in ukraine it s confirmed a new offensive to push out putin s troops is under way. i m debora patta in kyiv where president zelenskyy says his military is optimistic about defensive actions under way. clearing the air. air quality improves for millions of americans, but canada s wildfire fight heats up. survival story. four children found alive in an amazon jungle 40 days after their plane crashed. and later, an uber driver steers his life in a new direction earning a college degree on a free ride. announcer: this is the weekend evening news from new york. donald trump made his first public remarks since this week s bombshell federal dime, 37 counts. he described his re-election campaign as a final battle with corrupt forces he maintains are destroying the country. tonight he speaks again in greensborough, greensboro, north carolina. that s where we find scott macfarlane who leads us off tonight. scott. reporter: mark, less than 72 hours until donald trump
and we begin with breaking news tonight. cnn just received the coroner s final report with new details about the death of singer, whitney houston. cnn s entertainment reporter, kareen wynter, is at the los angeles county coroner s office. what are we learning about the sequence of events that led to whitney houston s death? well, gloria, i can tell you we know a whole lot more about what happened that day back in february the day before the grammy s when whitney houston was found dead in her hotel room in beverly hills. not just that but the detailed toxicology report just released. it is about 45 pages in length, quite extensive. we are still going through it. it outlines everything from whitney houston s autopsy to the medical examiner s findings through the different drug levels, mainly the cocaine levels. she died. that s one of the contributeding factors in her death. accidental drowning is what it was ruled. what i have been able it decipher so far, the timeline. what
a cutter has made its way to the yacht and at least two of the injured have been moved to a smaller ship. i want to go now by telephone to coast guard petty officer caleb critchfield. sir, thank you very much. were you able to get help out? yes, we were. the coast guard cutter is on scene. they deployed their small response boat to go out to the yacht, and we were able to recover two of the injured people and get them on board the small boat. okay. so they are on scene right now as you and i are speaking rescuing these people, correct? yes. okay. the entire crew won t be taken off at first. you said only the injured. there are three injured. you are getting two off first. are we to assume these are the people more seriously injured? yes. i think it would be safe to assume that. i m not sure what the plan is. i think that they are trying to get the two people off the small boat on to the helo and will be flying back to the san francisco airport where the coast guard
wheel and left at least 3 of 13 crew members hurt. the coast guard has dropped supplies. a cutter has made its way to the yacht, and at least two of the injured have been moved to a smaller ship. i want to go now by telephone to coast guard petty officer kcale critchfield. were you able to get help out? yes, we were. the coast guard cutter is on scene and they deployed their small response boat to go out to the yacht, and we were able to recover two of the injured people and get them on board the small boat. okay. so they are on scene right now as you and i are speaking rescuing these people, correct? yes. okay. the entire crew won t be taken off at first. only the injured. there are three injured. you are getting three persons off. are we to assume these are the people more seriously injured? yes. i think it would be safe to assume that. i m not sure what the plan is. i think they are trying to get the two people off the schmal boat on to the helo and will be flyin
situation room starts now. thanks very much, brooke. happening now, republicans pouncing on president obama and a horrible new unemployment report. this hour, the numbers and the politics and what it all means for millions of americans who need a job now. plus, i ll talk to a republican congressman who plans to boycott the president s big jobs speech before a joint session of congress next week. also, a new worldwide travel alert as we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11. national security insiders tell us what they know about the risk of a terror attack. revenge, as far as al qaeda is concerned on that momentous day. and a statue honoring one of the most important figures in american history, made in china. controversy surrounding the dr. martin luther king memorial. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. it s a big fat zero, and it s a bright red circle around the unemployment mess in this country right now. the government reports today that no new jobs we