the russian forces continue to surround the eastern ukrainian city, and what it does and does not mean for bigger battle ahead. another frightening scare in the air. frightening moments as smoke fills the air of a southwestern united airlines. and what chris rock has to say about the infamous slap heard around the world. that is what we are watching at this hour. i m kate bolduan, and russian forces are closing in on bakhmut as the ukrainians may have to retreat to prevent being surrounded by russian forces. but president zelenskyy says they want to strengthen their resolve. and there is only about five to ten people being evacuated each day, and for what is at stake here, let s go to melissa bell who is in ukraine today, and what is happening on the ground right now in bakhmut? well, it is who is going to take the city s center, and right now, the russian forces are near the river to the east of the city for some time, and the question is how closer to the city s c
so let s get started. how safe is safe in east palestine, ohio? we are on the ground and hearing from a familiar face, three weeks since that fiery train derailment with new research now casting doubt on what health officials have been claiming. plus, it is the one year anniversary of russia s brutal invasion of ukraine. as republicans climber to curb u.s. aid to ukraine, china winds now sending drones and ammunition to help russia. is theren end to the war insight? and later, charges of discrimination in texas, no shocker there. governor greg abbott, vowing to sign a bill that would ban chinese citizens from buying any property, even a house. i want to know, why this is not a bigger story? all of that and more is coming up. we start today s show in ohio, where there are new health concerns this morning three weeks after a train carrying hazardous cancer causing chemicals derailed. residents in east palestine have been, understandably, worried about what is in their wat
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing another very busy news day with us. on notice, six more lenders get put on a watch list following the bank intervengs. new inflation numbers today make the challenge even more complicated. the inflation playbook says raise them again. plus the anterior of reagan no more. gop presidential hopeful ron desantis says russia s assault on ukraine and its democracy is not a vital u.s. interest. it s a flip tlop for the governor that puts him in sync with today s gop. and blame mike pence. donald trump says jan 6th would not have happened if pence had helped him steal the election. up for us first, the justice department and the securities and exchange commission now conducting separate investigations into the collapse of silicon valley bank. the news following a startling warning that six other banks ared a at risk of credit downgrades. it s part of the huge balancing act for the economy.
To climate hell with no sign of slowing down and that humanity needed to co operate or perish. Now on bbc news. America, faith on the frontline. This country belongs to god almighty a powerful minority is on the rise with a particular vision of america. You cannot separate god from politics. You cannot take him out of our government. It is one of the oldest and most influential currents in us politics but in a country deeply divided, the Christian Right has found a new voice. We desire to live in a Judaeo Christian nation with Judaeo Christian values. It claims christianity is under attack and that god belongs in government. With pastors preaching its message in churches and its beliefs Guiding Ultraconservative candidates in the mid term elections. Im a christian, i say we should be the movement is 90 minutes Christian Nationalism and the far right is taking it to the extreme. We are the christian taliban. Some warn this is fundamentally undemocratic. It was amplified by donald trump.
i m harris faulkner. the commander-in-chief spent just three hours on the ground in el paso, texas, number one place where people are entering the nation illegally. in the first 100 days of the new fiscal year 2023, more than 718,000 illegals have come. nearly 200,000 of them have been expelled under title 42. that argument alone for keeping it in place as long as we can until they figure something out. let s do the math. more than a half million illegal immigrants released into the country in just those 100 days. with little to no action. some now tagging the president s visit as an appearance for appearance s sake. the president didn t come away, at least publicly, with any sense of outrage that the circumstances here needs to be receive his significant attention. his administration s effort. a partisan trip made as a photo op. it took the president 80 years to get to the border, another 80 years before he comes back. harris: want to see fake news take a look at the