region. plus, another violent and deadly weekend in america. at least nine mass shootings. one veteran lawmaker says he s more confident than ever that bipartisan gun reform is coming. well, you crane says russian forces are renewing their offense offensebiveb as the battle for the done bask goes on. they suffered amidst a push towards the key city. in the neighboring luhansk region, they expect to redouble their efforts to take the city. fighting has raged for weeks but ukrainian forces say they ve started taking background and now control about half of the city. on sunday, ukraine says president zelenskyy travelled to war-torn areas in the east, met with displaced residents from mariupol, which fell under russian control last month. and reportedly visited frontline troops in the dawn bask region. i m proud of everyone i met, communicated with and supported. something was brought for the military but i will not detail it and i brought something from them to you. it is
playbook. go to cnn zachary cohen. who is helping provide this cover for the former president during these hearings? i suppose it tells you everything you need to know about trump s hold on this party right now? reporter: really does, jim. you mentioned, kevin mccarthy secured trump s endorsement but not secured it for house speaker yet if republicans retake the house. maybe still a chip on the table and encouraging mccarthy there. in addition to mccarthy, we expect at least stefanik to be a key player. she oversees messaging for the gop conference and one of the loudest in the impeachment proceedings and expected to be intimately involved how to push back in realtime. what trump wants. daehlie counterprogramming in realtime. the other is, expected to be involved, jim banks, jim jordan. both supposed to be on the january 6th committee before kevin mccarthy decided he wouldn t let anybody from his party be on the panel. now we re here. all waiting to see what this push looks
gun violence worsened over the weekend. cnn has confirmed since friday at least nine mass shootings in the u.s. have killed 12 people and wounded 59 others. that includes a shooting in chattanooga, tennessee overnight where two were killed and 14 others wounded. police say gunfire erupted at a night club. a bar shooting left two dead, two others injured. also in arizona, one killed, ano another eight wounded outside a strip mall. eight others wounded at a graduation party. and in philadelphia, police say three are dead, 11 others wounded after a shooting in a popular bar and restaurant district. well, parts of philadelphia are under curfew in the wake of the mass shooting. the city s mayor says he s calling for tougher gun laws. peter sandoval has the latest.
is shaping the way some countries in europe are shaping the futures,. i want to tell you about how the authorities in beijing have closed restaurants to diners there, as part of new restrictions in the capital aimed at curbing a rise in covid i9. there have been a reported 58 new cases outside the areas under strict lockdown. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has more. this is the restaurant district in the heart of old beijing were usually because you can get the milk 2a hours a day. during the may day holiday it expected to be full of people gathering with friends and family to celebrate in that traditional, chinese way. however, as you can see, it is not full here today, that is because all this week the restaurants of beijing have been ordered to close in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. you can get takeaway and delivery services from these restaurants, but you can t sit inside. it is an