russian forces into separatist held areas of ukraine, what he s calling a, quote, peacekeeping mission. we re following all these late-breaking developments. there s other news we re following as well. the former president donald trump used this president s day here in the united states to launch his new app, truth social. it s a carbon copy of twitter and it is an alternative to the big tech social platforms that famously banned the former president in the wake of the insurrection. let s bring in cnn s chief media correspondent brian stelter. brian, tell us about the response to this new app on day one. it was slow going on day one. rome wasn t built in a day, facebook wasn t built in a day. these platforms take a while to grow. new users had a hard time registering. apparently there is a long wait list. we ll see how long it takes to fulfill all those people who want to sign up.
fighting that we have heard overnight. and, that is, in the western part of the city. michael, for the first time, we did hear explosions within the city limits. that was a couple hours ago, um, and that was that has been of great concern because it is an indication that this fighting is getting closer and closer. now, we have just heard from the military law enforcement service, telling us that according to preliminary information, those explosions that we heard were ukrainian forces uh targeting what they are calling a a column of equipment of the occupiers. that includes two cars, two trucks, that are full of ammunition they said, and a tank. that is what the the military is saying caused those explosions in the early hours of the morning. now, as you noted, michael, this fighting is continuing now on all sides of the capital kyiv. sn significant battles we are told
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strategy and while they say they are going to refocus efforts to the east in the regions partially controlled by russian-backed separatist. the russians say something publicly and on the ground do something completely different. dana: the idea that they re pulling back. our pentagon says they don t believe that. exactly. part of this parallel information war that s ongoing at the same time. we re in day 36 of this russian war in ukraine. and at the same time the russians say they will refocus their efforts in the east of the country. ukrainian officials we ve talked to say they are going to wait and see what happens on the ground before they change their posture whatsoever. bill: your point about the refugees is well taken. the great majority of them think they ll go home again and many will not or go home to what afterwards? i think about the images we ve been watching. you are 28 years old, right? dana and i have a couple years on you. not a lot but a few.
bill: disney s latest far left push over florida s sex education bill is landing in hot water sparking renewed calls to keep the media giant out of politics. will it happen from anaheim? kelly o grady is outside disneyland in california. kelly. good to see you, bill. many fans are frustrated by disney s reaction to the parents rights bill especially after leaked videos from a recent company meeting captured leaders and activists addressing what company are calling a woke strategy. one boasting about her lgbtq agenda and disney wouldn t say when asked by fox business if it continues using the term prince and princess. the woke agenda reflects a