conflicting claims. the russian military said that as of friday, they controlled the town. ukrainians dispute that claim. and say they still have parts of it. now, what we know is what we saw. we were in in the area around soledar for several days. what we saw is ukraine forces are digging in, they re not trying to retake the town, just trying to hold the pogs they have. now this afternoon we got in touch with some of the troops and they say they are no longer in the area and that they have pulled back. now we don t know if that is part of an organized withdrawal or just a rotation of troops. but what is clear is that the situation is very difficult for ukrainian troops around soledar and the fear is that if and when soledar completely falls and that is confirmed two the russians, that the fighting will intensify further south. as the russians seem to be gaining control of soledar north of here in bakhmut, the fighting is intensifying. one local resident told us before mort
but first. our major cities did not get the merry christmas citizens wanted this year, for some it was a downright scary christmas there. were many cities where santa stayed in the air. we report isolated crime events throughout the year particularly in l.a. and new york but the national crime picture often gets ignored. when you look at the year it was it takes your breath away or at least it should. this is video of linda fricke, a 73-year-old grandmother from new orleans who was in her car when four teens rushed it, forcing her out. she got caught in the safety belt and they dragged her, it severed her arm from her body and she bled to death in the street. at least they capture her four attackers but so many times these cases go unsolved. this is just one of the more than 260 homicides in new orleans since the start of the year. my hometown of new orleans is set to become the murder capital of the country this week with a 52% in homicides since 2019. today another man was
did not get the merry christmas citizens wanted this year. for some , it was a downright scary christmas. there were many cities where santa stayed in the air. he was afraid of getting sleigh jacked. i think we report isolated crime events throughout the year, particularly in l.a. and new york. but the national crime picture often gets ignored. and when you look at the year it was, it takes your breath away, or at least it should. this is video of linda frickey, a seventy three year old grandmother from new orleans. who was in her car when four teens rushed it, pushing her out. frickey got caught in a safety belt and they dragged her for about a block, severing her arm from her body. she bled to death in the street. at least they captured her for tackers. but so many times these cases go unsolved. this is just one of the more than two hundred and sixty homicide in new orleans since the start of the year. my hometown of new orleans is set to become the murder capital of
yesterday s scathing report on inflation as well. dana: that number coming in much hotter than predicted. data suggesting the president s inflation problem is here to stay. the markets reacted accordingly. bill: the dow plunged almost 1300 points, the worst day since nearly the height of the pandemic in june of 2020. the sell-off fueling predictions of an even larger federal rate increase. dana: the rate hikes designed to drive down the inflation hurting your wallet. americans are paying more for everything this year, food is up more than 11%, that s the largest increase in 43 years. bill: wages are rising but can t keep up with inflation. that s leading to a 3% pay cut across the board. dana: despite all of that, president biden chose yesterday, of all days, to celebrate the so-called inflation reduction act. democrats touted the benefits of the $430 billion bill while brushing off the bloodbath on wall street. the stock market doesn t reflect the state of the ec
everybody in new york city was waiting to hear what was going to happen with this case. manhattan da s office says after they reviewed the video and reviewed witnesses and people that called 911, they won t be presenting this case to a grand jury. the mayor of new york supports the decision. i believe after the da s review, he made the right decision. earlier this month, jose alba was charged with second degree murder after police say he killed a man in a bodega in new york city. alba was in jail when this video was released. you can see 35-year-old austin simon around the bodega and attacked the 61-year-old store clerk. alba is shoved in to the wall and grabbed him by the collar. moments later, alba grabs a knife and stabs him to death. this all started after simon s girlfriend tried to buy her daughter a snack with her ebt card that was declined. in the motion, the manhattan d.a. said if alba reasonably believed that alba was attempting to commit a burglary of an occupi