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. >>> alex marquardt is near the front lines in ukraine. alex, bakhmut is significant. >> reporter: russian forces are trying to encircle ukrainian forces but holding out. this is a very tough fight for the ukrainians that got tougher with a ukrainian bridge on the main supply route that ukraine uses to get to the front line. essentially the only paved road ukraine can use to back up the forces. we were on that road yesterday. we showed it to our viewers here on this program. we saw all kinds of military vehicles going to and from that front line so now, if ukraine wants to supply its forces, if i wants to withdrawal, if it wants to extract civilians, it's going to have to do so on dirt roads and across open fields that makes things a lot more difficult, a lot more dangerous. brianna, we heard from the head of the vogner group, the russian mercenariries leading russia's fight, he called on volodymyr zelenskyy to withdrawal forces from bakhmut that say they are surrounded and will be completely surrounded in a day or two and he should save th

now, let's get the latest on the ground from our cnn senior national security correspondent alex marquardt. he joins us live from eastern ukraine. alex, what's the latest? >> well, good morning, paula and amara. this is a very difficult fight. ukrainian commanders admit that, and it's a fight that's getting even tougher. russian forces have been trying to surround ukrainian forces around bakhmut and have encircled them. they've had success, surrounding the ukrainian forces on three sides, to the north, the east, and the south. ukrainian military saying their troops have managed to propel a number of attacks but it's getting much more difficult. there's one supply route which we recently visited. we were on that very road and now that main supply route has been cut off. the russians overnight the night before last bombing a key bridge on that route. it was really the last paved road toward bakhmut, toward the front that ukrainian forces could use to resupply, to pull civilians out. there are some 4,000 to 5,000 civilians still in mariupol. now the situation is much more difficult. if ukrain

our alex marquardt with a look at the battle. >> not a murder. >> alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in riz. reaction from his attorneys and what's next for murdaugh, who still faces dozens of charges. >>> plus public drag shows are now illegal in tennessee. it's the latest in a string of laws targeting the lgbtq community. the impact those laws are having coming up on cnn this morning. >>> this morning, more than 1.3 million people are without power in the eastern united states as a deadly storm system continues to move north. in the last 24 hours, at least 10 people were killed in multiple states due to the severe weather that brought tornadoes and major flooding to rt parts of the south. >> the majority of those deaths were in kentucky, where hurricane force winds ripped trees from the ground and toppled tractor trailers. the high winds tore the roof off a church and in one town, a man says god saved his life after a tornado swept through his property, but left him and his home untouched. >> it started shaking. the the house started shaking. then i couldn't see nothing bu

cnn's alex marquardt is joining us live from the war zone right now. e of their first notable battlefield win in many months? >> reporter: well, they certainly may well be, wolf. they are certainly getting closer, and we are starting to hear u.s. and ukrainian officials start to downplay the potential of a russian victory. but we are also hearing from president zelenskyy saying they are not throwing in the towel. he met with top generals tonight. he says that they recommended that they continue to defend bakhmut, that they reinforce, and he says that's what they're going to continue to do. in the meantime, wolf, we are seeing russian forces led by the wagner mercenary group. they continue to make progress. they have made advances in encircling the city to the north and to the south. they are pushing in also from the east. we saw a video released earlier today by wagner that showed them in eastern bakhmut, removing the ukrainian flag from a ukrainian monument, replacing it with a wagner flag, not the russian flag, and raising their guns. so they are push

but first, we go to cnn's alex marquardt. he's joining us lowe from kyiv right now. , you just came from eastern ukraine when you spent considerable time on the front lines around bakhmut. where does the fight there stand right? >> wolf, it is extraordinarily fierce fighting. and it has been for months now. i was speaking with the senior pentagon official who said it is very impressive that the ukrainians are holding their ground. they're making the russians fight for every inch, where the ukrainians have to withdraw, they're doing it in a smart way. so ukrainians are holding on, for now. the russians are making a significant push. they've made some gains. now, as you, know wolf, the russian forces have been led by those wagner mercenaries, largely those mercenary contractors and convicts who have died by the thousands. but they've made some gains at trying to encircle the city, particularly lately in the north of the city as they try to cut off the main supply route that ukraine uses to resupply its troops. we've seen wagner forces pushing into the east of the city,

