two nations pointing fingers after an attack on a prison holding prisoner of war. we re live in kyiv with the latest. how russia is getting around sanctions by plundering sudan s gold. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s 5:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky where a humanitarian tragedy is unfolding and will likely get worse. president joe biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including 6 children and that death toll is expected to rise. raging waters decimated entire neighborhoods, scores of people are still missing. kentucky governor andy beshear says it s hard to know how many. he explains why here. listen. there are so many areas we still can t get to. the water hasn t crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can t even get in to some hollers and see who is there. there are people out there all across kentucky and america that are scared bec
listen. there are so many areas we still can t get to. the water hasn t crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can t even get in to some hollers and see who is there. there are people out there all across kentucky and america that are scared because they can t reach their relatives with cell phone service down, thousands without power, water systems overwhelmed. so we are still in search and rescue for what is an on going disaster. in the days ahead, as the water goes down, we ll turn towards the rebuilding. that s going to take years. it is devastating for us. bridges have been demolished and some houses, as you can see, have been completely carried away by the raging water. cnn s evan mcmorris-santoro reports the sheer scope will make rebuilding difficult.