murder suspect on the run now for custody, amazing story how they were tracked down. let s go outfront. and good evening, welcome to special edition of outfront live in kyiv tonight. i m erin burnett and we begin with the breaking news, explosions rocking the ukrainian city of odesa tonight. witnesses say a large shopper center has been hit. russia pounding the crucial port city in recent days and in mariupol this hour, russian forces we understand are storming the steel plant where ukrainian soldiers are holed up. as ukraine s ministry of defense releases this video, they show ukraine s flag flying tonight over that steel plant and cia director bill burns says putin is stepping up his assault in ukraine because he does not believe he can afford to lose this war. it all comes as putin gives a defiant message to the world during his so-called victory day speech, putin referred to new nazi threats in ukraine, again, making the baseless claim this invasion is meant to de-n
his visit to palestine. and his response to criticism about the way that he has handled this derailment. plus, a member of ukrainian parliament joins us to talk about a year of war that is devastating her country. we will ask her about president biden s surprise trip to kyiv and what ukraine needs to defeat russia. i am simone sanders johnson, and i have something to say. fear, worry, and anxiety. that is what east palestine residents have been feeling since the norfolk southern chain went on the tracks, causing one of the most environmental disasters that we have seen an a while. right now we are waiting for a briefing from federal state and local leaders and east palestine and it is set to begin any moment. we will bring you any updates we learn from it as they have been. today, residents in east palestine, some of their concerns about the long term safety of the air they are breathing might be valid. daughters right, researchers at texas a&m took a closer look at epa
good morning everyone. welcome, caitlyn is off. anger fear and frustration at last night s cnn town hall. a railroad ceo coming face-to-face with residents after a toxic train wreck released a toxic chemicals in their town. and a tv journalist shot and killed at a murder scene when learn about the shooting spree that left three day including a child. and the grand jury investigating donald trump is going deeper into his circle. but we begin with the train disaster in east palestine, ohio. and pete buttigieg is going to the scene. just hours from now federal investigators are expected to release their preliminary report as to why the train derailed and burst into an inferno. cnn analysts the video of the train leading up to the wreck. sparks flying from the wheels indicate they may have been overheating and the train slowed down dramatically but kept going for 20 miles before going off the rails. it raises the question, did the engineer realize something was wrong? and in
The administration s response. they have been very clear that the administration has been on the ground, that the transportation secretary, buttigieg, has been on the ground and providing resources from the federal level. at the same time, one of the questions you have to get at when you talk about republicans and their presence on the ground is how this derailment came to be. you have seen some of the white house and some democrats trying to push back against these attacks that they are indifferent by noting that it was actually the trump administration that overturned some of the obama era regulations, environmental protections and regulations around safety. that is something that has been lost in the coverage around this issue. then there is the separate question of if and when president biden will make a visit there himself. but a lot of it i think will center on how did this happen and how it can be prevented from happening again. absolutely, i would like to know that i think th
That she did not want to indict in the grand jury that ends on february 28th, which would have been too soon, that she was waiting for the march grand jury. when she said eminent, i am thinking imminent after the march grand jury starts. that is what i am hoping. and anything that emily corps, the person disclosed, would be made in two ways. in the indictment, and in the report which would eventually be released publicly. it just won t be until indictments are out there so that no one who might get indicted would be hurt by being named in advance. they will be named in the indictment. there is no harm in what she did, and i think imminent is soon. all right, eminent is soon. thank you, jill wine-banks throwing cold water on the press this week. thank you so much for your time. and thank you for watching