struggling to recover more than a week after hurricane ian devastated parts of the state. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin with multiple development in ukraine that are unfolding right now. first, a fuel tanker exploded on a strategic and symbolic bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the blast sparked a fire which emergency crews are trying to put out, according to pro russian officials. now they also say that two spans of the road to the bridge have collapsed. the 11-mile span is the longest in europe, and it was built after russia claimed its annexation of crimea in 2014. now on top of that, we re getting reports of a fire in ukraine s second largest city following a russian rocket strike. the mayor of kharkiv said the city was hit by several rockets causing flames to spread at a local medical facility. he says officials are still checking if there are any casualties. so stay with cnn for updates on both of those stories. meanwhile,
ukraine armageddon. and thailand is grieving after a massacre in a day care left 26 people dead, including two children. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. pro-russian officials are reporting significant damage following a massive explosion on a bridge linking russia with crimea. hours ago a fuel tanker exploded 0 on a strategic bridge causing a fire that s still burning a low pro-russian leader said two have collapsed. emergency crews are scrambling trying to remove the burning train from the structure. have a look here, the moment the explosion was caught on video. russian president vladimir putin is now ordering an emergency investigation. ukraine is not claiming responsibility but making clear it won t shed any tears officer the development. fred pleitgen is live in kyiv. fred, what more do we know? reporter: certainly seemed this was a brazen incident that happened in the very early morning hours of today. we re seeing that cctv vide
what a new poll shows about the tolerance of all of these trump investigations. an abortion ban is set to go in effect in three more states this week. we will tell you which ones those are and how the activists are preparing to fight back. thank you for joining us. there is a murder investigation underway after a car bomb killed the daughter of a prominent supporter of president vladimir putin. dario to gain a died saturday night after the vehicle she was driving exploded according to the russian news agency task. the investigation has revealed that 400 grams of tnt was used. the russian investigative committee is saying they believe someone ordered and planned this blast. she is the daughter of alexander good dugan who is being called the spiritual guide to the russian invasion of ukraine. a russian foreign ministry official has implied that ukraine may be responsible. but ukraine is strongly denying the claim. scott s, what we learning about this? given the purported
they need to take such an historic move to bring transparency to this. eric holcomb is the latest u.s. official to pay a visit to taiwan. we ll seek to continue to build strategic partnerships with you. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, august 22, 4:00 a.m. in washington, 9:00 a.m. in london and 11:00 a.m. in moscow where new details are emerging after the death of dugin, daughter of a prominent supporter of vladimir putin. a murder investigation was launched after she was killed in a car bomb on saturday. the russian investigative committee believe someone ordered and planned the blast. a foreign ministry official has implied ukraine may be responsible, but ukraine is strongly denying that claim. cnn s fred pleitgen is following all the developments from the russian capital. reporter: a car engulfed in a massive fireball on a highway outside moscow. police say the vehicle exploded and crashed, the driver dead on the scene. that
investigators say the boeing 737 max 9 had pressurization problems three times before this incident. a cockpit alarm went off one day before the incident. following its own colts, they kept the plane from long overwater flights. investigators say it s not clear if those alarms foreshadowed friday s blowout, but right now, they are the not ruling anything out. pete muntean, cnn, washington. a u.s. federal appeals court will hold a hearing today on whether donald trump has immunity in the federal election subversion case. the former president is expected to attend in person. a lower court rejected his claims he was working to ensure election sbregty when he tried to undermine the 2020 results. trump alsomentses the election subversion case in georgia dismissed. his attorneys are arguing once again he is protected under presidential immunity. cnn spoke with elie honig about