forming in washington. >> and this is cnn this is cnn breaking news welcome to the lead. >> i'm jake tapper in this hour, today's star witness in the hush money cover of conspiracy case, michael cohen who testified that donald trump told him an alleged sexual encounter that stormy daniel's was claiming would be

catastrophic for his 2016 campaign where that come out before voters went to the budd's. but did michael cohen convinced the jury that trump himself directed him to pay off daniel's to protect from election. i'm going to ask a criminal defense attorney who was in the courtroom for today's testimony. and live images right now from baltimore, where a major demolition is just minutes away, engineers plan to use explosives to remove parts of the francis scott key bridge that collapsed back in march. and by the way, the 21 member crew on the ship that caused the collapse they're still on the boat and they're going to stay on board for today's demolition plus a frankly puzzling move by russia's whenever putin, he fired the head of the russian military and replaced him with an economist, the money man. as russia is running out of weapons for war. but let's begin outside the new york courthouse with the new york hush money cover up conspiracy. case. cnn's paula reid there and paulette it's a wrap on

day one of testimony from michael cohen, the most critical witness in this case so far, is this going the way that the prosecution hoped yes. >> so far, jake has been going well for prosecutors michael cohen laid out how long before he announced his candidates, who were the white house trump was worried the stories from other women would come out in the open and potentially impact his candidacy. >> now. >> michael cohen also testified how involved he was and suppressing negative stories ahead of the election and how in the wake of the access hollywood tape, he facilitated that hush money payment to stormy daniels. he testified that trump told him, don't worry, you'll be reading in burst and then towards the end of the day, we got to the really critical part of his testimony for prosecutors, which is that he testified that trump was aware of the scheme to reimburse him by making it all seem like a legal expenses and to really increase the mountain who's being paid back so that he didn't of course he didn't have to pay taxes, so that we'd be made whole.

what's not clear take though these records we're going to be falsified. >> and of course, cohen's testimony still has a long way to go. this was certainly not easy for him or for the prosecution, but it really is the is he part because after they get through 2017 and the receipt of this reimbursement, then we're going to have to walk through how cohen eventually flipped on trump, how we also pleaded guilty to federal crimes, including leinz to congress line to the irs line to banks also election crimes related to this hush money scheme. and then he has to talk about how he has relentlessly attack the defendant for years and really made a living doing that. so so far it's been going okay. but it's only going to get more difficult bill for cohen and prosecutors tomorrow morning when they're back. >> all right. paula reid. thanks. let's discuss with wall street journal reporter, korean ramy and defense attorney bernardo via both were

in the courtroom today, also here with me in studio, former us attorney michael moore. so bernard, let me start with you. you were in the room. you're an attorney. how is michael cohen coming across on the stand? do you think how receptive does the jury seem to him jake michael cohen, definitely. >> i think gold was excellent on the stand, but you expected that because his home-court advantage when you're talking about the prosecution, give it doing the direct examination of michael cohen, his case he didn't what's important, his delivery was important. he was making eye contact, especially when he was talking about taking out that home equity loan. >> so i think he definitely came off credible in the end. >> the one line that sticks out to me is just like nike just do it. and that was the theme that donald trump gave to michael cohen. just do what you need to do. >> i think the prosecution was essential and crucial to michael cohen because they find it he provided that leaf that donald trump authorized these payments and the payments worked for the purposes of

affecting that campaign of purposes of paying off stormy get is because they knew that story will affect the campaign. >> so michael cohen did deliver. but again, this is only direct examination we have to see how he stands up during cross-examination i'm not concerned about his prior record. it hasn't come in yet but i know when it does come in, i'm never concerned with that because i've put on witnesses with criminal record longer than my arm in a former prosecutor, 60 senior. so just let's do it. >> that's the line of the day. great. what did you think? how do you think michael cohen came across and how receptive do you think the jury was based on their body language? gender, facial expressions, and how much they were paying attention well, i think jurors had heard so much about michael cohen before michael cohen even appeared. >> on the stand. they'd heard he was a jerk. they heard he was a pants on fire type of guy that basically nobody liked him. and then today they met the real michael cohen and he didn't seem like a jerk or even a pants on fire type guy. he was straightforward. he was

