we are. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage now. on this wednesday, thank you so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera. we have breaking news. in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump, just moments ago, nbc news cameras caught a top aid to trump awe arriving at the federal courthouse in miami. the same courthouse where we learned a grand jury will had hear testimony this week. the guy in the tie has been the right-hand man to trump in his post presidency. he runs a superpack and that sighting just after the bomb shell report from the new york times about testimony from former chief of staff mark meadows. we re live in miami and d.c. on what all of this could mean. and breaking news out of the vatican this morning. pope francis is expected to undergo surgery and remain hospitalized for several days. smoke from wildfires lead ing to had hazardous conditions across much of the country. dr. gupta is going
now there is enough water in the cooling pools, but russian occupation of the plant means nothing is safe. there is no immediate threat really in that. and the level is normal. this is my biggest concern. reporter: kyiv is pointing the finger directly at moscow. russia s deliberate and long planned terrorist act turned the man made flood into a weapon. reporter: and denying responsibility, then accusing ukraine. the catastrophic situation unfolding as ukraine preps its long awaited counteroffensive. and overnight, president zelenskyy saying the dam detonation does not hinder their plans to deoccupy ukrainian territories. the water levels are still rising. ukrainian officials say they expect over the next day that water to rise about three feet and then stay at that level for the next four or five days. that makes water rescues and any kind of evacuation to higher ground really, really