that being said, mr. wolfee development and deployment of the automated trucks is already raising questions for truck drivers about what the future of their profession would look like. many are wondering how the work will change and what new skills they will need. to help us kind of understand what the future would look like, can you describe the level of standardization between the various atvs as far as trucks and other technologies that are being developed by different manufacturers? for example if a trucker is trained to operate one of the trucks that aurora has developed with the skills be easily transferable to the drivers of a different manufacturer or technology? and what would the driver need, or what would the driver need to have separate or additional training? do we know that? >> thank you, congressman, for the question. happy to address it. i think may be the place to start is to understand that there are two different kinds of technologies here. the autonomous vehicle industry association we are w

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." capital as russian forces may be preparing a major assault tonight. ukraine's president warning just a short while ago that the country's fate is being decided tonight. >>> also the biden administration has decided to punish vladimir putin for his aggression ordering sanctions directly against the russian president. >>> nato

our coverage continues with mr. wolf blitzer.nother member of former vice president pence's former circle is cooperating are the select committee. the panel digging deeper into pressure on the v.p to overturn the election as we're learning new details about the trump team's plans to seize voting machines. >>> also, putin breaks his silence on the ukraine standoff, accusing the u.s. of trying to draw russia into an armed conflict and claiming nato has quote, screwed us over. the pentagon renewing its warning

our coverage now continues with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door in "the situation room."publican leaders at odds right now over the rnc's censure resolution that's clearly dividing the republican party. mitch mcconnell just rejected a description of january 6th as legitimate political discourse while kevin mccarthy is defending it. >>> also, a key u.s. diplomat warns russia had its guns quote, locked and loaded, this diplomat says, for a potential invasion of ukraine. >>> and as more states are preparing to lift their mask mand mandates, the biden administration is facing new pressure t

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room."ke pence publicly and directly defies donald trump. he just declared the former president was wrong to say that as vice president he had a right to overturn the 2020 presidential election. we're getting new reaction to this bombshell and what it could mean for the gop and the january 6th investigation. >> also tonight, russia and china team up for a show of unity against the west.

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our coverage continues with one mr. wolf blitzer, who i believe is right next door in "the situation room." i'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >>> happen ing now, inside the risky u.s. special forces raid that left the leader of isis dead. getting information from the biden administration, as the president warns other top terrorists, we will find you. breaking news on the january 6th interviews with two former aides of vice president pence. the questions they agreed to answer. and where they drew the line on talking about conversations with then-president trump. >>> and a huge winter storm dumps snow, ice and sleet across the u.s., leaving hundreds without power and thousands of flights canceled. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the death of the brettal leader of isis, targeted during a dramatic raid in syria overnight. the biden administration said the operation dealt a catastrophic blow to the terrorist group. oren leibermann

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." have a wonderful, peaceful weekend. >>> happening now, breaking news. new explosions in ukraine's capital as russian forces may be preparing a major assault tonight. ukraine's president warning just a short while ago that the country's fate is being decided tonight. >>> also the biden administration has decided to punish vladimir putin for his aggression ordering sanctions directly against the russian president. >>> nato is taking unprecedented actions as putin's war threatens europe. we're covering this crisis as only cnn can with our team of correspondents in the war zone, in moscow, and here in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> only moments ago, air raid sirens bs blared in the ukraini capital as the country's president just delivered an ominous warning. in a video message, president volodymyr zelenskyy said, and i'm quoting him now, listen to this

our coverage continues with mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we'll see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, breaking news, ukraine is bracing for a full-scale invasion by russia based on the most ominous warning yet from the united states. tonight, the pentagon says russian troops are ready to go, and an attack could happen at any time. a state of emergency just went into effect in ukraine as darkness falls and conditions may be ripe for vladimir putin's troops to make their move. i'll speak with a top state department official who says putin is poised to start a war of coarnage. cnn is on the scene in ukraine, in russia, here in washington for our special coverage of this global crisis. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> this hour u.s. officials are on high alert fearing vladimir putin is about to take russia's invasion of ukraine to the next level and launch a full-scale attack. we begin our special coverage with cnn's chief national security corresponden

our coverage continues with mr. wolf blitzer. i'll see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, another member of former vice president pence's former circle is cooperating are the select committee. the panel digging deeper into pressure on the v.p to overturn the election as we're learning new details about the trump team's plans to seize voting machines. >>> also, putin breaks his silence on the ukraine standoff, accusing the u.s. of trying to draw russia into an armed conflict and claiming nato has quote, screwed us over. the pentagon renewing its warning that an invasion could be imminent. >>> and braeeaking now. fda advisers will meet in two weeks to consider a request just submitted by pfizer seeking authorization for its covid vaccine for children under age 5. i'll ask the u.s. surgeon general if this is a final, critical step for getting the country back to normal. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the january 6th inve

our coverage continues with mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." yet from the united states. tonight, the pentagon says russian troops are ready to go, and an attack could happen at any time. a state of emergency just went into effect in ukraine as darkness falls and conditions may be ripe for vladimir putin's troops to make their move. i'll speak with a top state department official who says putin is poised to start a war of coarnage. cnn is on the scene in

our coverage continues with one mr. wolfnow, inside the risky u.s. special forces raid that left the leader of isis dead. getting information from the biden administration, as the president warns other top terrorists, we will find you. breaking news on the january 6th interviews with two former aides of vice president pence. the questions they agreed to answer. and where they drew the line on talking about conversations with then-president trump. >>> and a huge winter storm dumps snow, ice and sleet across the u.s.

