in year two? my guests this morning, democrats congressman jim clyburn of south carolina and democratic strategist james plus growing fears that russia is taking steps to invade ukraine. we have been very clear with russia on costs and consequences of further military action. now the u.s. is accusing russia of sending saboteurs into ukraine to create an excuse for an invasion. i ll speak with mitt romney about that and about the state of the biden presidency. also, the covid surge. there are many hospitals in the country on their knees. they re overwhelmed. cases, hospitalizations, deaths on the rise. testing, too, but is that too late? should we have done that sooner? we are doing it. should we have done it sooner? we are doing it. are rural hospitals ready for this wave? joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andra mitchell, eugene robinson, amna nawaz, and anthony continetti of the american enterprise institute.
mostly bombings, it appears. at least 11 civilians were killed including a 7-year-old ukrainian child. even more horrific news from the key port city of mariupol which has been under a relentless russian assault for weeks now. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy making this grim assessment today. translator: mariupol lies destroyed. tens of thousands have been killed there and still the russians won t end their offensive. they want to make an example out of mariupol as a city ruined. today i m learning that nine volunteer drivers working to evacuate ukrainians from mariupol have been detained by the russian military. as of now, they remain missing. the head of the ukrainian organization help people says ten drivers have been trying to get civilians out of that besieged city. when their vehicles were stopped by russian soldiers who demand that had the evacuees and the mini buses go to russia, the drivers refused. they were detained. the head of the ngo lost contact
war. our correspondents are covering all of today s news from ukraine in key ukraine capitals and at the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the horrific scale of death and destruction in mariupol coming into sharper focus today. president zelenskyy says, i m quoting, tens of thousands are dead inside the besieged city and accuses russia of trying to make an example of the ukrainians who held out for weeks against the russian bombardment. this as american officials now warn kremlin forces are in the early stages of a major new offensive in the east. our chief international correspondent is standing by for us in kyiv. clarissa, the situation in eastern ukraine is especially dire tonight. what s the latest? reporter: well, wolf, we are now getting a glimpse of new satellite images that appear to show an eight-mile long russian convoy moving to the east of the city of kharkiv
[ ] welcome to fox news chance west point holiday show. i m sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the united states it in academy, west point, new york. it s one of our oldest military posts at one of america s most fabled universities. the west point band is one of america s finest american musical organizations. we ll hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. but first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the press i juice military academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. the location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accidents. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. in 1817 known as the father of west point. the general boost
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