stain on the soul of america. russia is not achieving its strategic objectives. russia tried to deny any enlargement of nato. the social democratic party has concluded that sweden should join nato. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa suarez. welcome to the show, everyone, it is monday, may 16th. we begin with the consequences of russia s war on ukraine. finland and sweden have announced they intend to join nato, reverse ago neutral stance held by the two nations for decades and really paving the way for major expansion of nato s military alliance directly on russia s doorstep. now, what you are looking at right now, a live images coming to us from helsinki in finland where finnish lawmakers are gathered to consider the issue. swedishish use are set to do the same in 30 minutes or so both parliaments are widely expected to endorse the decisions, from there nato says the approval process could move very quickly. finland s acceptance would also double r
and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote in italy. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour in the united states. an 18 year old man has appeared in court charged with murder, after ten people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the city of buffalo, in new york state. three others were wounded. of the 13 people shot, 11 were black. police said the gunman, payton gendron, livestreamed the killings. he s suspected of being a white supremacist. nada tawfik reports from new york. a busy grocery store in a predominantly black community. this was the shooter s intended target. the horror started immediately in the parking lot as the gunman emerged from his car, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear he shot four people, killing three of them. to eyewitnesses it was clear he came to do maximum damage. when i first saw him shooting, he shot a woman, he shot a deacon, he shot another woman, and then he went in the
lebanon holds parliamentary elections for the first time since an economic collapse sparked widespread anger against the political elite. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote in italy. hello and welcome to bbc news. an eighteen year old man has appeared in court charged with murder, after ten people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the city of buffalo, in new york state. three others were wounded. of the thirteen people shot, eleven were black. police said the gunman, payton gendron, livestreamed the killings. he s suspected of being a white supremacist. nada tawfik reports from new york. a busy grocery store in a predominantly black community. this was the shooter s intended target. the horror started immediately in the parking lot as the gunman emerged from his car, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear he shot four people, killing three of them. to eyewitnesses it was clear he came to do maximum damage.
tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines whether he committed a hate crime and a an act of racially motivated extremism. president biden suggested the shooting was domestic terrorism. investigators are reviewing a 180-page manifesto posted online in techs with the shooting pr
what issues are motivating them? i ll talk with house speaker nancy pelosi and republican governor of nebraska, pete ricketts, ahead. plus on putin s border as ukraine fights, finland applies to join nato, exactly what putin tried to avoid. you caused this. look at the mirror. how will russia respond? i ll speak exclusively to the president of finland, sauli niinisto, in moments. good morning, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is heartbroken and horrified. this morning we are grieving the loss of ten people in buffalo, new york, shot and killed while shopping for groceries. three others were shot, but survived. victims of a rampage by an 18-year-old white male shooter, who authorities say traveled for hours and used an assault-style weapon to carry out the racist attack. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the shooter has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in an attack streamed live on social media as the justice department examines whether