just ahead on cnn they were buying medicine and they were caught in a confrontation. i would have told him don t go any further. more close calls on the ground and more runway incursions experts say are the result of an overloaded system. and it was just a big shake. they accuse the united states of plotting to create an asia pacific version of nato that could risk a repeat of a crisis breaking out in the region. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, march 7, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in eastern texas. matamoros, mexico where investigators are working to track down four americans believed to have been kidnapped by a mexican cartels. and two families in south carolina have identified them. a relative contacted the fbi on sunday as soon as she found out the group is missing. they haven t spoken to their loved ones in days and are hoping for the best. felt a little uneasy because i told them i had a dr
the russian forces continue to surround the eastern ukrainian city, and what it does and does not mean for bigger battle ahead. another frightening scare in the air. frightening moments as smoke fills the air of a southwestern united airlines. and what chris rock has to say about the infamous slap heard around the world. that is what we are watching at this hour. i m kate bolduan, and russian forces are closing in on bakhmut as the ukrainians may have to retreat to prevent being surrounded by russian forces. but president zelenskyy says they want to strengthen their resolve. and there is only about five to ten people being evacuated each day, and for what is at stake here, let s go to melissa bell who is in ukraine today, and what is happening on the ground right now in bakhmut? well, it is who is going to take the city s center, and right now, the russian forces are near the river to the east of the city for some time, and the question is how closer to the city s c
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. sri lanka s president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country amid mass protests over its economic crisis, and he s landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the president had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. i want to show you some pictures from the presidential office itself in colombo. people expect a resignation to be announced. we have heard that the speaker of parliament saying nothing yet, but there should be something official by this evening colombo time. quite a few hours still to wait if that is the case, but crowds expectant in anticipation of the president s resignation. they blame him f
just ahead on cnn they were buying medicine and they were caught in a confrontation. i would have told him don t go any further. more close calls on the ground and more runway incursions experts say are the result of an overloaded system. and it was just a big shake. they accuse the united states of plotting to create an asia pacific version of nato that could risk a repeat of a crisis breaking out in the region. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, march 7, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in
what he is saying is going to send ripples through south texas. he is saying that the four citizen were buying medicine in mexico. now, i can tell you that from growing up in this area, that is very common. people here come into mexico to do that all of the time. they cross over to go see the dentist, and buy medicines and fruit or whatever it is, and they crossover for whatever that reason. this is what the president of mexico said, they are people from the united states, and referring to the united states citizens, and the information that we have is that they crossed the border to buy mexico, and there was a confrontation between groups, and they were detained by two groups that had confrontation, and they were detained, and that means kidnapped. so shortly after they crossed into matamoros and so when they