a suspect in court. the man accused of killing a homeless street artist in new york city is arraigned. his lawyer says the former marine ha his head held high, but prosecutors laid out the case against him in the case that could put him behind bars. the battle forb bakhmut in ukraine is heating up. they claim it s gaining ground in admits to losses north of the city. are the battles part of kyiv shaping the battlefield for a counteroffensive that they hope could end the war once and for all. and now what? title 42 is expire d and border officials are seeing a spike in the number of migrants trying to enter the country while the white house scrambles to patch a broken immigration system. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the man that you see here, former u.s. marine daniel penny earlier today walking out of a police precinct in new york in handcuffs. he was just arraigned and charged with second deg
nick paton walsh is live for us in ukraine. the head of the wagner group, which has been russia s main presence in bakhmut today, acknowledged they exceeded territory. pz. that was echoed by the statement that said they had taken more useful or more advantageous positions to the northwest of that particular city. there s been the ultimate goal really of russia over the entire winter. the wagner head saud he basically in the city proper and since this dispute he s been having with the russian top brass over the last week in public had emerged. he had begun to see russia s military continue to take the flank positions.