russians keep launching at critical infrastructure here in this country. we heard from ukrainians today. they say hundreds of thousands of people are currently without power especially in the center of the country. the ukrainians are saying they re trying to do their best to try and eliminate threat and repair the damage, but of course it s something very difficult and something that takes a toll especially as winter draws closer, erin. thank you very much, fred pleitgen, for being inside those trenches. i want to go now to doug london, the former cia counter terrorism chief, served in the cia clandestine service for over 30 years, tracking kjb agents, and also author of the recruiter. also with me is rob lee, senior fellow at rpri s program and also a former infantry officer in the u.s. marines. i appreciate both of you very much. and doug, you saw fred s report, you know, in the trenches right on the front line there talking