. . welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. ahead here on cnn newsroom, norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio. what we know about that second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidate speaking from maryland to california, nailing the talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? we ll ask our senior political analyst, plus the battle for bakhmut and it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city folds to the russians. . . . live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us, with the u.s. national transportation safety board is sending investigators to ohio a little more than 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed. it was the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a month after the toxic crash in east palestin
all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. this is early start. we begin with ukrainian forces struggling to hold on in the eastern city of bakhmut, as russian troops close in from three sides. ukrainian officials say the situation in bakhmut has grown much tougher. they say their forces may need to retreat to avoid being trapped by encircling russians. cnn s scott mclean is tracking this story for us from london. and, scott, what are the chances the ukrainians will be able to turn this around? and if they can t, does that mean russia is back on the offensive. so, christine, good morning. it really depends on who you ask. because last week there were plenty of indications that the ukrainians may in fact be forced to withdraw from that area. a drone reconnaissance university has been ordered to retreat from the area. you also had a key bridge by the russians kiting off the ukrainians final supply routes in and out. a
karl rove, kellyanne conway and mark penn rate these speeches and these men as candidates at this stage of the game. great discussion coming up with them. also, this unbelievable story. we re still trying to figure out what happened here. four americans were assaulted and then kidnapped just inside the mexico border. we expect an update soon on who are these americans that are involved here. now kidnapped, likely by cartel linked individuals on that side of the border. we ll get new information and bring it this hour. president biden hasn t said whether or not he is running for president but he s got two very big moves in the works here. one is a huge tax hike and the other is potentially new drilling for oil in the united states. something he said he would never do. drill he was going to cut back on that. why might he be changing his mind? former texas governor rick perry weighs in. first to the white house, peter doocy with us live on the north lawn. hi, peter. martha,
for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
tried and failed to arrest kahn. an arrest warrant said he should be taken into custody after not showing up for court. the pakistani human rights commission denounced the satellite ban and spokesperson for kahn s party said the dozens of cases against the former prime minister are a mockery of justice, also call the current government fascist. reports they ve been asked to leave their official u.k. residents. the duke and duchess of sussex have been invited to the coronation of king charles in may, this according to a spokesperson for prince harry, but whether he will attend with his wife, megan, is still up in the air. charles and his wife camilla will be crowned may 6, in the days of celebration and fanfare planned across the u.k. prince harry remained silent about the whether his family will attend especially while on tour for his recent book. buckingham palace said they won t be commenting on the