in may. welcome to world news america and pbs around the globe. we begin tonight in ukraine, where at least nine people died after russia fired more than eighty missiles using powerful weapons, including rare hypersonic missiles. the latest barrage was the most severe to hit ukraine for weeks. moscow had not fired hypersonic missiles which can evade air defences since the early months of the conflict. the russian attacks cut power to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant europe s biggest though it was later restored. the ukrainian military said just under half of the missiles fired across ukraine were intercepted by air defences. 0ur diplomatic correspondentjames landale reports from kyiv. this is what it of the ghetto. holmes total streets torn apart. lives turned upside down. in all, five people died here. this may be hundreds of miles from fighting but translation: there was an explosion in the sky. l i saw smoke and fire. victor told us how his car was damaged and how h
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
attacks on u.s. citizens are unacceptable. we think our mexican and u.s. law enforcement efforts to find these innocent victims, the task force is to ensure justice is done. do you know how many people currently working going about their lives will lose their jobs some. inflation is extremely high and it is hurting the working people of this country badly. he is constantly pointing to china as a critical competitor to the u.s. why w we need a more comprehensive approach to mitigate these threats. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, march 8. 9 3:00 a.m. in eastern texas and matamoros where authorities are working to learn more about the deaths of two of the four americans kidnapped last week. all four were found tuesday. a man is in custody in connection with the kidnappings, but officials vice president said if he is tied to a criminal group. the white house condemned the kidnappings. attacks on u.
connected to a criminal organization nor would they share the number of people that they believe were involved. more now from rosa flores across the border in brownsville, texas. reporter: two of four missing americans are back in the yupd and receiving medical treatment after being kidnapped in mexico after what a u.s. official tells cnn was a case of mistaken identity. two were found dead and one of the survivors is severely injured with a bullet wound to his leg. according to u.s. and mexican officials. in the party of four, latavia mcgee and eric williams were killed. shaeed woodard and zindell brown were killed. and we extend our condolences to the families. reporter: they crossed the border into mexico for mcxwee to obtain a medical procedure. and they drove a white van and got lost while trying to locate the medical clinic where they were headed. before they were able to locate the clinic, disturbing video shows the aftermath of the kidnapping as heavily armed me
my gosh, this is my husband s worst nightmare, how did you do it? my husband absolutely just i mean, he stepped in and did what needed to be done. we are just we re grateful we were able to figure it out and have support from the best out there. so did you mama. you get a lot of credit, too. this is the last time we re going to call you for many months. enjoy this precious time. we will see you soon, friend. thanks, guys. told you, best morning moment. thank you for being with us this monday, we will see you tomorrow. cnn newsroom is now. good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. hello, erica. good morning, jim. nice to see you this morning. good to have all of you with us as well. happening now, officials are investigating after a southwest flight was forced to make an emergency landing, this as smoke filled the cabin. look at these images here. [ speaking non-english ] an engine failure just moments after takeoff. cover your nose, i don t know if that