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activity in the kherson region and they note russia is having manpower problems with its military. and we begin our coverage in kyiv with melissa bell. what are ukrainian officials saying about this counteroffensive in the south? >> reporter: what we're hearing from regional officials is that day two of that counteroffensive is seeing more fighting in a number of towns along the front line. clearly this is a counteroffensive long anticipated and long prepared for. what we're seeing for the time being are warnings from senior ukrainian officials that while it is under way, people need...

hear whether the inspectors will be able to get to that plant. it is the fighting, the shelling that is precisely why it's making it so necessary, alisyn and victor. >> all right, melissa bell in kyiv. thank you. let's bring in now retired brigadier general steve anderson. he just returned from ukraine. general, you were talking to people there about the logistics and the maintenance or the weapons systems they've received from the u.s., and other countries, we should say. what are the biggest issues that they're facing at this point in the war? >> well, really, there's two issues...

Including 2 3s of democrats saying that President Biden is too old for another term. Today in pennsylvania, he said hes going to be there next year right at the top of the ticket. I tell you what, someone said, you know, that biden, hes getting old, man. I tell you what. Well, guess what . The only thing that comes with age is a little wisdom. Ive been doing this longer than anybody. Guess what . Im going to continue to do it with your help. That seems to be a subtle response made by an author that interviewed biden world for a new book. They said President Biden could bow out. Based on all of...

phase of the transition, the next milestone. we'll set a goal for afghan forces to take the lead for combat operations across the country in 2013. next year. so that isaf can move to a supporting role. this will be another step towards afghans taking full lead for their security as agreed to by 2014 when the everyone saf combat mission will end. and police in chicago are certainly hoping that their mission is a lottese ier today, easier than it was yesterday. what a mess. protesters opposed to the war among other things, vow to be back out on the streets again today and my colleagu...

the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator -- you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. >> translator: i really fear for my other family member's life and we have installed radio cameras and even with electric fence. >> now, all of this comes after a whirl wind day of developments that forced the u...