massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storm s path never lost power. how they made it through relatively unscathed. hopeful news in the fight against breast cancer. new day starts right now. it s great to be with you this morning. it s saturday, october 8th. thank you so much for spending some of your morning with us. boris, sorry you re not. you re stuck with me now. that s right. we re grateful to have you, amara. i m so pumped that this is your new home. congratulations to amara walker, being named the new co-anchor of weekend new day. thank you. of
understand the wind loads and you understand the stress and strain and you design to that. reporter: this place is the brainchild of cyd kissen, an nfl player, set out to be the cleanest most resilient town in america. there s the elementary school, we have a fieldhouse over there now housing people. it s a shelter. i guess it s fitting that the mascot of babcock high are the trail blazers. trail blazers. everything is very well thought out here. reporter: i ve got to say, my heart still breaks, i feel a little guilty leaving the damage. right. reporter: but it s a relief to come to a place unscathed. yeah, we re feeling the guilt, too. reporter: are you? absolutely. we certainly got it really good out here. it s unfortunate to feel guilty about it. i feel relieved that we re not adding to what first responders have to deal with. and that we re able to help the