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
fighting russians as the head of the private military group wagner says the kremlin will no longer take his calls. russia filed a barrage of hypersonic missiles across the country. the new york times reporting the manhattan district attorney is signaling charges against trump are likely. and the coe of fox ko corporation breaking his silence as we go inside the relationship between rupert murdoch and donald trump. o outfront tonight, russian versus russian. putin refusing to help the private army, the wagner group, that s according to the chief of wagner tonight claiming the kremlin will not take his calls anymore. translator: to get me to stop asking for ammunition, all the hot lines to offices, to departments, et cetera, have been cut off from me. they ve also blocked agencies from making decisions. it s pretty incredible, and it could be significant because the wagner group of course is responsible for the small successes putin has notched in this war. the u.n. e
he s about to be arrested in new york and calls for his supporters to protest, reminding some of january 6th. how likely are charges? will they stick and how might it affect the presidential campaign. and moral compass. vladimir putin occupies ukraine and days after the rhague issue an arrest warrant for war crimes. one contender says his party is wrong to back away from ukraine. republican governor chris sununu joins me next and democratic senator mark kelly joins me with what s next on the war? plus failure to bank. the market has jitters after a week of worldwide banking concerns and another economic test for president biden. our banking system is sound. but does it raise risks of a recession? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is on edge. after calling for protest, donald trump has everyone s attention once again as the former president and his team prepares for the possibility he could be indicted in new york city this week. wha
to terminate pregnancies on hold effective seven days from now. kristen is the name of the drug at first got fda approval more than two decades ago, and until recently the notion of a judge having grounds to reverse approval of it was seen by many legal experts is dubious at best. however, abortion opponents steered their case to a judge named matthew kiss merrick of the fifth circuit in texas, and he has ruled as they hoped just after that. we got word of a ruling in a different federal court in washington state, affecting only some states on the same drug, so there s a lot to get to cnn supreme court reporter ariana vogue joins us right now on both rulings. so first tell us about the texas ruling and what that means. it s been an unbelievable night, right? both of these rulings opposing and they both have to do with the fbi. today s approval of the medication, abortion drugs, and that approval came in 2000. in this first case, what the federal judge said is he blocked the g
khar. orthod christians brate easter under fire and new allegations of russian war crimes. brace for impact. that order issued to 600 passengers aboard this ferry in washington state. plus, they re goats with big appetites, now deployed as front line firefighters. how much can a goat eat in a day? as much as it wants. and later, an american legend marks 70 years. the chevrolet corvette, a look back and forward into its electrifying future. corvette is america s sports car. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with another mass shooting in america. it is the 32nd so far this month and the ninth of the weekend. it happened here at a dance hall in dadeville, alabama. it s a community about 60 miles northeast of montgomery. at least four people were killed, about two dozen injured, mostly teens. cbs s mark strassmann is tracking all of this for us. a lot of griev