President biden heading to israel this morning on a wartime journey that could prove to be the most important Foreign Mission of his administration to date. But even before touchdown, mr. Biden is encountering turbulence. It just might destroy any hope of warding off a full blown mideast battle. Good morning, everybody. Kevin corke In Washington with live one hour coverage. A special on the latest developments in the mideast. It is 3 a. M. Here in the nations capital, 10 a. M. In israel this morning. People there across in fact, across the mideast are waking up to growing concerns about a possible escalation of hostilities in the region. And now President Bidens efforts to tamp down the tensions are already facing a massive setback. The latest disturbing images from gaza explain why widespread carnage at a hospital once with wounded war victims and palestinians seeking shelter. At least 500 reported dead, many of them children. Israels military says it was a rocket fired by islamic. Ha
that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult situation - that. is that continuing? yeah, it is a very difficult situation for- is a very difficult situation for those people living in kherson. remember this was a city recaptured by the ukrainians last month. the russians left kherson, on the other side of the river and from there they have been bombarding kherson almost every day, day and night, and more than a dozen people have been killed in recent days as a result of those attacks. and we are getting reports hundreds of people now are living every day, leaving. evacuation trains have been put on because the situation has become very difficult for people living there. the strategy here for the russians is that they are trying to make life unbearable in kherson for that they have lost the city and now they are attacking it from the other side of the river, terrifying civilians living there and many of them have now dec
life opens up. aleve it. and see what s possible. 34 past the hour. voting rights will take center stage on capitol hill this week, as senators will return to the capitol tomorrow to begin debate on legislation to protect voting rights. but right now, senate democrats do not have the votes to advance those bills or change senate rules to pass them by a simple majority. with me now to talk about this is texas democratic congresswoman, shelia jackson lee. congresswoman, it is always a pleasure to see you. thank you for being with me this morning. we ve already been seeing the impact of new voting restrictions in your home state. i mean, the texas tribune reports hundreds of applications for mail-in ballots for the march 1st primary have been
answering your questions. world news tonight is next. i will see you at 4: tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the new and horrific images coming in now from ukraine. the shelter with the word children written on both sides in russian to keep it from being bombed. and still, the ukrainians say the building has been hit. it comes just hours after president zelenskyy addresses the u.s. zelenskyy pleading with the u.s. to do more. again, calling for that no-fly zone over ukraine. and then, the video zelenskyy showed u.s. lawmakers that left some in tears. and the new images tonight, reports russia has attacked that theater that was being used as a shelter in mariupol. reports hundreds of people had been sheltered there, including children. that message the ukrainians wrote in russian on the building, the word children ignored. also tonight, president zelenskyy says hundreds of patients and staff are being held hostage inside a hospital