and then making their way to qatar, he was with them pretty of the whole way and it was extremely emotional al, he said that he probably hasn't cried this much since he was a little kid. here is what he said this

morning. >> can say probably haven't cried this much since i was a little kid. it was a chance to watch five different people interact, acceptseven people in total interact. first time that they have had a chance to talk without being surveilled by the iranian government in years. so to watch them kind of relax, lighten up, share laughs. >> reporter: obviously the deal has sparked a lot criticism among republicans in congress and on the campaign trail who say that providing iran with $6 billion even if it is only -- can only be used for humanitarian purposes could possibly free up money that iran could use for other things. so some concern that this could also lead iran to potentially be incentivized to capture americans in the future. but carson reiterated that the administration thinks in the end this was a very good deal. >> natasha bertrand, thank you very much. still to come, a clown show, that is how one republican

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>> this is not conservative republicanism. this is stupidity. it is a clown show. >> we have to look everyone in a room and not company out until there is white smoke. >> congress has just 11 gays before the government shutdowns down. so let's head to capitol hill and cnn's lauren fox who is watching all of this drama. lauren, a key vote here canceled. what happens now? >> reporter: yeah, right now there are republicans in the whip's office as they are trying to sort through how to salvage their plan to overt a government shutdown. we should remind people that this is just a republican plan to stop a government shutdown and it would only fund the government for about a month. and yet they are having all of these issues with their right flank as members say that there are not enough cuts. they want to see broader spending contours before they sign on to any deal. they are trying to work through this right now with members from

all different corners of the republican conference. but there is a long way to go. and as you noted at the top, house leaders had to pull a planned procedural vote for this bill teeing it up for thursday. now it is very unclear what the schedule and timing would be. meanwhile you have some republicans who are beginning to signal to their conference that they may try to cut a deal with democrats if the republicans are not going to get on board. it would be a very long shot for republicans to take that gamble and you can bet that any moderate who crossed and i'll and tried to force a vote on the floor, they would face intense backlash from conservatives but it is a potential option if republicans can't find a way forward on their own. right now of course it doesn't look like they can, and this is a continual issue we're seeing from the republicans over and

over again. mean while house speaker kevin mccarthy says he thinks that republicans can get there. >> our job is constant improvement. i think what they have written is very good. i don't think that you need a lot of changes. some members had some concerns and so we explained it to them. but i think people were willing to listen to people. >> reporter: and just some context. last week republicans had to pull a defense spending bill because they couldn't coalesce around that. this week they are having issues with this monday month stopgap measure. it is really unclear if they will be able to rally around anything. >> all right. very unclear on capitol hill. lauren fox, are you not. you are keeping it clear. we appreciate it. they say money can't bipartbiden you happiness, but for rudy giuliani, it could happen.

his former attorneys are suing will imfor legal fees that they say he never paid. this is just the latest chapter in his ongoing struggle with mounting legal bills. one source telling cnn his tab could be up to $5 million. katelyn polantz is covering this for us. it is quite the tab and his legal troubles are not going away. >> no, not even close. right now he has a lot of things on his plate and this is the law firm that wants $1.3 million ordered by the court for giuliani to pay them. they had ushered him through a lot of his legal issues since basically 2019 until this summer. but that includes things that are still ongoing. so the things that giuliani will keep incurring legal debt around will be this georgia election case where he is criminally charged. he had to postpone going to trial. and that is not cheap. on top of that, he lost a

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welcome back to the 78th session of the united nations general assembly here in new york. i'm jim sciutto. we're awaiting a speech from ukrainian president zelenskyy. he is scheduled to address the assembly any moment now and we'll of course bring you those comments live. it is expected that he will where he russia's very inclusion here at the u.n. of course it continues to be a permanent member. and make his case as well for more international assistance

and aid as russia's war on ukraine nears 600 days. we'll bring you that speech live as soon as it begins. all this as an explosive rift is unfolding between canada and india. justin trudeau went to the floor of canadian's parliament saying that india's government may have been frequentrdirectly involved canadian citizen. and india calls the claims absurd. both countries have expelled senior diplomats from their countries. and moments ago trudeau says i'm not trying to provoke india, but i want answers. and john kirby is white house coordinator for strategic communications. thank you for taking the time. i want to begin with ukraine. because the president's comments on ukraine were meant to global

liz this. to say if russia was allowed to violate the border, then any nation is at risk not just russia but other threats of sovereignty. but in concrete terms, what will the ukrainian president leave the u.n. with, will he lead with any new aid, any new promises of support? >> i can't speak for other nation, but i hope that zelenskyy know that's can count on the u.s. assistance. they will keep coming from the united states. and just today actually i think he is flying back right now, secretary austin and chairman of the joints chiefs hosted yet another ukraine defense contact group in ramstein where they were able to get additional contributions. so i think that president zelenskyy when he walks away from this meeting even though -- and i can't speak for what he might get here in new york, but he should be able to go home

