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Dramatic day. we're going to unpack some of those moments ahead, but there's also major developments overseas we want to bring you up to speed on. ukrainian forces have made some major strides today in taking back some of the territory the russians have gained. but the putin bombardment is intensifying in and around the capital of kyiv. a day of smoke filling the sky and on the ground. and the fighting -- make no mistake -- is fierce. schools like this one in kharkiv now bear the scars of war. so does a psychiatric hospital in southern ukraine, destroyed by bombing. the city of mariupol reduce...

As democrats praised jackson other republicans ripped into the nominee with many accusations from, frankly, the fringe right. as we standby cnn's jessica schneider takes us through the most contentious moments of the day so far. >> reporter: ketanji brown jackson defending her record during hours of intense questioning from republican senators, push back against their broad characterization that she's, quote, soft on crime. >> in order for us to have a functioning society, we have to have people being held accountable for committing crimes. but we have to do so fairly under our constitution. a...

Praise. it just shows we're not as different from 1967 when thurgood marshall who's also articulate was named to the supreme court. >> i thank you. the news continues. let's hand it over to laura coates and "cnn tonight." >> what an articulate, panel. anderson, thank you so much. i couldn't let it go. glad to see you, and yes, i am laura coats, and this is "cnn tonight." president biden's trailblazing supreme court nominee, judge ketanji brown jackson is still answering questions tonight on day two of her confirmation hearings. we're going to check back live shortly on that historic confirmati...

Blackburn on the day two questioning on hearings for supreme court nominee ketanji brown, asked on her thesis. i want to bring back carol mosely brawn first black woman to serve on the senate judiciary committee, and our cnn reporter in that hearing all day long. starting with you senator, mosely, when asked the question, when you're in church, do you judge, i i'm paraphrasing here, women who are against boabortio pro-life woman, are you considered hostile in that respect, what was your reaction to that statement? >> well, again, this is political theater. and what they're doing is playing to ...