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What price have they paid to pay for the russians to get to where they are. >> i am not a big body count guy because it is not an indication of who is winning or losing. but last week, russia said they were losing seven soldiers for every one soldier in the defense of that city. that is unbelievable from a military perspective. so, the reporters both natasha and others have talked about this. gen general zerski said to continue to hold, because we can. today, there were reports of ukrainian spec...

Nikki haley, the only candidate who did show up at cpac, the only other candidate aside from donald trump, she took a veiled shot at trump, saying we need a new generation of leadership. are you tired of losing? she was chased into an elevator by trump supporters chanting, "trump 2024." winning the vice presidential cpac poll, kari lake, who is still claiming she won an election that she lost. donald trump also talked about ukraine and vladimir putin. heres what he had to say. >> nato wouldnt ev...

Difficult to procure the amount of ammunition that ukraine is requiring at this point. here is how one military expert described russia at all cost battle for bakhmut assuming that ukraine yips at some point do retreat. here is what he wrote. the reality is that if the russians capture bakhmut they are seizing rubble. its a town with minimal strategic importance with almost no remaining infrastructure to support an occupying force that the russians have invested so much in the capture speaks vol...

Responsibility to those of us who step forward and lead. >> elise, there are veiled references to donald trump. nikki haley, as i said, made the one about, are you tired of losing, time for a new generation. mike pompeo saying, lets put grievance behind us. no one, including desantis, has been asked about donald trump. hasnt taken him on in a frontal way. he is dominating the space right now. >> willie, thats why i think that donald trump is in a strong position. you look at back when he first v...

He is almost playing a little blackmail here with the gop, with all the legal peril surrounding him. >> yeah, that is the big piece of this story for him going into 2024. you heard some of the republicans, nikki haley, who is in the race, saying, are you tired of losing? it is time for a new generation. thats a swipe at donald trump, though an indirect one. wasnt well received at cpac, what is a trump-friendly crowd. then you had mike pompeo, considering a presidential run. he took aim at the tr...

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Inaccurate claims. our daniel dale dubbed the speech, quote, wildly dishonest. so hes here with the facts. good morning, daniel. >> good morning. >> lets start with the economy. its what so many people care so much about. and the former president promised to save american jobs if hes elected again. heres what he said. >> with the greatest job history of any president ever. >> is that true? >> thats not even close to true, poppy. over the four years of trumps presidency, the economy lost a net 2....

With social security. >> were not going to mess with social security as republicans, i think that thats pretty clear. >> reporter: even as trump takes aim at desantis, other hopefuls seeking to draw contrast with the current leader of the pac. >> if you are tired of losing, put your trust in a new generation. >> we shouldnt look for a larger than life personalities but rather we should find power in the rooms like this one. >> reporter: but one potential candidate officially stepping back from t...

Section 28 banned local authorities from promoting homosexuality. the second part of it banned the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality in schools. basically it meant the closing down of services. so young people became very vulnerable particularly, and schools couldnt protect people from being bullied. all kinds of groups all over the country began to protest. reporter: actor ian mckellen| was at the head of a procession which stretched nearly two miles. a group of lesbians chained th...

If it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least whats left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have ...