alex marquardt, cnn, in eastern ukraine. >>> well, for more on the fighting, cnn's salma abdelaziz islondon. put this into perspective for us. what is the importance of the battle of bakhmut? is it of strategic importance? what would it mean for the russians if they took it? how important is it for ukrainians to hold on to bakhmut? >> reporter: very good questions. we've been speaking about bakhmut on air for months now because it's very much been a flash point city in this conflict, one where we've seen fighting intensify in the last few weeks and that looks all but about to fall to russian forces. to really get an understanding of why it matters, i just want to pull up a map to show you where it is first of all. it's along, of course, in eastern ukraine, in that all-important donbas region, a region that president putin desperately wants to control, wedged between two cities, luhansk and donetsk, that are controlled by russian-backed separatists. for president putin, this would be a victory in the sense that it allows him to expand these regions that he claims are russian territory.

as you heard from the reporting from alex marquardt, fighting has intensified in the city, and russian mercenaries say the city is pretty much surrounded but ukrainian forces say they are holding their ground. what do we know about the situation right now and whose advantage this may move? >> yes, and really it is a fleert advantage. what you're seeing is pretty much a slug fest right now. the town is important, because of its, it's a critical railway junction, but that's a tactical fight. the war is not going to change. in fact, the near term is not going to change, whoever holds this town, or takes this town. it may be a somewhat a psychological victory, a morale victory, but it is really not going to make a major difference on how this war ends up. >> what about this latest military aid package for ukraine? it includes a lot of am mission, and price tag of $400 million, i would imagine it is quite crucial at this time. >> yes, what is really, this aid package, it is particularly interesting. not because of the price, 400 million is a drop in the bucket to what we have provided, but

alex marquardt, cnn, in eastern ukraine.tern ukraine. -- >> ukraine's president is promising his country will find those responsible for killing an unarmed ukrainian soldier. officials in ukraine have been lashing out against moscow after if idiot or marginal social media which appears to show the execution of a p.o.w. acts legibly in russian captivity. here is part of that video, a warning, though it contains graphic content. >> and cnn's salma abdelaziz is following developments and joins us now from london. some, shocking video there of the alleged execution of that ukrainian prisoner of war, west been the reaction so far? >> truly horrifying video, rosemary, you can only imagine for that individual's family how horrifying it must be to see these images that have gone viral in ukraine. the illustrator many ukrainians the ferocity, the mercilessness of russian troops on the ground. president zelenskyy for his part has vowed -- today a video now showing how the occupiers brutally killed a warrior who briefly said to their f

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alex marquardt, cnn, lviv. >> protesters in georgia are not going away pile even at the ruling partygents bill. tens of thousands of people gathered outside parliament -- some are calling for early elections, while others monte governmental reforms that will help move georgia towards membership in the european union. georgia's president congratulated -- on what she called an important victory. >> and now >> -- i commend the authorities waiting in the right decision to revoke this low, they recognize the true power of the people, unity exhibited with this move. >> georgia's interior ministry says in its release all demonstrators detained this week, but still investigating those who attacked police and committed other violent acts. 58 year old -- as a businessman with -- iranian authorities while visiting the country, and as it remains in iranian custody today longer than any other american currently held. you spoke by phone exclusively with cnn's christiane amanpour from the notorious -- asked for u.s. officials to ramp up efforts to secure his release, and explain why he was willing

cnn's alex marquardt is in eastern ukraine. alex, what is the current situation in bakhmut?tor. it's not looking good for the ukrainian forces. that city is surrounded on three sides by russian forces as they continue to attack in and around the city. we just got a battlefield update from the commander of the 28th brigade which has been fighting in that city for quite some time. they say they've been repelling attacks all day long, and particularly on the western site side of the city. it's clear that the russian forces are trying to encircle it. this commander saying it's increasingly difficult to hold the city and they are paying a very heavy price in doing so. no decision, he says, has been made yet by the command on whether or not to pull out of the city. that would be seen as a strategic withdrawal to save some of the fighters who have been fighting there so valiantly for quite some time. the russian forces have been pressing forward with mainly mercenaries and conflicts from wagnerment we understand from a military spokesman that it is now the more experienced fighters

