the lead starts right now. a city center in eastern ukraine rocked by a missile strike. why this target and why now. cnn is live on the scene. plus contrasting claims. what persuaded prigozhin, the wagner boss to stop his apparent revolt in russia. the leader in belarus has his version. and while vladimir putin puts his own spin on what went down. erin burnett is leading or coverage tonight in eastern ukraine into and donald trump lashing out after a cnn exclusive audio of the president talking about classified documents. welcome to the lead, everyone. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the world lead and breaking news from eastern ukraine. at least two massive russian strikes in the kramatorsk region. one where three people were killed including a child. an eyewitness tells cnn s team on the ground they ve seen up to a dozen people pulled from the rubble after days of turmoil inside of russia. following an aetempted armed rebel group led by prig
queen dying not that far away in the memory. max foster, thank you very much, appreciate it. that is it for us, the news continues, the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight into the source, how speaker house mike johnston is here fresh off a high stakes meeting with president biden ahead of a looming government shutdown. plus, it was a contentious day in court for donald trump when judge threatened to evict him from the courtroom as the ex president responded, quote, i would love that. also, body cam footage was just released from a police raid is now under scrutiny tonight, new scrutiny, after flash bangs were used inside a home for a toddler was on a ventilator. the mother is here with me, tonight. i am kaitlan collins, and this is the source. president biden summit leaders from both parties and both sides of capitol hill to the white house today, hoping to break a stalemate over immigration and aid to ukraine. but right now, that looks
all of their in-person events in iowa less than 72 hours out from the critical first vote in the nation. the extreme weather and subzero temps upending their plans. plus, new u.s. strikes against iranian backed militants in yemen tonight hours after president biden said he had delivered a message to iran with that barrage of strikes last night. the question now is is escalation inevitable? also potential complications for the trump case in georgia. allegations of an improper relationship between the fulton county district attorney and her lead prosecutor, and a judge is now looking into the matter. i m kaitlan collins. and this is the source. we are now down to the crucial final three days before the first vote in the nation, and right now the republican front-runner will be off the trail and on the phones ipinstead just like his gop rivals. donald trump s campaign forced to cancel three of its four scheduled rallies this weekend in iowa out of an abundance of caution
that s it for us, have a great weekend. the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight straight from the source, donald trump and his gop rivals now canceling almost all of their in-person events in iowa. less than 70 hours out before the critical first vote in the nation. the extreme weather and sub zero temps up ending their plans. plus new u.s. strikes against iranian backed militants in yemen tonight hours after president biden said he delivered a message to iran that the barrage of strikes last night. the question now is escalation inevitable? and complications of the trump case in georgia. allegations of the improper relationship between the fulton county district attorney and her lead prosecutor. a judge is now looking into the matter. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. we are now down to the crucial final three days before the first vote in the nation. right now the republican front runner will be off the trails and on the phones instead just like
fewer than five hours out from the cnn republican presidential debate and nikki haley and ron desantis facing off five days before iowa voters set the race, is this a fight for second place? else on capitol hill when hunter biden shows up unexpectedly crashing a hearing holding him in contempt of congress. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee and spitting in her face. we can hear from hunter biden. you should have the courtesy and don t act like nimrods. hunter biden abruptly walked out. a judge says not so fast on donald trump taking the stand. welcome to the lead, i am pamela brown, jake tapper is out, he will moderate the republican presidential debate with dana bash between ron desantis and nikki haley, the two candidates searching for a breakthrough that could position them to become the one and only viable challenger to donald trump who is the favorite to win his search straight republican nomination. nikki haley trails d