calling a an explosive attack in northeastern ukraine. a new russian drone strike causing death and destruction as ukraine claims it s regaining ground on the battlefield. florida governor ron desantis slamming donald trump for a past promise to protect gay rights. the video further driving a wedge into the republican party and the republican presidential field. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, wolf bloot ser is off today. i m alex marquardt. you re in the situation room. let s get right to israel s intense incursion in jenin in the occupied west bank, its impact on middle east tensions and the government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. cnn s hadas gold joins us from jury room. give us the latest on this israeli operation in jenin. reporter: this operation, as far as we understand, is still on going. we re well past 20 hours that this operation has been ongoing. it started around 1:00 a.m. overnight with air strikes carr
russia. the lead starts right now. cnn on the front lines where ukraine s fight for freedom is in the trenches. the u.s. cia director was there before a critical meeting of nato allies. why he thinks instability in moscow is creating a unique moment. then, a holiday block party in bullet turns tragic. now the hunt for shooters who opened fire killing two injuring nearly 30 others including teens. the mayor s urgent plea for lawmakers nationwide to do more. plus, can cows help curb the climate crisis? you might have heard their possible gas problems, but there time cattle may be eating their way to a solution. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our world leader. multiple russian attack drones hit apartment buildings and an administrative center in the northeast of sumi, two people were killed, and 19 were hurt including a 5-year-old. as ukraine presses on tur counteroffensive, they ve gotten more territory from russia in the last
check this one out in our national lead, something you don t ever want to see at an amusement park. that is a crack in the roller coaster s support beam. it s supporting the tallest roller coaster in the country. it s the fury 325 at kcarowinds outside charlotte, north carolina. it hits speeds up to 95 miles per hour. today crews from north carolina s labor department inspected the ride, and a man visiting the ride spotted the crack on friday. this ride has been shut down ever since. and i will never be going on it. but our coverage continues right now with wolf blitzer over in the situation room actually alex marquardt is in the situation room for wolf. happening now, the largest israeli military occupation in the west bank in more than 20 years. we re following what israel is