ukraine. and accused the west of creating threats on russia s border. u.s. president joe biden says he s concerned that putin may feel backed into a corner with russian troops making little headway in ukraine and with no clear path to get out of the conflict. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. echoed those claims, telling cnn that clearly putin has no victory to celebrate and remarks show he s in denial, trying to rewrite history. many analysts have feared mr. putin would use the holiday to expand the war in ukraine or make a major announcement. instead, he stuck to a familiar script, aimed at selling the war domestically. cnn was there, tanks rolling across red square on monday. we have more there, but first, let s go to isa soares live in lviv, ukraine. thank you, john. well, even as fighting rages in eastern ukraine, russia now appears to be focusing on the southern port city of odesa. a barrage of missile strikes from fighter jets, ships, as well as submarines has hit the city
mafia connections. welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a rough day for the american economy and your wallets. gas prices hit a new record today, with the national average for one gallon reaching $4.37, according to aaa. that s up 17 cents in one week and 25 cents in a month. to make things worse, u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen was on capitol hill today where she warned this economic turbulence will continue. at the white house, president biden acknowledged americans are facing high sky-high inflation, although he tried to reassure the public, his administration is doing everything it can to bring prices down. but the president also did not lay out any new steps he plans to take, instead, spending a large part of his speech attacking republicans for what he calls their ultra maga agenda to raise taxes. mj lee starts off our coverage today from the white house. number one challenge facing families today. presid
i digress. tonight, i would like to draw your attention to a rather telling footnote, just as samuels elitist on stripping worth of have our population by overturning roe. it caught a bit of online attention this weekend. in this footnote, it cites a report from 2008 that notes, quote, nearly 1 million women were seeking to adopt children in 2002, whereas the domestic supply of infants relinquished at birth or within the first month of life, and available to be adopted, had become virtually nonexistent, unquote. the domestic supply of infants. that line caught twitters interest as kind of creepy. in fact, the citation backs up and argued that was pushed by ultraconservative justice amy coney barrett during her questioning in the case last december. after varied noted both roe and casey emphasize the burdens of parenting and focuses on the consequences of parenting and obligations of motherhood, she asked, why don t the safe haven loss take care of that problem? safe haven law
the top of the hour on cnn newsroom, good to be with you, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. just into our newsroom, the pentagon says the u.s. is finding signs that vladimir putin s military is forcing ukrainians to enter russia. ukraine s president puts that number at more than a million people. the u.s. has not assessed a figure yet. today, putin s propaganda took center stage in moscow against a backdrop of military parades, putin gave a national address to recognize victory day in russia, and he falsely blamed the west for the war he started. the u.s. and its allies are also noting what putin did not say. he did not declare war or try to mobilize more troops as analysts had speculated. he also cancelled the victory date air shows across russia that had been scheduled. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that putin is recognizing that he has no victory to claim. russian strikes are claiming more lives on the battlefield. ukrainian officials fear as many a
new details on the three americans who died as a popular vacation site in the bahamas and the american woman flown to a florida hospital. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our world lead. what was billed as a world war ii victory day parade in russia ending with no new victories for vladimir putin to declare. celebration just wrapped up with fireworks ending a day of events meant to honor the soldiers who helped defeat nazi germany. the west feared putin would use today to escalate his so-called special military operation in ukraine to declare an outright war. instead, putin spent his speech defending his decision to invade his neighbor to the west and selling the war to his own people by falsely claiming the danger from ukraine was growing every day before he ordered his troops to invade. united states ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield responded to putin s rhetoric and lies in an interview earlier today with cnn. president putin