A powerful shiite cleric leaves office. Now hes asking his protesting loyalists to play the streets within an hour. And ukraine launches a counter offensive to retake the Southern Region of her son. He says its forces break the 1st line of russian defense, but moscow says it inflicts heavy casualties. Ah, i manuscripts, mccann, and welcome to the show. The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for funding to help pakistan recover from devastating floods. The rains have stopped for now, but more than one 3rd of the country has been left under water over 33000000 people are affected. Now this map shows the vast areas impacted by the floods stretching across the entire length of the country. And in the south, much of pakistans bread basket provinces have been submerged, raising concerns about food security, a village underwater, in pakistan, sind province, one of several key agricultural regions that now resemble small oceans. Many people here were poor before the floods came. Now
Southwest of philadelphia. Not only is this going to bring you the Severe Weather potential, in the midatlantic and northeast, flood watches from connecticut to kentucky, all throughout the plains. And that one town, Manitou Springs, got so hard hit last weekend, hit again last night. Its the most terrifying thing ive ever seen. I cant stop shaking. Reporter flash flooding, terrorizing the mountains of colorado again. Oh, my gosh. Reporter a body found, as streets in Manitou Springs became racing rivers. The foundation of this building, just barely able to withstand the force of the murky water running beneath it. Another nightmare, as the highway shuts down. Our affiliate, with the caption, just pulled this lady out when she drove down a flooded street. More than an inch of rain falling in just 15 minutes. Water gushing. And then here comes the trees. Reporter pounding hail. All of this, just three days after the black, ferocious flood hijacked Manitou Springs. And in washington state
We do know that the emails being examined are part of a sexting investigation into Anthony Weiner, former congressman, who is the clinton longtime aid, huma abedin. Lets bring in chris frates. Chris, what more can you tell us about comeys decision, how he went about it and why the attorney general and others advised him against this. What were learning from our own cnn justice reporter, evan perez, is that in fact attorney general Loretta Lynch objected to and was angered by the fbi director comeys decision to send congress a letter outlining how hes handling these newly recovered emails. In that letter comey wrote, quote, in connection with an unrelated case, the fbi has learned of the existence of emails that appear pertinent to the investigation. He went on in that letter to say the fbi should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information as well as to assess their importance to ou
Russian oligarch in 7,000 of payments. This development is raising a number of questions, where did all that money go . Whatd that company get in return for payments of anything . And why were funds directed to Shell Company . A Shell Company set up to pay hush money to a porn star. At the same time, michael avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels alleged cohen received 500,000 linked to the oligarch of the election. The first elections coming in after the first multiprimary election, voter in virginia, ohio, north carolina, casting their ballots. What would the results of the midterm elections be . What does that mean for that . I want to bring in cnn exclusive report and talking about that now. Shimon and reporter scan al who broke this story. We probably need to be taking notes at home. Shimon ill start with you. What can you tell us about this . Yeah, hey don. Mueller investigation has questioned a runner oligarch. They questioned about hundred of thousand of dollars made to Michae
This development is raising a number of questions. Where did all that money go . What did that company get in return for the payments, if anything . And why were funds directed to Shell Company, a Shell Company set up to pay hush money to a porn star . At the same time, Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels alleges that cohen received 500,000 from a u. S. Company linked to the oligarch after the election. Im going to talk to Michael Avenatti tonight. Also breaking tonight, results are coming in the first multistate primary election day of 2018. Voters in West Virginia, in indiana, north carolina, ohio, casting their ballots. Its just six months before the midterms. What will the results of the midterm elections be . What does that mean for them . Okay. A lot to get to tonight in the coming hours here on cnn. I want to bring in cnn exclusive reporting, talk about that now. Lets bring in cnn crime and justice reporter Shimon Prokupecz and the reporter who broke this story. We p