american people and the american people alone. frankly, there s no idea more un-american than the notion that any one person could choose the american president. all right. trump s undermining of the democratic process put america at a disadvantage on the world stage as our adversaries joined hands against us. after biden deployed 3,000 troops to eastern europe to support nato in the ukraine-russia stand off. vladmir putin and xi and established america as a global america. republicans have chosen not just to reject democracy but reality. declaring the january 6th insurrection was simply quote legitimate political discourse. joining me now, msnbc contributor malcolm nance and political strategist lucy caldwell. so happy to have you here. the gop is really the party of trump. i m concerned what happens as we re in the mid term year. should republicans reclaim the legislative branch of this government? well, i think we know what happens if they reclaim the legislative branc
russia launchingets biggest air attack on ukraine. russia unleashing unprecedented missiles and drones across the country. schools, factories, warehouses, hospitals hit. one of the largest air assaults of this war. we ll show you the devastation. and president trump removed from the 2024 primary ballot again. this time in maine. how his rivals are responding. plus, wave causing chaos in california. the terrifying moment it slammed into the coastline and why officials say the threat isn t over. welcome to the lead. we start with our world lead and an attack unlike anything we have seen since the star on the war on ukraine. russian strikes blanketing ukraine from east to west, killing at least 3 at this hour and injuring more than 150. cruise missiles, drones and bombers flood ukraine s air defenses in what ukraine said was the worst attack since russia s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. russia targeted ukranian airbases, but also hit apartment buildings, a metro sta
as the trump team faces challenges to appear on primary bal ba ballots. california secretary of state released a certified list for the march 2024 primary that includes former president trump. the lieutenant governor worked remove the former president from the ballot based on his involvement in the january 6 insurrection. thisis is just houours aftfter secocond state b barred trump. the dedecision basased on the 1 amendment of the u.s. constitution which says in section three officials who engaged in insurrection cannot hold office in the fututure . . maine s totop electionon offici said t the bipartitisan group p brought compelling evidence that the january 6, 2021 insurrection occurred at the behest of trump. colorado made a similar decision a few weeks ago and another challenge is pending in oregon. but other states have rejected the move. the chair of maine s republican party said secretary of state sheena bellows simply doesn t like trump. but bellows insists that the
the largest russian air attack on ukraine since the war started nearly two years ago, and it is still under way. dozens of people are dead and injured. we have breaking developments just coming in. plus disqualified from one sting on another. maine joining colorado in booting donald trump from the ballot as blue california says he will be on theirs. the unprecedented ballot battles that keep coming for the former president. and a huge rogue wave sweeps over more than a dods people in southern california. look at that. floods, road closures and worse and more so still be on the way. sara and kate are both elsewhere today, i m john berman alongside danny freeman. this is cnn news central. this morning the ukraine air force said another missile attack by russia was under way just hours after wave after wave of air strikes on ukraine overnight. at least 18 people were killed, dozens more injured in russia s biggest air attack since the war began. ukrainian officials say
of us. ahead of that a band of rain, some of that heavy, accompanied by squally, gusty winds but for much of england and wales this afternoon there will be some bright eclipses. the winds really starting to strengthen particularly in western scotland. those were the wind gusts and these are the temperatures, 9-14 , and these are the temperatures, 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. 9 11; , above where we should be in earlyjanuary. as 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. as we go into this evening this band of rain, this active weather front, will push southwards and eastwards with squally winds and as the low passes to the north west of scotland there will be some really strong winds, gusts of 60 70 mph for exposed western parts and strong winds funnelling through the central belt for a time. it s going to be a mild night generally, 6 10 the minimum temperatures. tomorrow, a plus to restart particularly in scotland where there will be some showers