matter of fact he had an awful lot of yes, ma'am. yes, ma'am. no, ma'am. the answers to questions and i think, you know i spent a lot of time looking at the jury today trying to figure out what those people were possibly thinking because some of them we looked at cohen's, some of them took notes, some of them looked away and at the end of the day, i'm not sure, but they were paying attention. they weren't just sort of ignoring him and thinking about other things michael moore do you think the prosecution has proven its case? i don't i don't think they have cases are like a roller coaster and you have a good day and you have a good direct examination of a witness and then cross-examination cavity. he sort dropped to the bottom again, i think that's where they are. this the idea that trump is saying, do what you just do it, take care of it. i don't think that's a really crosses the line. we're the prosecution needs to be and i say that because they also

talked about allen weisselberg. and his input into what would be done and setting up the company and even the tape recording that we heard from cohen when he taped record his client, which i thought was ridiculous, but that to me was sort of a it really cut both ways, frankly, i think more for them defense because it says we have talked to al and everything's fine. this is what we're gonna do. and then he tells the jury today and in the court, he says, i told trap and i kept him up to date on everything that was going on except the fact that he was taping him i mean, these line again, he's already started lottery. i don't think they've gotten there. they've got to get to the place where they say he looked trump knew that the records are gonna be phosphide. he had actually some some input and direction into that specific part, not just pay it off is formal relationship, but he had a real hand in falsifying these records or directing someone to do that, not just to clean up his mess, it was outside of his marriage. >> bernardo some of the legal experts we've had on the show

have been talking about the missing witness theory or the opportunity that the defense could say, well given all the references to allen weisselberg, the former cfo of the trump organization that the defense could say when they want two and why didn't the prosecution call him? what where is he supposedly he's intricately involved in this scheme. ask yourself why he wasn't asked to testify. do you think that's a real threat that's definitely a concern because it's the unanswered question and the reason why is because allen weisselberg, his name is began being mentioned all throughout michael cohen's testimony and also the only other person that can corroborate what michael cohen is saying about that crucial meet and where donald trump was yeah. >> and allen weisselberg was there and he was explaining how he was going to disperse these payments. so the only person that can corroborate that is alan. so the way to go how about it. i think what the prosecution has to do, i remember that judge merchan may mention of this on friday. is

that what steps have you taken to try to compel him to come in? testify because the judge has not allowing the agreement that the prosecution that actual the way to go about it is that the prosecution which i've done before, because you could get no material witness order. is that base you have a detective getting contact with ireland at rikers alan. alan, tell them on my coming to testify, i'm going to exercise it's my fifth remember privilege. i'm not cooperating. dan, you call that detective to the stand and that detective, you asked him, did you meet with this man? >> yes. where did you meet with him? at rikers island. >> did you ask them what that he will come in and testify willfully. >> he said no, he's not willing to cooperate. and that way you close that hope because it's easy to tell a jury and sell to them of course, he's not going to cooperate. he's a coconspirator in for a penny and a pound, or three of these people had the role to play. and when you put it together, the conspiracy, because not every one of them has to have done each and every part of the

conspiracy. that's how you get to a guilty verdict. the prosecution has to know though, how to argue are doing closing arguments, and how to present that evidence about mr. weisselberg's being missing current michael cohen course as a slew of social media posts, insulting dominant donald trump. >> some of them and rather crude and personal terms, you're reporting that the defense will likely point to these social media posts is the prosecution going to try to get ahead of that in some way or have they at all did they at all today in court that's a good question. >> they haven't today, but i would expect they would realize we're only at say early 20 2017 here so the prosecution is still has a ways to go. but yes, i think what we saw with stormy daniel's is the prosecution raised some of those social media posts before cross-examination, and i think because we can expect a similar thing with cohen and cross, that they'll go after just all

