ukraine, looking to annex these four ukrainian regions some of which are only partially under the russian president s military control. the vote, which is largely seen as a sham, is illegal under ukrainian and international law as well. armed groups going door to door, as we speak, forcing participation by handing residents paper ballots so they vote on the spot. it is happening as the mass exodus of russian men fleeing putin s military draft intensifies, one way plane tickets sold out, anyone trying to leave by car or bus is being stalled at the border for hours. those who have not yet left are either bidding emotional goodbyes to their loved ones, or protesting russian officials. and have been quick to crack down on any push dallas back for those unwilling to serve. more than 1400 people were detained in 40 cities and some may be drafted following their arrest. in the evening address last night, president volodymyr zelenskyy urging those who defying the conscription to keep
said for the year. absolutely, and a lot of the story since the market opened this morning, the dow jones currently down 800 points, about 2.7%. if it stays at that level, through the market close, in about an hour, that would be the lowest level that we ve seen the dow in 2022, and what has already been a brutal year for markets. and the big reason for all of this, have to rewind back to wednesday when the federal reserve, the nation s economic steward raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive time this year. that s to try to raise borrowing costs, to take some steam out of an overheating u.s. economy and which has led to the high inflation that we ve seen. the concern though, that the federal reserve is going to have to slow the economy too much, to get ahead of that high inflation. the fed chair jay powell saying earlier this week he s not sure if this process leads to a recession. that s why you have some on wall street calling for and projecting an increase in th
if you or a loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and we ll come to you 808 to one 4,000 with everything that s going on these days, it is sometimes easy to miss the dramatic positive changes that are happening in the role across commerce and technology, health and the arts vast improvements are taking home driven mostly by ordinary people who don t often make headlines but they sure do make a difference. and tonight, you ll meet them. this is champions for change. welcome the champions for change. i m dr. sanjay gupta. in the next hour, you re going to meet some really innovative people. each one quietly reshaping old ideas and dramatically improving the way we all live our lives. later, i ll introduce you to my champion for change but first, we re going to hit the waves with one of hawaii is renowned surfers who also happens to be a top scientist he s inspiring a new way for researchers and everyone else to l