defense ministry pointing to a map that acknowledges significant losses on the battlefield. this is the map that russia showed today of territory it claimed is under its control. in one day they show that russian forces have been pushed south. you can actually see it in the change in the shades. they re showing that themselves, and the russians are talking publicly about their significant losses. a war correspondent for russian state media today said that russia s special military operation is undergoing a, quote, operational crisis. and drenched in the blood of our soldiers. that s a direct quote talking about retreat, a brutal retreat and that it has been a disaster. these are graphic and brutally honest observations of the counteroffensive for the ukrainians that has been gaining steam. today, ukraine, once again, raising its flag over multiple liberated towns all in the kherson region. also posting this video of a modern russian tank abandoned. this is one of their more i
still cut off from the mainland. search and rescue operations are still under way. serious questions are being asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2,000 people have been rescued so far according to the florida governor. thcht is footage from sanibel island, blue skies overhead. a neighborhood still flooded to the point that only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from ft. myers beach and our randi kaye who is among the first reporters to get in and witness the enormous destruction and still on going rescue operations up close. this is what she saw. this is our first look from the ground at ft. myers beach, hurricane keyian s winds combined with the storm surge, chewed through homes and businesses. sparing nothing in its path. massive devastation. something somewhat used to my first deployment was hurricane katrina. so, you know, a lot of hurricanes over the years. this certainly is a big, big disaster. repor
conspiracy theory. opening statements were delivered for stewart rods in a courtroom today. they re accused of plotting to overthrow our government by force on january 6, 2021, among other crimes. all five have pleaded not guilty. three other members of the oath keepers have pleaded guilty to the sedition charge, as part of plea deals. two more sedition trials are scheduled to take place this year. but this is the first time in over a decade that federal prosecutors have argued that americans plotted to violently oppose the u.s. government. they re opening statement featured videos capturing the oath keepers actions at the capitol that day, along with messages and other communications among the defendants. stewart rhodes himself never entered the building on january 6th, but he was videoed on the capitol grounds. the doj has a recording from rhodes from four days after the attack saying his only regret is that the oath keepers should have brought, rifles, end quote on januar
asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2000 people have been rescued so far according to the governor. this is footage from santa belle island. loose skies overhead, the only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from fort myers, our randi kaye was among the first reporters to get an and witness the enormous destruction and ongoing rescue operations up close. this is what she saw. this is our first look from the ground at fort myers beach. hurricane ian s winds combined with the storm surge, they chewed through homes and businesses sparing nothing in its path. massive devastation. we are somewhat used to it. the first toilet was hurricane katrina. we have seen a lot of hurricanes over the years. it is certainly a big disaster. jennifer brown is a canine search specialist with florida task force to. her dog fears and fame are searching for human remains. they have worked dozens of missions since florida s task forc
vice president harris doorstep right here in washington. and a cnn exclusive. the former white house chief of staff mark meadows has complied with a subpoena in the u.s. justice department s january 6th investigation, potentially escalating the legal danger for former president trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. president biden is touting the agreement that prevented a crippling national railroad strike, even though it s not a done deal yet. tonight we re learning more about his role in the talks. let s go to cnn s white house correspondent mj lee. i am very pleased to announce a tentative labor has been reached between the railway workers and the railway companies. reporter: tonight a major national economic crisis averted. this agreement is a big win for america. reporter: representatives for freight rail companies and unions for thousands of rail workers reaching an 11t