these sort of names. he's called trump, the crude post, the tic videos the podcast, and the books that this will especially ones cross start. so this will be a major the line of questioning. >> michael, did you hear anything from michael cohen today that you expect the defense to seize on when it's their turn for cross? yeah. i mean, i mentioned the part about what was lying about saying that i'd kept trump up tonight, but didn't tell anybody and i think they better address this issue with the media posts and all that i mean, i think that's gonna be a big deal. i think the prosecution better day if you know, you're on witnesses, you don't get beat with a ball bat. it's better to take the flushwater to first yourself. and so that's what they need to do to disarm the defense i think allen weisselberg issue is going to remain because we've been here in his testimony really through some statements that cohen getting in and i'm surprised i mean, that would typically be some hearsay objections, i think. and so i'm that to me will be an issue. and if the prosecution tries to come back, i think that offense will be able to say, wait a minute, they could have cut a deal with

him. they chose not to do that. >> instead, their own when they're given he was the guy who's already admitted not telling the truth. >> yeah. >> in ethnic, that's something they'll ride all the way. he and so codec they'll have their day with him and i think that any feelings of empowerment, maybe that the state feels right now after some simple direct examination, i think you'll see sort of their land thanks. got out from under when they get across. very interesting. all right. michael moore, korean, ramy and bernardo via ilona. thank you so much. just breaking in right now breaking news just moments ago that controlled demolition broke down one of the remaining standing parts of that collapsed francis scott key bridge in baltimore. engineers used explosive sieves on the sanction that landed on the cargo ship that's sunk the bridge on march 26. it's hard to believe but 21 members of the crew of the boat that hit the bridge, 21 members are still onboard the boat. they reportedly went below deck for the demolition. they've been assisting investigators and union leader say that crew is

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>> in order to help egyptian and qatari officials menendez, his wife, is also facing charges, but that is in a separate trial. cnn's jason carroll is outside the courthouse in new york. jason. >> do we know how long the jury selection process is likely to take? well, there was some thought, jake, that the jury would have been seated already at this point, but that did not happen. the initial phase of jury selection is still well underway now, one juror has been seated, so far the judge asking prospective jurors a number of questions, including would sit being seated for a trial let's lasting several weeks. would that be a financial burden and also, do you think asking jurors, do you think perhaps that anyone that comes from new jersey would that mean? that they would audit? do you think that a person from new jersey is more likely to commit a crime or not just some of the questions that jurors are likely going to be asked here. again, jury has not been seated once that does happen. of course. opening statements, we'll get underway. we already know how

the prosecution is going to outline it's case. it says that senator menendez and his wife excepted thousands of dollars in bribes in fact, came in the form of cash that came in the form of gold bars that were confiscated from the senator's home, all in exchange for the senators influence. the senator for his part, saying that the government is overreaching here, that they're out to get him saying that the money that that was found at his home in new jersey is money that he had saved and he had stored at home in part for cultural reasons. >> and that and that and that some of the other money that was founded, his home was works were loans that he had received that his wife had received. >> so that is part of the defense that certain to be lined that certain going that's going to be lined up here once it gets underway. but first, we have to get through jury selection, which we'll continue tomorrow. >> jake we should node senator menendez his wife is going to have her own trial in july. >> that's the date for that trial could that impact how

senator menendez, his lawyers lay out the defense in his trial. i mean, for example, could they blame it all on her? and then obviously that wouldn't be admitted necessarily in her trial all. >> right we'll being tried separately. jake is exactly what the defense wants and cheese being tracked separately. of course, for medical reasons, but we got a hint as to what some of the possible defense might be in pretrial documents. one passage in particular, very interesting. i'm going to read part of it to you. it says senator menendez intends to present a defense arguing in part part that he lacked the requisite knowledge of much of the conduct and statements of his wife. nadine. and did and did not agree to join any of the charged conspiracies see, so it does appear from this statement here that perhaps at least part of the defense will be senator menendez blaming his wife, saying, if any wrong doing did happen and they're not saying that any wrongdoing did happen. but if it did, it

