latest. and mitch mcconnell hospitalized after a trip and fall. death toll rising in california. the historic snowstorm blamed for more bodies being found and now a new warning to residents, prepare for floods. nba ledgegend arrested, shawn k in connection with a drive by shooting. and president biden going bick. seeking to cut the deficit by $3 trillion. details on his plan to do it. why republicans say it will never happen. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this morning with the war in ukraine. russia launching a barrage of missiles overnight. power knocked out. innocent civilians killed. the russians struck several major cities including the capitol of kyiv. ukrainian officials say a russian missile obliterated homes and killed five people in the western city which is right on nato s doorstep. this is a photo of russian missiles rising up into the sky in the predawn hours. ukraine s military says russia lau launched more than 80 missiles in all. and the lar
of course what is going on in the ground in that village near the polish boarder where the tragic events unfolded. and then there is what we re to be hear here at nato headquarters in the next 20 minutes or so, a meeting will begin of nato ambassadors. and the first thing they re going to be looking at, rosemary, is what all of the intelligence from the united states, from all the nato alliance partners to look at what they believe this missile came from, what its origin was, and what the most likely scenario is. then they will discuss of course what response needs to follow. and of course what they re going to have to do, it is try and find a response that is at once unified and strong and clear, but without necessarily they re going to have to be extremely careful what the response is. the first is to figure out what happened. but almost certainly, regardless of what we find out about the origin of the missile, and if it
machine, info wars, are now filing for bank runsy because accountability. it is on the beat because we think it matters. that is a lot of news, including news in america. and we are going to bring you that to you this hour but we begin with the news abroad. ukraine says they are now facing formally, a new phase of putin s war focusing on the east. new offensive coming as those peace talks are clearly fading. russia hitting targets in lviv, that s in the west part of the country. near the polish boarder, officials say sechl seven people already dead. indeed, these are the first casualties in this city that have been formally confirmed since the invasion began what is now 54 days ago. nbc news reporters were on the ground when a cruise missile hit. smoke. stand by. three cruise missile caliber.
it comes as the united states is also bulking up its military presence in this region. thousands of troops in ft. bragg arriving near the polish boarder with ukraine about two hours from where we are. at that border as you can see over on the polish side. nick payton walsh is out front. we hear talk about the greatest military build up in europe since the cold war. that is exactly what it means. it s russian troops. it s nato troops and it is nern troops. what are the plerans for the u. troops in poi land? reporter: we saw significant number arriving. the plan really for them now is to be here just in case they are required to move forward and assist getting u.s. citizens out of ukraine in the event there is a conflict there where you are.
. today we are eager to begin diplomatic discussions nothing to discuss. united earth is ready. right now to rejoin the federation.e and nothing could make me happier, than to say those words. i wonder if she will get another emmy nod. blap . stacey: a fox news alert. russian missiles dropping bombs on nato s doorstep. missiles hitting an aircraft repair plant in the western ukranian city 40 miles from the polish boarder. you re watching fox news. six missiles were likely fired at the target from the black sea. two were successfully shot down jonathan hunt on the ground in that city. lviv, jonathan, what are you