News Wrap: Russian strike targeted Ukraine’s capital, local officials say

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• John Yang:

  Russian missiles threaten the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv today for the first time in nearly two months, the sound of air raid siren sent residents scrambling receive shelter and a 52-day period of calm. Ukrainian officials say air defenses intercept all the missiles. The fiercest fighting remains in the regions to the south and east of the capitol.

  Pope Francis took the rare step today of removing a bishop Joseph Strickland was the Bishop of Tyler, Texas, and one of the loudest voices within the American church critical of Pope Francis is liberalization attempts. The most recent point of contention was the Pope's efforts to make the church more welcoming of the LGBTQ plus community.

  And President Biden marked Veterans Day today with the traditional wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Afterward, he spoke of his personal connection with the day because of his late son Beau, who served in Iraq.

• Joe Biden, U.S. President:

  Like it was yesterday, I can still hear what he told me when he signed up to serve. I said, Beau why? God's truth, he said, Dad, it's my duty. Folks as a nation, we owe them. We owe you. Not just for keeping the flame of freedom burning during the darkest of moments, but for serving our communities even after they hang up the uniforms.

• John Yang:

  Mr. Biden used the week leading up to Veterans Day to announce two initiatives, a task force aimed at protecting veterans and their families from scams and the elimination of co-payments, enrollment fees and monthly premiums for living World War II veterans getting VA health care.

  Still to come on PBS News Weekend, after the fall of Roe vs. Wade why more men are having vasectomy. And a Connecticut farm where horses are helping veterans deal with combat trauma.