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Tri-Valley nonprofit Open Heart Kitchen has announced the launch of a new program aimed at addressing food insecurity and hunger in the region. Known as the Open Heart Food Bank, the operation will run out of a...

LIVERMORE — Open Heart Kitchen (OHK) recently opened its doors to welcome seniors back to the dining room for its lunch program at its facility off Catalina Drive in Livermore.

Tri-Valley nonprofit Open Heart Kitchen will have a new executive director at the start of the new year, with John Bost set to take over the role from current Executive Director Heather Greaux, who will be transitioning to CFO.

Says ukraine is scanning faces of dead russians, then contacontacts i -- contacting the mothers, sending those pictures to their families. i want to talk to colonel leon collins, former defense adviser to ukraine. good evening. john, we have discussed on this show before that the thing that most resonates most with residents about this russian war is when their children dont return home. will ukrainians using i.d. on these russian soldiers have the effect they want it to? >> you know, don, i und...

Russians were sailing, nah, theyre just loyal locals, you know. >> just take the knowledge in general. ive covered several wars in my career as a journalist, but to be able to get people live from bunkers in their homes as theyre being bombed, its fascinating to watch the technological advances when it comes to our coverage of an active war. john, according to "the post," a digital rights group have called on clearview to stop the war with ukraine due to miscommunication. is that a general conce...

Were taken to the morgue. more victims in a needless war. matt rivers, cnn, lviv, ukraine. >> matt, thank you very much for that. i want to turn now to cnns john bost. he is in lviv for us. john, hello to you. were hearing russia started its attack in eastern ukraine. wha whats the latest? >> reporter: donbas reports a significant increase in military activity in the east. they are taking over the homusk region, and russian forces were held back in two other areas. 600 ukranian military were hit...

To be beholden to strike just military targets. >> john, do you agree with that? >> your one point is the main one here. regardless of how it plays out in russia, this is the first social media war. this is the first war i recall where social media has played such a powerful role. it has empowered people who otherwise would not have a lot of power. online you can look up conversations among russian soldiers who were talking on open lines. you can find out on youtube. this is unlike any other war...

That 21st century technology. >> do you believe this is a good idea? john says it might not go over well with some. >> you have the legal or moral aspect to it, and is it a good decision to accomplish what youre trying to do. i think john has the right idea on this one, but like discriminate bombing, actually galvanizes the population to be more committed to their cause. i think its too early to tell, but as a former soldier, i really wouldnt want my family members being targteted. i can see how...

Outwards, it would be inwards, which they are. it doesnt disprove what theyre saying. it doesnt do a lot for the russian claims, either. >> it certainly brings some questions. john bost, well see you later. appreciate it. for more on russias new offensive in the east, i want to bring in retired navy general john spencer. he is at madison positive reform, like leadership and social connections in modern war. good to have you, sir. good evening. colonel, president zelenskyy says that the russian...

Emergency equipment. we have no way to confirm any of those claims by the russians, but we can confirm at least four missile strikes here in lviv which left seven people dead. russia claims a large consignment of u.s. weapons were being stored here in lviv. again, no way to confirm that, either, don. >> wow. there is new video from the city of mariupol to show. it shows women and children reportedly sheltering for weeks in the basement of a plant. what can you tell us about this, john? >> report...