we ll tell you where he s headed and how he s trying to help democrats keep control of congress. and from long drives to costly care, a growing number of parents are concerned about access to mental health care for their children. we ll ask an expert about what more can be done in. and two weeks after miami quarterback tua had trouble walking but was cleared to go back out on the field, the nfl has rolled out different standards. what the rules mean to players. a new week. we are grateful that you re starting it with us. it is sunday, october 9th. good morning. good morning, everyone. good to see you. we begin with a $ ddeadly rocke attack in ukraine. several were killed and dozens wounded in zaporizhzhia last night. another local official says two kids are among the wounded. fortunately, though, we understand their injuries are not life threatening. images show this smoldering fire and rubble after the attack. this after after the explosion of the bridge linking
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
So upset about this. Especially reportedly saying, giving him advice not to resign, saying that he could weather this. Again, this is an accused Domestic Abuser. Right. You have to question kellys judgment. And, you know, people inside the white house say, look, many of them like kelly, some of them dont like kelly because He Silos Everything and keeps them away from the president. But one thing most people seem to agree on is that he doesnt have any political sense. And, you know, he doesnt understand political . Gloria, listen. No, in terms of i dont want to be insulting. No, but im not saying on the abuse stuff, but im just saying, a priori, this is such a terrible thing, get rid of him. Why is he even still there after all of this time . Thats a good question. I want to get to jim. Chief of staff, john kelly, were talking about him. Forward was pretty glowing. And its sort of odd, a senior white house official told us this evening, don, one of the reasons they were putting out thes
Li thehi there, im brianna keilar. North korea opening the door for diplomacy with the United States saying it would end its Nuclear Program if its security is guaranteed. What does that mean though . Officials from seoul and pyongyang will host an interkorean summit next month, this is following a round of talks that saw kim jongun meet with high ranking south korean officials including the president there. For more on the major developments i am joined by Cnn Asia Pacific editor andrew stevens. Tell us what youre learning. Reporter well, it is such a lot to take in all at once, brianna. This came just a few hours ago after the delegation from south korea came back to seoul. And we got this readout from the president. So basically there is a diplomatic path which the north koreans seem to be serious about following. And they have changed their mind on a couple of important issues. Number one, agreeing to sit down with the United States and talk about denuclearization. It was two days
To meet with kim jong un. I dont expect that kim jong un would come to the United States because he might fear that he would be thrown in american jail and never see the light of dayat ever again. Ro not that that would happen. N so it may be that they choose potentially south korea right there along the border in panmunjom which would be thehe site of the talks between south koreas president moon jaein and kim jong un later in may. Or maybe its a third country, some neutral country somewhere else in the world where everyone can meet. How did we get to this point . The white house just walking us through that in a Conference Call right now, but chung euiyoung is the south Korean National security advisor, said in a statement outside the white house here that it was due to President Trumps program of Maximum Pressure that north korea came to the table. They said that while kim is committed to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula, he also understands the joint Military Exercises