live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukraine s president will be appealing for more international aid this week when the ukraine recovery conference gets under way in lugano, switzerland. on saturday he urged his fellow ukrainians to stay optimistic. here he is. translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow. and tomorrow should bring maximum benefit to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible for this. relentless rampage in ukraine is now most heavily focused on the key city of lucy hansk, one of the few places under ukrainian control in the donbas. russia denies claims by pro-russian separatists that the city is surrounded. meanwhile, days after russian forces abandoned snake island in the black sea, ukraine s military is claiming it destroyed some of the quip the russians left behind. russian spirit does not stink there anymore. cnn s scott mcclain joins us live fr
10 to 25 years or more, people coming, seeking abortion. can you handle the increase? i don t know if we can handle the increase. the concerns from abortion providers as they brace for an influx of patients falling the reversal of roe v. wade. and stepping up to help those in need, how some food banks are providing more than just meals. thank you so much for starting your morning and your week with us. it is sunday, july 3rd. kristin, i don t know about you, some people were setting off fireworks early, they kept me up last night. really? already? in that rainstorm last night, we got a ton of rain here in washington last night. but, you know, boris, i don t know about you, after this show is over, i m staying put, because we re beginning another packed day on the road and at u.s. airports as millions of americans travel for the holiday weekend. so far nearly 200 flights have already been canceled, that s in addition to the more than 650 flights canceled yesterday.
we have seen this gradually growing stronger. refusal to accept the results of any election. you can run the best campaign and become the nominee, and you can have the election stolen from you. despite the final tally and the inauguration and the was we find ourselves in, i i have one affirmative statement to make. we won. i never conceded, never. they rigged the election. brian: the understanding and belief that we are an exceptional nation. we used to agree on that. we are not going to make america great again. it was never that great. our collective identity is hinged on this idea we are the freest and most equal country the world has ever seen. but it s in defiance of facts. we are the most unequal of the western democracies. brian: the branch of government we thought was impervious to politics, the supreme court. this is a crisis legitimacy. crisis of the very legitimacy of the united states supreme court. fills me with sorrow, really. how do we put ameri