with you. i am anne-marie green. breaking overnight, ukraine said russia launched a new wave of missile and join attacks in the country. air raid sirens willed across the nation, as officials warned people to take cover in shelters during the morning rush hour. ukraine said it shot down 15 missiles fired towards the capital of kyiv. the attack came hours after president biden reversed course, and announced plans to send 31 m1 abrams battle tanks to ukraine. germany also said it is sending tanks. now it could take months for the u.s. to deliver its tanks and train ukrainian troops on how to use them. jarred hill is in new york, i will have more on all of this. good morning, jarred. good morning, anne-marie. one called this an american expedition to the battalion, a punching force. but let s talk about the timing. u.s. officials say they believe russia will try to go on the offensive in the spring, and that the tanks will help ukraine not only defend itself then, but also ret
reopen next week. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. there are renewed calls for stricter gun control laws following two mass shootings in california within 48 hours of each other. yesterday, vice president kamala harris visited a memorial out of the monterey park dance studio, where 11 people were killed by a gunman on saturday. she said that the nation is mourning the victims, while imploring congress to act. in northern california, 66-year-old farm worker chunli zhao was charged with seven counts of murder, and one count of attempted murder. he is accused of killing seven people, to farms and half moon bay on monday. he did not enter a plea. former president donald trump is allowed back on facebook and instagram. parent company, meta, says they will reinstate trump in the coming weeks following a two-year suspension. facebook suspended trump one day after the january 6th attack on the capitol. his twitter account was reinstated in november, but he has not yet tweeted.