next to the river wyre, nine days ago. and who ll claim the major prizes at this year s grammy awards? all you need to know about music s biggest night. it s 7am in the morning in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where reports say the country s defence minister oleksii reznikov will be dismissed and replaced with the head of military intelligence. it is suspected reznikov, a loyal ally of president zelensky, will be moved to a different ministerial position with ministry ofjustice named as a possible direction. in recent weeks, ukraine s defence ministry has been embroiled in a corruption scandal over an army food contract, with one of deputy ministers fired and named a suspect, and another resigning voluntarily. reznikov became defence minister several months before the invasion. during the war, he fostered relationships with western defence officials and helped oversee the receipt of billions of dollars of military assistance. with us now isjonathan marcus, a defence analyst an
mike: president biden approving mississippi disaster declaration earlier today after tornadoes tour through the state friday killing more than two dozen people carving path of destruction more than 100 miles long. play for these teams so a tough pill to swallow. we heard from the superintendent from schools who says that the schools will be closed for at least a few days now because there s some damage to some of the schools down here and there s a lack of water and power but, mike, i can tell you that we have seen utility crews out here all morning long, in fact, some here behind us working on utility pole and they are beginning the process. we spoke to one of the city workers this morning who tells us that half of the town is at least with power now, so plenty of progress going on here, mike. mike: charles, have they given you context of how bad this is compared to previous storms? charles: yeah, i ve spoken to a lot of people who live in this particular town and a lot o
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how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act