was nadine and not the center. >> interesting. and then of course in her trial, she could then turn around and blame him and two different juries, neither of which are any of the wiser. jason carroll, thanks so much. meanwhile, another current member of congress is dealing with the fallout from his own federal indictment sources tell cnn, the democratic congressman henry cuellar of texas, is rapidly shedding staff members following charges of bribery and money laundering against him and his wife. half of quasars team is already gone. the few remaining are actively trying to exit choir and his wife are accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities. quite are claims that they are both innocent of the allegations coming up next, abortion rights in america, the state that could soon be the first in the nation to categorize. categorize, or abortion medications as country paroled, dangerous substances stay with us they told us to follow

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available in the baking aisle i'm, natasha bertrand at the pentagon. and this is cnn it's time for our politics lead cue. >> the music, please. 20 torr, 24 election jam. >> nice the election itself, believe it or not, it's just 176 days away. >> a new polling shows where the race stands and six crucial battleground states. >> a new york times filled up quieter sienna college poll finds former president donald trump is leading in arizona and georgia, and michigan and nevada. >> and the commonwealth of pennsylvania and the state of scotts there is no clear leader or the results. >> there are within the margin of error. let's bring in our political panel right now to discuss all of this. so one thing that is interesting, put

the polls aside for a second. let's just look at actual election results former south carolina governor nikki haley dropped out of the race two months ago. she took around 21 of the vote in indiana's republican primary. and that's republican voters. it's not mischief makers as a republican voters and about a, about a fifth of them voted for her. and senator thom tillis republican from north carolina, he sees that as a warning sign. he told the hill quote, my guess is you're talking good number of that 20% are people that vote consistently. those folks that vote consistently consistently in republican primaries are not going to vote for joe biden. >> they may not vote so scott, how concerned are you about those 20, 50%, 20% one out of five voters, they're republican voters in indiana made somewhat, i think it's hard to put everybody in the same box. i mean, in some of the primaries when it was more competitive, in a lot of the haley voters were showing up and saying they also approved of joe biden i'd 19 when the

virginia primary that was true. so some of these people probably never voted for trump to begin with. >> some of them may come around to them because frankly, joe biden is doing things that they hate so much right now. i mean, just be honest since this is real stuff. and biden going wobbly on this, i've talked to a lot of people who have nothing for trump but they are so furious with biden on israel that they're warming up some of them may not vote, but these her voters were college educated, high engagement vote in every election type. so maybe they vote and they leave it blank. i don't know but the algebra for trump is he's got to replace some of those folks with this new working class coalition, non-college whites to span it's african americans. and you see that showing up in a lot of this polling that you're talking about. >> so megan, why is donald trump winning in these polls especially when you consider the fact that he has not really been out there campaigning because he has to be in court at least four days out of five during the week. >> well, i we'll say again, we don't live and die by the polls. and joe biden's orbit,

if we did, we would have never made out of iowa in 2020. so there's a long ways to go between now and the election. but i do think that folks are the message isn't resonating right now. i think the president has a lot of work to do on the economy and people are going to vote on what their gas prices are, what their milk prices are. but i do think one of the coalitions that he can draw from is this nikki haley voter and he can turn them and he can sway them into being joe biden voters, not on the israelis all right. >> i mean, not at all. and i just wonder what percent of these nikki haley voters existed in 2020s already factored in mathematically to the republicans who voted for biden the never trump or is he voted for biden i would argue that at least eight to 10% of them are more than likely going to vote for donald trump is also why i think who he chooses as his running mate, jake will be incredibly important. they're on the fence, they need some security, give them something that makes them feel comfortable again, and then they'll come back home. i'm convinced of that. but the reality is, on the whole host of issues from international policies immigration, to the cost of everyday goods. people are saying joe biden cannot put

