cities and towns, this after severe storms ripped across oklahoma and parts of the central u.s. this morning, more than 50,000 without power in the region. at least nine tornadoes touching down in oklahoma and kansas. wind gusts equivalent to a category 3 hurricane about 120 miles an hour battering texas. ahead, the latest on the storm s and what s to come. plus, at least two people are dead, three others wounded after a drone attack in ukraine. this as the u.s. is now warning that china will face penalties if beijing provides russia with drones and ammunition, as u.s. intelligence indicates, to aid russia s ongoing invasion of ukraine. we do begin this hour with the latest on those severe storms and tornadoes. cnn s senior national correspondent, ed lavendera is in norman, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist chad myers standing by with the latest forecast. we want to begin with you, ed. some pictures there, just alarming. tell us what you re seeing on the ground. reporter: wel
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in china where authorities have stopped issuing short term visas to individuals from south korea and japan, in retaliation for covid restrictions imposed on chinese travellers. inside the country, state media are downplaying risks from the virus. officials from several major cities and provinces have said the infection rates are past their peak and officials in beijing say it s discriminatory to single out chinese travellers. translation: regrettably, some countries disregard science and their own covid situation, they are bent on imposing restrictions on china. china firmly reject this and will take reciprocal measures, we called the relevant countries to base their measures on facts and science and take proportionate measures and not use this to engage in political manipulations. we can now speak to the travel writer and blogger, steve rohan, who worked in china for six years. he joins
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Committed to replacing obamacare the same day it is repealed . Cnn newsroom starts now. Hello again. Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We have distressing new video from inside that ft. Lauderdale airport. Showing when the gunman opens fire in the baggage area. This video is difficult to watch. It is crucial in understanding the context of this shooting. This is a freeze frame, now, of what appears to be Security Camera footage, obtained by tmz. The man in the blue shirt is believed to be accused gunman, esteban santiago. We will play the video one time throughout this hour. It is silent. And it is security footage. And it is disturbing. Pay attention to the left side of your screen, where the man in the blue shirt enters the frame. He is due in court. He is facing serious charges. All of them eligible for the death penalty, fred. Boris sanchez. At ft. Lauderdale airport. I want to bring in Matthew Haras and paul shmek. Good to see you. Your reaction to the video . I th