hello, again, everyone. we begin with breaking news on ukraine. russia says it will suspend its participation in the grain export deal that it made and had gotten under way with ukraine. cnn s nic robertson is in kyiv. nic, what s the significance of this? reporter: very significant. russia says it is withdrawing from this deal for an indefinite period. it agreed the deal brokered by the u.n. in a similar deal with ukraine back at the end of july. back then it was anticipated that this would allow all the grain that was backing up in ukrainian ports to get to all those hard-hit, third-world countries in desperate need of food supplies. anticipated that tons of grain could be shifted. the ukrainians said the russians have been dragging their feet. the russians are saying share not sure they woul with this grain deal. so far some 405 ships have been involved in the deal moving 9.1 million tons, which is less than half of what was originally anticipated. but what precipitated
closely watched primary race in georgia. amid reports that the republican governor s association hatched a plan months ago to spend millions to defend incumbents against what one former governor called trump s personal vendetta tour. and there are new developments on the war with ukraine as russia intensifies its bombardment in the eastern industrial heartland. fierce fighting in the donbas region is forcing a new round of ukrainians to flee their homes. as ukrainian and russian troops battle it out town by town, the battle for donetsk has become a major focus as russia seeks to capture one of the major cities still under ukrainian control after taking the southern port city of mariupol. the head of the luhansk region said russian bombardment in using scorched earth tactics. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said the fighting in the east has become increasingly bloody. with up to 100 ukrainian soldiers kill each day. meanwhile, ukraine is ruling out any cease-fire deal
right now, on ana cabrera reports, it is election day in america, and the polls have just opened in key battle grounds. the critical races in four states that could provide clues for 2024. plus, did donald trump s chaotic and bombastic testimony in his civil fraud trial help or hurt his case? and ivanka gets ready to take her turn on the witness stand. also ahead, a new interview with israel s prime minister, exactly one month since the horrific hamas attack. his response to calls for a humanitarian pause and israel s plan for gaza when this war is over. thanks so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. it is election day and voters across the country are heading to the polls. today, we re watching highly contentious races in four states that could reveal what voters are thinking and what that could mean as we head into 2024. we have got team coverage this morning, nbc s shaquille brewster in kentucky following a highly conte
good morning. and welcome to our first show. where every saturday, i ll sit down with some really smart people to discuss the biggest stories and what we hope will be a different way. today, we re asking, with mounting pressure on president biden, to call for a cease-fire in gaza, how much say does he really have in what israel does? plus, legal challenges now, to keep donald trump off the ballot. should judges or voters decide his future? and later, a hot topic for parents and kids. should schools ban students? from using cell phones? our panel here is all ready to go. sit back, and grab your coffee, and let s talk about it. first, our saturday starter. president biden walking a diploma diplomatic tight rope as israel continues the offensive in gaza am response to the horrific attack by hamas last month. secretary of state blinken is back in the area this week. getting more humanitarian aid in gaza and more hostages out. here at home there are growing calls for israel to
A Quebec’s Superior Court judge will hear a motion Thursday filed by a group of Indigenous women to stop new excavation work being done on the former Royal Victoria Hospital site.