elton john serenading the president and first lady at the white house after a dismal day on wall street and it was actually reminiscent of when james taylor showed up for big celebration at the so-called ablation reduction day. that day saw starks trembled dramatically still democrat cit economy is on the rebound that rolling back republicans that you can imagine back to that fo offering a dueling commitment t america they hope will put them in the majority. can t mess it reaction from four to congressman byron donal straight ahead. we begin with the democrats ramping up their attacks on wha they are calling so-called extremists met agenda republicans. we will find out all about that. christina has the latest on tha story she joins us from the wes coast. great to see you. president biden once again wrapped up political attacks against republicans tonight committing a majority would strip away the fundamental rights of americans. he made these claims at the national nation
ukraine, looking to annex these four ukrainian regions some of which are only partially under the russian president s military control. the vote, which is largely seen as a sham, is illegal under ukrainian and international law as well. armed groups going door to door, as we speak, forcing participation by handing residents paper ballots so they vote on the spot. it is happening as the mass exodus of russian men fleeing putin s military draft intensifies, one way plane tickets sold out, anyone trying to leave by car or bus is being stalled at the border for hours. those who have not yet left are either bidding emotional goodbyes to their loved ones, or protesting russian officials. and have been quick to crack down on any push dallas back for those unwilling to serve. more than 1400 people were detained in 40 cities and some may be drafted following their arrest. in the evening address last night, president volodymyr zelenskyy urging those who defying the conscription to keep
secretary of state antony blinken reacting to the shocking news. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, for his family, with the people of japan. this is a very, very sad moment and we re awaiting news. former president donald trump who had a very close relationship with abe saying, quote, absolutely devastating news that shinzo abe a truly great man and leader has been shot. he has a true friend of mine and much more importantly america. brian: you heard it was serious and he ended unjust passing away. abe who was japan s longest serving member left office in 2020 due to his health issues not political issues. the suspected gunman was immediately taken into custody. we don t know much about the gunman except he was 40-something years old and seems to be a hand made gun. you don t hear a lot about violence in japan. and shinzo abe still taking part in the political process was campaigning for somebody when he was struck. this is stunning news because simultaneously t
as they wait for vaccines and testing. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. president biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state of kentucky, as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including six children. and the death toll is expected to rise. flash floods wiped out entire neighborhoods, scores of people are missing. kentucky governor andy bashir says it s hard to get a fix on the number of cell services out. bridges were demolished, and some homes were completely carried away. for many who have been affected, the damage is devastating. i don t know what we re going to do. we don t have no place to live now or anything. the water got to about there. we had about this much more room before we got flooded, and i ve never seen it that high. we came out of the house, and it was so swift that even a jet ski was hard for him to handle. and he took us out one at a time. federal disaster declaration will free u
respond. says why beat your head around it? it could be horrible stuff. i couldn t fathom this. how much can one family bear this much? how do you contain horror? if this happened to you, where would you put it? in a box? would you carry with you everywhere? an anchor? chain to your soul? the box is full of demons. would you live in dread of the day you knew you d have the pride open and look inside. i m box full of ghost of my past, to confront it goes like that you have to be ready. where would you put it off, would you wait till next year? i move from state to state, and that box followed me with me. it followed me. of course it did it was his past. inside a box. and now, here he was prying it open, will he ever be the same ones he looks in there? it s a story, it s a story of a family. and this case is the story of my family. here, more or less, is where the whole thing takes off, garvey montana, deep in the veteran valley, the town conceived