right now an atmospheric river dubbed the pineapple express is bearing down on california and set to drop a foot of rain in places on the west coast. here s a live look at san francisco, the famous san francisco fog i promise in there is some where the bay ridge, but that s the kind of flock there dealing with. it s one of the many cities bracing for some what some forecasters are calling the largest storm of the season. further down the coast wind warning just moments ago. this is dumb is expected to cause for flooding and mudslides over the next few days, we ll have live reporting coming up in our next hour. the third party, should anyone be scared? i m going to speak with the next hour starts right now. a very good day to all of you from msnbc alex witt reports, right now and unstable middle east. iran-backed houthi rebels vowing to strike back against the u.s., after the united states the united kingdom struck 37 houthi targets in 13 different locations. this nb
. vice president kamala harris is in nashville, tennessee, throwing her support behind to tennessee democrats ousted from the statehouse for protesting gun violence, will have details on her meeting and the vice president s message. also tonight. israel reeling from an apparent terror attack, killing at least one person and wounding six, tele viv, there are new fears right now that the conflict could escalate and spread. cnn is on the ground in the middle east as violence in the region heats up, and justice clarence thomas firing back, claiming his luxurious vacations with a conservative mega donor. personal hospitality. but even some republican judges aren t buying his explanation. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight in tennessee, where vice president kamala harris is meeting with two democratic lawmakers who were expelled from
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, overnight vladimir putin s military facing another critical setback as this massive explosion was showing severely damage to a key bridge between crimea and russia. part of that bridge has collapsed into the sea, disrupting a main russian supply route. let s go right back to kier simmons joining us from moscow. what can you tell us about this? well alex, it s another dangerous moment in this conflict in ukraine. 48 hours after president biden mourned of the escalation could lead in his words to a nuclear conflict. well now we have this bridge attack, now the ukrainians are celebrating and not taking responsibility for it. the russians are furious. with a nuclear threat looming, a major fire on the bridge linking russia to crimea. the blaze visible for miles reports of a, huge explosion at around 6 am local time. russian authorities saying that it was a truck
numerous bodies and bullets and everything. utterly chilling. that s tragedy released on a predominantly black community in buffalo, new york. at this hour, vigils and minerals are taking place around the city to mourn ten people killed by a lone gunman. who they say subscribe to a white supremacist ideology. let s go right now to nbc s jesse courage, she is on the scene there in buffalo. joining us right now. jesse, houston is that community? less than 24 hours after this initial attack, folks go grocery shopping on a saturday afternoon. ten of them do not make it home. yes alex. i think there is a question of how this alleged makes its way into this community, this country. this is become a place of memorial. you have flowers here, candles. this memorial has grown throughout the day. i saw somebody put an american flag there earlier. i ve seen people staring at the supermarket just behind where i am right now, there are still crowds milling about here. i want to show
spring sale. cnn presents a max original heaven s gate sunday at 10 on cnn. this is cnn breaking news. we have breaking news. a federal judge in texas has just ruled just issued a ruling on abortion medication that could add have far reaching effects all across the country. let s get the latest from our correspondence and legal experts . joan biskupic, can you break down this ruling in texas for us? yes alex. you re exactly right. this is very important. federal judge in texas judge cause merrick has ruled that the federal drug, food and drug administration s approval of an abortion medication drug, an approval that dated back to 2000 was flawed. he is essentially said that the fda approval should be rolled back. but this is the important part he has given the department of justice seven days to appeal this ruling, so nothing happens automatically. but if this ruling stands, it will have repercussions nationwide.