Treatment. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. We start in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 49 people have been killed and 219 people have been injured. It Happened in poltava a city in the east of ukraine. Many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Translation i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic Missiles Hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead. My con
Areas of cloud, yes, But some spells of sunshine. And with that feed of humid air, we will see some pretty high temperatures on friday, widely into the 20s, Mid 20s for some including Western Scotland. We could get up to 25 degrees with some sunshine across that western side of scotland. What about the weekend . Well, still rather warm and humid, at least for a time. Some rain, particularly down towards the south, drier and brighter further north. This is bbc news. The headlines. The deadliest disaster in the English Channel this year. A pregnant woman is among 12 people whove died as a migrant boat capsizes. Russian missile strikes on the ukrainian military Institute Kill at least 51 people. Over a dozen could be trapped under the rubble. Benjamin netanyahu condemns the uks decision to suspend some Arms Exports to israel, calling it shameful. Now to the us, and its 62 days to go until Polling Day, lets return to the middle east, where the Health Ministry says at least 40,819 people ha
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troops and federal agents to the border who have, by the way, returned more than the president has diplomatic conversations with mexico, actually taken actions to deal with the situation. there s more work to do. there is more work to do. we understand that. we have said that. you ve heard that from the president on friday. we understand that there s more work to do. we need more resources, need more funding, why we are having these negotiations on the hill. but republicans in the senate is working with us, republicans in the house are trying to get in the way. so it s up to them. are they going to help, are they going to actually deal with the issue or continue to move forward with a political stunt. as president biden tries to make the national conversation about reproductive rights, abortion, how many weeks into a pregnancy does he think abortion should be legal? we want to see roe the law of the land, that s what the president wants to see and believes in. and clear
say too much has been made of january 6th and it s time to move on, does that framework earn him a second term? we ll get into it with an adviser to the president. plus a group that works to elect latinos to congress says there s one issue that will define this election for latino voters. it s not immigration. the leader of that group is here to explain what it is and why. and we have details of a last-minute meeting after the navajo nation asked them to delay a mission to the moon. the president of the navajo nation is with us to explain why this mission would be a desecration of the moon. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. republicans are ten days out from their first caucus votes, but president biden is looking ahead to the general election. he says this will be about democracy and freedom. the president argued that donald trump are threats to both. democracy is on the bat lot ballot. it s the first national election since the insurrection placed a dagger at