their everyday lives. this government their everyday lives. this government is their everyday lives. this government is acting - their everyday lives. this government is acting as| their everyday lives. this government is acting as arsonists rather government is acting as arsonists rather than government is acting as arsonists rather than firefighters, it s grossly rather than firefighters, it s grossly irresponsible. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region sa
Thank you, ellison. joining me now, retired u.s. army general and msnbc military analyst general barry mccaffrey. kremlin spokesman was asked if russia is worried about the attacks on energy infrastructure can have on the ukrainian people. he claims russia is only targeting places of military relevance. what s the real situation there? it s a horrific situation. the temperature in february in ukraine in parts of the country will get down below zero. the russians now have an absence of a military strategy. they ve turned to cheap drones, many of them from iran, and they re dwindling supply of smart munitions and are going after the electric and the water grids in ukraine. targeted solely on it s highly unlikely to have any impact on the military strategy
Issue here i get the impression the stakes are higher than ever after hearing the speeches, is that the impression you get or as a part of the theatre of these events? i don t think it was the theatre of these events? i don t think it was theatre, the theatre of these events? i don t think it was theatre, i the theatre of these events? i don t think it was theatre, i think - the theatre of these events? i don t think it was theatre, i think there i think it was theatre, i think there was a think it was theatre, i think there was a genuine effort by lloyd austin but also was a genuine effort by lloyd austin but also the chinese general to we stayed but also the chinese general to we stayed formal position when it comes to thailand~ stayed formal position when it comes to thailand. for america, that was particularly to thailand. for america, that was particularly important following the statements from joe biden, questions on whether statements from joe biden, questions
Others affected by the strike didn t. 54-year-old a ukrainian journalist lived here. having just returned to her home about a week ago. no one heard from her all night. so friends kept trying to call her. her ringing cell phone led rescuers to her body. this morning. i have no words, says this friend. no tears left. i have no energy to cry. only a few days ago she was asking how she could help me because my house burned down and now no one can help her. russia ministry of defense says they were aiming for a factory. right nearby here that is one of the ukraine top producers of air to air guided missiles as well as aircraft parts. we can t show you the factory due to ukrainian law. it was damaged in the strike but so was that apartment complex. just behind me. yet another example of russia targeting places with supposed military relevance but killing
Complex just behind me. yet another example of russia targeting places of suppose military relevance but killing ordinary civilians in the process. taken out of the building midday on friday, the victim of an attack president zelenskyy says proves quote one cannot relax yet. one cannot think the war is over. we still need to fight. matt rivers, cnn, kyiv. well, the g20 summit in bali won t take place until november half year from now. but a potential diplomatic showdown is already brewing after russia accepted indonesia s invitation to participate. cnn s correspondent mj lee has that story for you. vladimir putin confirming that he intends to attend the g20 summit coming up in november, creating a diplomatic headache for this white house. but president biden has, previously, said that he believes russia should be kicked out of the g20 because of its