russians bombed their own city. so what s going on? a ukrainian fighter on the front lines who calls the war hell is outfront from bakhmut. plus, banned. montana house republicans kicking out a transgender lawmaker from the house chamber after the lawmaker, zooey zephyr, accused them of having blood on their hands. zephyr is outfront. and ya ya, a giant panda back right now on a flight to china from the memphis zoo right now. why are the chinese so angry, so livid at the united states about this panda? let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, one of putin s prized jets gone. one of the most elite supersonic jets in putin s air force blowing up today in mid-flight. you can see the jet on fire. it takes a sudden and terrifying nose-dive on russian territory. the jet was not shot down. this is all that s left of it just a few pieces of scrap metal, as you can see on the ground. today s accident on russian territory is just six days after
example, is a special tax district. the problem with the case from the desantis standpoint is singled out for government punishment the one company that disagreed with him publicly. and that gets to free speech rights. this is going to be fascinating to see because he can t back down now. it is now legal, it is also the core of the republican presidential primary. thanks so much. appreciate it. thanks. next, house republicans in montana banning a transgender lawmaker from the floor after she told her republican colleagues that they would, quote, have blood on your hands. that lawmaker zooey zephyr is my guest. she is speaking out about the ban for the first time right here. plus, panda politics. ya ya is her name, she s a giant panda. you can see from this flight tracker is right now flying back to china from memphis. and you re going to find out why this is no ordinary flight. this is a huge diplomatic flight. why are the chinese up in arms
welcome back to news nation. the fbi calling it the biggest mafia round-up in new york city history. more than 100 mobsters and their associates arrested. then bouncing back. there s a new nbc news/wall street journal poll that has president obama s approval rating at an 18-month high. are the political winds change organize is this just a fleeting boost? and panda politics. president obama announces a pair of beloved panda froms from china that will call the u.s. home for another couple of years. and palin in 2012? new reports the former republican vice presidential nominee is discretely building a campaign in iowa. it s been called one of the biggest mob busts ever agents arrests more than 100 suspected members and associated of seven organized crime families in new york, new jersey, and new england.