in some migrants. cnn goes in a hostile that is hosting asylum seekers. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in ukraine where officials are claiming progress in the south as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with its counteroffensive in the kherson region and president zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. today a village was returned to our state. there are some successes in the zaporizhzhia region as well. fierce street fights continue in severdonetsk. donbas is holding firm. the losses the occupiers suffered are very heavy. the russian army has already about 32,000 dead souls as of today. what for? what benefits have you gained from this, russia? but russian casualties haven t stopped the kremlin s war. russian artillery is dismantle willing buildings used as sh
to torrestaurants in italy. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with ken brunhuber. there s a growing sense of urgency among members of congress ahead of monday s second hearing on the january 6 insurrection. they say their investigation paints a tdamning portrait of former president trump. trump and his supporters have been pushing back hard against the narrative. we get more from jessica sh th needer in washington. reporter: they set the stage tor for what s to come. some republicans are working to discredit the findings, while the former president is responding to this. the president responded with this sentiment. maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. reporter: today trump responding. i never said or even thought of saying hang mike pence . this is either a made-up story from someone looking to be a star or fake news. we want trump! reporter: and his months-long efforts to discredit the election, leading to what t
desperately-needed crop. details how president biden is responding to this inflation and gas prices hitting a record high. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk which is being fought over street by street. ukrainian governor said most of the city is under russian control, but he says ukrainians are still putting up resistance. russian officials say negotiations are under way about hundreds of civilians believed to be sheltering at a local chemical plant. in mariupol, russia isn t trying to give proper burials to civilians killed during its bombardment of the city. russian forces have torn down 1,300 high-rise apartment buildings even though there were dozen of bodies buried understood beneath. and ukraine is condemning what it calls a sham trial of three foreign fighters who fought in its military. they ve been sentenced to death in a pro-russian separatist. in the past hour, ukraini
hallway. and the haunting questions that are now presented by these it tails, by these revelations by law enforcement. could more children have been saved? two teachers and 19 children were killed in all. most no older than 10 years old. as the horror played out inside the school, frantic parents were rushing to the scene desperate to get to their children. watch this . investigators now admit it was the wrong decision for those 19 officers to stay waiting in that hallway and not breach the door of the classroom where the shooter was holed up immediately. meantime we re learning disturbing new details about posts made on social media by the gunman. according to users of the social media app the shooter threatened to rape women and shoot-up schools in the weeks leading up to the massacre. the admission by authorities they made the wrong response to the shooting only adding to the grief and sister-in-lawo of the parents who lost children. for more on the mistakes made and searc
stain on the soul of america. russia is not achieving its strategic objectives. russia tried to deny any enlargement of nato. the social democratic party has concluded that sweden should join nato. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa suarez. welcome to the show, everyone, it is monday, may 16th. we begin with the consequences of russia s war on ukraine. finland and sweden have announced they intend to join nato, reverse ago neutral stance held by the two nations for decades and really paving the way for major expansion of nato s military alliance directly on russia s doorstep. now, what you are looking at right now, a live images coming to us from helsinki in finland where finnish lawmakers are gathered to consider the issue. swedishish use are set to do the same in 30 minutes or so both parliaments are widely expected to endorse the decisions, from there nato says the approval process could move very quickly. finland s acceptance would also double r