The Civil War after senate republicans blocked the creation of an independent bipartisan commission to examine the origins of that days violence. And that block is just another result of the political gridlock holding up legislation in congress on issues like badly needed infrastructure. Republican senator Shelley Moore Capito heading to the White House again today to try to find a bipartisan path forward but with a 5050 balance in the senate and 60 votes needed to get anything to the floor, compromise looks hard to find here. That same Grid Lock threatens president bidens push for a voting Rights Bill to counter republican efforts in states like texas where, among other things, Drivethrough Voting and 24hour Voting would be banned. Absentee voting would be limited. And partisan Poll Watchers would be granted new power. Joining us now is republican Texas State Senator brian hughes. Hes one of the lead authors of the controversial Texas Senate Bill 7. Its Up In The Air right now, sir. I
just a show of force? perhaps, but not likely. putin wasn t bluffing when his country invaded crimea in 2014 in violation of international law, and remember, russia annexed crimea from ukraine after a military intervention. the international community still considers crimea as ukrainian territory. so this was likely the most important foreign policy conversation of the biden presidency thus far. the secure call via video link, it began with pleasantries. hello. good to see you again. unfortunately, last time we didn t get to see one another at the g-20. i hope next time we meet, we do it in person. the white house says biden was then crystal clear about where the u.s. stands on this aggression. if russia further invades ukraine, america and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures that could devastate the russian economy and would be much tougher this time around. here s jake sullivan. president biden looked president putin in the eye and told h
weapons and tanks and other military equipment. all caught on satellite cam. could it all be just a bluff? just a show of force? perhaps, but not likely. putin wasn t bluffing when his country invaded crimea in 2014 in violation of international law, and remember, russia annexed crimea from ukraine after a military intervention. the international community still considers crimea as ukrainian territory. so this was likely the most important foreign policy conversation of the biden presidency thus far. the secure call via video link, it began with pleasantries. hello. good to see you again. unfortunately, last time we didn t get to see one another at the g-20. i hope next time we meet, we do it in person. the white house says biden was then crystal clear about where the u.s. stands on this aggression. if russia further invades ukraine, america and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures that could devastate the russian economy and would be much tou
table and told them to act like they were going to sleep, is about the time when i turned around and saw him standing there. for more i want to bring in rosa flores who is live in uvalde, texas. what a horrifying glimpse into that classroom on that day, rosa. . brianna, these details are chilling. let me take you through these details. now the man you saw and heard, he is a teacher at robb elementary school, and he spoke to abc news, and he says that on that ill-fated day, he was in his classroom with his 11 students. they were all watching a movie when gunshots rang out. his students turned to the teacher and asked him what was going on. he said that he told the students to go under the table and pretend that they were sleeping. that s when he says that he turned around and saw the gunman. he saw the gunman right there and that gunman opened fire. reyes says he was shot multiple times. the gunman hit his arm, his lungs and also his back. this teacher says at that point h
you will remember for the defiant stance made by the ukrainian forces at the start of the invasion, there s new video of a russian helicopter being destroyed by a ukrainian missile strike. ukraine says its forces have destroyed multiple russian assets on the island in recent weeks and that a russian support ship that is named for a famous soviet athlete is on fire, being towed away from the island. a claim that we should note cnn has not been able to verify. cnn does have new reporting that the intelligence community has now launched an internal review of how it assesses the fighting power of foreign militaries. this comes amid criticism that officials failed to make an accurate assessment in afghanistan and in ukraine. joining us now this morning is cnn s katie bow little lis one of the reporters who broke this story as well as david sanger who is a white house and national security correspondent at the new york times. thank you both for being here this morning. katie, i w