cnn's alex marquardt takes us towards the front line where so many unexploded mines litter the ground, it could take decades to clear them all. >> reporter: the hulking armored mine clearer lurches into an open field. over 40 tons, it spews exhaust. its tracks struggling across the muddy ground. following close behind, the mine clearance team called sappers. they advance deliberately on the hunt for deadly explosives. this is delicate work. this was a russian position, russian trenches. and now these guys are working through here carefully, methodically, looking for mines, for booby traps and even ukrainian ordnance, those fired at the russians who were here. last september, a ukrainian counter-offensive pushed the russians out of these trenches. now colonel maksym melnik's team has been charged with clearing any explosives. "they have left many traps behind, and many of our brothers, our sappers have died," melnik says. "russia doesn't obey national conventions. they put mines on top of mine, leave booby traps and leave band mines." russian and ukrainian mines are scattered throughou

alex marquardt takes a look at one successful mission. >> reporter: racing into the warzone.knuckle drive toward the middle of bakhmut. this is the last successful emergency evacuation mission by the bakhmut police. we need to go faster an officer says, russians can clearly see us. this team called the white angels grab civilians who have been trapped. throwing belongings in the back. there is a cat. someone else with a guitar. the fighting raging nearby, the residents told to hurry up and get in and sit anywhere they can. as they hold on tight, the rescue mission speeds away from the smoldering city. ahead there is smoke from a russian strike. getting grpedropped off safety,y say everything is blown up in bakhmut, even inside his apartment. they have survived months of brutally intense assaults. russia has made gains trying to encircle bakhmut and surrounding it on three sides as ukraine desperately tries to depends them off. today we met bakhmut's deputy mayor at a makeshift aid center. he tells us it is verydepends tm off. today we met bakhmut's deputy mayor at a makeshift

cnn's alex marquardt is in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: fredericka, this has been an incredibly intensend is getting even more so. ukrainian forces say they have managed to repel some russian attacks and they are holding their ground. it's clear that russian forces led by wagner mercenaries are trying to encircle those ukrainian troops and push them out of bakhmut. this fight getting even harder for the ukrainian side after russian forces destroy add key bridge on a major supply route for ukrainian troops into bakhmut. a lifeline for ukraine's sources severed. this destroyed bridge near bakhmut on the last main supply route to the front bombed by a russian missile. meaning, reenforcing troops or getting people out immediately becoming harder. we were on that road near bakhmut, military vehicles bombing toward the fight and coming back. russian forces have made progress at encircling the city, leaving only the west open to ukrainian troops. the ferocious fighting has left thousands dead on both sides. wagner forces, which have led the russian charge, have paid a particularly high price.

alex marquardt, cnn in eastern ukraine. >>> quick hits around the globe.a deal to resolve an historical labor dispute with japan compensating those forced to work under tokyo's occupation. >>> president biden calling it a new partnership between close allies. >>> and young afghan women protest by reading books outside kabul university as male students return to class. the taliban banned all female students from attending universities in december. >>> notre dame cathedral in paris set to reopen next year after being destroyed in a fire back in 2019. the cathedral expected to be rebuilt identical to its prior state. >>> and just ahead, tucker carlson on fox trying too rewrite the history of january 6. >>> and plus -- >> to one. >> frightening moment on the baseball field. life... doesn't stop for diabetes. be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doct recommended brand that is scientifically designed t help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. dry skin is sensitive skin, too. and it's natural. treat it that way. aveeno®

cnn's senior national security correspondent alex marquardt is live in eastern ukraine. look at things this morning and what has played out, is there any sign at this point, alex, of a ukrainian withdrawal? >> reporter: good morning, erica and jim. no signs of a mass withdrawal. certainly no announcement, but if you are reading the tea leaves carefully there are indications that it could be under consideration. a well-known reconnaissance brigade they were immediately pulled out overnight, their commander saying on social media that they weren't given a reason why. a railway bridge in eastern bakhmut was blown up by the ukrainians, they blew it up to make sure the russians couldn't use it. there is no doubt they are in a tough spot, surrounded from the south, either and north. they are trying to be encircled by the russian forces. as you mentioned there is only one main supply route west out of bakhmut, i was on that road yesterday, it was very heavily trafficked with military vehicles going up and down. overnight we learned that a missile according to a soldier in bakhmu

