today ukraine battles its way into a second year of war defying russian expectations and denying moscow the swift victory it expected. this was the view one year ago yesterday as russian tanks rolled into ukraine launching its unprovoked war. to mark the anniversary, western allies bathed their landmarks in the colors of ukraine s flag and more importantly pledging more financial support. the u.s. has announced a $2 billion package. 8 million ukrainians have fled their country. of those who remain, 18 million are in dire need of assistance. that s nearly 40% of the population. let s begin this hour in ukraine s capitol. melissa bell is in kyiv. reporter: jim, a day after those ceremonies held here in the center of kyiv to mark the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion and to celebrate the fact that kyiv had been able toll stand no sign of the nationwide strikes that so many ukrainian officials had been warning about and ukrainian civilians had been preparing for. for
good evening to you ryan. once again. what do you learning about these top-end states testifying before the grand jury? don, i was good to be with you, this is a significant development. in terms of the department of justice s investigation into donald trump s election interference and how that led to what happened here on january 6th. both jacobs and marc short were really kind of the first big win this is that the january 6th flight committee were able to cooperate that right inside that war room of the white house, the west wing, the oval office, on the days leading up to january 6th. but their testimony revealed to the committee at that time with the intense pressure campaign that was put on by president mike pence is period of time. and the steps that pence did to resist that. it also really shed a light on things like the fake elector plot that was going on around the country. these are all things we didn t previously know until the committee was able to really crack
developments in the doj s criminal investigation of january 6th and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election. cnn is live in the capital with the latest. good evening. we appreciate having you. what are you learning about today? reporter: this is a significant development in terms of the department of justice investigation into donald trump s election interference and how that led to what happened on january 6. both jacobs and marc short were the first big witnesses that the january 6th elect committee were able to cooperate that were inside that orbit of the white house, the oval office, west wing and the days leading up to january 6. what the testimony revealed at that time, was the intense pressure campaign that was put on vice president mike pence and the steps that he stood to resist that and satellite on the fake collector plot going on around the country. these are things we did not previously know until the committee was able to crack core of mike pence and the inn
Lets go back to that defection from the Conservative Party to the labour party by a conservative mp. Dr dan poulter, who works part time in the nhs, has been welcomed by his new leader, sir keir starmer, who said the former minister would help his party get the Health Service back on its feet. Well, mr poulter has been speaking about why hes done this on the Laura Kuennsberg programme. Lets listen to the interview. Well, id been thinking about it for a little while and it was alongside my work as an mp. I work still work as an nhs doctor and have done. The Health Service that i saw under huge strain is very different to the Health Service of maybe a decade ago, and the struggles and the challenges that patients have been experiencing in accessing timely good care were something that really resonated with me and stayed with me, and ifound it increasingly difficult to look my nhs colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye, and my constituents in the eye with good conscience. And i fee