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all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm christine romans. this is "early start." we begin with ukrainian forces struggling to hold on in the eastern city of bakhmut, as russian troops close in from three sides. ukrainian officials say the situation in bakhmut has grown much tougher. they say their forces may need to retreat to avoid being trapped by encircling russians. cnn's scott mclean is tracking this story for us from london. and, scott, what are the chances the ukrainians will be able to turn this around? and if they can't, does that mea...

First choice. 20% named desantis. former maryland governor larry hogan said he will not seek the gop nomination. the moderate said he was concerned his presence in a crowded field could help trump win the nomination. china's national legislature meeting today. the country's leaders using the annual gathering to lay out their plans to boost the chinese economy and restore public confidence. after a year of missteps and protests trigger by the now abanneaban abandoned covid policy. cnn a's steven jiang reporting. >> there's little doubt that the nearly 3,000 lawmakers will endorse every propos...

Have not been answered by the authorities so far. >> let's hope they get answers and get them soon. steven jiang reporting live from tianjin. tens of thousands of protesters are keeping up the pressure on the brazilian president. they filled the streets, calling for her impeachment. president rousseff has seen her approval rating sink to single digits with brazil's economy mired in recession. prices are climbing while the currency is hitting a 12-year low. a government spokesman calls the protest a part of democracy. sri lankans are voting for a new parliament and it's a referendum on the ...

Just shocking. the world has been amazing by what happened here. 700 tons of this sodium cyanide stored in a warehouse and we will, of course, continue to investigate this and bring the details to our viewers across the globe. steven jiang reporting on the line from tianjin. the local residents' concerns about contamination are not likely to ease in the short term as we heard from steven. chemical risk consultant david liggard explains what they are facing. >> reporter: for the local population what they are doing now is putting people in an exclusion zone and keeping people out of that. aft...