worlds away from the fighting and the dying. vladimir putin would prefer that we pay less attention to it all tonight. instead, because of just how important it is, that is where we begin the broadcast, reminding you again, showing you again the moments of savage brutality and the moments of hope over the past six months. translator: we are all here. our military are here. citizens and society are here. we are all here defending our independence, our state, and it will remain so. glory to our defenders. glory to our women defenders. glory to ukraine. that, of course, is president volodymyr zelenskyy just hours into the invasion, not fleeing the country or evacuating to lviv or eastern poland as many expected and some had urged. standing firm as perhaps too few allies and adversaries alike expected. today the former actor and comedian spoke to the u.n. security council over the objections of the russian delegation, which tried to demand he appear in person. he began his re
this morning the wnba star brittney griner is in a moscow court for her first trial hearing, this after russian authorities accused her of smuggling drugs into the country. griner has already spent the last 130 days in a russian jail. officials have now extended her detention for six months pending the outcome of this trial. we should note the state department has said griner has been, quote, wrongfully detained. last night, cnn s abby phillip sat down with griner s wife for an exclusive interview. you ll hear part of that conversation in just a moment. back at home, though, new developments in the january 6th investigation. sources tell cnn that someone tried to influence the testimony of cassidy hutchinson, the former trump white house aide who shared damning details about what the former president was doing as the capitol attack unfolded. we ll have much more on that just ahead. we begin, though, this morning, in moscow. cnn s senior international correspondent frederik
are seeing a new round of trouble. more than 300 flights have been canceled today and more than 2,000 are delayed. pilots are protesting around the country. they say they are overworked and understaffed. it s been extremely frustrating. our pilots continuously step up day in and day out to get our passengers safely to their destinations, and the cumulative effects of these fatiguing schedules is adding up. and despite the high gas prices, it will also be a busy weekend on the roads. aaa predicts an all-time record, 42 million americans will hit the road, driving 50 miles or more for independence day. gas prices are dropping slightly, but they re still high. the average price per gallon of gas at $4.84. cnn s pete muntean is at reagan international airport and leyla santiago is at a gas station in miami. airlines have been bracing for this. how are things shaping up so far? reporter: this is the biggest test yet for airlines since they started to recover from the depths
ukraine is still independent, and has fought russian invaders to a standstill. at the cost, which is almost unimaginable, or was until february 24th six months ago. it changed so much for ukraine, europe, superpower relations, and the nato alliance. for people living worlds away of the fighting, vladimir putin would prefer we pay less attention to it all tonight. instead, because of just how important it is, that is where we begin the broadcast. reminding you again, showing you again, the moments of savage brutality, and the moments of hope over the past six months. we are all here, our military are here, citizens in society are here. we are all here defending our independence. our state, and it will remain so. glory to our defenders, glory to our women, glory to ukraine. that is volodymyr zelenskyy just hours into the invasion. not fleeing the country or evacuating to lviv, or eastern poland as some had expected. standing firm, as alleys today, the former actor and com
of the witnesses in the house investigation into the january 6th attack. plus, republican congresswoman liz cheney of the committee defending her work there during last night s republican primary debate in wyoming, as she fights to keep her seat in congress. and the latest in the debate over abortion rights. president biden says the senate should make an exception and suspend the filibuster and its rules to allow new protections to make it through congress. but does he have the votes to pull that off? we ll discuss it. and a brutal six months for financial markets, as wall street closes out one of its worst periods in a half century. brian sullivan joins us in a moment to look ahead to the next six months. with us this morning, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay. and pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. let s start with the questions of whether donald trump may be trying to influence wi