the country on the right path. he hasn't done so they thought he was be this great stabilizer. and what we see that the country is far worse than it was before he became president. >> so omega and one of the things that biden is hoping will help him as abortion rights. and the degree to which voters care about that i didn't the degree to which state referenda in places like florida actually drive out democratic turnout, or at least non trump turnout. now, trump has said abortion rights should be left to the states in his interview with time magazine, he said he would release how his administration will regulate access to medication, abortion, and coming weeks i'm not holding my breath for the release of that, but in any case today, the washington post is reporting that louisiana could become the first state in the country to categorize mifepristone. >> and misoprostol. >> those are the drugs used to induce an abortion as controlled, dangerous substances threatening incarceration and findings if an individual possesses as the pills without a valid prescription or outside professional practice, this seems like an opportunity for donald trump or kamala harris what do you think?

>> i think that this issue overwhelmingly has been in the polling has been extremely important to these undecided voters. these middle nikki haley voters, that could, these are people who are going to vote for joe biden. this is a really important issue to folks. this is an issue that the president has a way to make inroads on in arizona was decided by 10,000 people, as we saw when the last go around with their abortion 18, 64 abortion bill this is hugely important to voters and women and men alike, care deeply about women's reproductive issues scott speaking of vice president harris, she spoke to a group of young people at a leadership summit hosted by the asian pacific american institute. today, here's part of what she said about breaking down barriers and being active. take a listen it is, as alicia said, my mother would say to me, don't you ever let anybody tell you who you are? you tell them who you are. >> we have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. >> sometimes they won't then

you need to kick the door down you're you don't like i don't even know what that means. >> second of all, i do appreciate that joe biden has taken her advice. i'm he is definitely told people who he thinks he is, even though if 95% of those anecdotes are not true, she has a net negative for this ticket. she has a drag on joe biden and i for one endorse multiple public appearances from kamala harris. >> so lastly, we should know senator jd vance is on the shortlist to be trump's running mate. join trump today in court. yesterday, the center from ohio was asked if he's going to accept the 2024 election results here's how his answer compares to two other hopefuls vying to be trump's number two. let's take a listen i totally plan to accept the results of 2024. i think that donald trump will be the victory. and if it's a free and fair election, dana, i think every republican will enthusiastically accept the results the 47th president

united states will be first it, donald's shop. >> yes or no. will you accept the election results of 22 24 no matter who wins that is my statement. i'm looking forward to next january when vice president here has certified the election for donald trump. i mean, the american people are the ones who get to decide these elections so you were just talking about whoever he picks to be his vice president, donald trump you're looking to seek because that person can really the goes to ticket did you did you hear a good answer? >> that's three is gonna be any of those three. i think republicans need to be clear. we will accept the results of the elections matter. who is going to win? i personally believe that donald trump, based on all poles appear to be sure headed in the right direct want to know who you wanted to be vice president? >> i have my options, but you don't like throw that out? >> but did not none of those three rows of vaccinated ricard scott, he's a good guy, not him. >> doug burgum is great. you can say, well, we know who he doesn't, he doesn't turn this one out. >> jd vance, who is excited by

jd. >> and do you think he likes he loves dr. carson and i loved dr. carson i don't know if i don't know if the clubhouse leader but you can say it's okay, we can be honest and let god, i have my have my preference all or good options. i have not. correct. all right. thanks to one and all for being here really appreciated coming up why the sudden change in the number of palestinians are estimated to have been killed in gaza why is the un changing its number? the confusion when diethyl estimates for women and children dropped dramatically. we'll discuss the explanation for that change. finch next the trump hush money trial gavel to gavel coverage. >> the way only cnn can bring it to you. legal insight, expert analysis, and real-time updates live from the courtroom follow the facts follow the testimony, follows cnn work

