president biden looking to flip the script on republicans with a law and order midterm swing. we re live in pennsylvania with more on that. the news on another speech later this week, and why the president s advisers think now is the time to make a broader pitch to voters, besides the obvious pre midterm timing. two u.s. officials telling nbc news russia has combat drones from iran. what we re learning about how they plan to use them on the battlefield in ukraine and the push to prevent a nuclear disaster in that country. i m hallie jackson in washington. we start with the latest fallout after that mar-a-lago search. i want to bring in nbc s julia ainsley, ben collins, charles coleman, former prosecutor, sich rights attorney and msnbc legal analyst and clint watts, msnbc national security analyst. julia, let me start with you first. the dod ruling is expected to come down at some point today. we don t know the timing. that s what i m trying to say here. we do know it s expect
we ve never seen. we are spending way too much money to use to hide behind a veterans bill on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree is wrong. the first grain to depart from ukraine s black sea ports under this new agreement. resuming exports could be a critical first step in easing the global food crisis. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s monday, august 1st, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we begin with extreme weather fueled by a climate crisis unraveling in real time in the united states. in california, the mckinney fire has burned more than 52,000 acres. the governor has ordered thousands of people to evacuate leaving their homes to burn as high temperatures and drought make the blazes more intense. a heartbreaking realization for some that the fire has taken everything. i watched it from my bedroom. i watched everything come. it was headed right straight towards our property. that s when al
giving either false hope or faulty information. and it s not just kentucky dealing with extreme weather, either. the super charged mckinney fire exploded over the weekend in northern california, scorching over 55,000 acres. authorities say it s zero percent contained. firefighters reported finding the bodies of two people in a vehicle burned in the path of the wildfire. evacuations continue today. let s start in kentucky. our reporter is live for us. evan, what are you seeing and hearing from people there? reporter: kate, the flood waters are starting to recede, the ones that came in last week. but we re worried there might be more coming in. this gives aus ch us a chanceo talk about how dang rerous thes floods are. where i m standing is a creek that goes along the highway. i want to show you just what happened here when those flood waters came through. over there, that collection of plywood and slats, there s some toys a t the top of that, that was a house. the flood wa
these brothers and sisters, aged 2 to 8, dead, family members say they were ripped from their parents arms. witnesses say the waters were so powerful that in just seconds they swept away homes that had been standing for generations. cnn just obtained new video from one flood victim who says his family is trapped and cannot get out of that neighborhood. the whole road is blocked off. survivors are pleading for some help after losing every tangible thing. it is unbelievable. i took a chance to go up in the hollers. there s no internet or power. in a lot of places they say we won t have water for months. people are bringing stuff in, but as fast as they bring it in, it goes out. we need help more than anything. i don t care if it s a pair of fruit of the looms. babies need diapers, formula. we need everything that s possible to get here. cnn s evan mcmorris is there. are the rescues still happening right now? reporter: yes, victor, they are. i will say in perry county
it s not a problem. and england stand on the brink of women s football history, as they take on germany in the european championship final at wembley. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us state of kentucky has been hit by its worst floods for decades, killing at least 25 people. hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded in the east of the state, and president biden has declared it a major disaster. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. flowing water, powerful enough to sweep away entire homes. torrential rain has wreaked havoc. some areas received more than 20 cm in a 24 hour period. swollen streams and mudslides have torn through several communities with devastating results. everything s gone. like, everything is gone. my whole life is gone. there s no words. it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing, really, that you can do, but we re are just glad that we got out. some areas are difficult for rescuers to reach because local roads have been badly