nationwide. then, the battle for abortion rights, after walgreens says it won t sell abortion bill pills in 21 states, also tonight, a key moment in the war in ukraine, the battle for bakhmut. ukrainian forces under intense pressure, as russia s ammunition supply runs low as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia melendez in for stephanie ruhle the showdown over who will be the republican presidential nominee, appears to be taking place between the twice impeached ex president donald trump, and as once loyal backer ron desantis. in the coming days, both men are expected to head to iowa, in front of the first gop caucus. even though desantis hasn t officially entered the race, here s a preview of what it looks like.
lot of republicans who are very well organized, when it comes to back down state houses. making sure this passes legislation. this is part of a concerted effort with the republican party, where they are going to texas as test cases, and if it succeeds there they will go to other states. that s one of the reasons why it s important. that the american people continue to be very vigilant, they continue protesting, they continue voting, but just as importantly, it s important governors that are of democratic states, make sure that they re doing the exact same thing. teresa kumar, as always, thank you. coming, up we are running out of armor, soldiers left to fight the shovels, the shortage could give ukraine the leg up in the battle for bakhmut. when the 11th hour continues. recommending things that i know work.
. . welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. ahead here on cnn newsroom, norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio. what we know about that second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidate speaking from maryland to california, nailing the talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? we ll ask our senior political analyst, plus the battle for bakhmut and it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city folds to the russians. . . . live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us, with the u.s. national transportation safety board is sending investigators to ohio a
it s a critical conversation to have. marc, we want to have you back so we can talk about the state of race relations in this country and what s happening in our cities right now. lots to talk about. we ll get you back here hopefully next weekend. look forward to it. great to have you on. thank you so much. thank you. my pleasure. up next, the battle for bakhmut and what it could mean for the war in ukraine if it falls to the russians. you re live in the cnn newsroom. experience the exhilan of thehe performance line at the invitation to lexus sales event.