russia. the lead starts right now. cnn on the front lines where ukraine s fight for freedom is in the trenches. the u.s. cia director was there before a critical meeting of nato allies. why he thinks instability in moscow is creating a unique moment. then, a holiday block party in bullet turns tragic. now the hunt for shooters who opened fire killing two injuring nearly 30 others including teens. the mayor s urgent plea for lawmakers nationwide to do more. plus, can cows help curb the climate crisis? you might have heard their possible gas problems, but there time cattle may be eating their way to a solution. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our world leader. multiple russian attack drones hit apartment buildings and an administrative center in the northeast of sumi, two people were killed, and 19 were hurt including a 5-year-old. as ukraine presses on tur counteroffensive, they ve gotten more territory from russia in the last
why he s taking the risk talking to cnn s christiane amanpour in an interview be behind bars. new details about mitch mcconnell, treated for a concussion in a d.c. hospital now after a fall. i m jake tapper. we begin with putin s brutal war on kroukraine. strikes reaching nearly every corner from kyiv to lviv, the worst russian barrage since january, punctuated by a variety of russian missiles, including six rare hyper sonic missiles, eluding air defenses. officials say in total, 84 missiles were launched. at least 11 people in ukraine were killed. russia claims the strike was retaliation for what it calls terrorist actions by ukraine in a western russian town last week. cnn cannot independently verify russia s claims or confirm evidence of such an attack. for the sixth time, renewed fears of a nuclear catastrophe. europe s largest nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia shelled, forced to run on backup power. cnn s ivan watson is on the ground in ukraine s capital for us, wher
it s 10:00 a.m. in new york, i m lindsey rise e and we are following a whirlwind of breaking news this hour, including on capitol hill where norfolk southern s embattled ceo will be in the hot seat at a hearing that begins in moments facing tough questions from senators about the toxic train derailment in ohio. what he plans to say about the numerous derailments, cleanup efforts, and his promise to a community in fear from the toxic fallout. also breaking overnight, 81 senator mitch mcconnell, the longest serving senate leader ever is in the hospital this morning after a fall. what we know about how he s doing. and more breaking news overnight. a fiery onslaught across ukraine as russia launches its biggest missile and drone attack in weeks. reporter: these are targets that were largely civilian infrastructure, and he s trying to knock out the lights. he s trying to turn off the heat, and he s trying to do it all over the country. why there are new concerns about euro
newsroom it was chaos. there was wounded people. there was people trying to flee out all the doors. you could just tell, they were going to get this guy. feel safe. you are no longer in danger. gun violence needs to stop. the fact that classified material keeps turning up has definitely complicated things for the white house. biden s attorneys are really doing the right thing. they re being very careful. the fifth time there s been classified information. was it merely a mistake over multiple times? reporter: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, january 23rd, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 1:00 a.m. in southern california where investigators are working to determine the motive in the deadly mass shooting in monterey park that killed ten people and injured ten others during lunar new year celebrations. los angeles county sheriff says the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and found inside a ca
bulletproof vest and where they ve installed panic buttons. all of this as president biden warned in his speech that the issue of election safety, preserving democracy, he says, is on the ballot this year. terry moran tonight. the three states that could determine control of the senate. the new polls tonight. where those races stand right now. and why this will all come down to turnout. rachel scott and the eye-opening numbers tonight. the attack here in new york city. that woman jogger sexually assaulted, running along the hudson river. news of that arrest coming in now. and what we now know about the suspect linked to multiple cases. tonight, the warning from south korea and the u.s. that if north korea ever uses a nuclear weapon, they will end the kim regime. martha raddatz is here. james longman in ukraine tonight. the new concern at europe s largest nuclear power plant inside ukraine. international monitors tonight calling the situation extremely precarious. he