state of ohio is bracing for more protests after a black man is shot multiple times by police. body camera footage is set to be released later today. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian military official in the liuhansk region. he describes the city as being on fire. one of the few places still under ukrainian control in the donbas. they say fierce fighting is ongoing and denies that the city is surrounded. in the black sea, snake island is once again under russian control. they claim they destroyed some of the equipment rich shans left behind. volodymyr zelenskyy said it will take $600 billion to rebuild his country after the war. he ll present what it takes. he s urging ukrainians not to give up. translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow and tomorrow should bring maximum benefits to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible. cnn s scott mccla
pump, including record high prices in some countries. according to aaa, some 42 million americans are expected to hit the road over the weekend as gasoline prices are averaging $4.81 per gallon. compare that to last year s average at $3.12 per gallon, that s $1.71. president biden continues to blame russia for the rising prices. here he is. the bottom line is ultimately, the reason why gas prices are up is because of russia. russia, russia, russia. a distant conflict leading to a sharp increase in gas prices adding to the highest inflation scene in years making everything more expensive and no one seems to know how bad it will get much less when it will end. for people old enough to remember, it s starting to feel a lot like the 70s. back then the first energy crisis was brought on by opec.