. >> and cnn's senior national security correspondent alex marquardt has more on the de-mining operationarry it out. >> reporter: the hulking armor mine clearer lurches into an open field. over 40 tons, it spews exhaust. its tracks struggling across the muddy ground. following close behind the mine clearance team. they advance deliberately on the hunt for deadly explosives. this is delicate work. this was a russian position. russian trenches. and now these guys are working through here carefully methodically looking for mines, for booby traps and even ukrainian ordnance, those fired at the russians who-here. last september a ukrainian counters offensive pushed the russians out. now the team has been charged with clearing any explosives. they have left many traps behind and many of our brothers have died, he says. russia doesn't obey international conventions. they put mines on top of mines, leave booby traps and use banned mients. russian and ukrainian mines are scattered throughout the eastern front making ukraine one of the biggest mine fields in the world. rockets and other explosives

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we are joined by alex marquardt who's in the eastern part of ukraine this evening.show us? >> anderson, we're trying to find out more about this person who is clearly outraged, spreading all across ukraine tonight. it's not clear who this soldier is who apparently was killed by russian forces. we don't know yet which russian forces these might have been, or what the location of this video might have been. top ukrainian officials are saying that this is clearly more evidence of russia committing war crimes now. we are going to show you this video. we have edited it slightly, and we have to warn that some people might t find it disturbing. (sound of gunfire) >> those last words after taking a drag on that cigarette, glory to ukraine. we are seeing all kinds of sadness and anger, all across ukrainian social media, we looked at the social media page of a ukrainian colleague. that was all of us being posted. president zelenskyy weighed in, saying that we would find the murders, and would respond to this man's words, glory to heroes, glory to ukraine. does the two main pa

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>> alex marquardt in eastern ukraine tonight. alex, thanks. >>> as the war?vladimir putin's political enemies remain in prison, among them alexny navalny, a poisoning that cnn tracked back to russian intelligence. navalny is in one of russia's most brutal colonies. don't miss navalny and the cost of standing up to putin on friday night at 9:00 p.m. >>> up next tonight, antarctica sea ice falls to a record low. we take you to talk to bill weir and find what it means and looks light right now. chno wizardry calculates youour car's value and gives you a real offer in secondnds we'll come to you pay you on the spot then pick up your car ththat's it at c carvana ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. the towel washed with downy is softer, and gentler on your skin. try downy free & gentle. this cough. [sfx: coughs] this'll help. vicks vaporub? vicks vaporub's ...medicated vapors go straight to the source of your cough

. >> cnn's alex marquardt is in eastern ukraine this morning.ive us a sense what is the reality there in and around bakhmut at this hour? >> reporter: well, tens of thousands of residents have left bakhmut but it is just extraordinary to think there are still that many civilians in the city. that city has just been pulverized. it is the site of the tiersest fighting in the country according to president zelenskyy and top military commanders. ukrainian forces appear to be on their heels as russian forces press forward. there has been no decision whether to pull back by the ukrainians, whether to surrender the city according to a military spokesman in this part of the country, but the russians do appear to be trying to encircle the city, they have taken some areas north of bakhmut. those forces have been primarily made up of those mercenaries and convicts for the past few months leading that fight, they have been backed up by regular russian forces. now the ukrainians say that these are the top fighters that are leading this push. we did hear from

alex marquardt in the war zone in eastern ukraine. thank you very much.safe over there, please. >>> now let's go to the extraordinary face-to-face meeting today between the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. the first since the conflict in ukraine began more than a year ago. our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is joining us from moscow right now. fred, secretary blinken initiated this meeting. how was it received? >> reporter: yeah, first of all, you're absolutely right. it was an extraordinary meeting, wolf. and i was in touch with the russian side, with a spokesman for russia's foreign ministry and she made exactly that point, saying it was the american side who initiated this meeting. and the russians are very keen to point out that this was an informal meeting, that this was not something that was preplanned and it really only happened on the sidelines of that g20 meeting. they also say it only took about ten minutes. however, it seems as though in those ten minutes, in that very sho

