a team of international atonic energy inspectors are on their way to ukraine s nuclear plant. the head of the u.n. s nuclear watchdog tweeted the news a few hours ago. it comes amid continued fighting around the complex with russian and ukrainian officials reporting more shelling on sunday in a town about 5-kilometers from the plant. at least nine people were wounded. scott mcclain joins us live from london with more on this. good to see you, scott, so as we just reported, we re learning the international atonic energy mission will visit the nuclear power plant this week. in the meantime, iodine tablets are being distributed to some residents living near the plant.
happen and now they re concerned about possible radiation leak. so the ukrainians said they re not taking any chances. they have already distributed these iodine tablets in the surrounding area, don t take them yet, but in the event that there is a leak, they will be ready to take them at any moment and the ukrainians say they re monitoring the levels closely. right now, everything is fine but we know that can change at any moment because as we said, this shelling continues. earlier today, over the weekend. and you know, the russians are blaming the ukrainians here. the ukrainians are blaming the russians, but it s the people that are living around that area who are constantly on edge for their own safety, jose. yeah. i ll tell you. you know, having the people that were dealing with chernobyl in 86 still around, you ve got to be worried either way. i thank you so much for being with us from odesa this morning. up next, kids across the country head back to school
there s also shelling in the city the plant is located in, all of this on russian held territory you imagine nichelling is from the ukrainian side but the ukrainians say this is russians shelling territory they hold to provoke a response. they call it nuclear blackmail raising concerns about the plant and the wider area. the city of zaporizhzhia is now handing out iodine tablets to the local population. it speaks volumes they have to prepare like that. up next, the buffalo bills releasing their rookie punter after a rape allegation. and beto o rourke leaving the hospital, more on his condition. people with plaque psoriasis,
powerful rocket has been scrubbed. technical issues delaying the historic liftoff until at least friday. we will get an update from the launch site and i ll get an update on nasa protocols for missions like this one. and nuclear fears out of ukraine. after weeks of delays, united nations inspectors are headed to europe s largest nuclear power plant now under russian control. ukrainian authorities are so worried after several days of shelling around the plant, they started giving out iodine tablets. the latest from the region. and new fallout over the former president s handling of classified documents at mar-a-lago. what we know about the intelligence community s review of the materials and how they will assess potential risks to our national security. that s precisely where we start this morning. the director of national intelligence, avril haines, says her office will launch a damage
officials are giving out iodine tablets to protect them if there s a leak and russia controlled city where the plant is located since early march. and capitol of mississippi is prepare for major river flooding following record-breaking rain. this state governor has declared a state of emergency with the weather project to the crest at 36 feet by early monday similar to level that s caused devastating flooding in area two years ago. people living in jackson urminged to prepare their homes and get ready to leave before the river does crest. i m ashley strohmier new back to one nation with brian kilmeade with all of your headlines log on to fox news.com. now back to one nation. brian: the russia hoax plagued the trump administration for years. former senior trump advisor