in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. after a long silence, they re told to stand down and hide the howitzer. but these soldiers worry their guns will remain silent for much longer without new us funding and sup
aleck murdaugh trial. after hours of intense questioning over two days, the prosecution today zeroing in on murdaugh s newly changed story about where he was when his wife and younger son were killed. we re live at the courthouse, and we will break down key moments with our team of lawyers. worldwide commemoration and condemnation as ukraine marks one year since the russian invasion. the u.s. giving $2 billion more in aid as ukraine s president vows 2023 will be the year of victory. i ll talk with a key zelenskyy adviser. and new signs of cracks in the donald trump base, a washington post reporter joining me with compelling new information on how republican voters view the former president and the times, they are a changing. but we start in south carolina where the stakescould not be higher for alex murdaugh. the once powerful attorney taking the ultimate gamble testifying in his own double murder trial of his wife and son. today the prosecution dissecting his opioid
would you back out if trump backs out? no, not now. that was president biden at the white house last night answering questions about comments he made earlier at a fund-raiser. we ll go through what he said about the 2024 race just ahead. meanwhile, donald trump was pressed on his promise to use a possible second term to seek revenge and retribution. we ll bring you what he said. and then also ahead the partisan fight over the senate s foreign aid package. one contentious issue is threatening to sink the entire bill. we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, december 6th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we begin this morning in the middle east where the israeli military has now entered southern gaza s largest city. israeli forces clashed with hamas terrorists in fierce gun battles yesterday. officials describe the fighting as the most intense day since the beginning of t
normandy, france tuesday good afternoon everybody in martha maccallum and missus the story live from the american cemetery in normandy france where tomorrow we will commemorate the 80th anniversary of operation overlord, d-day, was in 150,000 allied forces landed on the beaches here to turn back the nazi hold on to europe. later this hour, another cure of world war ii. 96-year-old ronald roll do, i just 16 he found a way around the navies age requirement, bravely fighting and surviving injuries as a teenage boy. he says you comes to normandy because of the friends that he lost and also because of some of the nightmares he still has about his fallen hero buddies. people might think you re squarely when you talk about of the guys to back up from the grave but it s realistic to me and i m just lucky. a lot of the guys were not as lucky as i was. and i appreciate every day of it and i honor all the guys in the pacific theatre, m. just honored my brothers over here. martha:
then stop supplying weapons to ukraine. your thoughts on that? of course if we stop supplying weapons to ukraine the application is so do the europeans and bottom reboot and does what? ukraine does not surrender kegs they keep on fighting but i. putin will pummel their cities, destroy the city infrastructure, make it look like some of what already delayed germany did and world war ii in advance and take more territory and possibly even topple the regime. that is what wotton where putin is talking about, the war ends with a victory for him. martha: president biden is excited to talk in his speech about the importance of debating dictators, obviously that wasn t a huge part of the mission here, dating it reflects anything about the political environment at home and the election at hand? and think it does crystallize