welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, i m christine romans. just moments ago you watched live ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking via video link in berlin marking one year since russia s invasion. one year ago today russia invaded ukraine believing that they would overwhelm the country in short order. instead a straightforward russian victory has become less likely by the day and this morning instead of dwelling on ukraine s losses, president zelenskyy released an inspirational video urging people to face the enemy, resist and fight. he says we know 2023 will be the year of our victory. melissa bell is live this morning in kyiv. what is the mood there on what one would think is an unhappy milestone here? reporter: mixed really. on one hand ukrainians are bracing this morning for more russian strikes. that is what the head of ukraine s military intelligence has been warning about on this grim one year anniversary. but th
the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo
right now on early start, what is going on up there? three mystery objects shot out of the sky by american fighter jets. plus, against all odds. people are still being saved from the rubble of turkey and syria s earthquake disaster, more than a week later. kansas city erupts as the chiefs take the super bowl for the second time in four years. all right. here we go, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin with the u.s. fighter jet shooting down another airborne object on sunday. this one over lake huron. according to the pentagon the object was not a military threat but it was determined to be a flight hazard. the operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over north american airspace. these are objects, i m not able to categorize how they stay aloft. it could be a guess. it s a type of balloon inside a structure. or it could be some type of a propulsion system. but c
president, not george w. bush, his father. i m christine romans, this is early start. just hours from now, transportation secretary pete buttigieg heads to the site of that train derailment in east palestine, ohio. buttigieg under pressure as residents and critics worry about the toxic chemicals. alex shaw faced some of that head on in a cnn town hall last night. i m 65 years old, diabetic, hearts disease, everything. did you shorten my life? i want to retire and enjoy it. how are we going to enjoy it? you burned me. we were going to sell our house. our value went jim, thank you for those comments. i hear you. i m terribly sorry that this has happened to this community. what i can do and what i will do is make it right. we ll get the cleanup right. we re going to reimburse the citizens, we ll invest in the long term health of this community. miguel marquez has more from east palestine. reporter: a massive effort under way to clean up creeks and water flowing in an
killed in a crowd surge in yemen s capital what witnesses say caused that deadly crush and the supreme court buying time moving the deadline to decide on abortion pills to tomorrow at the stroke of midnight? good morning. good thursday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. at least two people are dead this morning after severe storms tore across three states overnight. 97 oh, my gosh, this is incredible. one back up a little bit more. we re fine. where we re at the tornado is getting stronger. wow at least 14 tornadoes reported across the heartland seven in oklahoma, four in iowa, three in kansas with buildings ripped apart like this hardware store near oklahoma city, officials say. based on the level of damage you see here, it s possible more deaths and injuries will be reported in mclean county, oklahoma. officials say they have reports of people trapped inside shelters. they say first responders have been hampered