in friday s fighting, a russian missile destroyed a vital supply bridge into the city. bakhmut has seen intense fighting for weeks, as russia tries to claim a victory in eastern ukraine. cnn s melissa bell joins us now from kyiv. melissa, where do things stand? reporter: well, we ve just been hearing from the british ministry of defense, saying that they understand that ukrainian forces are under increasing pressure. that s what we re hearing from the ground, with one soldier on the ground telling us that they were essentially outmanned four to one. and this has been the story for the last few weeks. so russian forces sending in more and more men to try and take every trench, every defensive line, at huge cost to themselves, first and foremost. there is also ukrainians, will there is a lack of ammunition compared to what the russians have, and they are trying to capture bakhmut, but yes, for the time being, this town still stands with his four and a half thousand civilians
bee he s about to learn his fate hours from now. we ll speak to the attorney representing the family of murdaugh s former house keeper. tornadoes ripping through the south. heavy snow to the midwest and to the northeast. people in california still trapped in their homes. running out of food after the same storm system dumped seven feet of snow there. also this morning on the international front, the situation is critical for ukrainian forces in the besieged city of bakhmuit. the only main bridge into the city has been blown up. russian mers on aries say ukrainian defenders are surrounded. we ll take you live on the ground to eastern ukraine. here s where we begin. with a verdict in the double murder trial that gripped the nation. guilty verdict. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. guilty. all the way around. alex murdaugh found guilty of murdering his own wife and son. took the jury less than three hours. the sentencing is going to begin at 9:30. it
Tonights big story watching and waiting. A new effort is underway to free steven avery from prison. And averys supporters. Are hoping for a bombshell. Well soon know what his new attorney has planned. To try to ry to free the convicd murderer. Fox sixs jenna sachs is live in the newsroom. With whats ahead. An important deadline is approaching. Steven ave file a motion in his case. But were hearing she may do it sooner. A Netflix Series put steven avery back in the headlines. Now its up to his new lawyer. To prove hes innocent. In a tweet last month. Attorney Kathleen Zellner promised a tsumani dassey. Have been in prison for nearly a decade. Convicted of the murder of theresa halbach. Through her tweets. Zellner hints at her case. Of planted evidence cellphone tower records. And dna samples. She even hints at a new suspect. Zellner is expected to file a motion. As early as thursday. Protests in manitowoc followed the netflix documentary. If averys motion is filed this week. It will com
In the wake of last weeks unrest a state representative is calling for changes to the makeup of the Milwaukee Police department. That means hiring more officers from certain zip codes. Fox 6s ashley sears is here to explain. State representative leon youngwants to see mpd be more representative of the people it polices. And hes calling for 40 percent of new Milwaukee Police hires to come from low income zip codes. Between police and the people it is a reoccurring issue coming to a head just last week sherman park unrest has a city and state looking for solutions 10 57 the status quo cannot continue on. State representative leon young believes he has an answer. He addressed issues at a Panel Discussion wednesday. 12 08 if you hire more people, a better relationship than somebody who is coming from the outside. Representative young says he will be proposing legislation that would require 40 percent of all new Milwaukee Police officer hires to come from low income zip codes. 12 17 maybe t
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