>> alex marquardt in lviv. thank you so much. our world lead the cartel believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of four american tourists last week after which two ended up dead issued an apology. not only that, the cartel handed over five of its members to local authorities. this is according to images circulating online in a & a version of the letter obtained by cnn from an official familiar with the ongoing investigation into the kidnapping. cnn's rosa flores has been following this story from brownsville, texas near the u.s.-mexico border. rosa, mexico also says it's sending hundreds of soldiers to that border town. tell us more. >> reporter: yes. mexican authorities announcing that hundreds of soldiers will be sent here to matamoros, mexico. mexican authorities saying it includes about 200 mexican army soldiers and 100 mexican national guard members. and it's important to note that usually when there are high-profile incidents like in this case the kidnapping and killing of americans that's usually what happens. that's

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let's head over to the situation room where alex marquardt is in for wolf blitzer and alex.'re going to dig into this report tonight. that's right, jake. we are horrific and dramatic spike in anti semitic incidents all across the country, according to the anti defamation league have been keeping track of these incidents since 1979 and in this new report, they say that last year, 2022 saw the highest number of anti semitic incidents since they started keeping track some 3697 almost 3700 anti semitic incidents compared to the year prior 2021. that's almost 1000 more or a 36% jump. so our colleague brian todd is going to be digging into this report. he spoke with the head of the hdl, jake. all right. thank you so much. alex. we're going to see you in a few minutes for that important reporting severe does not begin to describe what california's drought has been like over the years. so has all this recent rain. this deluge helped numbers just came in. stay with us. introducing the new sleep number climate 3 60 smart bet only smart but in the world that actively cools. warms and e

i'm alex marquardt york in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news and let's get right to that breaking news out of syria, u. s forces targeted with rocket fire tonight by suspected iranian backed fighters. this comes after a deadly drone attack on americans and retaliatory airstrikes, then ordered by president joe biden, cnn pentagon correspondent oren liebermann is falling, all of it for us or in what are you learning about these latest attacks in syria? alex just moments ago, we learned of two more attacks, rocket attacks and a drone attack against facilities housing u. s troops in syria that played out just over the course of the last few hours first, a number of rockets were fired at the conical oil fields in central or eastern syria again, a facility that houses us troops that according to a u s official in that attack , one u. s service members was injured but is in stable condition. just a short time after that, 31 way you a visa suicide. drones attacked another facility not too far away, known as green village also

i'm alex marquardt, and you're in the situation room. we begin with the historic level of legal pressure on former president donald trump in new york grand jury is set to reconvene on monday with a decision looming on whether to indict the former president for his alleged role in a hush money scheme and in the classified documents probe. a federal grand jury is just hours away from hearing potentially significant testimony from trump's own lawyer. our correspondents are digging for new information on both cases. first we go to paris canal in new york. kara where does this grand jury investigation in new york stand tonight after the former president wrongly predicted that he would be arrested two days ago. yeah that was certainly a wrong prediction. and you know, today the special grand jury was sitting, but they weren't hearing any testimony related to the hush money investigation and trump's alleged role in it. they will be back focusing on that case on monday, and sources tell us that prosecutors are weighing bringing in at least one m

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alex marquardt is picking up our coverage right now. hello i'm alex marquardt in washington. thank you so much for joining us today, 14 minutes of terror and six lives stolen inside an elementary school. we now have more information about what happened during the mass shooting at covenant school, that private christian school in nashville, tennessee, chilling security camera footage which you see right there, showing the attacker 20, who was 28 year old former student. name audrey hale , stalking the hallways armed with an assault rifle and two other firearms. that was just yesterday. police body cam video has also just been released, showing hail engaging with law enforcement. hale was killed in that shootout. we have to warn you that some may find this footage disturbing. take a look. just an update is going to be first four million lobby. well i'm making injury on the front side. yeah. that we don't know where they are. okay? yes, ma'am. yes my window. someone they're upstairs. hey. jimmy give me three. let's get three. all the way down the hall. department of this hospita