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cnn, the world's news topping are worldly today. the israel defense forces have expanded their operation in the gaza strip in response to the october 7 hamas terrorist attack hundreds of thousands of palestinians have fled the southern city of rafah since israel's first evacuation order last week, according to the united nations, while in the north, videos show pam palestinians attempting to reach safety amid heavy bombing. cnn's jeremy diamond

is in jerusalem for us. jeremy, though, of course we can see the horror on the ground clearly it's been harder to get an accurate estimate of how many palestinians have been killed since october 7 in gaza last week, the united nations quietly revised downward its numbers on fatalities for palestinian women and children. tell us more about that. what led to the change? >> we'll check this isn't about saying that fewer palestinian women and children have been killed during this conflict. this all has to do with where the united nations is pulling its data from the united nations is now listing women and children who have been killed, but only those who have been whose identities have been fully documented. that means that they you know, the names, the dates of birth, the identity card numbers of those individuals. but that brings the united nations to more than 7,000 children who have been killed about 5,000 women. but there are thousands more women and children that the palestinian ministry of health says have been killed in this

conflict since october 7. but in many of those cases, they don't have someone who has identified them by name with a specific date of birth, for example, that brings the palestinian ministry of health to about 15,000 children, about 9,900 women who have been killed. and it's important to note that both us, as well as united nations and other humanitarian aid agencies, these officials have all said that the palestinian ministry of health figures have checked out in previous conflicts. but of course there is a difference between how the palestinian ministry of health sees the casualty figures in gaza and what the israeli government is saying we've heard from israeli government officials, including the israeli prime minister now saying they believe that about 14,000 plus militants have been killed and about 16,000 civilians. that's obviously a very big discrepancy with the numbers coming from the palestinian ministry of the palestinian ministry of health, obviously run by hamas itself, and they don't distinguish between fighters and innocent civilians. speaking of the un, it says a un aid worker was

killed and another injured after a marked un van was attacked in rafah. has there been any official israeli response to that? >> the israeli military has yet to offer any kind of comment on this situation, jake, and it is important to note that the united nations has an ascribed to blame for this situation. yet what we have seen though, is a clearly marked un vehicle with bullet holes in its windows. this vehicle not only had un letters on it, it also had so united nations flag on it and it is important to note that this is the first foreign aid worker for the united nations who has been killed since the beginning of this conflict, palestinian un workers have also been killed. we should note, uh, before this incident, now, the united nations secretary general has called for an investigation into this matter, and he is also using this is an opportunity to renew his calls for a ceasefire jeremy, it's memorial day in israel. >> it's called yom hazikaron. it's a memorial for their soldiers. you went to a rally

tonight for families of hostages. what did israelis there at the rally tell you well, you know, jake not only is memorial day in israel to commemorate fohlin soldiers, but it's also to commemorate the victims of terrorism and that of course, also includes the victims of october 7, and it includes the hostages, some of whom the israeli go government says are dead and whose bodies are still being held hostage by hamas in gaza. >> and tonight i saw thousands of israelis coming out at hostage square to call for a ceasefire deal to renew attention on the plight of those hostages. and i got to speak with some of the families of those hostages, including a yell at samerano, who is 20 he one year-old son, jonathan, was killed on october 7. he was attending that nova music festival. hamas is still holding his body and normally jake today would be the day when she would visit his grave to mourn him, but she's not able to do so. listen to what she told me russia where they go do it no place to go if no

place to grieve, know parents are going to a special place they have the time with him i don't have it where should they go is displayed? there's no place. i cannot go to gaza maybe this is the place should go to look for him and jake without her son's body, not only can she not go to his grave to be able to mourn him on a day like today, but it's also hard for her to have closure in this instance, two to believe that her son is actually dead she told me that she still holds out a shred of hope that perhaps just perhaps apps her son is still alive. jake. >> all right. jeremy diamond in

