A miracle to get the soldiers out that place safe. they say that they will not leave without a weapon in their hand. that official said that it may take a papal intervention, literally the pope driving the bus to get the soldiers out in order for them to come out alive, jim. it is a desperate situation. thank you very much for us for that reporting from ukraine. a former marine who travelled from the u.s. to fight alongside ukrainian forces has been killed. that is according to his family. willie joseph cancel was just 22 and is believed to be the first american fighter to die in putin s war. warren lieberman has the details. for willie joseph cancel, this wasn t his war. the 22-year-old had already served his country in the marines, but after russian invaded ukraine, he felt the need to join the fight. even before he left to go to ukraine, he was proud because he
Knowledge to go and help them. cabrera says she last spoke with her son on april 21st, four days before he was killed. willie joseph cancel leaves behind a wife and a 7 month old baby. let s bring in cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel, cedrik lleyton. good morning. u.s. and nato officials are saying moscow is slowly making progression as russia seem to learn from its mistakes and blunders from earlier on and improved their ability to resupply forces in the field, but as you heard from scott mclean, colonel, russia facing stiff resistance. do you expect that momentum to change in russia s favor as a result? good morning, amara. i think the biggest thing you
Russians decisively. that s heavy weapons. it s armor. it s armored fighting vehicles. it s tanks and artillery. yes, very much what we heard from secretary of defense lloyd austin. malcolm davis, always great to get your insight. really appreciate it. thanks, malcolm. thank you. now, a former u.s. marine is one of the latest victims on the battlefield in ukraine. according to his family, willie joseph can sell was killed fighting alongside ukrainian forces on monday. the 22-year-old was sent to ukraine by a private military contracting company that he worked for. cancel s mother says he went to ukraine because he believed in its cause. she also says her son s remains have not yet been recovered. he leaves behind a wife and a 7-month-old baby. just so much absolute tragedy that we re hearing here in ukraine from so many people. it s truly heartbreaking.
Unbearable heartache and pain. i witnessed death very vividly today around kyiv. the senseless loss of life, the mess of destruction, violations of human rights and the laws of war. matt: spoke with ukrainian president zelenskyy and he called out the un security council saying it failed to prevent and end this war. president biden is asking congress for 33 billion for a crackdown on putin s oligarch and an american is among the dead in ukraine. marine veteran willie joseph cancel died fighting along side ukrainian forces. he lives behind his wife and a son. his wife says he is a hero and she wants him to come home and be given a proper burial.
Speech will be with this new board under the department of homeland security. is this even legal? so many questions. joey: it will have a net negative, save the tape. carley: joe, you are not positive, especially on friday. thank you for joining us. joey: good pivot. todd: conjugate me, draft pick, nfl draft underway. giants pick nuamerica ero uno. select trayvon walker. the georgia linebacker receiving the call surrounded by family and friends, crediting his father. a marine veteran, for making him the man he is today.