life in america. a dream that came to a tragic end with dozens of others in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin in ukraine, where a u.s.-supplied advanced weapon is reportedly starting to gain some traction on the battlefield. a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the himaz multiple rocket launchers to take out russian rockets and other target. four of those are in use in ukraine, four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelenskyy accusing russia of terrorism following friday s missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. at least 21 people were killed, 40 others wounded. this as the u.s. announces a new batch of military aid for ukraine including those anti-aircraft missile systems. mr. zelenskyy saying the equipment will give ukraine a much much-needed boost. translator: i am especially grateful to the united states of america and personally to biden
europe. we ll look at how the virus is spreading in the u.s. and the push for vaccines. millions of americans hitting the road this holiday weekend but fright delays and rising gas prices are putting the brakes on many of those, hoping for a great escape. we begin in ukraine where russia is said to have bombed an island it just abandoned two days ago. ukraine released this video saying it shows russian air strikes on sfanake island frida night. they used phosphorus bombs which cnn can t independently verify. russia is trying to destroy the equipment they let behind after leaving the strategic island in the black sea. this as a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the u.s. made high mars multiple rocket launches to take out russian targets. at least four of those are in ukraine with four more on the way. president zelenskyy is accusing russia of terrorism following friday s residential strikes near odesa. at least 21 people were killed with 40 others wounded.
trump administration and its policies, our dream team standing by to debate. also breaking tragedy on the streets of new york city as a woman pushing a stroller on the upper east side is shot dead in what appears to be a targeted attack. mayor eric adams is on the scene and police say they are on the hunt for the shooter. the baby in that stroller we re told is fine. a young woman describing the horrific scene tonight. i realized that, oh, no, this was serious and there was a gunshot and it really frightened me because i was right there at the park playing and i would have never have thought ever that this would have happened. meanwhile crime up in california, the city council in west hollywood goes to defund the police, at least in part. a report from los angeles and in portland. a a pro life demonstration turns destructive over the weekend. the lightning round with jason rants is coming up later but we begin with the growing push back with some of tuesday s testimony fr
going to be cancelled so we can know what to do. it s saying my flight was last seen near new york. it s not really saying. it s not really telling me what s going on. all right. so here is the lawsuitest tally, more than 1,300 flights in the u.s. have been delayed so far today. and it s only 9:00 a.m. eastern time and cancellations just other 400. aaa pretickets 3.5 million people will fly this weekend and additional 42 million people are expected to drive somewhere this holiday weekend. silver lining and as boris said last hour it s a very small silver lining for hours is that gas prices dropped about 8 cents other the last week. that s still $1.70 more than it was a year ago. live to the busiest airport in the country, nadia ramiro is in atlanta. we have been seeing enormous lines behind you. what s the mood of these travelers? what are you seeing? reporter: yeah. so right behind me this group of travelers has just been cleared to move forward to get through anothe
cnn has now spoken with two secret service sources who both say they also heard about a confrontation in the presidential suv that day, a story they say was spreading widely inside the agency in the weeks and months that followed january 6th. they say trump indeed demanded to be taken to the capitol, and when the secret service said no to the trip, trump berated his secret service detail. despite that corroboration, trump and his allies have been working in overdrive to discrept hutchinson s testimony about what she saw and heard on january 6th. this lady yesterday, there s something wrong with her. is there something wrong? the woman is living in fantasy land. she s a social climber, if you call that social. she s got serious problems. let me put it that way, mental problems. what d you make of fox news? for this girl to sit there and just i think just make up and again, i hardly know who she is. of course she was a top staffer to the chief of staff at that tim