happy that the international community is still united in supporting him and giving his troops the arms and equipment that they need. >> and i spoke to the british foreign secretary and he said despite slower than expected progress, that in his words ukraine is still winning the counteroffensive. and i wonder if you agree. >> i agree that they are absolutely continuing to make steady progress here. particularly on the most southern line of being a sis out of zaporizhzhia and the direction of me-of and i think that. >> larry: will be the first to -- i think that president zelenskyy will telling that you this is not as fast as they would like to go . >> and i think that privately they will say that it is un

unrealistic that near term that ukraine can achieve its objective to liberate all territory taken by russia including crimea. and so the message is that you are making great progress, but the goal of taking it all back is unlikely to happen? >> no, we're not trying to arm chair quarterback president zelenskyy and throw in, you know, plays from the sideline. we want to support him in the decides that's is making. he has spoken very strongly and eloquently and i expect that you will hear again today about how they want all of ukraine back. all of the international recognized borders which includes crimea, we support them in that effort. what they will be able to achieve in the coming months remains to be seen. what we're focused on and what president biden said today is making sure that they have what they need to be as is you can successful as possible. >> and i want to ask you about the allegation that the canadian prime minister said. appears to have intelligence indicating that india was

directly involved in the killing of a sikh activist there. the five eyes program, liberal sharing of intelligence across the borders. do you believe that this is a credible allegation and if it is true that india has carried out an extra territory assassination, what should be the response? >> well, they are certainly serious allegations. and we believe in order to determine how credible they are, there needs to be a thorough investigation. prime minister trudeau has called for that and so we'll see how canada moves forward on this. certainly well within their capacity to do this. and we urge india as well to participate and cooperate in that investigation. it is important to find out exactly what happened. >> and one final question. the president did mention china. it seemed to be a message that was deliberating nonconfrontational. but stand up where there are disagreements. he did not mention taiwan and i wonder why given the genuine

fire about xi jinping's plans for taiwan. >> the president felt his comments on china really encompassed everything about our approach to chinese behavior. including the coercive and intimidating behavior that we've seen around taiwan and the south china sea. it wasn't about specifically mentioned ding on greineing on was about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.wae face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.ab face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.wae face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.me was about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.in was about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.ng was about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.g s about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict. o about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.on about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict.n about the challenges that we face and making it clear that we are not looking for conflict. g about the challenges that we face and makinggeography, it are not looking there are areas where we can work with china and we have 30 to pursue those efforts. >> yeah, you need to have agreement to pursue climate change. john kirby, thanks for taking

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for us. so what are we talking about. >> >> reporter: well, it is not up to the weeks leading up to title 4 #. . but it is higher. and so there is a concern and many people are trying to figure out what is going on. this motel that you see behind me is on the northern edge of el paso. and is ting in wofsh of s4646 t one of several that they are using to handle the influx of migrants here. because many of the shelters are at capacity. and there have been a growing number of people having to sleep on the streets. city officials have warned that there might be a possibility that people would just have to be released after the process by border patrol agents and federal immigration officials. but that we are told by cvp officials have not had to happen yet here. but across the southern border we're seeing a large number

of -- a growing number of high gr migrants. and more than 7,000 per day. it was about 3500 just after the ending of title 42. so people are trying to figure out why it is happening. it is complicated. and we've spoken to migrants and there is a wide range of reasons why people chose to cross and turn themselves into border patrol agents. some said that they were simply tired of waiting, grows did he go pratt and they thought that they would at least take their chance. other people saying that they were told by other people, part of the disinformation campaign, that many smuggling operations deal with telling people that they are okay to cross. and so a lot of varying reasons from what here hearing this afternoon. >> and it is not just happening in el paso, right?

there is an influx in southern california as well. >> reporter: yeah, we've seen large numbers there in the san diego area and as well as south texas. this is kind of something that we're seeing in various parts of the border here in el paso, which has always been kind of a focal point of this kind of migration because of the smuggling routes coming into juarez on the mexican side of the border, but we're also seeing it from san diego to south texas. >> ed lavendera, thanks so much. and military families and civilians taking legal action against the u.s. government after they were sickened by jet fuel tainted drinking water near pearl harbor. and we're speak to a service member whose family was affected, next. ...because t-mobile helps pano ai innovate, so they cacan stop the spread of wildfires. now's the time to see whatat america's lalargest 5g network can do for your business.

