Good evening, two breaking news stories were closely following in this moment.

In Ukraine, President Zelensky says that a major new Russian offensive has begun in the

east of the country and will have multiple reports from Ukraine tonight of what will likely

be a new and very bloody phase of the invasion.

Now the other breaking story we're covering is here in the United States.

A federal judge has struck down the federal mass mandate for air and other travel, calling

it unlawful.

According to an administration official, that means the CDC's public transportation

mass order is not in effect right now at airports across the country.

Our aviation correspondent Pete Montien joined us now with more.

So what more did the judge say in their decision?

Well, Anderson, this is so interesting because this is the first time I'm here in Regonational

Airport.

I've probably done dozens, maybe hundreds of live shots here throughout the pandemic

wearing a mask.

This is the first time we're not wearing a mask.

These are the federal judge's decision, Catherine Kimball, Mizell.

She was appointed by President Trump back in 2020 and she said this rule essentially is

void that the CDC's authority does not include the federal transportation mask mandate.

And now we have confirmed from Biden administration officials that the mass mandate is not in effect

pending a federal review of this late court order.

It came by surprise.

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