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World war, making some par parallels, the heroism of our grandparents is the same what todays russian soldiers do in ukraine. so that question almost wasnt discussed on tv channels. >> so, very much trying to prepare -- prepare us all for what may come on may the 9th. and weve heard from u.s. and western officials that believe vladimir putin could formally declare war in ukraine as soon as that key date for russia, of course, may 9th. why would he declare it, clearly what we have been seen on th...

Any sort of talking in this war can save lives. nick paton walsh, cnn, zaporizhzhia, ukraine. >> stay on top of any evacuations that take place this morning. joining me now from california, steve fish, professor of political science at uc-berkeley. a very good evening to you there, steve. let me start, really, what weve heard overnight, your thoughts that the u.s. and western officials believe vladimir putin could formally declare war in ukraine as soon as may 9th. what would that mean, do you t...

Who believe that this may lead to an announcement of an expanded military operation there, the possibility of declaring war, leading to a national mobilization of russia, a draft. there are other officials who are more skeptical of that. and believe that the russian president may attempt to declare victory for gains already made in ukraine. where do you stand? what are you look for on may 9th? >> well, you know, well see what putin says. i think the misinformation, disinformation effort to the r...

You, brianna. >> isa soares live for us. and well be joined by john kirby. >> joining me now, great to have you here. may 9th is a great day in moscow, celebrating their victory over the nazis in world war ii. its on that day that officials say vladimir putin might declare formal war. not just a special military operation, allowing to have the full mobilization of russian forces in this invasion. what does that do for him? what does he gain by full mobilization? >> first and foremost, he needs t...

This is what republicans and conservatives have been trying to do for decades. and it looks like theyve succeeded. >> okay, that was don lemon speaking earlier to cnn legal analyst laura coates, preet bharara and jeffrey toobin. as we say, this could possibly change a law that has stood in the united states for nearly a half century and we will continue to follow breaking news as we continue to have those live protests, in fact, in front of the supreme court in washington. we do now want to go...

The years and the decades, where, you know, women couldnt, you know, vote at the start of our country, they -- at one point, couldnt enter into contracts and so they couldnt own property, i mean, we have progressed, and so the notion that weve progressed and women have rights now and those rights are now being taken away and thats to be equated with the overturning of a decision that was clearly wrong from the get-go is frankly offensive. now to the war in ukraine. u.s. and western officials b...

Right weapons to ukrainian forces, getting them there in time. in your view, is that happening now sufficiently for ukrainian forces to hold back this attempted russian advance? >> well, since i said from the start, after visiting ukraine, talking to president zelenskyy about a week before the russian invasion, we have got to supply the ukrainians with the weapons they need to fight off this aggression. and it is in large part because of this support that the united states and our nato allies ha...

States, estonia, czech republic, poland, germany, land and what is important, it is nato standard, a limitless supply and the ukrainians have been era kit, so basically were turning ukraines military, at least in the artillery sense of the word, into a nato peer army. that, in itself, even if you discount the fact theyre actively engaged in war, is kind of an extraordinary development. >> i was in washington the last several days and a common refrain if top officials is, at this point, they feel...

Least some of the civilians trapped for months in that steel plant in mariupol. a plant that has been sort of the last pocket of resistance for ukraine in that city. about 100 civilians seeing sunlight for the first time in what could be weeks, even months theyve pen hiding underground in basements. they got out but others have not. the shelling of the site has resumed hit by what he says were all kinds of weapons. hundreds of people, civilians, remain trapped, including innocent women, children...

Weighing sanctions, increased military support to ukraine, heavier weaponry, for example, the kind of things russia would not want to see there. they have, of course, hoping this might, if they do use it, might speed up the europeans willingness to ban russian oil imports. all of this is a way for the president to say to the international community that the u.s. and western allies are going to respond if russia does use chemical weapons. not drawing a red line that would force him to impose a no...