judge jeanine: tough talking president biden finally addressing the american public on what the hell is going on in eric s guides. he tried to clear things up but in true biden fashion alleviate of the verse. the white house start of the week floating the idea at the pentagon may have shot down the ufos were aliens. but now, it could just be junk from private companies. we don t yet know what these three objects were, but nothing right now suggests they remain part of chinese spy program or surveillance vehicles from any other country. the intelligence communities current assessment these three objects most likely balloons tied to private companies. i want to be clear, we don t have any evidence there has been a sudden increase in the number of objects in the sky. we are just seeing more of them. judge jeanine: but it could be more ridiculous than that. a hobby club in illinois. they said one of its small balloons is missing in action, and they are worried biden shot it
sieve. you didn t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical execution day after day after day. ron desantis taking a not so subtle jab at former president donald trump. the florida governor s book tour is bringing more attention to the 2024 gop presidential race even though he s not yet officially a candidate. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of four americans in mexico and why officials think the group was ambushed right after crossing the border. plus, we ll have expert analysis on the major fight happening right now in ukraine as both sides battle over the city of bakhmut. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 7th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin here as election deniers are claiming victory this morning after three more republican led states announced that they re pulling out of a national bipartisan program that helps protect against voter fraud. election official
yesterday s anniversary. translator: if we all do our homework, which will be inevitable, i am certain there will be victory. i don t think, i want it this year. in parts of ukraine today, there has been no let-up in the fighting. a russian military spokesman said up to 60 ukrainian soldiers were killed fighting on the eastern front. cnn s melissa bill is in kyiv, priscilla alvarez at the white house. are there any signs of the major russian offensive that ukraine has been warning about? reporter: there has been this intensification, fredricka, but very much confined to the east of the country. all along that line and at several lines along it, and according both to ukrainian sources and to russian state media, what we have been seeing is an increase in the violence along that front line, and specifically along areas around bakhmut. what we ve been hearing this evening, now that all the ceremonies for the first year anniversary have passed, is that the result of the
today ukraine battles its way into a second year of war defying russian expectations and denying moscow the swift victory it expected. this was the view one year ago yesterday as russian tanks rolled into ukraine launching its unprovoked war. to mark the anniversary, western allies bathed their landmarks in the colors of ukraine s flag and more importantly pledging more financial support. the u.s. has announced a $2 billion package. 8 million ukrainians have fled their country. of those who remain, 18 million are in dire need of assistance. that s nearly 40% of the population. let s begin this hour in ukraine s capitol. melissa bell is in kyiv. reporter: jim, a day after those ceremonies held here in the center of kyiv to mark the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion and to celebrate the fact that kyiv had been able toll stand no sign of the nationwide strikes that so many ukrainian officials had been warning about and ukrainian civilians had been preparing for. for
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. much of the world expected ukraine to fall quickly to russia s invasion given the onslaught of man and machines and heavy weaponry. now ukraine enters a second year of battling its way to freedom in that war. this time, this time lapse, i should say, just shows how successful ukraine s military has been this past year. the russian troops mostly contained. the fighting in the east is intensifying and ukraine s military is kahn for more western aid including fighter jets. president biden for now appears to be dunk down the request from ukraine s president for f-16s. take a listen. we re sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. he needs tanks, artillery, there are things he needs now that we re sending him to put him in a position to make gains this spring and this summer going into the fall. he doesn t need f-16s now. the u.s. has announce ad $2 billion aid package. according to the united nations, ukraine has already pa