hello, i m carl nasman, thanks forjoining us. we start injapan, where a weekend of diplomacy and solidarity among some of the world s most powerful political leaders has come to a close. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky departed the g7 summit injapan with a pledge of unwavering support as well as more military equipment from his allies. on sunday, president zelensky and japanese prime minister fumio kishida each laid a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park. it was a moment of deep symbolism two leaders of countries that both know the very real and very painful scars of war. russia s invasion of ukraine dominated talks at the g7 summit. us presidentjoe biden confirmed that the us and its allies will help train ukrainian pilots to fly western fighterjets like the f 16, which president zelensky had long called for. biden also promised to support ukraine with more ammunition and armoured vehicles, partly as a demonstration of western resolve. we will not waver
sending u.s. troop s is on the table if china invades taiwan. reporter: so, speaker mccarthy and yourself have said that multiple times now, that we need to arm taiwan now before there s any sort of invasion. what about u.s. troops? i think, you know, then you re talking about an authorized use of military force that would comauthe out of myat committee or a w declaration of war which we haven t utilized since world war ii. reporter: would you supportda that? i think if communist china invades taiwan, i think that ise certainly if the american people support this, the congress will follow. sean: this visit came days after house speaker kevin mccarthyn and other lawmakers meant with taiwan s leader at the ronald reagan presidential library in california.s mccarthy says the country siw support foanr taiwan is resolute and unwavering. house china committee chairman mike gallagher said moments after th ge meeting that washington shouldn t be scared b to have these kind of
the trump russia probe. he found not much, but we ll tell you about the brand-new reporting later in the program. we re also waiting to see the police body cam video from the horrific attack on paul pelosi, the husband of speaker nancy pelosi last year as well as the audio from the 911 call he made. a judge ordered that evidence to be made public in response to requests from multiple news organizations. that includes nbc news. and we ll bring you that footage as soon as it is released and we re able to turn it around for you. we begin with breaking news, the tragedy out of memphis. criminal charges have just been announced in the case of police brutality that stunned the nation and the world in just the past hour, the shelby county district attorney announced the fire officers involved in the fatal beating of 29-year-old memphis resident tyre nichols have been charged with second degree murder. here is that announcement. earlier today, the grand jury returned indictments ag
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
and later we will take a closer look at the movement to ban certain books in schools and libraries across the u.s. what can be done to fight the bans, that s coming up. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin in the atlantic basin where tropical storm ian continues to strengthen. fueled by warm energizing waters off the caribbean the latest forecast shows it growing to a category 4 hurricane over the gulf of mexico before slamming into florida. now, it would be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. president joe biden has declared a federal emergency in the state. florida governor ron desantis declaring a state of emergency as well and residents from the florida panhandle to the florida keys are being urged to prepare for storm surge, hurricane force winds and heavy rain. this is the calm before the storm, i ve seen lines at the gas stations and the natural gas, propane. they re taking it serious and i