massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storm s path never lost power. how they made it through relatively unscathed. hopeful news in the fight against breast cancer. new day starts right now. it s great to be with you this morning. it s saturday, october 8th. thank you so much for spending some of your morning with us. boris, sorry you re not. you re stuck with me now. that s right. we re grateful to have you, amara. i m so pumped that this is your new home. congratulations to amara walker, being named the new co-anchor of weekend new day. thank you. of
opec s decision to slash oil production is prompting calls for the u.s. to crack down on the world s largest oil suppliers. now opec plus s production cut is expected to push gas prices up in the u.s. after following steadily over the summer highs in june, and now the white house says it s weighing all options as several lawmakers renew proposals to hold saudi arabia and the other opec nations accountable for price fixing, and this does seem to have at least some bipartisan support. joining me now is jonathan panikov. he s a director at the atlantic council. he s also a former national deputy intelligence officer with the national intelligence council. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. do you see this as a big slap in