Happening now, President Biden pledges to arm Ukraine with some of the most sophisticated

war machines on the planet.

American Abrams battle tanks, officials warned it could take months to

deliver the equipment but Ukraine is already making plans to use the new weapons as a

so-called iron fist to smash Russian defenses. Also tonight, new developments in the Biden classified documents probe,

were getting a behind the scenes look at measures the U.S. Justice Department

was prepared to take if, if the President had refused to cooperate

with an FBI search of his Delaware home. And Congressman George Santos is dodging

questions about yet another controversy, half a million dollars in mysterious

campaign payments he once claimed were personal loans.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.

Let's get straight to our top story this hour. The United States formally

pledging Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine. Our Pentagon correspondent Oren Laberman is

joining us with,

he's got details on this major, major boost to the war effort

on behalf of the United States for Ukraine.

Orrin, what are you hearing about how all of this will unfold?

This was one of Ukraine's top requests for quite some time,

and now that request being fulfilled from the United States,

President Joe Biden announcing earlier today,

31 M1 Abrams tanks will be headed to Ukraine.

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