ukraine, at least 19 people killed, several apartment buildings hit and reduced to rubble. cnn is on the scene in ukraine with the very latest. incredible video out of florida, destruction from a tornado that wiped out a dozen homes and damaged even more. now some 55 million people across the southeast are bracing for more severe weather as two major storms target the region. we have the forecast. a major win for abortion rights in two republican dominated states the latest attempts to ban abortions, ban most abortions failed and conservative lawmakers helped stand in the way. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. this is what is left of an apartment block in central ukraine after a russian rocket attack. it was part of a wave of strikes across ukraine. in the hardest hit, two rockets hit apartment buildings and a warehouse, killing at least 17 people. in dnipro the attack killed a mother and her 2
last couple of hours happened as the u.n. security council met in new york over north korea s firing over japan the first time. we re monitoring all of this for response from the west. in our other top story tonight, less than five weeks ahead of the midterm elections, terrible news for president biden and the democratic party. if you are looking at gas prices. as opec plus oil ministers say they will sharply cut production. this comes as the u.s. is dealing with a new surge in gasoline prices across the country coupled with skyrocketing inflation and soaring interest rates. white house correspondent peter doocy has our report live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. president biden doesn t have any control over what opec does. he asks them to increase production. they decided to decrease it. and now gas prices back home may start rising at a terrible time for him politically. but, as international politics get tricky, the president has a surprisin
mar-a-lago. trump undoubtedly is hoping to get a favorable ruling from the courts six conservative justices, three of whom trump appointed. now, trump s lawyers are not explicitly trying to prevent doj investigators from looking at the documents taking from his beach club. but they are attempting to get the review of the documents back before the court appointed special master, which could potentially throw some sand in the gears of the departments investigation. despite recent reporting that trump s legal team was perhaps looking to soften its tone in this case, the filing today by trump s lawyers is filled with more angry screens against the department of justice. they accused the department of feigned concern about reported to pin some offense on trump. it is the latest in a series of aggressive and bellicose moves by trump, which he s employed for a very long time to move away from scandals and legal quandaries. and it s more evidence of the mindset with which he approa
back before the court appointed special master, which could potentially throw some sand in the gears of the departments investigation. despite recent reporting that trump s legal team was perhaps looking to soften its tone in this case, the filing today by trump s lawyers is filled with more angry screeds against the department of justice. they accused the department of feigned concern about reported to pin some offense on trump. it is the latest in a series of aggressive and bellicose moves by trump, which he s employed for a very long time to move away from scandals and legal quandaries. and it s more evidence of the mindset with which he approaches both the powers of the presidency and the keeping of the nation s secrets. in a post on his social media website following the filing today, trump told his followers, i want my documents back. that s what he said. i want my documents back. because trump still believes that the classified government records seized from his home
texas, and tulsa, oklahoma and congress debating what if anything to do, president biden spoke to the country, calling for a restoration of the ban on assault weapons or failing that, raising the age for purchasing such weapons. also, banning high capacity magazines, instituting tighter red flag laws and repeal of liability shield protecting gun manufacturers from prosecution or being sued following mass shootings. it must end. lit there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in ub auld, who smeared blood off her murdered friend s body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in the classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. imagine what it would be for her to walk down the hallway of any school again. imagine what it s like for children who experience this kind of trauma everyday in school and streets and communities all across america. imagine what it s li