and tearful families saying good-bye to loved ones departing for training. putin wants 300,000 new fighters to help turn the tide as the russian military suffers setbacks in ukraine. russia is saying the call up would be limited to those with military experience but reports say civilians also now are being conscripted. the new york times tells the story of a husband and father of five who received a summons at a 4:00 a.m. meeting where a train had been organized to take him to a military center. many men are fleeing russia to avoid the forced enlistment. this is traffic as people escape to nearby georgia. russian airporting have been packed with people trying to get out of the country. one human rights group said more than 1,300 people have been arrested in anti-car protests in moscow and st. petersburg over the past few days. also today, voting begins in four regions of russian-occupied ukraine, in a sham referendum that could lead to the annexation of 15% of ukrainian ter
where he stood a year ago. if we break out independents for a closer look, 27% of them say the president is doing a good job. that is a 15-point drop in just over a year. analysts say a lot of that decline is likely fueled by voters that are fed up with record high inflation. we have brian brenberg, a hot take for us on the new numbers. first, we go to karl rove, former deputy chief of staff to george w. bush and a fox news contributor. good afternoon, karl. we re now by my count i m not very good at math four months from the mid-terms. republicans hold a three-point edge over democrats what odds do you give that holding? pretty much things get baked into the cake in june and july. that s where they are when you come around to voting in october and november of a mid-term. so it s baked in. what is amazing is how badly the president is doing on major issues. these are his disapproval numbers on major issues. biggest issue obviously inflation and the economy. 73% disappro
welker and michael crowley and barry mccaffrey. thanks for joining us. molly, let me start with you. we see russians make key advances, especially as they are being more concentrated in the eastern part of ukraine. they are hammering the area of severodonetsk. talk me through what you are hearing when it comes to the battlefield in ukraine. reporter: that s exactly right. they are hammering severodonetsk and all of the villages surrounding it. there s been a pocket, a horseshoe-like area, a-in-law fighting area, but that s where all of the russian aggression for the last week has been concentrated in the donbas. severodonetsk has the biggest city, the most strategic in lieu luhansk. this morning. we heard the front line cut the city in half. as of an hour ago, we heard from the head of the city military that told reuters, 60% of the city is under russian control, the eastern part. 20% under ukrainian control and there s a portion of that city which is no man s land. evacuat
country. is the speaker of the house and putting our institutions at risk? and leo per. elon musk pinpoints what is wrong with the work ethic in the u.s. in a reality check of four americans pray but first fox news alert. we are learning more about some of the ten victims of the shooting at a grocery store in buffalo, new york. a retired police officer ahead of a food pantry and x of fire chiefs mother are among the dead predict cues a government pleading not guilty we are learning he was hospitalized and underwent a mental health evaluation last year after making a threat in his hometown. now this attack is being investigated as a hate crime. it must all work together to address the hates there remains a stain on the soul of america for. alexis mcadams is live in buffalo, new york with the latest hi alexis pray. very tragic day here in buffalo, new york. people of this community are grieving the loss of ten innocent lives investigators telling us they believe thi
United states and all around the world. As we continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. We begin in gaza, where Israeli Forces bombarded gaza with air strikes monday. Palestinian officials in gaza tell cnn dozens of people were killed in the refugee camp. Buildings in rafah, central gaza and gaza city, were also struck, including several residential homes. A senior israeli official tells cnn there will be no seriize fi, saying humanitarian efforts cannot interfere with the mission to disman hamas. They met on sunday to discuss security. Heres more from the countrys defense minister. This needs to be the last maneuvering inside gaza. Due to the simple reason that hamas will cease to exist. It might take a month, two. Eventually, there will be no hamas. A second convoy of at least 14 aid trucks entered gaza on sunday, through the rafah border crossing. Journalist Elliot Gotkine joins me with more. Good morning, elliot. Were seeing increase in air strikes in northern gaz