battleground goes bionic? the lead starts right now. one of the most anticipated debates of the year. john fetterman versus mehmet oz as this political season kicks into overdrive for candidates nationwide. plus, distraction for democrats. the anger and outrage over a letter to president biden now retracted. and moscow shuts down an appeal to release brittney griner from a russian prison. is there any hope left to bring the wnba star home? welcome to the lead. we ll get to the midterms in just a moment. first, a significant step for the justice department and its investigation into the january 6th attack. sources tell cnn the doj is trying to force the testimony of pat cipollony and patrick philbin, the top two lawyers from donald trump s white house, and hear about their conversations with the former president. this is exclusive new reporting, so let s get right to cnn s sarah murray. this is an attempt to break through a firewall of sorts trump has used to avoid scr
front lines. counter battery radars have increased survival in the trenches. the war we re looking at now is not a trench war. over eight years the war has killed 14,000 people. the kind of war we re looking at now could till that many people in matter of days. a combined offensive with air power, missiles and tank columns. the kind of weapons useful now should have been provided years ago to give the ukrainians time to train and use them and it may be too late for the more advanced weapons to make a big difference at this point. dana: you make some great points. stay save and we will love to be in touch with you. bill: thank you for coming back. dana: in kiev the city prepping bombshell tears in the event of air strikes. fox news visited one of them. a look at that coming up. an armed jewelry store owner stops a smash and grab robbery and we ll show you what happened.
leaving? it s getting harder to leave because now when you try and leave, you are going to face checkpoints, road blocks, from each side. from ukrainian forces and then from russian forces as well. will also, if you are a man 18 to 60, you can t leave now. there is full mobilization. they will pull you out of your car. you are meant to fight. will: that s from the ukrainian checkpoints right, steve? that s right. will: any reports of what is happening at the russian checkpoints as the refugees flow out of kyiv, how are the russians treating refugees? some roads are simply blocked and you have to find a new route to go. so the drive from here to la lviv.18 hours to go there. they had to avoid those russian checkpoints. if you want to get out, it s gotten a lot harder to get out as the danger increases. steve: the danger is increasing where you are, the russian troops are two miles away. we are going to check in with you all day long as things develop. steve harrigan, stay sa
forced to leave their homes in parts of greece, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. this summer, scorching temperatures across much of southern europe have left woodland tinder dry and susceptible to fire. greece itself is experiencing it s worst heatwave, in 30 years. the region north of athens, and evia, the country s second largest island, are among the worst hit areas. ferries are helping to evacuate residents and holidaymakers from both. matt graveling reports sirens. thousands of hectares, habitats, homes. all reduced to ash. with each change in the wind carving a new path of devastation, those who stay save whatever they can. 0thers pack up their lives and head to the port. it s like a scene of
frazer clarke congratulations. thank you. that was frazer clarke and congratulations. thank you. that was frazer clarke and family congratulations. thank you. that was frazer clarke and family talking - congratulations. thank you. that was frazer clarke and family talking to - frazer clarke and family talking to our sports reporter at heathrow airport. earlier we heard the dramatic warnings about climate change from un scientists. it comes as hundreds more people have been forced to leave their homes in parts of greece, where wildfires are continuing to burn out of control. scorching temperatures across much of southern europe this summer have left woodland tinder dry and susceptible to fire. greece itself is experiencing its biggest heatwave in 30 years. matt graveling reports. sirens thousands of hectares habitats, homes all reduced to ash. with each change in the wind carving a new path of devastation, those who stay save whatever they can. others pack up their lives and h