pineapple express, a story of survival. an 81-year-old man trapped for nearly a week in a snowdrift with just croissants and candy has now been rescued. i will speak with his grandson. 30 rounds of russian shelling targets energy facilities and at least seven regions across ukraine, cutting power and killing at least six people. we will have a live report. plus, the skies are getting even more unfriendly why punches flew on this southwest flight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we rosemary church. thanks for being with us. we begin in california, where the governor just declared a state of emergency in 21 more counties. that s 34 in total, as a new round of storms move in. authorities urge residents to get ready and be prepared for heavy rain and possible flooding over the coming hours. there are currently more than 17 million people under flood alerts across much of central and northern california, as well as parts of nevada. along with the heavy rain, the h
bbc news. studio in singapore, this is bbc new- welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defence secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. asi as i have said repeatedly, it is important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate as military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has this report from kyiv. this is t
iran s supreme leader accuses the united states of orchestrating widespread public protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. we re going to start here in the uk and politics. the row over giving a tax cut to some of the richest people in the country. to some of the richest for ten days the conservative government said it was the right thing to do. now they say they re not going to do it. here s the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying that particular tax cut is not now going ahead. the 45p rate was simply a distraction from what was a very very strong set of measures and with the prime minister i decided not to proceed with the abolition of the rate. to be clear, what we re talking about is a huge u turn on one of the government s flagship economic policies, scrapping the top rate of income tax. let s take a closer look. currently, the highest earners pay 45% tax on their income over £150,000. some 660,000 people are thought to pay the highest tax rate. so if t
we start this hour with some breaking news and a police spokesperson in indonesia says that at least 127 people have been killed after a riot at a football match in east java. this story is developing as we speak, but the reuters news agency is reporting that the deaths happened as people stampeded. our reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. what can you tell us? this incident what can you tell us? this incident took what can you tell us? this incident took place - what can you tell us? this incident took place on - what can you tell us? ti 3 incident took place on saturday night. two teams were playing a match, arema fc versus persebaya surabaya. the trouble is thought to have started when the home team lost and thousands of people rush towards the pitch. now, there is footage on social media showing quite dramatic scenes of people rushing towards the middle of the stadium. police can also be seen firing tear gas at supporters who were running
flag, as russia retreats from a key city, just one day after putin claimed annexation at that very region. and it is election day in brazil in the coming hours. brazilians decide their leader in a race charged with tensions and even violence. we are following a developing story out of indonesia for you. police say at least 129 people are dead, and hundreds more injured. after chaos and violence erupted at a football match between two of the country s biggest teams. you can see of this video, the clashes between fans and security forces, authorities say a deadly stampede occurred after police fired tear gas into the crowd. well, cnn s senior international correspondent, will ripley, is following this story for you from taipei. well, tragic see teens scenes coming out of indonesia. teargas is banned by fifa, that is one detail we are learning as this is happening, the sinclair explains why the indonesian president is calling for an investigation, not in only into the way