and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requires an understanding of the cultural history of the island. so that s what we re going to do now. and in case you re new to this show, that s l
i m sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news from ukraine. the capital, kyiv, has come under heavy fire with officials calling it exceptional in its density. they say the vast majority of missiles were shot down by air defence systems. these are the latest pictures, and government messages warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles was falling from the sky. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, said some of the debris fell on the city s zoo. in the past few days, president volodymyr zelensky has been on a european tour, in which he was promised several billion dollars worth of military equipment by western allies, including uk prime minister rishi sunak and president macron of france. these are the pictures we have been receiving. a heavy artillery fire overnight in the capital, kyiv, with many being warned to move away from windows, to go to safety, go to bunkers as ukraine does try are as many missiles as possib
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united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. he went inside and i said, go down, we went down. i heard three shots. another deadly mass shooting rampage in america. this tragedy unfolding near dallas, texas. witnesses tell us what they saw as a gunman opened fire in an outlet mall. plus, kentucky derby over shadowed by the death of two more horses. coy wire joins me surrounding derby week. and this week s coronation specials pulling out all the stops, including a big lunch. buckingham palace with what s happening today. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom live with kim brunhuber. residents of allen, texas, are in shock as their city became the latest to suffer a mass shooting. some of the scenes were captured in a video which we have to warn you may be hard to watch. [ bleep ]. you see there people running for safety as the gunman opens fire. authorities say at least eight people were killed and s
expires. so we ll take you down to the southern border this morning. also, it looks like turkey s presidential election is head for a runoff. we have christiane amanpour here to hear why this race has global implications. and aaa is predicting one of the busiest travel day weekends in decades. an expert with tips on how to beat the rush. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. but here s where we begin this morning. new overnight, a bus of migrants dropped off at the official home of the vice president, kamala harris, in d.c. texas governor greg abbott sent the bus to the naval observatory after title 42, that covid-era immigration policy expired last thursday. many were expecting a surge of migrants over the weekend, but according to the biden administration, that s not what happened. here s president biden sunday after a bike ride. how do you think things are going at the border, sir? much better than much better than y all expected. of course, the con