out with new details on the scope of its recent military drills and what role kim jong-un played in them . we twin in ukraine where two explosions have been reported in the country s capital. the mayor of kyiv says they happened in the city center and that all services are at the location. it comes after russia suffered a humiliating blow this weekend when an explosion damaged its bridge to crimea. a key supply line for his troops. president vladimir putin has blamed ukraine for the blast, calling it a terror attack. despite moscow s fury, a kremlin spokesman is playing down concerns that russia might respond with a nuclear attack. dmitry peskov was asked about it, but he simply dismissed the question. however, russia has been intensifying its missile strikes on the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. hours ago, it reportedly destroyed an apartment block, leading to several casualties. before that attack, ukraine s president said the strikes this week had killed 43 civilians in
backtracks. good morning, welcome to way too early. will we ll begin with a stark new warning from the president of the united states when it comes to the threat of nuclear war. last night in new york city, president biden said the risk of nuclear armageddon is the highest it has been in roughly 60 years. since president kennedy and the cuban missile crisis. it all stems from russia s flail invasion of ukraine. biden said his russian counterpart putin is not joking when he talks about potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons. because his military is, you might say, significantly underperforming. russia has faced huge setbacks on the battlefield as ukrainian forces continue to take back land illegally occupied by moscow. there has been widespread concern that kremlin could use a weapon of mass destruction to regain some footing in the war. but in the words of president biden, i don t think there is any such thing as the ability to easily
Hamas fighters paragliding out of the sky, then opening fire. This woman believed kidnapped there and taken back to gaza. Fears that more than 100 israeli civilians were captured and now held hostage. Desperate Family Members pleading for help. It has been 36 or so hours that feel like 36 days. Israel striking back, destroying buildings in the palestinian territory of gaza. The death toll rising on both sides as israel warns their full response is yet to come. The pentagon moving u. S. Military forces closer to israel. Will they get pulled into the conflict . Rallies supporting both sides across the United States today, and the Security Fears at synagogues and mosques nationwide. Also in the u. S. , protests after a black man was killed outside his own home by police in alabama. New video of that incident just released. Hey, police get on the ground and an nbc news exclusive. The new warnings about Security Fears at nfl games after a rogue drone shuts down a Major College Football Game
But there are now questions over the future of the h52 project which had planned to connect london, the midlands and the north of england. The uk government says it would be crazy not to review the project given soaring costs due to the war in ukraine and a rise in inflation. Defence secretary, and former transport minister grant shapps told the bbc the government would need to make serious decisions on how affordable it is. The hs2 project was originally due to link london with manchester and leeds, via birmingham. There is speculation that the link between birmingham and manchester may be under threat as costs have increased significantly. The line to leeds has already been scrapped. For more, heres our political correspondent, jessica parker. Hs2 is this enormous rail project, and they actually already scrapped a bit of the leg of the line that would run up to leeds in the north of england, in yorkshire, and now there is also lots of Speculation Building that the government will pot
Policing after a large number of metropolitan Police Officers stepped back from firearms duties. Their decision is linked to the case of an armed officer who was charged with the murder of a man. 24 year old chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in south london last year. A met Police Officer appeared in court on thursday. Joe inwood has this report. Chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. He was driving a borrowed car. According to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. Chris kaba was hit by a single bullet fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer who is only being referred to as nx121 charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been met with concern by many of the officers colleagues. In total, its thought more than 100 Firearms Officers have handed in whats kn