than ever. but it s not the wholele story. and because it s not, we re taking the next hour to show you the other side. yes, this country has problems . we wouldn t have veryng i interesting tv show if it didn t. but the truth is that thisitnt countrry alsy also has an awfulo going for it more than any other country in the world. more th great people, deep nl beauty and a culture wide love s. animals, which matter so even where there. is tremendous suffering, all of ithat shines through. that s the gift.s laurie simmons is the perfect example of this.ues dogs she rescues dogs across the country, including those have been abandoned at t the southern border. bor back inke to henovember when we got down to eagle pass down at the rio grand last week and saw hunder and hundreds of starving and abandoned dogs left to fend for themselves from legalgal im immigrants that cross the border. the borders. on bus then they geest on buses and jut leave them behind. these dogs can t sur
in kyiv insist the battle is not over yet. we have a live report from ukraine and i ll talk to the ukrainian ambassador to the united states about the state of the war. also tonight, president biden faces a growing crisis right now. with a special counsel now in place to investigate his handling of classified records. we re learning more about documents that were found as the white house fails to explain its delay in revealing key details. and new scenes of devastation in the southeast. the death toll rising after dozens of tornados including a powerful twister that pounded selma, alabama. we re getting official updates on this disaster and the rescue and recovery operations that are now underway. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. and we begin this hour in ukraine. and the stunning video just into cnn. a huge explosion in the eastern town of soledar at a building apparently occupie
russian-backed forces in ukraine. in his first television interview, along with his fiancee right here on outfront. and a nasa spacecraft crashing into an asteroid. you are going to see it here live. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. up in flames. ukraine taking out crucial russian artillery as it pushes russian forces further back into retreat. this is video from ukraine s military. the air assault taking out russian vehicles including a tank. we re getting graphic video of ukraine s counter-offensive. we re told that this video we re showing you now is from eastern ukraine. you can see the road here absolutely littered with burnt out tanks and bodies of what appear to be russian soldiers. ukraine s punishing pushback costing putin at home, possibly threatening the one thing he cares about most, his power. the outrage over his decision to summon at least, at least 300,000 more troops to fight is now turning to violence inside russia. let me show you th
man who killed four people will not face the death penalty. the jury made the decision after the families of the victims pleaded for the shooter not to see another day. in moments we have can t miss reaction from the man who prosecuted the killer who executed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. pastor robert jeffords tells us what the bible says about the death penalty. plus, new york attorney letitia james made a name for herself going after former president trump and now she s on the hot seat. of republicans accusing her of leaking tax filings from the political nonprofit. we will tell you why attorney general merrick garland is facing new calls to the ag under the microscope. following the warning that saudi arabia will face consequences for teaming up with russia, delma cutting oil production, they are now punching back. suggesting the president s playing politics are urging oil producing nations not to cut production until after midterms. but we begin tonight in north
abortion rights. what about the fight against deadly fentanyl overdoses and seattle residents pushing back for a homeless mega-plex, why many residents and business insiders feel under siege and illegally pushing crypto-currency is getting kim kardashian. chad pergram will explain later in the show. gas prices posing big political problems for democrats while white house threatens new restrictions. kevin corke has more. kevin: president biden, you will recall, was quick to claim responsibility for falling gas prices after a summer of paying at the pump. many states are seeing soaring prices, the white house is saying, we re not to blame. is the president responsible for gas prices going up? so it is a lot more nuance than that, there has been pandemic and putin s war and putin s war has increased gas prices at the pump. kevin: triple a s national average sits just north of 380 a galleon, californians are getting pum belled averaging $6.40 a gallon. rising a dollar jus