new day starts right now. four ukrainian regions illegally annexed by russia under martial law this morning. the russian military does not even have complete control of the areas, in kherson, the russians are trying to accelerate the relocation or evacuation of some 60,000 residents in the face of ukrainian advances. vladimir putin perhaps struggling to maintain his grip even inside russia. introducing several levels of increased security measures. overnight a russian rocket struck a children s school in a village in zaporizhzhia. and destruction towards the south after another night of strikes targeted the energy infrastructure. here in the u.s. president biden weighing in on the declaration of martial law saying it reveals putin s dwindling options in the war. i think that vladimir putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position. and what it reflects to me is, it seems his only tool available to him is to brutalize individual citizens in ukraine. the state
monkeypox. the w.h.o. declaring a global emergency. the second time in two years officials have taken that extraordinary step. in the u.s. infections nearing 2,900. now including two children. the update on president biden s health. the white house revealing he most likely has the ba.5 covid variant. the president s doctor saying his patient is on the mend. his symptoms include a sore throat, runny nose, loose cough, and body aches. what we re learning about the president s condition after he completed his second full day of the covid drug paxlovid. the russian strike on a key ukrainian port. less than 24 hours after the deal to restart grain shipments from the country. and the latest on two american volunteers killed while fighting in ukraine. our team from odesa tonight. the battle for the republican party. former vice president mike pence joining calls to look to the future as former president donald trump clings to his false claims about the 2020 election. and the n
1,200 years. much of the country, though, is scorching. more than 240 million people will face 90-degree temperatures or higher for the next week. and they ve felt those blistering conditions in atlanta today at this juneteenth celebration. the thermometers there blasting into triple-digit territory. meanwhile, severe storms in north carolina knocking out power for a huge part of the state. nearly 70,000 customers are still without electricity right now, and that s just one of seven states dealing with major outages tonight. and nowhere are the signs of the climate crisis more obvious right now than yellowstone national park. and along the yellowstone river. tonight, there is good news for the first time in days in that part of the country, the south portion of the park will reopen on wednesday on a limited basis. the runoff only added to the unflooded disaster, unprecedented rain causing severe damage to roads, water systems, and more. let s check in with cnn meteorologist g
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