planning significant military action against ukraine. this is, as russia amassed more than 100,000 troops on the border with ukraine despite conversations with western lea le leader about easing the crisis. cnn white house correspondent natasha bertran, tracking these developments, joing us by phone. what exactly are you learning and what prompted it, natasha? yes, pam, state department with statements earlier this evening, they have operated the departure of u.s. employees, those are nonessential employees, nonemergency personnel there and also ordered the departure of their family members so it s mandatory for
miscalculated with his aggression, but he s obviously not been stopped so far, has he? now the british prime minister, boris johnson, set to unveil a six-point plan to end the, quote, hideous, barbarous assault. he is calling for a renewed and concerted effort from the international community as he prepares to meet next week with other world leaders. meanwhile, israel s prime minister is trying to play mediator between moscow and kyiv. while the u.s. secretary of state met his ukrainian counterpart in poland. we ll have a report on that from natasha bertran in brussels. first, prime minister naftali bennett s trip to moscow. reporter: this was an unannounced trip the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, took to moscow sunday morning where he met with russian president vladimir putin for three hours in the kremlin. the diplomatic took place with the blessing of the u.s. administration. the prime minister s office said it was also coordinated with
warning against further escalation. this as russia launches new missile strikes in mykolayiv in the southern section of ukraine reportedly killing dozens of ukrainian troops at a military base. rescue operations still under way there at this hour. and intense fighting right now in mariupol in eastern ukraine. a battle for control of a critical steel plant ongoing. meantime, the frantic search continues at a mariupol theater destroyed by russian bombs earlier this week. president zelenskyy says 130 people have been pulled from the rubble, but hundreds more may still be trapped. let s begin with the breaking news on that crash involving u.s. marines. let s bring in now cnn s natasha bertran, what more can you tell us? reporter: the u.s. marine corps did confirm that four marines were involved in a
attacks are risen sharply this year and people are dying. i know you have new reporting on this tonight, natasha, what are you learning? the white house condemns these attacks in the strongest possible term. what they describe is a senseless killing including children. we call for those responsible to be held for these atrocities. natasha bertran, thank you very much for your reporting. appreciate it. thank you. a look at violence across america, one judge in california overturning the state s ban on assault weapons. a ar15, comparing it to a swiss army knife.
w.h.o. and thrown a lot of diplomatic weight behind that probe. the community is studying this. great information, good to see you natasha. outfront now the reporter who broke this story of three members were treated in wuhan lab, josh rogan, the author of chaos under heaven. michael, in your reporting i found it interesting as you were speaking with people with this, they were a little bit split. how significance it is and talk to me about what your sources are telling you?