similar control measures. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. ukrainian authorities said more than 120 missiles had been launched at the population and civilian infrastructure. several cities from kyiv in the north, odesa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west have been hit. the mayor of lviv says the city has lost about 90% of its electricity. earlier, ukraine s military intelligence chief said fighting is at a deadlock with neither ukraine nor russia able to make significant advances. and we can speak to hugo now. over to you. yes, the head of the ukrainian military intelligence agency said the situation of the ground was stuck because neither russia nor ukraine can make significant advances, and for weeks we been talking about have how fighting has been concentrated around the eastern city of bakhmut in the donetsk region, but across the front line we have not seen maj
region, 50 strikes in just the past 24 hours as putin s forces are in turmoil. tonight, one russian soldier is now accused of killing his commander. plus, incoming congressman george santos under even more scrutiny tonight. a district attorney now looking into the new york republican s litany of lies as cnn s k-file uncovers even more discrepancies about his education. and a covid crackdown. the u.s. announcing it will now require travelers from china, where covid is raging, to show a negative test before entering the country. what s china s response? let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, 50 rocket strikes in just 24 hours. that s the extent of russia s brutal onslaught in the kherson region of southern ukrainian according to a ukrainian official. now civilians there are being urged to evacuate immediately. it comes as intense fighting is underway in eastern ukraine where russian troops are moving out of a key city,
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. new covid travel requirements for this coming from china, i will talk to a doctor about these restrictions, and whether they can be effective. after days of delays and cancellations, a southwest airlines slowly but surely seems to be working its way back to normal. but it won t get there right away. a representative for the pilots union says it looks like the flight schedule will be mostly full by friday. the airline has canceled more than 2300 flights for the coming day but that number jobs to only 39 cancellations by friday. airports are filled with long lines of southwest passengers trying to re-book as piles of luggage continue to grow. while other airlines recover from last week s winter storm fairly quickly, southwest has not. on tuesday, southwest accounted for 84% of cancellations among all airlines
it s the subway series menu. 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. it s subway s biggest refresh yet! it s 3:00 p.m. eastern, and thank you for sticking with me. i m sara sidner. this just in, the u.s. will now require all travelers entering the country from china to show a negative covid test. the new requirements come as cases in china surge following the country s move to ease restrictions. cnn s kevin liptack is traveling with president biden as he goes to the virgin islands. tell us about these new restrictions and why they have been put in place. reporter: yes, sara. these are going to go into effect on january 5th. so about a week from tomorrow, and what they do is require all passengers who are traveling from the united states to show proof of a negative covid test before they get on their airline. it can be a negative pcr test. it can be a negative self-antigen test that s administered by a tell health service, but they need to sho
the struggle is real for southwest. the lead starts right now. six days in, southwest has canceled more than 15,000 flights. tomorrow may not be better. southwest s stock is taking a hit. then, new details emerging about the final days of the trump administration. a witness told the january 6th committee donald trump s chief of staff regularly burned documents. gives a whole new meaning to fireside chats. plus, why celebrities and social media are driving a shortage of a life-saving diabetes drug. welcome to the lead, i m phil mattingly. relief is still a few days away for southwest airlines passengers. the airlines canceled 2,500 flights today. more than 2,000 others already canceled tomorrow. putting the total number north of 15,000 since bad weather hit last week. airports are filled with long lines of southwest passengers trying to rebook as piles of lost luggage continue to grow. now, while other airlines recovered from the winter storm fairly quickly, southwes