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i'm alex marquardt in washington. thank you so much for joining us.day we are following some fast moving stories at this hour any minute now we expect to hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as an unprecedented wave of protests and strikes consuming israel, leaving it on the brink of a shutdown. the mass demonstrations in opposition to his proposed judicial reforms we will be bringing you the latest, but first we have breaking news out of nashville, tennessee police. they're saying an active shooter is dead

alex marquardt. thank you very much. let's get some more on the u. s response to this new arrest by russia joining us now our chief white house correspondent phil mattingly, fill as we just heard. the biden administration is clearly warning americans to leave russia after the arrest of this journalist. how is the white house handling this? behind the scenes? publicly the condemnation has been unequivocal. the rejection of the charges themselves have been swift and similarly strong. but what white house officials make clear is that this point in time there is simply not a lot that they know they don't understand motivations. they don't understand whether this is connected to anything. they don't have any sense. whether or not this signals some kind of escalation. what they do know, however, is their primary goal at this point in time is to try and get counselor access to the journalists making very clear throughout the course of the day that when they discovered this last night, the state department started to engage with their counterparts in the for

alex marquardt, cnn, lviv. >>> in the coming hours u.s. president biden will welcome european commission president to the white house. >> the two will discuss continued cooperation on ukraine. and also focus on china as well as investments in clean technology. this is on the heels of her visit to canada as she pushed to more access for canadian raw materials. >>> and former governor of south carolina heads to iowa to drum up support for her presidential campaign. we'll tell you what she is saying about proposed changes to social security. >>> and later lawmakers in washington are demanding answers for a recent train derailment or a spate of them across the u.s. portugal 29. did you know that? i had no idea. the more y you learn the more you want to know, and then it just fuels that fire. we nowow live in a place our ancestors have been for many, many years and we had no clue. nigerian. i got a lot of it from you. explore your family story with ancestrydna. now on sale. when you find your reason to go on, let it pull you past the doubt. st

. >> alex marquardt joins us live. update us there. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning.his is certainly an increasingly difficult fight for ukrainians in bakhmut. russian forces trying to surround the city, push forces out. as you noted, they are getting increasingly encircled. russia controls territories to the north, the south, and the east of bakhmut. and to the west, the only side of the city that was still controlled by ukrainian sources, russia did bomb that critical bridge on what was ukraine's last major supply route toward bakhmut. take a look. a lifeline for ukraine's forces severed. this destroyed bridge near bakhmut on the last main supply route to the front, bombed. a ukrainian russia told cnn it was by a russian missile. getting troops out immediately getting harder. we were on that route to bakhmut, bombing toward the fight and coming back. with a "v" sign for victory, russian forces have made progress, leaving only the west open to the ukrainian troops. the fighting has left thousands dead on both sides. they've paid a particularly high price. today wagne

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. >> alex marquardt is in useaste ukraine. mercenary fighters were seen planting the flag. tell us about that. >> hi, there, victor and bianna. in the past few days russian forces made progress in encircling bakhmut, not major but pressing north and south around the city and then pressing into the city from the east. we did see that new video from the vogner group. they have been leading the charge with russian forces around bakhmut. they planted their own flag, not the russian flag but the vogner flag and raised their guns in the air. we heard from president zelenskyy's office tonight saying they continued to defend their positions, defend the city and talked about reinforcing their positions. they didn't talk about surrenderer but we have spent a lot of time in that area over the past few days. there's been a lot of time on the main supply route between the neighboring town and bakhmut and i can tell you it is getting very difficult in and out of bakhmut. it is getting attacked by russian forces. we were told military engineers erected a temporary bridge. troops are able

cnn's alex marquardt reports on video showing a critical supply line for ukrainian forces obliterateder: a lifeline for ukraine's forces severed. this destroyed bridge near bakhmut on the last main supply route to the front. a ukrainian soldier told cnn bombed by a russian missile. getting people out immediately getting harder. we were on that road near bakhmut. military vehicles bombing toward the fight and coming back. the v sign for victory. russian forces have made progress at encybersircling the leaving only the west open to troops. the ferocious fighting has left thousands dead on both sides. vagner forces which have read the russian charges have paid a particularly high price. [ speaking non-english ] today vagner's leader on the outskirts of bakhmut released a video claiming, quote, the pincers are tightening. he called on president volodymyr zelenskyy to withdraw his troops saying "give them a chance to leave the city." he regularly exaggerates vagner's gains. ukraine blasted the video as part of adisinformation campaign. ukrainian commanders admit they're facing withering ru

alex marquardt is covering this live for us.e you hearing about what is really happening in bakhmut? >> well, kate, it is extraordinary to think that there are 4500 people still in that city. they have been warned for months that they need to get out. it's been the scene of such extraordinary fighting that has really ratcheted up in the past few days. the president zelenskyy of ukraine saying that that is where the fiercest fighting in the country is taking place. the ukrainian defenses are getting battered by russian forces. both sides have taken significant losses. we did hear from a spokesman for the ukrainian military in this part of the country today who says there has not been any decision about whether to withdraw, if that were to happen, kate, that would be described as a strategic withdrawal, that they're pulling back to save the lives of their fighters. for now ukraine is trying to stand that ground, prevent russia from taking over this town in eastern donbas. the russian fighters which have been primarily led by the m

