Pamela brown in the situation room. Ukraine reports significant damage from a massive and deadly russian attack while also claiming it struck a major blow to mass cow by killing the commander of russias black sea fleet. Well get an assessment from key white house official john kirby. Senator bob menendez speaks out for the First Time Since his indictment on Bribery Charges, defiantly rejecting fellow democrats calls for him to resign. Donald trump is ramping up his appearances in key battlegrounds as hes set to skip another republican primary debate. Stand by for a new snapshot of the 2024 raisin colluding a Swing State Showdown between trump and President Biden this week. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im pamela brown and youre in the situation room. We begin with ukraines claim that it has killed the commander and other officers in russias black sea fleet, potentially crippling the kremlins naval forces. Kyiv now accusing
israel s military says it is looking into whether it was operating in the area at the time. our reporter in gaza says sunday night has brought what appears to be the most intense israeli air strikes since the war began. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken made an unannounced visit to iraq on sunday. mr blinken said he d had productive talks with the iraqi prime minister mohammed al sudani on efforts to prevent the israel gaza conflict spreading and allowing more aid to reach the besieged gaza strip. it is important that the pause advance a number of things. one of them is hostages. we are intensely focused the united states, israel, every other country that has a citizen being held hostage by hamas to bring them home. it is important that as we are engaged in pursuing a humanitarian pause, this could be something that advances the prospect of getting the hostages back. it can also advance other things that we are committed to doing, as is the government of isr
u.s. supreme court spiraling into controversy overturning long precedent and rolling back rights, some are turning to state courts. why strong constitutions can save the every day rights being eroded by a lob sided u.s. supreme court. this and more on another hour of velshi starting now. good morning it s sunday june 9th. president biden is wrapping up his trip to france today where he spent much of the week recognizing d day. this morning he will be at a cemetery near paris and he and the first lady will fly back home. but in a few days he will head back to italy. biden s upcoming trips to europe are valuable opportunities for him to highlight the importance of america s role in the world stage. he s cast his opponent as a strong man who will usher in an era of corruption in america and support such things abroad. trump s first term also saw the country shift toward a more isolationist stance which raised concerns among our partners that america might abandon its alliances
his mother said a lot of things. god love you, indeed. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it s friday, march 19th. with us, we have msnbc contributor, mike barnicle, and white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lamir. joe and mika have the morning off. it is a busy morning, though, as kasie just mentioned, we re getting fans in the stands for baseball. good for you. mets, yankees, 20% capacity, a few thousand fans in there. at least it s a start. i know how excited you are about the yankees hot start and spring training and seeing some of those great yankees fans populating that stadium in the bronx. as my mother would say actually, i can t say that on the air. you better no. we re going to have 12% capacity at fenway park. lamir, you excited for the yanks? they re looking good in the spring? willie, my question is, as yankee stadium fills up to 10, 15, 20% capacity, that s obviously going to leave a lot of empty seats, particularly dow
In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Well be asking a Family Doctor if vital nhs operations and treatments are rationed in england. As the swedish car maker volvo announces plans to go electric, well be asking if this could be the End Of The Road for petrol and diesel vehicles. Well be finding out how two giant pandas the latest attraction at berlin zoo could help to forge closer ties between germany and china. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to wimbledon sportsday. Im katherine downes. A blistering day at the all england club, but andy murray keeps his cool On Centre Court to see off dustin brown in straight sets. A roar of relief from johanna konta, as she comes through a three hour battle On Centre Court. And she has company in the third round, as an inspired Heather Watson dispatched the 18th seed, anastasia sevastova. And its 30 years today since th