very good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. happening right now, more than 4,500 civilians are stuck in the ukrainian city of bakhmut, this as russian forces launch a barrage of attacks on the fiercely contested area, president zelenskyy calling it the country s most difficult situation. as of now, though, ukrainian forces are still holding the line. cnn is on the ground in eastern ukraine and we will bring you the very latest. plus a political sorry, go ahead. it s all yours. plus a political shakeup in chicago. mayor lori lightfoot the first mayor in 40 years to lose an election bid in that city as concerns about crime and public safety rattle voters. we re also watching the alex murdaugh murder trial. take a look at this, aerial images from southern california where a winter storm has already dumped feet of snow, that s southern california, another 12 to 24 inches expected today. we do begin, though, in ukraine where 48 children
world, i m bianca nobilo live from london. max foster is off this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom dozens were killed in a series of israeli strike it s on sunday. many more. to alleviate the suffereringn the palestinian side. we ve been waging an all-war on democracy. there s one candidate telling you what he s going to to and that s me. and copp puts climate goals into climate action. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, december 4th, 9:00 a.m. here in london and 11:00 a.m. in gaza where israel s war is expanding but leaving devastation inside the enclave as israeli forces pursue those who carried out attacks on october 7th. israeli defense forces say now that ground operations are expanding to include all of gaza including southern area where is many have taken shelter. the idf says it s hit approximately 200 starts inside of gaza today and it s warning civilians to evacuate large areas wit
Local voices from Monaco and the French Riviera joined countless others from the realms of science and government at the One Planet - Polar Summit held last week in Paris. Here’s what they had to say about the future of the world’s polar regions and why fast action at the poles is needed now.