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cnn's alex marquardt is in washington. i don't know of a hearing that may have captured more attention of a broader spectrum of americans that alex tell us what happened here. you're absolutely right, brianna. it is a rare moment of true bipartisanship on capitol hill among democrats and republicans, both in the house and in the senate over this deep concern over the potential for chinese access to more than 150 million americans data as well as the potential for china to in the future, carry out some kind of information or influence campaign. we should note that at the time being for now, you know these are just potentials. this is not something that china has been seen to do. but there is serious concern and that is why the tiktok ceo shu shu was up on capitol hill today trying to assuage these lawmakers of their concerns. he does not appear to have been terribly successful. blistering responses from these lawmakers as you said one republican from florida, accusing tiktok of literally leading to the death of children , th

hello i'm alex marquardt in washington. thank you so much for joining us today. we do begin with breaking news in the donald trump hush money investigation. we're learning that the manhattan grand jury that has been hearing the case is set to take a break for up to a month and may not hear evidence again until the end of april. let's get straight to cnn's caress canal in new york, keira. this comes after the former president. he predicted that he was gonna be indicted last week. but now, if that indictment comes, it may not be for several more weeks. alex. so we're learning from a court administration source that the grand jury has a scheduled break for the holidays and that they will be breaking after april 5th. that's next wednesday and they would return later in the month of april. what is not clear is whether this grand jury which normally sits on mondays, wednesdays and thursdays, will hear evidence about the trump case before they take that break. they are off today, according to a court sources, and they are in tomorrow, but they're not expected to hear an

alex marquardt here in the situation room. thanks very much for watching tonight. erin burnett. outfront starts right now. outfront next poisoned for opposing the war, a russian politician and putin critic tells outfront. she's been poisoned, and she will not stop speaking out, even despite that , plus a threatening letter with white powder sent to the manhattan district attorney investigating donald trump, this is the former president warns of death and destruction his words if he's indicted, and senator letterman's office says he'll be out of the hospital quote soon. it has been more than a month since the senator checked himself into walter reed. so what are his constituents saying tonight? let's go, outfront. good evening. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight. poisoned putin critic tells outfront that she was poisoned because she opposed putin and his war. elvira vickery. eva, in her first interview with western media, says she's 33 years old, otherwise healthy, but then suddenly this happened. hmm trust this to your convulsions, palpitations, people, reconstruction and pains

i'm alex marquardt in washington. thank you so much for joining us. today we are following some fast moving stories at this hour any minute now we expect to hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as an unprecedented wave of protests and strikes consuming israel, leaving it on the brink of a shutdown. the mass demonstrations in opposition to his proposed judicial reforms we will be bringing you the latest, but first we have breaking news out of nashville, tennessee police. they're saying an active shooter is dead and a private christian elementary school. we are learning that multiple patients , law enforcement says multiple patients are being treated. cnn's emerald walker has been tracking this fast developing story. amra another horrific shooting in america. what are you learning? yeah listen, it's always heartbreaking, but it's starting to feel routine. unfortunately right, because we're constantly feels like reporting about a school shooting in this country. we don't have much. but as you said, multiple patients is what we are getting

i'm alex marquardt here in the situation room. we do want to send our best wishes to all those celebrating ramadan. ramadan mubarak to you. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, the trump witness who testified in the hush money case is speaking out to cnn. this as we have new details about what's happening behind closed doors in the manhattan district attorney's case, plus new evidence of just how much tiktok is helping the wagner group recruit fighters in the war in ukraine, and how much it's sanctioned by china exclusive reporting and the colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife makes his first court appearance today. the same dentist who texted his wife as she began to feel sick. quote for the record. i didn't drug you let's go, outfront. good evening. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight. a star witness speaks to cnn. robert costello is the witness. trump's team pushed for the manhattan da's hush money investigation, and he is speaking out tonight to our paula reid and revealing new details about the three

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