new day starts right now. four ukrainian regions illegally annexed by russia under martial law this morning. the russian military does not even have complete control of the areas, in kherson, the russians are trying to accelerate the relocation or evacuation of some 60,000 residents in the face of ukrainian advances. vladimir putin perhaps struggling to maintain his grip even inside russia. introducing several levels of increased security measures. overnight a russian rocket struck a children s school in a village in zaporizhzhia. and destruction towards the south after another night of strikes targeted the energy infrastructure. here in the u.s. president biden weighing in on the declaration of martial law saying it reveals putin s dwindling options in the war. i think that vladimir putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position. and what it reflects to me is, it seems his only tool available to him is to brutalize individual citizens in ukraine. the state
and in her letter she seemed to suggest that truss should follow her out the door. some extreme weather just across the spectrum taking shape here, freeze warnings and watches in effect from ohio to georgia while parts of the west are breacing for record high temperatures. let s get right to meteorologist chad myers. look at that map behind you, that is nuts. it is. temperatures in the east, well below normal. temperatures in the west, 20 degrees above normal. and finally this comes to an end because it s going to flip flop by the middle of the week. this weather brought to you by safelite. so let s get right to it. temperatures across the east are cold. frost and freeze warnings all the way down to florida for that matter. temperatures right now in chicago 27 with a little bit of wind. but look what happens on friday and saturday. temperatures just swing the other way. and a big snow event is about to come to the rockies as well.
that were banned are the most secure ways people voted in 2020. the vice president called out the normalcy and complacency of denying people the right to vote. how long has she been wanting to give a speech like that? i think the president and vice president have been ready to say what they have been, frankly, saying to senators and members of congress and the activist community for months. people who have met with the vice president, people who have met with the president and that includes all the legacy civil rights groups, a number of the activists on the ground across the country, the vice president and her travels from ohio to georgia to detroit to chicago to california, she has met with voting rights advocates and activists across the country, and their message has been consistent and clear. as the president said a couple months ago, look, we have to get some of these infrastructure bills done and passed, but we stand staunchly in agreement on voting rights.
it sounds to me like we need to upgrade our evacuation. station check that and see if we need to go further. reporter: authorities going door to door waking people up to get them to safety. this is kind of frightening for a lot of people. oh, yeah. we walked outside and we could see the smoke coming from the train, in the air. it was still smokey. from the parking lot. reporter: it was just before midnight. the freight train was traveling from ohio to georgia when the single car derailed and caught fire, the derailment puncturing 1 of 27 cars carrying hazardous materials, releasing acrylonitrile fumes, the chemicals used to make plastics and considered a possible carcinogen by the epa. if inhaled it can cause headaches, dizziness and a rapid heartbeat. authorities establishing a two-mile evacuation zone. the boundary is for a reason we want to make sure people stay safe. reporter: 45 people rushed to
it sounds to me like we need to upgrade our evacuation. station check that and see if we need to go further. reporter: authorities going door to door, waking people up to get them to safety. this is kind of frightening for a lot of people. oh, yeah. we walked outside and we could see the smoke coming from the train, in the air. it was still smokey. and the parking lot. reporter: it was just before midnight. the freight train was traveling from ohio to georgia when the single car derailed in maryville and caught fire the derailment puncturing 1 of 27 cars carrying hazardous materials, releasing acrylonitrile fumes, the chemicals used to make plastics and considered a probable carcinogen by the epa. if inhaled, the fumes can cause headaches, dizziness and a rapid heartbeat. authorities establishing a two-mile evacuation zone. the boundary s been set up for a reason. we want to make sure people stay safe. reporter: 45 people rushed to the hospital, many for respiratory iss