into an unhygienic craze. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident, and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses where an event had apparently been under way. it s believed the attacker was among the dead. tim allman has more details. a quiet street in hamburg at around nine o clock in the evening local time. in the distance, a figure appears to have climbed up the outside of a building and is peering inside. then, after a short pause, he raises what appears to be a handgun and opens fire. not long after, armed officers arrive and are storming the building. slowly, carefully they make their way upstairs, no idea if the gunman is waiting for them. this is kingdom hall, a place of worship for local jehovah s witnesses. it is believed they were in the middle of a service when the attack took place. translation:
in may. welcome to world news america and pbs around the globe. we begin tonight in ukraine, where at least nine people died after russia fired more than eighty missiles using powerful weapons, including rare hypersonic missiles. the latest barrage was the most severe to hit ukraine for weeks. moscow had not fired hypersonic missiles which can evade air defences since the early months of the conflict. the russian attacks cut power to the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant europe s biggest though it was later restored. the ukrainian military said just under half of the missiles fired across ukraine were intercepted by air defences. 0ur diplomatic correspondentjames landale reports from kyiv. this is what it of the ghetto. holmes total streets torn apart. lives turned upside down. in all, five people died here. this may be hundreds of miles from fighting but translation: there was an explosion in the sky. l i saw smoke and fire. victor told us how his car was damaged and how h
heavy rain. two brothers from pakistan who were held in the us military prison at guantanamo bay for nearly 20 years are released without charge. and roald dahl s multimillion selling children s books are to be printed in their original form after a backlash against editing them for modern audiences. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has ruled out sending f 16fighterjets to ukraine, saying the planes are not needed for now. it comes despite increased pressure from ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky for urgent air support to help protect its skies from russian attacks. president zelensky has marked the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine by hailing his nation s year of invincibility . james waterhouse reports from kyiv on how the first anniversary was marked. the morning, wore rained down on ukraine. war. air raid siren wails a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world on.
in other news, large parts of southern california are struck by record breaking blizzards and freezing temperatures. you can see the hollywood sign, which i can assure you is behind me, for miles around, but today it is blanketed by a wall of fog, and dense and very heavy rain. and roald dahl s multi million selling childrens books are to be printed in their original form, after a backlash against editing them for modern audiences. hello there, and a very warm welcome to the programme. president biden has ruled out sending f 16fighterjets to ukraine, saying the planes are not needed, for now. it comes despite increased pressure from ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky for urgent air support, to help protect its skies from russian attacks. president zelensky has marked the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine by hailing his nation s year of invincibility . james waterhouse reports from kyiv on how the first anniversary was marked. the morning war rained down
the first test of the 2024 presidential election is six weeks away, will the caucuses propel a chump trump challenger push him to a second term? israeli forces are expanding their fight against hamas. the gruesome, terrifying details the way they savagely raped women. a destroyer of democracy is what donald trump is calling joe biden. the attack is a distraction. we are going into it more with inside politics. i want to start with iowa, a month and a half from now republicans will be gathering across the hawkeye state to select the first winter in the republican contest, let s go first to jeff in iowa. how s it feeling there besides i m guessing pretty cold. there is a bit of snow on the ground with christmas shopping season, it is time for the iowa caucuses to enter a new phase. talking to voters, it is clear the ones who at least are inclined to participate are paying a new level of attention. it is hard not to, there are so many television ads from donald trump and r