jerusalem, we should note of the hostages remaining, five of them have dual us and israeli citizenship and they are thought to be alive in gaza. these five americans include 19-year-old eden, alexander, 22 year-old omar new tra 23-year-old hersh goldberg-polin 35-year-old sagui dekel-chen, and 60 four-year-old keith samuel siegel five americans that we hope all get home soon now to our national lead disruptive campus protests that swept college campuses in recent weeks are starting to wind down harvard put can students connected to the pro-palestinian encampment there on a quote, in leave of absence, while others such as the university of wisconsin reached an agreement with the student protesters to dismantle their encampments and as cnn's camila bernal reports in some cases, a few outspoken students are disrupting graduations for the vast majority the disruptions by protesters at graduations, far smaller than the headlines they've been

garnering police, pushing back protesters clusters outside the pomona college commencement at uc berkeley. the uproar so loud, the dean of students who has her remarks i invite you to speak with me after the event and its space that's more appropriate. at duke university dozens of students walking out chanting free palestine come as jerry seinfeld, who visited survivors of the october 7 massacre and israel to show his support, was introduced the booing drowned out by chanting. senator john fetterman responding on twitter, how small the group walking out actually was compared to the attention they got protest and walkouts at virginia commonwealth university. as governor glenn youngkin's began to speak at the university of wisconsin in madison a harder line, police

escorting a few students out of the ceremony. this after they displayed a palestinian flag, while others turn their backs on the school chancellor speech. but these outburst, not as dramatic as some fear there work calmer commencements at some of the campuses were protests have raged in recent weeks with a charge atmosphere on college campuses nationwide you are once again adapting to the unprecedented at the university of texas austin small display, of solidarity with palestinians at columbia and pomona encampments and protest overrun the stage is set for commencement ceremonies. locations, and dates. hastily rearranged. >> i think it's sad and i think it's it's a really bad wade and your college career? >> anxiety, remains with more commencements on the horizon,

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pleitgen reports now on ukraine's waning defenses as ukraine waits for the delivery of 61 billion worth of us military aid russian jets bombing ukrainian frontline positions. this video released by moscow's defense ministry purporting to show what vladimir putin's troops on the offensive but just as russian forces have started, a new assault on north kharkiv region of ukraine putin sacking his longtime defense minister sergey shoigu. the two last seen together at russia's victory day parade last week, where putin once again threatened the west i see if we did, russia will do anything to prevent a global conflict. >> but at the same same time, we will not allow anyone to threaten us. >> you go more in your plasmodium organization. now while the russian army has recently made some gains, their losses and soldiers and armored vehicles have been

catastrophic. >> both the us and ukraine say, the venue shoigu, often facing heavy criticism march 2022, he did sapir from the public light altogether, fueling speculation, may have sacked him only to resurface and defense ministry call nearly two weeks later when russia's deputy defense minister and close shoigu ally team, or even on was recently arrested and charged with corruption. it seemed clear the air for shoigu was getting thinner. russian political commentator, sergei markov's says, one row is cut off because now uracil minute to the bench increasing twice and arrest get ready to defense minister timur ivanov shows that level of corruption around difference. we'll say are quite high shoigu will move to head, russia's state security council along with another sidelined former putin ally

dmitry medvedev, once even viewed as a possible successor to putin the kremlin's new designated defense minister, the former minister for economic innovation, under a bill was off his task, putting russia's army on a long-term war footing markov's says, more than the war. >> not only soldiers, but also a technical system as our men's of draws. and the connection between artificial internet and our of drawn and missiles. and system should play a decisive role. >> and you know, jake, that same experts saying that he believes that with this move, vladimir putin won wants to make the russian military more nimble, more lethal, but also more cost-effective because he's gearing up for what probably will be a very long war. this of course, as the russians right now and that massive offensive to try and take the kharkiv region of ukraine. jake. all right. fred

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