also today, the man who acted as donald trump s secret weapon to keep some of the most salacious stories out of the headlines, be suddenly a surprise witness for the grand jury in manhattan. and prime minister netanyahu calls off reshaping the judiciary appearing to avert a national crisis. up next, the negotiations meant to keep things from boiling over again and the invitation that may be coming from the white house. we start with the six families who may be starting the day without the people they love the most. the horrors of the nashville shooting more gut wrenching because three of the victims were 9-year-olds. -year-olds who should be coming home from school in an hour or two. instead evelyn dieckhaus, halli scruggs, william kinney are gone. cynthia peak, katherine koonce also gone. the maps drawn by the shooter audrey hale, we have to ask the question why does it keep happening and why don t we stop it? we saw from video, locked doors did nothing. hale shot right
all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. this is early start. we begin with ukrainian forces struggling to hold on in the eastern city of bakhmut, as russian troops close in from three sides. ukrainian officials say the situation in bakhmut has grown much tougher. they say their forces may need to retreat to avoid being trapped by encircling russians. cnn s scott mclean is tracking this story for us from london. and, scott, what are the chances the ukrainians will be able to turn this around? and if they can t, does that mean russia is back on the offensive. so, christine, good morning. it really depends on who you ask. because last week there were plenty of indications that the ukrainians may in fact be forced to withdraw from that area. a drone reconnaissance university has been ordered to retreat from the area. you also had a key bridge by the russians kiting off the ukrainians final supply routes in and out. a
the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo
released. what will the reaction be? airstrikes and rocket launches after the deadliest day in palestine. could the conflict escalate? the national archives reaching out to former presidents including obama, bush, clinton asking them to check for classified documents. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. the city of memphis holding its collective breath this morning. today video will be released of the traffic stop that led to the beating death of tyre nichols. the release of that deadly encounter coming one day after five fired police officers were charged with nichols murder and a candlelight vigil last night, anger mixed with tears. his mother pleading for nonviolent protests after the video is made public. when i hear it s going to be horrific but i want each and every one of you to protest in peace. i don t want us burning up our cities, tearing up our streets because that s not what my son stood for.
on auto emissions. will they push more americans to buy electric cars? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin this morning with new details and harrowing new body cam video showing the mass shooting at a bank in louisville, kentucky. that left five people dead and another injured among them responding officer nicholas wilt, who was still in critical condition, police officials say the gunman, a 25 year old bank employee. fired his recently purchased ar 15 style weapon inside the offices for only about a minute and then appeared to wait for police to arrive. it was only after the gunman shot out one of the banks, windows that an officer was able to see his position and fire a fatal shot that ended the attack more now from cnn s adrian broadus. she is in louisville. it! the shooter has an angle on that officer. we need to get out there. i don t know where he s at the glasses, blocking him. police just releasing this body