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♪ happening just hours from now, a key court hearing as military families and civilians sue the u.s. government for a jet fuel leak that contaminated their drinking water in hawaii. it's a case that could impact thousands of lawyers representing plaintiffs poisoned when 20,000 gallons of jet fuel contaminated drinking water near pearl harbor. now reporting 4,000 claims from people suffering health problems. this was a leak you may recall that happened back late in 2021.

service members and their families many of which included small children complained of nausea, vomiting, skin problems like you see here, illnesses like thyroid conditions as well. some are still suffering symptoms nearly two years later. you can see one of these images from one of our guests. joining us now, christina baird, an attorney leading a class action lawsuit against the government. and the army major whose family was sickened by the contaminated water. thank you to both of you, major, you first, we're going to talk about the specifics of today's hearing. first off, tell us how the family was affected by the spill and what concerns you have about their health going forward. >> yeah, hi, brianna, it's good to see you again. i'd like to start by saying it's been about 20 months since the last time when this first broke and 18 months since secretary of defense austin directed the fuel to be shut down.

i wish i had better news for you, quite honestly, today as i sit before this hearing, not a single ounce of fuel has been drained from that hill. thousands of military service members, dependents, innocent civilians are still getting sick. they were forced to move back in the homes that made them sick with little or no remediation like hot water. folks are still denied medical care, medical care, air quality testing. they're denied duty pay. and retaliation for folks speaking up for their own families. the most disheartening to me as a mother and parent of a service member, we continue to have senior leadership, governmental officials come to the island, visit the island, meet with political leaders but no one has stepped a foot inside of a home of an impacted family member. there's very little took, among the most senior leadership about red hill. that is disappointing. and not much has changed

unfortunately. >> there are a lot of families who feel as you do. christi christina, the dod is not commenting on ongoing litigation, that's pretty standard. the navy did investigate the spill. they found inadequate responses to the spill. dod is closing down the facility, i know that hasn't happened. this is a multiyear thing. and saying it is committed to the health and safety of our patients. that, obviously, is very different than what we're hearing from the major here. at the heart of the hearing today is how the military responded medically, or did not, as you were alleging to the needs of families like major feindt's. what was the experience of these families? >> so, the government contaminated the water. they didn't let people know. they didn't tell people not to use the water, so people got very sick.

but here's the problem, they then came to the government for medical care. and the government said it's in and out of your body in 48 hours. you're going to be fine. don't worry, there's no long-term impact. and we're here two years later, and thousands of people are still sick. and the government is still looking at them and saying, are you sure you didn't have a tummy tuck? it's outrageous. it's medical gaslighting at the highest levels. and it's deeply upsetting for the men and women and civilian, men and women who served our country, and civilians. it affected this entire island. >> major, you say that you got medical care, that your husband and kids did not. tell us about that, and why do you think that is. >> certainly, so, all three of my family members, my husband and my 1 and 3-year-old children went to the hospital before i

did. they probably spent less than 30 minutes in the hospital. my children were given a rehydration auto pop. and no medication, no testing. i begged for hair, skin, blood, urine testing because we knew at that point that we had drank contaminated water. we were sent home with information about contaminated water. but there was no testing and there was no care for our kids. however, i went in, you know, just a couple of hours later. and i was given, you know, the standard of medical care. all sorts of testing. monitoring, sent home with medication. you know, we were denied even after our initial emergency room visit basic testing. it wasn't in we received a compassionate reassignment to colorado that we actually got the medical care that we needed. our family alone has been to 450-plus medical appointments, 9 major surgeries. we're still dealing with neurological issues,

gastrointestinal issues skin problems that pop up. beyond that, brianna, you can imagine, the mental health stress. the trauma that families are experiencing. they're still being denied that sense of care that this has happened to them. it's just been really, really tough. >> and kristina at issue today is expert testimony. tell us what you're hoping to achieve in court. >> i'm not going to comment on the issue that's in front of the judge at the moment. >> okay -- >> let me say -- >> sorry, go on. >> that's okay. the issue -- the issue at large that's at play today is military service members were provided environmental care that their family members were not. the government knows how to treat service members for jet fuel exposure. they know how to treat anyone for jet fuel exposure. it happens day in and day out with aviation. with people who are working the

lines. and we denied that care to the thousands of people who drank contaminated water at red hill. that's the medical neps claim that's before the court today. >> well, look, we'll be watching to see what happens. i know that's happening in about an hour or so, kristina, major, thank you so much to both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you, brianna. >> we'll be right back. spray flonase sensimist daily for non-drowowsy long lasting relief in a scent free, gentle e mist. flononase all good. also, try our allergy headache and nighttime pills. ♪ ("drumroll" by lónis, littlele league ) ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ this just in ♪ ♪ got the keyto what you want and what you need ♪ ♪ something new something swt ♪ ♪ moving to a different beat ♪ ♪ okay now (what?) ♪ ♪an i get a (get a) drumroll? (what?) ♪ ♪ can i get a drumroll drumroll? (what?) ♪ can i get a can i get a drumroll please (oohh) ♪ ♪ that's nice (yahh) ♪ ( ♪ ♪ )

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