in friday s fighting, a russian missile destroyed a vital supply bridge into the city. bakhmut has seen intense fighting for weeks, as russia tries to claim a victory in eastern ukraine. cnn s melissa bell joins us now from kyiv. melissa, where do things stand? reporter: well, we ve just been hearing from the british ministry of defense, saying that they understand that ukrainian forces are under increasing pressure. that s what we re hearing from the ground, with one soldier on the ground telling us that they were essentially outmanned four to one. and this has been the story for the last few weeks. so russian forces sending in more and more men to try and take every trench, every defensive line, at huge cost to themselves, first and foremost. there is also ukrainians, will there is a lack of ammunition compared to what the russians have, and they are trying to capture bakhmut, but yes, for the time being, this town still stands with his four and a half thousand civilians
happening now, the key ukrainian city of bakhmut amid fears it could all at any time. alex murdaugh is sentenced to life in prison after jurors quickly convicted him of murdering his wife and son and the judge calling him a monster. desantis trump split is on display. this as cnn uncovered comments by a new appointee of governor desantis with an animati-gay conspiracy room. alex marquardt is near the front lines in ukraine. alex, bakhmut is significant. reporter: russian forces are trying to encircle ukrainian forces but holding out. this is a very tough fight for the ukrainians that got tougher with a ukrainian bridge on the main supply route that ukraine uses to get to the front line. essentially the only paved road ukraine can use to back up the forces. we were on that road yesterday. we showed it to our viewers here on this program. we saw all kinds of military vehicles going to and from that front line so now, if ukraine wants to supply its forces, if i wants to
Collins showing off this water color painting made for her by feinstein. Feinsteins desk on the senate floor was draped in black with a vase of white flowers. Thats the senate tradition. She was the longest serving woman in senate history. She was 90 years old. She was 90 years old. Ac 360 begins now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com tonight on 360, Breaking News on the Government Shutdown just days away. Also 27 years after Tupac Shakurs murder, the man who ordered his death, police say, is in custody. Some of the worst rain new york has ever seen and its not over. Breaking news. In the likelihood 24 hours from now, one minute past midnight, the federal government will shut down. In a moment, youll meet some of the men and women who will be left without paychecks if it does but still have the bills to pay. First, the man largely responsible for it, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Its not what hes done thats led to all this. Its what hes been unable to do. Speaker mccarthy has not been
you are looking live at the white pillars of glen memorial church in atlanta, georgia, as america prepares to say good-bye to the steel magnolia, who forever change d what it means o be a first lady. you re watching live coverage of the celebration of the remarkable life and times of rosalynn carter. i m jake tapper in washington. soon the ceremony starts to honor the woman who spent eight decades at jimmy carter s side. the numbers are a testament to a marriage that was good and l lasting 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and counting. born eleanor rozalin smith is, she defied early trauma, not just as a bystander, awe as a true people. she was the very model of a modern first lady. her hand touching every nook of her husband s presidency. she was the protector of her husband s political brand, the first to take an office in the east wing. she attended cabinet meetings. she was also her husband s stand in on the campaign trail in 1980 when the iran ho
what is acceptable from a political candidate in one of america s two political parties when it comes to inciting threats of violence. an urgent plea today from manhattan district attorney alvin bragg to keep in place the gag order against trump. prosecutors asking judge juan merchan to extend much of the gag order imposed on the ex-president in that hush money election interference case. bragg s team argues that merchan no longer needs to enforce the ban on statements about trial witnesses, but they do ask that the gag order remain in place when it comes to jurors, prosecutors, court staff, and their families. they note that trump s request to lift the gag order is filled with what we on this program might describe as nonsense. quote, the people note that defendant s motion once again includes a number of categorically false accusations. for example, the defendant claims that the d.a. is acting in concert with the defendant s electoral opponent and unspecified cast of associ