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operation to throw a military bridge across the donetsk river, shown here in this satellite image. the move is intended to cut this supply route to russian speaking ukraine towns now under bombardment. ukrainian forces are counterattacking but russian artillery is already hitting the road and oil refinery next to it. with the killing of at least 60 people, civilians cowering in a school not far from here, it s clear the russians are continuing with their campaign to obliterate civilian life, but this is also a sign that they re pursuing traditional tactics, trying to break the infrastructure that could support the ukrainian war effort. putin s allegations of naziism in ukraine are turned back on the russian leader by survivors of the real war against hitler s ideology. she says, i think victory will be ours, only ours. if i were younger, i would have ripped this thug s throat out with my teeth. the president is insisting ukraine s victory is certain. the one who is repe ....
maria: but we say, how dare they! how dare the they tell a woman who she can do and not do with her own body. we have reached the culmination of what republicans have been fighting for for decades now, and we are going to fight back! maria: oh, the anger. coming up, texas congressman ted cruz along with former hud secretary dr. ben carson on the efforts to divide and conquer america. plus, the hypocrisy of it all, joe biden promised the adult in the room were coming back to bring unity. one year in. on this january day, my whole soul is in this, bringing america together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that s existed in american history. maria: coming up, voters are rejecting the hate and instead pushing for policies that help their families. miami mayor francis suarez who s fast emerging on national stage the on the hispanic vote and the flight to miami and the rest of florida. plus ....
and the first results are coming in for wales and scotland, and counting is under way in northern ireland, where they re looking to form a new government. the other main stories this lunchtime: as another attempt is made to rescue civilians from the steelworks in mariupol, we visit a town trying to rebuild after russian attacks. the supermarket giant morrisons proposes a last minute rescue deal for mccoll s, the convenience store chain on the brink of collapse. and will young speaks for the first time about the death of his twin brother rupert, who took his own life after years of struggling with alcohol addiction. and coming up on the bbc news channel jubilant scenes at ibrox, as rangers can start preparing for their first european final in m years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservatives have suffered losses in the local elections in england, with seats being taken by labour, the liberal democrats and the green party. labour has done wel ....
rachel s excellent team of journalists, however, is producing this hour all week every week. and as always, we are glad to have you with us. it s always a powerful image when a group of people gather together to champion something they believe in. to stand up for their rights. but when people do it on the steps of the most powerful court in the land, life gives you goose bumps. i m thinking of when there were celebrations in front of the supreme court in 2015, after the court of from the right for same-sex couples to get married. it happened in 2012, when people gathered in that same spot to champion the court s decision not to take health care away from millions of people in this country. and it doesn t take a big crowd to pack unemotionally bunch. this was 1954. a mom and her little girl sitting on the steps off to the court ruled that it was unconstitutional desegregate schools. this week again, there were demonstrations in front of the high court, although this time ....
same-sex couples to get married. it happened in 2012, when people gathered in that same spot to champion the court s decision not to take health care away from millions of people in this country. and it doesn t take a big crowd to package an emotional punch. this was 1954. a mom and a little girl sitting on the steps of the supreme court, who said it was unconstitutional to desegregate schools. this week again, there were demonstrations in front of the high court, although this time not to celebrate the protection of a right, but to protest that one important right is about to be taken away. in light of the draft opinion that leaked from the court this week, signaling that the court is poised to take away the enshrined right to obtain an abortion, protest outside the court have taken place every day. moms brought their daughters, even babies. these are affecting images. they may be the last images we get over this particular issue, from outside the court. now, this fenc ....