the russian forces continue to surround the eastern ukrainian city, and what it does and does not mean for bigger battle ahead. another frightening scare in the air. frightening moments as smoke fills the air of a southwestern united airlines. and what chris rock has to say about the infamous slap heard around the world. that is what we are watching at this hour. i m kate bolduan, and russian forces are closing in on bakhmut as the ukrainians may have to retreat to prevent being surrounded by russian forces. but president zelenskyy says they want to strengthen their resolve. and there is only about five to ten people being evacuated each day, and for what is at stake here, let s go to melissa bell who is in ukraine today, and what is happening on the ground right now in bakhmut? well, it is who is going to take the city s center, and right now, the russian forces are near the river to the east of the city for some time, and the question is how closer to the city s c
people who are in distress here relative to these topics, it is huge. we do our best to take care of those folks in-house as well. and through our local partners it s so important. we are a year into this, as we said. do you worry about a lack of empathy from the outside world, that attention might be turned away? michael holmes, the generosity in sport we have seen so far from the international community here has been, frankly, humbling. i know there are competing catastrophes we are looking at. i want to acknowledge what the people of turkey and syria are going through right now as a result of their. but i will say that there has been a continuity of support relative to the ukraine crisis that he s moving and impressive. so, i hope that continues and the situation continues to unfold. matthew stearns, international medical corps. bank so much for the work that you and your colleagues are doing there in ukraine. it s valuable. thank you so much, michael. i m happ
the another surprise for the world the intense resolve of that entertainer turned president, volodymyr zelenskyy. unlike others in his position, he did not indeed, he s only left the country a handful of times to plea for guns and ammunition. and for the last year, he has faced off from across the border with vladimir putin, who has ruled russia for more than two decades. a key player who is not a participant in the war, the united states of america. it is a country that has organized the sanctions against russia. it is the country that has been the single biggest provider of military and non-military assistance, and tonight, on this special program, you will hear from two top officials on america s national security team. first, the biden administration s key player on countering russia s war in ukraine, the national security adviser jake sullivan, who is with president biden in kyiv this week. also, usaid administrator samantha power, the official responsible for making
trying to do harm to others, make people feel the pain he was feeling. that s the man that law enforcement is calling a hero for disarming the monterey park gunman. we ll have more of that interview in the latest in that investigation in just a moment. meanwhile, in northern california, a beach side community is the scene of the state s second deadly mass shooting in three days. this time a gunman appears to have targeted his co-workers. the string of gun violence has president biden once again calling on law makers to pass bills banning assault style weapons. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 24th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with another mass shooting this one in northern california. a man opened fire at two landscaping nurseries killing seven people in half moon bay south of san francisco. an eighth victim is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. the suspect is 67-year-old chun lee t