ukraine. cortney kube covers the pentagon. msnbc international affairs analyst michael mcfaul is the former u.s. ambassador to russia. and i m joined by retired army lieutenant general steph twitty, an msnbc analyst. matt, bring us up to speed on the situation on the ground there. reporter: we re observing the law in most cities in ukraine that imposes a curfew and a blackout so we can t do outside to do this shot. we re in the city of zaporizhzhia, in the southeast corner of the country. not so far from the besieged city of mariupol, which is becoming more hellish by the day. i just spoke with a soldier fighting inside that azovstol steel plant. this siege is ongoing with what looks like could be hundreds of soldiers and hundreds of civilians including children. the russians have bombed what sounded like a field hospital in that facility. we spoke with the soldier, he said they have infinite amounts of ammunition. i m not sure if that was just bombast or if that was really
that s food. not true. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. you are up, we are glad you are with us. welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, june 17th. i m victor blackwell. do you eat in the first six hours every day? yes, i come in and have breakfast every morning right when i get to the studio. what do you have? two boiled eggs, yogurt and some oatmeal. so healthy. sometimes. cake does the body good. it s the sugar. you ve got to have something sweet with your coffee. i m amara walker. thank you so much for spending your morning with us. what are you having for breakfast? tweet us. we re following several developing stories. there are new details about the tornado that ripped through the texas panhandle and as cleanup efforts get under way, we are tracking a threat for more severe storms today. russia strikes back at ukraine, launching dozens of attacks, as ukraine s counteroffensive is happening now. we ll show you how ukrainia
potentially dangerous situation. britley ritz is monitoring the latest. where are these storms now? how strong are they expected to be? we are dealing with the threat of damaging winds, tornados and hail yet again today. currently we have severe thunderstorm warnings in parts of florida this morning. still one left upon the space coast this morning where winds have been reaching over 50 miles per hour, plus heavy rain a big concern too. parts of north central florida have been dealing with nearly 2 inches per hour, like ocala. it s not just the severe weather risk, but flooding. tallahassee now included, back around the big bend all the way back into mobile where these areas could pick up 6-plus inches of rain. oklahoma city included, norman as well as tulsa with this enhanced risk of damaging winds in excess of 50 to 60 miles per hour, also hail 2 inches in indictment and strong tornados a possibly. that extends back into sunday. little rock, jackson, mobile included. less
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. a group of african leaders headed to russia to pitch a plan to end the war in ukraine. the latest on their call for peace and why they re making the trip. the special counsel prosecuting former u.s. president donald trump in miami, and trump s attorneys have agreed to rules to protect sensitive information in the case. who can see what evidence, and what they can and cannot do with it. and a pennsylvania jury finds the man who killed 11 people inside a synagogue guilty on all charges. he could face the death penalty. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. ukraine says its forces sometimes have to fight for every meter as they make slow headway in their offensive. while officials say ukrainian troops continued their advance around bakhmut without giving details. they say russian troops have been pushed back up to one kilomet
northern lebanon border. also these pictures from khan younis, ambulances are turning up at the hospital in central gaza. lots of people are taking shelter around the suburb. there bodies lined up around the streets in white bags, the victims of the attack on the al maghazi refugee camp. our correspondentjoe inwood has been monitoring the latest developments. for the people of gaza, there is no respite. this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. the hamas run medical industry say 20,000 people have died. the idf re