the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium growing in afghanistan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine, and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian held territory to the south and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame, and so do nato and the eu, which has called the destruction a war crime . at a un meeting, russia has accused ukraine of sabotage. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak has said to kherson now, and this report from our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse. i think it is still if you go by what us officials are saying just today it is still in its early phases. it has started nevertheless where ukrainian forces, small new units are probing different parts of this vast front line. they re trying to fin
A Defense Shakeup as the war with russia enters its 19th month, ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy firing his Defense Minister. The president of ukraine saying it is time to try a new approach. What this could mean for the battlefield. Plus, Stuck In The Mud. Thousands still trapped in the Nevada Desert after intense rain left the Burning Man Festival site smothered and covered in mud. Roads might reopen any moment. We are going to get you an update. And President Biden touting bidenomics and slamming former President Trump this labor day in philadelphia, but a new poll shows most americans that were polled arent buying bidens message. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central. A major shakeup at the top of ukraines military as russia continues to launch attacks on civilian targets. Overnight russia launched what ukraine described as a Massive Attack on civilian infrastructure at ports in the southern odesa region. Its
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Everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. You woke up, youre here. You didnt scare me off. It was intimidating but we made it. We want to start with, look, we have a lot to talk about. Lawmakers getting ready to return to capitol hill. Will they be able to avoid a Government Shutdown . Plus, stranded in the desert. Tens of thousands of people stuck at the burning man festival in the Black Rock Desert after torrential rain in the area. They are being told to shelter in place and conserve food and water. And those scorching hot temperatures just wont let up. How hot its going to get if you are heading outside for labor day and when you could see relief. This week we will talk to an expert about the impact on the opioid crisis. Congress is getting ready to work and hit the ground running. Senators are back in d. C. On tuesday followed by the house the next week. Both chambers are facing a time crunch on a number of key issues. On octo