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the war in ukraine russian missiles hit a crowded shopping mall, possibly over a thousand people inside. the fear tonight of a rising civilian death toll. >> the hunger crisis in south sudan. we met this mother who walked for more than a month to get food for her eight month old. so he so weak he can barely eat, reports tonight in depth on the risk of starvation for millions. >> tonights other top headlines, new video tonight of wnba brittney griner after 130 days in russian detention....

and all of this is against the back drop of our response to natos -- to russias aggression and to help ukraine defend itself. united states is rallying the world to stand with ukraine. allies and partners around the globe are making significant contributions. sect austin just brought together more than 50 countries, more than 50 countries pledging new commitments and this is a global effort to support ukraine. nearly 140,000 anti-tank systems, more than 600 tanks, nearly 500 artillery ...

of my book coming out about women in politics, but you look at the field of women candidates, it is a system that tends to reward candidates that could build consensus. those are traits that are associated with female candidates. so it is interesting to see how and if that shakes out in alaska with the heavily female primary fields. >> thank you. an your new book out is next weaken titled "electable" why america hasnt put a woman in the white house yet. and i just got my copy. congratu...

in this case, it is quite jam packed. were covering whats gown on in saudi arabia, all of that and vladimir putin going to that neck of woods, iran next week. lets talk about what happened this week with the presidents trip, wrapped up now in the royal kingdom. peter doocy in jeddah, saudi arabia, with more. peter. >> reporter: neil, the president is aboard air force one. we expect him to take off for joint base andrews in maryland any minute. he came to the middle east looking for gul...

d.c. for the first time since losing the election and leaving town in disgrace, following the capitol riot. he is about to give a key note speech to a conservative group focused on, of all things, law and order. this morning, former vice president pence gave a speech urging conservatives to focus on the future and avoid looking back. lets begin with the doj investigation. our senior cnn analyst and former u.s. attorney for the district of new york. why is mark short so important to the...

arrested and then released in a matter of hours. happens all the time. im bill hemmer live in new york city. dana has the day off. welcome back, j.b. >> julie: im julie banderas and this is "americas newsroom." the assault was caught on video. this happened over the weekend in harlem. police say the teen jumped a subway turnstile without paying when officers confronted him and things turned very violent very fast. >> bill: street fight. you can see the suspect hitting the cop. the teen...

the decision could overrule the nationwide right to abortion. >> bill: gun rights are also on the docket. the court decides a fate of a new york law that restricts conceal carry. that decision could have implications with other blue states, eight of them in total with strong gun laws. >> dana: the court is hearing a challenge to former president trumps remain in mexico policy. the rule has forced tens of thousands to wait while their asylum claims are heard. president biden is suing to...

chief. anyone? from food to fuel, prices all around us are on the rise. add the slow growth and experts are forecasting increasing odds of a serious economic downturn. americans cannot hide from what is happening. but apparently our president would like to do just that. oh, the mostly liberal media are finally getting curious about whether we will have to survive a tough recession. biden didnt like a reporters question on that. >> president biden: not the majority arent saying that. co...

elementary school auto could have been stopped within three minutes if it wasnt for the indivisiveness of the on scene commander. in a special hearing with the texas senate, the states director of public safety testified that police had everything they needed to take the shooter down minutes after he entered the school. at least seven officers were in the building. at least two of them had rifles. and the classroom door was likely never locked. instead, uvalde school district police ch...

trial recorded short and his attorney leaving the federal courthouse last friday. just showing up. and short and jacob are the highest ranking trump administration officials known to have cooperated with the doj probe. both gave testimony to the january 6 committee and jacob, you will recall, was a live witness during a key hearing last month. meanwhile, member of the january 6 select committee congresswoman elaine luria revealed new testimony showing how former president trump edited ...