some will wear a mask regardless. we do know from some studies they say that being on an airplane because of the confined air is one of the safest places you can be from coronavirus. are people around you in the airport wearing masks or not wearing masks? reporter: i m seeing about, oh, maybe 40%, 30%, a third not wearing masks right now. you know, we heard from folks throughout the network, people traveling today in denver and lax, that some people didn t initially get the memo. frankly, the biden administration didn t really get the memo right away. they were trying to figure out whether or not this would apply to everyone or something that would be more focused, with immediacy or it would take place later on. so we re seeing that some people are not wearing masks, myself included. it s legal now. we ll have more on this later in the program. i want to go to ukraine now. president zelenskyy says that russians have begun a
reporter: now, what was especially jarring was the kindness and the generosity they experienced in russia. the country responsible for bombing their homes and uprooting their lives. evgeni said he was so struck by the kindness, he went to church to pray for the people that helped me them. they say this is proof there are good people in every country, including russia. ac 360 starts now. good evening. two breaking news stories we re closely following. in ukraine president zelenskyy says a major new russian offensive has begun in the east of the country. we ll have multiple reports from ukraine tonight of what will likely be a new and bloody phase of the invasion. now, the other breaking story is here in the united states. a federal judge has struck down the federal mask mandate for air and other travel, calling it unlawful. according to an administration official, that means the cdc s
senate. joining me is senior correspondent kelly o donnell and jim cavanaugh, former agent in charge. what can we expect to hear from the president this afternoon by executive order, i imagine, on ghost guns? reporter: on ghost guns, they can use the power through the department of justice to try to change some of the rules related to how these firearms are sold and the requirements that go along with it. ghost guns are the term used for these kits that can be assembled at home. one of the key factors is they don t have the kind of serial numbers that more traditional federal firearms that are regulated by the federal government have. and so that is one of the concerns. that makes them very difficult to trace and track and there s been a big uptick. the government says there s been 20,000 instances where guns like this have been involved in crimes and it makes it much harder for law enforcement to deal with that.
russians attacked on friday that killed more than 50, we believe 57 civilians at that train station. that was the gathering point for thousands of civilians, mostly women and children who were trying to get out of the east. so officials here have been saying not only be prepared for this offensive, and they are telling civilians that their window to leave the east is rapidly closing. as you mentioned, kharkiv, the biggest city in the east has counted more than six dozen air strikes just in the last 24 hours, and the things that they are targeting, the russians are targeting, infrastructure like bridges, train stations, like kra ma tors k. that sends two big messages to see the british prime minister walking around the capital city, a city that weeks ago many predicted the russians would have rolled into. to have him walk around, it sends the message that it is safely in ukrainian hands, and we got to see president zelenskyy doing what he has done
could backfire in that it might make it look like it s too political for the justice department to touch it. which is exactly why the times says the committee is divided. thank you so much, barbara, and thanks to you, leann caldwell. meanwhile, france s president macron, running for a second term came in first in the first round last night skpks now faces a runoff against far right leader, marine le pen, whose victory could do nato. a much tighter race this time around, what are le pen s chances. what happens if she wins in two weeks and becomes france s next president? reporter: i know. that s sort of mind boggling when you think about it, andrea. political observers in france because she has a much better chance this time around than she did in 2017 when marine le pen lost in a landslide to emmanuel