disaster. cnn s frederik pleitgen is joining me live from ramstein air base. what do we know about the new aid package? reporter: the secretary of defense made those remarks just a couple minutes ago here and you re right, it certainly comes at a really decisive time as the war is dragging on in ukraine. on the one hand the fighting around the zaporizhzhia power plant, but then also you have the ukrainians making gains in south of the country and also in the northeast of the country as well. the secretary of defense says the u.s. wants to make absolutely clear that they remain strong in their commitments to ukraine and are going to give the ukrainians what they need to succeed. he was saying that the package from the presidential drawdown is $675 million and he listed some of the main items on that new drawdown. here is what he said. the latest package includes more gimmlecs, howitzers, artillery munitions, missiles, humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems, small a
parents saying they are all stalled together. and i m not sure that is true. i think some kids really did keep moving, especially kids who were wealthier. are they all in the same boat here or not? well, definitely everyone faced headwinds, so it might be the same storm, but not the same boat. and i think that we re absolutely seeing the effects of that here. and what is dangerous is that when we start talking about achievement gaps or learning loss, that we ll brand the kids who didn t get as much to begin with and we ll say that it is their failure or their deficit. and that is not the case at all. what needs to happen here is redressing what went wrong and being very laser focused on the kids that didn t get the resources that they needed to succeed. in your book, you spoke to a 13-year-old who spent most of the pandemic in his room. he said that i m not involved with stuff like my friends because they hang out a lot because their parents don t care as much about covid i guess.
families address the crisis in different ways and different states and different school districts did as well. so what is your advice to parents this fall on navigating covid especially if they come from a family that is concerned about the virus? yes, that is a rely great question because most of the restrictions in most places have really lifted. and for those people that have vulnerable family members at home, or if they already have been dealing with the effects of long covid, you no longer feel like your community is out there helping you. you feel like you are on your own. one way masking with high quality masks can be very protective, people can get booster shots. there are other ways to protect yourself. but it is not like it was in earlier stages of the pandemic where you feel it is a collective effort. there is some cdc advice for parents, make sure that your kid has a daily predictable routine. connect with other parents, you know, with children in the same program, talk
then tuesday the senate judiciary committee begins its questions, each member gets 30 minute, i m tomed some will focus on judge jackson s work as a federal defender but in the past some senatorrers did not use their time just for questions but to give extended remarks. duncan: all right, we will all be watching, thank you. tonight police in arkansas, about an hour and a half south of little rock are searching for upon suspects involved in a deadly shooting at a car show. one man was killed and at least 24 hours were hurt including six children. the crowd was sprayed with gunfire, so far just one suspect has been arrested. the event was organized by a group promoting nonviolence. u.s. health officials said today they are expecting more covid case with its new ba.2 variant but a large surge is unlikely. lilia luciano is in pasadena with more, good evening to you. good evening, jericka.
with nato s 30 leaders. plus navigating covid s new wave. i m lilia luciano in los angeles where more mask mandates are being lifted and it concerns over a om cron sub variant. the stars of spring time return to washington d.c. and later on a stage far from home a ukrainian takes the lead as the metropolitan opera voices its support for his country. we feel that we are with the whole world with us this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. duncan: good evening, thanks for joining us today defense secretary lloyd austin told cbs s face the nation that russia s invasion of ukraine had essentially stalled. he described vladimir putin as moving his forces into a quote wood chipper of ukrainian resistance but the invasion now