back upstream, you can t really see what is left of the dam and hydroelectric plant. so who did this? russia controls this area, but blames ukraine. kyiv is in no doubt. translation: the kakhovka hydroelectric power station. l it was an absolutely deliberate, prepared explosion. they knew exactly what they were doing. translation: tonight, i the kyiv regime committed another terrorist crime. the kakhovka hydroelectric dam was blown up, which led to the flooding of significant territories. so what is the significance of the dam? it provides water to huge swathes of agricultural land, including in crimea, and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant further up river. both areas are under russia control. the reservoir is huge. the dnipro river is especially wide here. 150 miles long, and up to m miles across. this is what the dam looks like undamaged. our colleagues at bbc verify say this image of a smaller breach was taken just days ago. but
seeing cases in the u.s. plus, the u.s. is condemning russia s attack on the ukrainian port city of odesa, just one day after a deal was struck to get vital grain shipments moving again. we re live in ukraine. new day starts right now. hello, everyone. it is sunday, july 24th. thanks so much for waking up with us. it is nice to be with you again alex. it is early, but being with you makes it just that much easier. that just put a big smile on my face. thanks for that. we have a lot of news to get to, we start with the brutal heat wave baking many parts of the u.s., showing no signs of letting up today. right now, more than 90 million americans are under excessive heat warning, and advisories. high humidity mixed with sweltering temperatures are pushing some heat indexes into the triple digits. the national weather service warns it will feel extremely oppressive. philadelphia could see its hottest day in more than a decade, and boston is forecast to possibly break a
nationwide failed in the senate. we will explain what happens next to turn roe v. wade into law. and where the supreme court stands right now, as justices prepare to meet for the first time since that leaked draft opinion. and the latest from ukraine, talk of another russia annexation, but first, a war crimes trial and the u.s. works to limit intel sharing. good morning, welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 12th. i m jonathan lemire. as expected, a senate bill that would expand abortion projections nationwide fell to a republican filibuster and failed to get majority support after democratic senator joe manchin joined all 50 republicans in voting against it. the west virginia democrat said we support a clean bill that codifies roe v. wade into federal law, but not the bill that was put on the senate floor yesterday. i was hopeful that the democratic party had control of the agenda with a piece of legislation that would codify roe v. wade. 70% of the ameri
a breach of a barrier designed to protect. this is the major kakhovka dam failing to contain a reservoir resembling a sea. the waters of ukraine s dnipro river surge downstream, towards dozens of towns and villages. this is effectively a front line, which separates territory ukraine controls and and russia occupies. close to the dnipro s mouth is the city kherson. people were worried this fighting could become catastrophic. when our team arrived this afternoon, it didn t take long to find out what life here is like. it s dangerous , says katalina. and then. explosion. russia may have retreated here last year, but they re not far away. it takes a lot in these parts to make people leave.
and clear with one another across the board. ukraine s volodymyr zelensky visits the southern city kherson to celebrate its liberation after the withdrawal of russian troops. cristiano ronaldo says he feels betrayed by manchester united and he accuses the club of trying to force him out. i feel betrayed. and i felt that some people, they don t want me here, not only this year, but last year, too. good afternoon. the home secretary suella braverman has signed a new agreement with france to reduce the number of migrants crossing