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Sky was black from the planes attacking you. remember september 11th, a terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities independent territories into battle fields. >> reporter: but the ukrainian president didnt stop there. he paused to play a video of buildings being blown apart, women and children in distress, wounded children on guernseys and in hospitals. then he started speaking english and appealed to president biden personally. >> you are the leader of the nation, of your great na...

The shelves are empty in the stores. william burns, the cia director saying a couple days ago if the russian forces were able to surround and cut off this city, then he thought the analysis was that they would have 10 to 14 days worth of supplies. so not many. every single person in this city has stocked up. ourselves included. but that will run out at some point it cant be sustained. that is a concern. it depends if putin wants to play a waiting game. starve out the city or whether he comes in ...

>> and gillian, ukrainian farms being turned essentially into battle fields will have a short and long-term impact. it means they cannot harvest the crops that they have already grown, but they also cant plant the seeds for next season crops. gillian. >> gillian: sounds like a catch 22. thank you, john. >> john: some blue states cant seem to stop the bleeding of their population. the people who live there flocking now to republican-leaning states en mass. but how much has to do with politics. an...

Governance and double down on democracy. if they dont do that those countries tend to experience repeat violence over time. >> as someone said the other day, the french probably didnt expect their revolution until it happened either. we should make clear, when you talk about a civil war youre not meaning like the old one where battle fields and things like that. what would it look like? >> one reason why most americans cant conceive of another civil war in the united states is because they are t...

Into kuwait. we have european and u.s. contractors to get out of the city. it will be a dangerous time. four miles from the embassy compound which i have been in a bunch out at the kabul airport. a dangerous situation. >> going to be some of the most important real estate in coming weeks to keep an eye on. general, a lot of americans are wondering why the afghan government or troops are not fighting. i had a chance to pose that question to former afghan ambassador to the u.s. she said they want ...

Thats what im trying to do. im going to move on. david, go ahead. >> reporter: the presidents tone toward the press is not helpful at times and i think thats plain to see. >> reporter: the navy inspector general had problems with the way jackson ran his naval office with only 50 people in it. what makes him qualified to run a department of 350,000? >> i saw a number of people in the house and senate do interviews today and just earlier this morning in which they said weve tried this a number of ...

Increasingly they are divided on pretty much everything else as well. summer blockbusters, professional sports. even what you eat for dinner. who you date. all now political battle fields. writing over at the federalist john daniel davidson says both sides of the political divide are radicalizing, but the radicalization on the left is more dangerous, more prone to violence. more likely to cause a culture war that is, quote, going to encompass everything and that will never end. john daniel david...

Course, divided in how they vote. always have been though. increasingly they are divided on pretty much everything else as well. summer blockbusters, professional sports. even what you eat for dinner. who you date. all now political battle fields. writing over at the federalist john daniel davidson says both sides of the political divide are radicalizing, but the radicalization on the left is more dangerous, more prone to violence. more likely to cause a culture war that is, quote, going to enco...

Destruction and right next to afghanistan is pakistan, with 10 times the population of iraq. and a nuclear arsenal that they can destabilize and try to get their hands on. so the stakes are high here. and though frustrations are high, you know, both in the west and around the world, we have to maintain -- we have to stay engaged. we are in a global war against islamic extremism, like we were against communism. and these are the new battle fields. steve: sure, as you said the president is conveni...

Undermine our confidence, and challenge our interests. to meet new forms of aggression e including propaganda, financial crimes, and cyber warfare, we must adapt our alliance to compete effectively in new ways and on all new battle fields. ainsley: republicans, of course high. independence right under. >> they were right there. republicans a plus. independence a minus and democrats gave it a c. this was a home run for the about the. he hit everything. he hit his america first message but really ...