Of adjoining is, im sandra smith. John and john roberts, naydamac with martha starts right now. Martha thank you very much, good afternoon everybody, a Martha Maccallum and this is the story. Today as it continues to build at this Hour Cagle blonde new calls for President Biden to step aside from some of the most influential democrats of the obama era. Former House Speaker Nancy pelosi, who stresses to the current president of that time is Running Out for him to make a decision. We have a lot to get to, you will be joined in a moment by what has National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby as president Joe Biden meets with nato leaders In Washington and tries to prove to the world and to some members of his own party that he can continue to be Commander In Chief for another 4 years. [ ] all right, interesting a moment from this morning to John Kirby in just a moment about a said to bring in commanderinchief question, retired general jack keane, now chairman of the institute for
Acknowledged Russian Forces have seized some towns and villages since the assault began last week. However, he said it is come at a high cost for Russian Forces. Insisting that their military has incurred, quote, colossal losses. President zelenskyy said his government is planning a new effort to evacuate civilians from the steel plant in mariupol. Russian forces have surrounded the factory for days. Rapping 2,000 soldiers and a thousand civilians. Mostly women and children. Inside. In a message overnight zelenskyy said the operation can work but only with u. N. Assistance and russian cooperation. Meanwhile, renewed bombing overnight struck a Field Hospital in the plant killing and further injuring dozens of Wounded Soldiers being treated there. That is according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs which posted this video appearing to show people in Hospital Beds covered in rubble. A seen u. S. Defense official said some russians forces are starting to pull out of the city. Al
Troops are already being redeployed. Yeah. That last line, the idea that it is already happening is so interesting as everyone watches this. The russians say the battle is now for the east. The ukrainians say the battle has already started. But theres something almost strange in the anticipation for what could be this decisive, huge conflict on the ground there, clarissa. Any sense i dont want to give away any ukrainian positions or anything how the ukrainians are preparing for this . Reporter well, the ukrainians have had some time to prepare because Russian Forces started to pull out of the north following a sort of humiliating defeat about 10 days ago. And theyve always known and understand particularly when you look at the more errors of the Relentless Bombardment of mariupol that donbas, Lieu Gans Or Donetsk will be the heart of any sort of russian operation. It is worth reminding our viewers, that when this war started everyone expected the donbas to be the focus. It really took
what was unusual here, he read hi concurrence from the bench. that rarely happens. he basically said he is painfully aware of the history of racism in this country, but he thinking everybody needs to be treated equally. justice jackson on the other side, her first term, she said the court s own missteps are both especially memorialized and excruciating plain. the schools wanted diversity, they felt like their schools are a pipeline to society, and the conservative challenges here, it was a group, they said, look, taking race into consideration violates the equal protection clause. violates federal law. that s why they wanted they programs struck down. they got the win today. the pipeline to the military, though, the officer corps, at least about one third of it at the service academies is preserved, which is an interesting carveout. you know why that s interesting. during oral arguments, the biden administration really seized on the military, really solicitor general spen