downing street during lockdown. hello and welcome. ukraine says that russian forces have now embarked on the large scale offensive in the east of the country that has been anticipated for the past week. in a televised address, the ukrainian leader, volodymyr zelensky, said the battle for the donbas region had begun, nearly two months after president vladimir putin launched his invasion. earlier, ukrainian officials said russian forces had tried to break through the front line across a wide area. mark lobel reports. this is what russia s major assault on ukraine s east looks like. airstrikes and heavy artillery pounding targets for hours on end. weapons have already struck residential buildings, schools and hospitals. russian missile strikes killed two people in kharkhiv on monday, part of a shift of focus, after setbacks for russia around the ukraine capital. day 55 of this war and the secretary of the ukraine security council says russian troops are trying to break through t
for weeks now ukrainian, u.s. and nato officials have war on the russians preparing for a renewed military offensive in the east. it seems the battle for the donbas region is under way. according to ukraine top security official a 300 mile long front came under attack by russian forces monday. and for the most part that defensive line held. for civilians who remain trapped in the conflict zone, hope of a escape is starting to fade. ukrainian prime minister announced no evacuation corridors will be open today. pentagon believes 76 russian tactical groups have been deployed in the south and east. eleven added in the last few days alone. each consists of 800 troops. tens of thousands of russian soldiers committed to the offensive. and despite the out numbered and out gunned, ukraine president says his country will not give up without a fight. meantime we re receiving new images from mariupol. weeks of heavy fighting have decimated the port city. and russians are near total contr
wrong hands. plus, sky high celebrations as most mask mandates for public transit end, marking a landmark moment in the pandemic. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with a top aide to ukraine s president warning that not a single place, town, city or building is safe as the kremlin announce as new phase in its unprovoked war. today the town of mariupol rests on an unknown number of ukrainian fighters trying to defend the city s iron and steel factory. a four square mile complex. they have rejected multiple calls from the russians to surrender. in part, because of the estimated 1,000 civilians sheltering in the factory s basement. the battle job sharing this video saying these the men, women, children, babies who did nothing to deserve this bombardment and are now at the mercy of putin s military. despite relentless shelling and bombing from russian forces, a local official tells cnn, as of this afternoon, the ukrainian flag is flying over the city. today the p
more-contagious omicron strain. doomsday cult mom in court. the new details tonight from the case of lori vallow, accused of killing her children and saying they were zombies. rare nor easter. wintry weather in april knocks out power to hundreds of thousands across the northeast. mysterious deaths: tonight, the naval investigation into three saferls serving on the same aircraft carrier all found dead within days of each other. today s other top headlines: an independent autopsygrand rapidse shooti. netflix announces its first loss of subscribers in a decade. and finally tonight, the n.b.a. player who s giving up his entire salary for a cause close to his heart. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we come on the air with some breaking news as cbs news has just learned that the u.s. is preparing a major new shipment of artillery and ammunition to
with gillian turner in the nation s capitol. gillian, good afternoon. hi, trace. a federal judge appointed by president trump just vacated the cdc s mask mandate. it applies to all public trans important hubs including train and bus stations, this decision has wide ranging implications for tens of millions of americans. it s a summer travel season. it s kicking in to gear. the judge writes, as you mentioned, the cdc failed to justify its decision and the mask mandate exceeds the cdc s statutory authority, violates the procedures required for agency rule making. last weekend, the biden administration extended the mandate for 15 days. it was slated to expire may 3. take a listen. the rise of the cases on severe disease and the assessment is that two weeks would give them additional time to do that. in march 21 states sued the biden administration seeking to have the mandate repealed. in congress, there s bipartisan opposition to nationwide mandates of any kind. this has