and cnn this morning continues right now. good morning, everyone. we are following breaking news this hour out of greece. a train full of passengers colliding head on with a freight train. so far at least 36 people have been confirmed dead. we are hearing harrowing stories from survivors who say that the train cars quickly filled with smoke and with flames. worried that the death toll could go up. one of america s prominent mayors, lori lightfoot, defeated. and the price of insulin, that is just moments away. we begin with that devastating train crash that we were talking about in greece. it has killed more than 36 people and injured dozens of others. you can see the images here of the aftermath. it s a passenger train. it was carrying about 350 people at least. it collided head on with a freight train. multiple cars derailed and several caught fire north of athens where this happened. it it left carriages and heaps of debris in the wake. both were traveling on th
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
biden s $400 billion student loan handout. that is not right. that fair, and that is what we are fighting as well. door dash. i don t take responsibility if any of this is inaccurate. i understand. texas road house luckiest rolls made it. i m on a diet right now. and that was in question. let s dance the last dance let s dance the last dance let s dance the last dance tonight. ainsley: last dance for lori lightfoot. if you are just waking up she lost, there is a runoff in chicago between two different candidates. she came in third. therefore, she can t be the mayor. lawrence: that s right. ainsley: run off on april 4th. lawrence: brian, i slept well last night. i got the alert. ainsley: doesn t she deserve to be mayor? ains. lawrence: she is a terrible cancer also, ainsley. the only people dance not guilty street is chicago because finally change is come to the city for all these years. brian: you hope. we are going to go over that. we mi
we should be creating critical thinkers, not what am i feeling today. any way you can deliver that? sure, i ll take it for you. door dash. i don t take responsibility if this is inaccurate. it made it. lawrence: so what you see right now is first mayor in about 40 years of chicago dancing her way out of office. the people of chicago celebrating this morning. ainsley: first time in 40 years a mayor lost a re-election. lori lightfoot is out, there will be a runoff between paul vallas and brandon johnson. brian: she is gone, through, she s done a terrible job. ainsley: goodbye to you and dancing. lawrence: i am gloating this, mo. ainsley: you re excited. lawrence: i am, all these kids i ve interviewed, out of here. ainsley: gianno caldwell s brother. lawrence: yes. so long, lori lightfoot, made history as first openly gay woman in the city. paul vallas, former head of chicago public schools on top with 34% followed by brandon johnson, former publi
every day the heartbreak. we hate to start you off with the heartbreak. but this is at least a good moment. that was a moment a babe qui was saved after 65 hours under rubble in turkey. so we re glad to have you. sorry we have to report on such sad things. we ll take you live to turkey in just moments. john fetterman suffered a stroke on the campaign trail. he is in the hospital right now. details on what happened and his condition at this hour. also, not flagged as urgent when a new time line just revealed about what u.s. intelligence knew before that chinese spy balloon entered usair space. today, president biden is headed to florida to tout his agenda as rick scott is going on offense over his social security and medicare plan. we ll speak to the florida senator live in a few moments. we ll begin with this news in overnight. john fetterman rushed to a hospital. doctors are making sure he didn t suffer another stroke. let s bring in now our congressional correspondent