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forecast models are putting florida in the bull eye's for a hurricane in days. this is what we're watching at this hour. thanks so much for being here. i'm kate bolduan. putin's war on ukraine is where we do need to start at this hour. russia is staging referendums in four occupied areas of eastern ukraine beginning today. residents being forced to vote on whether the regions should become part of russia. the referendums are widely considered a complete sham of course but this is drawing global condemnation. ukraine's president zelenskyy is calling on russians now to revolt as putin ...

Retired lieutenant general ben hodgers, a former commander of u.s. army forces in europe. david, these images pulled together for us, the desperation we're seeing amongst russians that don't want to join the war effort, men trying to flee the draft what insight does this offer into russia right now? >> well, suggests a greater reaction and a greater weakness on the part of putin than we expected. i've been talking to european leaders who have been of course in new york for the u.n. general assembly and a week ago, they did not expect this. they did expect, kate, that if he did order a mobiliza...