Tonight 99 souls are listed as unaccounted for officially. Theres been one fatality. Crews have been on the scene for almost 24 hours now using extrication tools, their hands, search dogs, microphones. Earlier today a boy who was trapped in the debris was pulled out alive. For the very latest, were joined tonight by telephone by charles briquette, the mayor of surfside, florida. Joining us by telephone, because the weather has turned so suddenly severe, we cant get a tv signal out of there, which also means think of the underground rescue effort and how that will be slowed down and hampered by rainfall. Mr. Mayor, ive been watching you on television all day. I think were pretty close to the same age. When i woke up this morning, saw the pictures in your town, i thought of the Marine Barracks bombing. I thought of oklahoma city. And then ive seen your comment all day long. Buildings dont fall down like this in america. Obviously theres that investigation, but update us tonight on the se
yesterday s anniversary. translator: if we all do our homework, which will be inevitable, i am certain there will be victory. i don t think, i want it this year. in parts of ukraine today, there has been no let-up in the fighting. a russian military spokesman said up to 60 ukrainian soldiers were killed fighting on the eastern front. cnn s melissa bill is in kyiv, priscilla alvarez at the white house. are there any signs of the major russian offensive that ukraine has been warning about? reporter: there has been this intensification, fredricka, but very much confined to the east of the country. all along that line and at several lines along it, and according both to ukrainian sources and to russian state media, what we have been seeing is an increase in the violence along that front line, and specifically along areas around bakhmut. what we ve been hearing this evening, now that all the ceremonies for the first year anniversary have passed, is that the result of the
the lead starts right now. president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, how did the white house pull it off? plus the new promise the president is making while some republicans chastise him for growing. russian families on the run from the brutal war and ending up at the u.s. southern border. what one family went through to escape. and the murder of a bishop found dead in his california home. new details just coming in in this case. welcome to the lead. i am john berman in for jake tapper. moments ago president biden arrived back in poland after his unannounced trip to ukraine and stood side by side with president zelenskyy where biden declared putin is failing as the war nears its one year mark. biden said his trip was important to reaffirm unwavering u.s. support. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. america stands with you, and the world stands with you. as part of the trip, biden announced another half million-dollars in assistance for ukrain
In syria, in lebanon, and a rare strike in the west bank destroying a mosque. An israeli soldier killed today during a raid inside gaza. More than 300,000 more israeli troops now waiting for the order to attack gaza on the ground. From the air, a relentless israeli barrage. Palestinians digging with hands as they search for victims. Innocent lives at risk with just a trickle of food and water making it into gaza. In the north, more israelis evacuated from the border with lebanon, and the hostages, two americans are free but more than 200 israelis are still believed to be held by hamas. Matt gutman reporting from tel aviv. Britt clennett on the border with lebanon. The u. S. Military repositioning a Carrier Strike group to The Middle East and new Missile Batteries also on the way. President biden speaking once again with Prime Minister netanyahu, and tonight, an official telling abc news the u. S. Is urging caution on a Ground Invasion, concerned about Americans Still in gaza and a lack
In syria, in lebanon, and a rare strike in the west bank destroying a mosque. An israeli soldier killed today during a raid inside gaza. More than 300,000 more israeli troops now waiting for the order to attack gaza on the ground. From the air, a relentless israeli barrage. Palestinians digging with hands as they search for victims. Innocent lives at risk with just a trickle of food and water making it into gaza. In the north, more israelis evacuated from the border with lebanon, and the hostages, two americans are free but more than 200 israelis are still believed to be held by hamas. Matt gutman reporting from tel aviv. Britt clennett on the border with lebanon. The u. S. Military repositioning a Carrier Strike group to the middle east and new Missile Batteries also on the way. President biden speaking once again with Prime Minister netanyahu, and tonight, an official telling abc news the u. S. Is urging caution on a Ground Invasion, concerned about Americans Still in gaza and a lack