how many they do not know. 26 bodies were found in the wreckage of just two large houses there and a source telling cnn german telling cnn that german intelligence claims to have intercepted radio transmissions of russian troops talking about indiscriminately killing civilians, that they are on tape talking about this. in the meantime ukraine s foreign minister says the battle for donbas is underway as fighting is shifting to the eastern part of the country. the u.s. has committed tens of thousands more weapons to ukraine. this includes anti-armor systems and suicide drones. let s talk more about the big picture here with cnn s phil black. phil, i think we look at some of what we re seeing in borodianka where this is a horrible cleanup operation and what does this portend for the east that has been under bombardment for so long? reporter: what we know about
criticized the president coming to atlanta. what does this portend for the biden presidency writ large? he himself said he won the nomination and presidency because of black voters. if you have the co-founder of plaqu black voters matter saying on our air, don t come here and talk to us and use us as props, this could spell a bigger problem. yeah. voting rights is going to be a very big problem for him, not just for the reasons you mentionedmention edb but also logistically. these bills are making it harder to vote, and most of them are democratic voters. it s not just passing an important part of his legislate you have agenda. will democratic vote rs be able to cast a vote that is counted in the midterm election? if they lose control in the midterms, that really spells doom for the rest of his legislative agenda. republicans have been very clear their goal is 100% to stop
stay put in my home and risk being trapped in a russian siege of my city? bill: seven years removed from crimea. seven years ukraine is well equipped, better equipped, better armed. what does that portend if these two countries go back to war? first of all, i was out at the airport last night here in kiev to observe the next batch, the latest batch of u.s. military assistance. 300 javelin. those weapons will certainly allow ukraine to better defend themselves on the battlefield. it sends a message of solidarity but we also have to think this offensive, this major invasion, reinvasion of ukraine could happen within a matter of weeks. so it may be too late now for u.s. military assistance or assistance from nato to make a measurable difference in ukraine s ability to defend itself. the united states and our allies we may be facing
seeing and they will likely have some political repercussions. you said democratic mayors, councilmen and district attorneys have the power to course correct if they have the courage and political will to do so. if they don t, democrats will pay a price at the polls. what are these city leaders not doing? and portend for us what the democratic party looks like if they can t puncture these problems. and why is it primarily on democrats, you say? well, because they control the major cities. i think former congresswoman abigail spanberger said it pretty well after the 2020 election, she said, all this defund the police rhetoric nearly cost her her virginia seat in 2020. i think that they have to get serious not about defunding, but refunding the police. i think they have to enforce quality of life crimes. that s essential. but most important of all, you know, crime victim services, community policing is not a new idea. need to do that. but at the end of the day they need to support th
pentagon giving an update on the war in ukraine. let s bring back now cnn military analyst, retired army general wesley clark, also cnn pentagon correspondent oren liebermann. general, i want to start with you. the pentagon confirming that they believe nearly 100% of the prestaged forces there in belarus and along the border with ukraine and russia are now in the country, in ukraine. so what does that portend for the coming days, weeks, as we are seeing this frustration on behalf of the russian military? well, i think it means two things. number one is that he is going to increase the use of heavy fires in an effort to bring greater pressure against president zelenskyy to try to force him to concede or surrender. and that was the point he made today. putin s people made today in the discussions with zelenskyy. zelenskyy reportedly said no. but that s the pressure point.