very good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. happening right now, more than 4,500 civilians are stuck in the ukrainian city of bakhmut, this as russian forces launch a barrage of attacks on the fiercely contested area, president zelenskyy calling it the country s most difficult situation. as of now, though, ukrainian forces are still holding the line. cnn is on the ground in eastern ukraine and we will bring you the very latest. plus a political sorry, go ahead. it s all yours. plus a political shakeup in chicago. mayor lori lightfoot the first mayor in 40 years to lose an election bid in that city as concerns about crime and public safety rattle voters. we re also watching the alex murdaugh murder trial. take a look at this, aerial images from southern california where a winter storm has already dumped feet of snow, that s southern california, another 12 to 24 inches expected today. we do begin, though, in ukraine where 48 children
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the race to flee war-torn sudan, this morning countries around the world rushing to get citizens to safety. u.s. diplomats and their families airlifted from the u.s. embassy with an estimated 16,000 americans still there. what the white house is now saying. president biden is ready to launch his reelection bid, new details on those plans. the thinking of those around him and a new poll that suggests most democrats are still on the fence about another biden run. a scary site in the friendly skies, fire erupting on two planes within days, one midair after a possible bird strike, the other during takeoff. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, a global race to evacuate diplomats and citizens from sudan as the intense fighting rages on. over the last 24 hours at least 1,000 people have fled the violence by air, scene after scene of u.s. allies packing cargo planes just hours after u.s. officials confirmed that all u.s
with their high-powered rifles to protect you? here s the response from his office. quote, we don t comment on that as related to the prime minister of security. so in other words the people in power get to keep the guns, people lose theirs. in this country, unlike canada, we have a second amendment, you d like to think that you would be protected with your second amendment from your guns and be able to have a gun. politicians who want to suspend your civil liberties while you have a second amendment wouldn t be able to do, but the bill of rights is just words on a paper without a government that cares about protecting your rights. you lose your rights and that s what s happening right now. this week, jay insley, governor of washington still, signed a law banning semiautomatic rifles when which he called assault weapons. watch how he justified the massive move. there is no reason for their use in the state of washington. no one needs an ar-15 to protect your family. the you