i will have the day s top stories, more than 20 people dead after a massive explosion there in havana hotel. welcome to the show, it is 8:00 a.m. here in ukraine. we begin our coverage in mariupol and the evacuation on friday. 50 civilians from that besieged azovstal steel factory. two buses set to be carried those civilians, under russian military escort. not known where they are being taken nor how many remained at the plant. as you see there, the site has been bombardment from russian tanks, artillery and as well as aircraft. president zelenskyy says he s negotiating negotiations, some 600 are still inside. have a listen. we are working on diplomatic options to save our military to remain in azovstal. influential mediators are involved. monday markets victory day for russia, what russia calls the great patriotic war. russian flag flies above a city s hospital and road signs have been changed to russian. an adviser to mariupol s mayor, soviet statues are popping out a
welcome to the show, everyone. it s 1 it s 10:00 a.m. in lviv. there is hope for evacuations from the besieged city of mariupol could resume soon. according to local officials, a convoy overseen by the u.n. and the red cross will leave this morning. 100 people were evacuated from the cities as is still planned. it is believed hundreds more are still trapped inside the sprawling industrial complex. many have been stranded there for weeks now under russian attacks. they decimated the city. food and water supplies have been running dangerously low, but despite those dire conditions, evacuations had to be paused on sunday night and ukrainian soldiers said shelling resumed against the plant once again. for so many in mariupol the chance to escape came too far too late. 20,000 residents have been killed since the war began. it is a staggering number. but those burying the dead are seemingly endless as well as heartbreaking task as sarah sidner has this report. reporter: no tears,
central starts now a. critical, day for former president trump. he s in a florida courtroom looking to delay his federal classified documents trial or get at tosca lately. and any moment, a judge in georgia could decide if fulton county da fani willis will be kicked off the election subversion case there plus vice. president kamala harris is making what s believed to be a historic first, visiting a clinic that provides abortions and a dangerous trend, more election officials, andrew their families are finding themselves the targets of a dangerous hoax. how criminals are weaponizing local law enforcement will have all those stories. i m sarah sidner with john berman and kate baldwin. this is cnn news central today is a big day on to legal fronts for donald trump as he continues to lean into his campaign, meets the courtroom strategy. everyone one is standing by for the judge in georgia to drop his decision on district attorney fani willis. his final word on whether she w
deadly u.s. wildfire in a century. new questions are emerging about the emergency response there. a chaotic smash-and-grab caught on camera but was anybody caught by police? i m john berman with kate baldwin and sarah sidner, we are the anchors of cnn cnn news central which starts now. welcome to unchartered territory once again. right now a grand jury is meeting in georgia. and moments ago, we have now learned that former georgia state senator is inside the courthouse right now to offer her grand jury testimony. things are happening right now. tomorrow, willis is expected to call two more witnesses to testify as she s laying out her case to charge a dozen people. overnight reporting into cnn, willis has text messages and emails directly linking trump s inner circle to the breach of the voting system in georgia which is part of this overall investigation right now. paula reid is outside of the courthouse. what is the latest we re learning about the state senator who is
tonight. we are bringing you tomorrow s news tonight at 10 am eastern tomorrow morning, the judge presiding over president trump s election subversion case will hold a hearing on which rules will be imposed on the handling of evidence. and, the special counsel s asking that the trial start on january 2nd, prompting an angry response from trump on social media. also tonight, a major move by the supreme court, which marks a victory for the biden administration. the court blocking purdue pharma s bankruptcy settlement, which had granted immunity from opioid-related civil lawsuits. the high court will now take up the case itself. more on that, coming up. and, other catastrophe in hawaii. the devastating wildfires scorching and destroying maui, leaving at least 53 people dead. hawaii s governor addressing the catastrophe just a short time ago. we have seen today has been catastrophic. but we tell you that there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. what we saw