Records and issue markers, making sure every Veteran Service is honored. In alexandria, virginia On Karen Kfile and thank you so much for joining me today. Im fredricka whitfield, the newsroom with jessica dean starts right now youre going to see in a newsroom. Hi everyone. Im Jessica A Dean In Washington and we begin with Breaking News out of ukraine as russia ramps up its attacks on the countrys secondlargest city of kharkiv military officials there say russia launched a third strike this afternoon that left more than a dozen people injured that includes a 13yearold boy, that attack coming just our whereas after a strike on a Shopping Center in the city dramatic Surveillance Video capturing the moment of that attack. Officials say at least two people are dead, more than three dozen injured and 11 when people who work at that Hardware Store are now missing. Cnn chief International Security correspondent Nick Paton Walsh is live in Eastern Ukraine. Hes been tracking all of these develo
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Moments im going to share a Special Report weve been working on for much of the weak about defendant trumps legal trouble and why weve seen slowly but surely this inflection point. Ive going to break down for you only with legal facts and evidence how whats happening in georgia with all these confessions and guilty pleas and vows to testify is actually strengthening jack smiths hands in the doj case, which is the first criminal case of any major stature that donald trump will see himself go on trial. That is, remember, coming up in march. That special part will be part of the broadcast in a few moments. Our top story is the escalating crisis in the middle east with israel pounding gaza with these massive explosions heard through the night over there. You can see some of what weve been able to capture from our aerial cameras and thats 1 00 a. M. On the dot in gaza local time. This is according to the experts and local accounts we have some of the heaviest bombing of the war so far. It a
Home in connection to lewiston shooter robert card. Similar Police Activity in maine throughout the day. We will keep monitoring the situation and bring you any updates as we have them. As of right now, the suspect is still considered on the loose and not in police custody. The urgent wide ranging manhunt continues for the suspect in a Mass Shooting that left 18 people dead in lewiston, maine. With the 565th Mass Shooting of the year in the United States, the deadliest so far, according to the nonprofit gun violence archive. State police say 40yearold card is wanted on eight counts of murder based on the numbers of victims, and officials have been able to identify the shooting unfolded last night across two locations in the western, the second largest city in maine. Shortly before seven pm, a man walking into a Bowling Alley call just in time recreation, opened fire. Several minutes later officials received 911 calls about shots fired and a nearby restaurant, schemengees bar and grill
Militia groups. That began just over a week ago. Now, in those instances, militants used drones and rockets to attack multiple u. S. Installations in the region. The pentagon says those attacks left 21 americans with minor injuries, one u. S. Contractor died of a cardiac van. There is a precedent here. The u. S. Has launched similar airstrikes in syria, including last march, when another u. S. Contractor was killed by a Militia Drone in syria. Defense Secretary Austin described the overnights strikes as quote, selfdefense. And in his statement, called them separate and distinct from the israel hamas conflict. But of course, iran is a backer of hamas. All of it putting u. S. Forces in a delicate position, trying to protect personnel while avoiding a larger war in the middle east. As Secretary Austin put it in his statement, quote, if attacks by irans proxies against the u. S. Forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people. Lets go right no