happened. a massive explosion on a bridge that dealt a major blow to russia s military supply capabilitying. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for that damage, but an aide to presukraine s president said this may be an act of retaliation. here s a view of the explosion we didn t see yesterday. russian officials say three people were killed in all of this. nick paton walsh joins me now. it looks like russian retaliation. what more can you tell us? reporter: certainly, the strike in zaporizhzhia, we now know the death toll to be 13 with over 80 people injured. hundreds of rescuers are still working at the site of the apartment block that was hit by six cruise missiles dropped by a strategic bomber, and also an su-35 attack jet. also, some anti-aircraft missiles, s-300s according to ukrainian officials involved, a sign that russia s inventory is getting low. is it retaliation? i should point out, zaporizhzhia where this occurred is being hit over the last week repeatedly,
and officials feel we can be a resurgence. plus, actress america ferreira on what it s gonna take to get the vital latina vote. this is american voices! we begin this hour with new allegations against republican georgia senate candidate. herschel walker. the new york times spoke with the woman that claims walker played with the abortion he told walker that they would have another abortion two months later. she says she reveals. and that resulted in them and in their relationship. she also says, quote, as a father, he has that nothing and he does exactly what the courts and that is it. he has to be held responsible, just like the rest of us. if you re gonna run for office, you need to own your life. the daily beast first reported that walker allegedly paid for his ex girlfriend s abortion in 2009 and msnbc news has not gotten anything from that report again. but walker has denied the allegations, let s make something crystal clear. in the issue is not whether walker paid for
blast partially destroys russia s prized crimea bridge. also ahead, after months of legal sparring, the clock ticks for elon musk to close the deal on twitter. and a toddler miraculously rescued after his parents car is stolen with him trapped inside. you re in the cnn newsroom. a prized achievement of vladimir putin, an apparently target of his ukrainian tormenters. this right here is the exact moment the russian president suffered his latest blow in his war on ukraine, the blast from an apparent truck bomb knocking out three of the four lanes of the bridge that links russia to crimea, its annexed territory in the south. now a huge bottleneck chokes a critical supply route for putin s war in ukraine. ukraine hand sn t claimed responsibility, but it is celebrating it. ukraine will issue this commemorative postal stamp with a nod to the titanic. one senior ukrainian official couldn t ignore that the explosion came just hours after putin s 70th birthday. happy birthday
now officials fear a d.c. resurgence. plus with a month to the midterms, actress america ferrera and what it will take a battle that in a vote. this is american voices. we begin this hour with new allegations of the republican georgia senate candidate, herschel walker. the new york times spoke with a woman that claimed that walker paid for her abortion in 2009. she thought the time that walker it so to have another abortion two years later. she says she refused, and that resulted in them and in their relationship. she also says, quote, as a father, he has done nothing. he does exactly what the court says, and that is it. he has to be held responsible just like the rest of us. if you are going to run for office, you need to only life, the daily beast first reported that walker allegedly paid for his extra friends abortion in 2009. nbc news has not independently confirmed that reporting. walker has denied the allegations. let s make something crystal clear, the issue is not whe
school in thailand. and jubilation as liveable is picked to host next year s eurovision song contest. hello, welcome to the programme. president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia s nuclear threat. speaking to the bbc, ukraine s leader warns that russian officials have begun to prepare their society for the possible use of nuclear weapons. it comes as ukraine s army has been making big gains, recapturing large swathes of territory from russia in a major counter offensive. mr zelensky was speaking in kyiv to our world affairs editor, john simpson. yesterday, president zelensky alarmed a lot of people by seeming to say he wanted a pre emptive strike to stop russia using battlefield nuclear weapons. today, he was keen to say he d just been talking about pre emptive sanctions against russia, but he says that russia is preparing people for the use of nuclear weapons. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to do it, to use