Through an agreed route through the black sea, it then announces a humanitarian corridor without any kind of acknowledgement from russia, which has continued to target commercial vessels. Yet we have a cargo ship leave the Port Of Odessa this morning. It had been trapped there since before the invasion, and it continues to make its way south towards turkey. There are some in the insurance and Shipping Industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast. It uses its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. And yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. More could follow but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave the vessels alone and it is a big if because it continues to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. Earlier, i spoke with john allen, a retired Us Marine Corps Four Star General and former commander of the Nato International Security Assistance force, about that bbc reporting a
There are also interesting developments at sea where since the collapse of a major agreement last month that allowed ukraine to export grain through an agreed route through the black see it then announces humanitarian corridor without any kind of acknowledgement from russia which has continued to target commercial vessels. Yet we have a cargo ship leave the port of edessa this morning. It had been trapped there since before the invasion, and it continues to make its way south towards turkiye. There are some in the insurance and Shipping Industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast. It uses its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. And yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. More could follow but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave the vessels alone and it is a big if because it continues to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. As the war in ukraine continues, a bbc i
A threat to jurors and judges. Names, addresses, even photos of Georgia Grand jurors are circulating on rightwing media after they voted to indict donald trump. This as he escalates his own rhetoric against the judges. Plus a Staggering Number of people still missing. More than 1,000 unaccounted for after the maui wildfires. Crews now combing through the ruins trying to find the remains of loved ones. At the same time new questions about what caused this disaster and what was done to warn the people in its path. Was it enough . And another fire system to tell you about, forcing people out of their homes. The evacuation of an entire city in canada. 230 fires threatening 20,000 people as the smoke now encroaches into the united states. Were following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. A judge facing death threats. Grand jury members doxed. A disturbing rise in political threats with donald trump now facing four criminal indictments
Moscow as Alexey Navalny is set to be buried, Cnn News Central starts right now the Breaking News mourners, as far as the eye you can see police lined the streets with snipers on the roofs at the funeral of russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny. Now cnns live signal, which was jammed or blocked for a time, is now back up. Locking in a trial date in florida, a critical hearing is happening this morning in the classified documents case against donald trump. Trump is expected to be there. We are there too. So never in the history of recording us whether has 12 feet of snow ever fallen in just one to two days . That could happen this the weekend. Sara is out. Im john berman with kate baldwin. This is Cnn News Central cnn Breaking News and the Breaking News this morning, he was a true hero. I want to say to him, farewell. Youre looking at live pictures from outside the funeral of russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny, thousands of mourners are risking their lives and their freedom to
around the world. bianca will be back next week. just ahead israeli military warning gaza residents it will retaliate with more airstrikes. we do have the resolution now. we re ready to vote on it. yet another recording of a phone call allegedly made by donald trump in 2020 pressuring local election officials. bankruptcy is not a magic wand. it doesn t automatically make a person s debts disappear. we believe mr. giuliani is prepared to respect the bankruptcy process. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with moax foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, december 22, 9:00 a.m. in london, 11:00 a.m. in gaza where there is growing pressure for fighting to stop. the u.n. security council is expected to vote on a resolution calling for suspension of fighting and increase of humanitarian aid for gaza. ambassador denied the measure was watered down. we have worked hard and diligently over the course of the past week with the emiratis, with other, with egypt to