the nation as demonstrators demand stricter gun laws. cnn correspondents spanned out across the country to cover the push for gun reform. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we start in ukraine, where officials are claiming progress in the south, as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with this counteroffensive in the kherson region, and president volodymyr zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. the day the village of tevriska was added to the list of those returned to our state. there are several areas in. russian artillery is playing a big role in the fighting in the east. the ukrainian governor says heavy weapons are dismantling buildings in entire neighborhoods in severodonetsk. russia now controls most of the city, but the governor says ukrainian troops are still fightin
the nation as demonstrators demand stricter gun laws. cnn correspondents spanned out across the country to cover the push for gun reform. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we start in ukraine, where officials are claiming progress in the south, as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with this counteroffensive in the kherson region, and president volodymyr zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. the day the village of tevriska was added to the list of those returned to our state. there are several areas in.
support of other people on the other side and i think the democrats and republicans have a chance to really come together. arthel: president trump striking optimistic note he sees bipartisan support for taking action, push for gun reform also gaining momentum on capitol hill as both parties move the issue higher up on the agenda, mark meredith is in washington now with more, hi, mark. hi, arthel, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has no plans to call session over gun control, president trump says he s supporting legislation to expand background checks, president has spoken with gop lawmakers, democratic congressional leaders and nra, he believes following last week s shooting is time to act. nra does not appear backing any proposals, they put out statement this week, this is