development, they say will work well in eastern ukraine. it is called the phoenix ghost and is similar to the switchblade drone, that kamikaze-like drone that can be carried in a backpack, launched from anywhere. they are laden with explosives and guided to their targets remotely. the pentagon says the phoenix ghost is designed to deliver a punch. david? martha raddatz with usmartha. in 2 the meantime, we turn w to the pandemic. with millions traveling on planes and most public transportation without masks after a federal judge in florida struck down the travel mask mandate, we ve seen the joy from so many and still concern from others over the health of their loved ones, children, with new covid cases jumping across 30 states. so tonight here, what the justice department now appealing this ruling, what does this mean? could the rules change again and could this confusion have been avoided? post in the biden w at his new - administration, we pressed him late today on the confusion
came to up, you had just talked to ukrainians who were able to get out of marimariupol, they w some of them we just saw there. i was struck when they describe what they faced at multiple russian checkpoints. reporter: yeah, they had to get through as many as 20 checkpoints manned by russian soldiers, david. we heard they were humiliated and intimidated at every one. even made to strip, where soldiers looked for tattoos that suggested military affiliations. and there is concern now tonight, david, for those thousand civilians stuck in the basement of that steel plant, now sealed off by russia. david? the world now watching that factory. james, thank you. and of course, we heard that list of weapons as part of this new wave of help from the u.s. let s bring in martha raddatz tonight, and martha, we saw that russian video showing the damage in mariupol. the blockade around the steel factory. ukrainians inside that james just mentioned. i m curious tonight, what can these weapons, wh
pilot s home, trevor cooper. could see pretty clearly that it was a total loss. reporter: powerful winds and dry conditions throughout the southwest, fueling more than a dozen fires. from new mexico to colorado, where a fast-moving fire destroyed multiple homes in rio grande county overnight. and david, we ve really been feeling the wind picking up here, signaling that the fire danger is only getting worse. i want to show you this map. that is extreme fire danger from new mexico to colorado. wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour are possible and dry lightning could spark new fires. david? could be another difficult night ahead. kaylee hartung in arizona. kaylee, thank you. back here in new york city tonight, an arrest in the brutal stabbing death of a mother of two from queens. her body found in a duffel bag. what authorities have now revealed about the suspect. and here s abc s stephanie ramos tonight. david, did you kill orsolya? reporter: tonight, a suspect is in custody, ch
tomorrow when we have a special. world news tonight with david mier is coming up next. tonight, several developing stories. vladimir putin and what he s now done in mariupol around that steel factory full of ukrainian fighters and sil yans. and here at home, we press dr. jha in his new white house role on this mask confusion. could this have been avoided? and are masks coming back for travel? first, the war in ukraine. president biden tonight issuing $800 million in military aid, $500 million to keep the ukrainian government running. and tonight here, the weapons. dozens of howitzers, 121 new tactical drones. putin tonight claiming victory in mariupol. what president biden is saying about that. james longman with ukrainians tonight, their harrowing stories. what they faced from the russians as they tried to get out of mariupol. and martha raddatz standing by tonight on what these weapons
te bag, and as video showed, was seen rolling the body down the sidewalks, leaving a blood trail. reporter: that surveillance video a key part of their investigation. police following the blood trail from where gaal s body was discovered back to her house, recovering this knife from the crime scene. david, police say they are not looking for any other suspects at this time. bonola is expected to make his first court appearance later this evening. david? stephanie ramos in betweens tonight, thank you. we turn now tonight to the january 6th investigation and donald trump jr. is now expected to mean with the house committee. here s abc s chief justice correspondent pierre thomas with what we have learned tonight. reporter: tonight, president trump s oldest son is preparing to meet with the committee investigating the january 6th riot at the capitol. donald trump jr. s potential testimony comes as the committee in recent weeks has stepped up its focus on president s trump s family