our coverage continues now with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." i'll see you sunday morning. >>> happening now, breaking news. mike pence publicly and directly defies donald trump. he just declared the former president was wrong to say that as vice president he had a right to overturn the 2020 presidential election. we're getting new reaction to this bombshell and what it could mean for the gop and the january 6th investigation. >> also tonight, russia and china team up for a show of unity against the west. presidents putin and xi meeting ahead of the beijing olympics to send a message about the stand-off over ukraine. >> and taerg michael avenatti is found guilty of stealing from stormy daniels while representing her against donald trump. we're going to break down his conviction and the prison sentence he's now facing. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is "cnn newsroom" breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news on former vice president mike

wolf. for sure we have seen for a number of days that mr. putin had a force that was ready and capable. not being exposed to everything the president that, it is clear he believes this will happen. i think this is a tough judgment to have to deal with. apparently mr. putin has looked at what he sees the west is prepared to do and he has decide that had it is worth it for him to make this adventure. >> but you heard, he and the russian people will pay a very, very steam price. not only sanctions from the u.s., the nato allies, the european union, so many other countries around the world. but an enormous political price. russia will be isolated, and also, in terms of casualties, if there is a full-scale war, a lot of russian troops will be killed. is putin ready for that? >> reporter: well, if he invades, then he's made the decision that he's ready for it. that's pretty straightforward. you are right though. there are things that are not in his favor. remember, it was the moms in moscow that gave him so much trouble after the last invasion of ukraine. and his own problems at home with you

mr. putin, once again emboldening him, that he can take the next step without any consequences. >> congressman, thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> wolf. >>> just ahead, the january 6th select committee is poised to get another crucial window into the pressure on the vice president at the time, mike pence, to overturn the 2020 presidential election. key documents being released to the panel. >>> and we'll break down truly stunning allegations of racial discrimination in the nfl by the now fired coach of the miami dolphins. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." the all-new lexus nx. ♪ we're getting destroyed out there. we need a plan! i have a plan... right now at t-mobile customers on magenta max can get the new iphone 13 and t-mobile will pay for it! upgrade to the iphone 13 on us. (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ so, you're recalibrating and reconnecting to the environment. seeing yourself as an artist -legitimate and genuine- can be transformational. daddy! for the best audio entertainment and storytelling. audible. with relapsing forms of ms... there's a lot to deal with. not just unpredictable rela

mr. arbery are parents who are in a fraternity that no one ever wants to be in, but to watch your son lynched. remember, this was a lynching, wolf lynching in 2020 of a young black man simply jogging and he was lynched for jogging while black. >> we saw how emotional the attorney general of the united states, merrick garland, got in simply talking about ahmaud arbery's mother. what message does the verdict from your perspective send? >> you know, my co-counsel lee merit and i were talking about it, this is historic. it is the first time in the state of georgia as we understand it that there has been a conviction for a hate crime. hopefully there's a new precedent set now that if you kill an unarmed black person unjustly, the department of justice will hold you accountable for a long time after trayvon martin. we would always ask the department of justice to bring hate crime case against people that killed our young people unjustly, and they would normally decline in almost every instance, but today we see what happened in brunswick, georgia of all places that it is possible for the federal government to come and do what they wer

wolf, just about every step here has been predicted. we understand the strength of the russian military, the capacity of the ukraine military to defend itself. we knew that mr over kyiv and to overthrow the government. so, that's not a surprise that we see this campaign taking place. it doesn't diminish the tragedy of the events. the ukrainians are going to fight. the -- mr. putin has really unified ukraine's national pride and their sovereignty. and you're going to see the resistance. we saw today it's not moving as smoothly as mr. putin had hoped. and that's good news. they're seeing the resistance. but we have to be realistic and recognize that from a military point of view, the russians have put everything they have into taking over ukraine. >> how should the u.s. respond, senator, if russia seizes kyiv, captures, and then kills the president, president zelenskyy. he says he's their target number one. if they do that, what should the u.s. do? >> well, we need to continue to work with our allies. unity is our strength. in working with the europeans, we've been able to impose some very crippling sanctions on those that are the closest to mr. putin as well

mrs. reagan's interest in drugs that helped fire up the president. >> nancy reagan her own drug program. >> dur hungry like the wolf. >> everybody was watching "dallas." that's the america that was unfolding at the time elizabeth diane downs made her star turn. >> diane downs was a 27-year-old mother who had just moved up to oregon from chandler, arizona. her marriage to her high school sweetheart steve downs soured before she even left arizona, and reportedly that was because of her infidelity. >> she was newly divorced. the mother of three children, ages 8, 7 and 3, christie, cheryl, and danny. she was a postal worker. >> springfield was not nearly as sophisticated as eugene. they're really twin cities, but it's more blue-collar. >> i really like how ann rule introduces eugene, oregon, and springfield, oregon, in her book "small sacrifices." she says, "eugene, oregon is the successful sister of the paired cities. cool, slender, professional. her restaurants serve artichokes and ricotta pie. while springfield, oregon, half eugene's size, is the sister who never graduated from high school, who no longer notices the

. >> ainsley: bring in chad wolf former acting dhs secretary under donald trump. >> good morning to you, mry. >> good morning. >> ainsley: good morning. so yesterday vladimir putin had a televised announcement which he was threatening the west, including the united states. he said a couple of words for those who would be tempted to intervene russia, russia will respond immediately, and you will have consequences that you have never had before in your history. what exactly does that mean? is that cyberattacks or is that something more? >> well, i think as it relates to the united states, it certainly cyberattacks. i think we know that that is not only their playbook but they have the capability to do it. ukraine saw that in 2015 and 2016 on attacks to their infrastructure. so we know they have the ability to do that in ukraine. we also know they have the ability to too that elsewhere in the united states as well as the rest of the world. so, you should, i think, folks should suspect or expect that as this unfolds and western european nations become involved, the u.s. becomes involved, we do