drove off when the officer opened his vehicle s door. tonight the teen s condition and why the police union will not represent the officer. the battle for control of congress. four weeks until the crucial midterm elections. republicans line up behind senate candidate herschel walker in georgia, despite the abortion controversy. plus, sharp reaction to a speech by alabama senator tommy tuberville. why some critics are calling it racist. the new missile launches from north korea, where they landed, and are they a prelude to a nuclear weapons test? protests raging in iran growing more brazen. hackers infiltrate the airwaves by interrupting a newscast. iranian women openly fight with security forces. tonight we hear from a protester inside iran concealing her identity fearing for her life. what she s calling for tonight. the urgent search for a toddler missing since wednesday. today police are going back over areas already searched as the fbi joins the investigation. ne
Fund-raiser saying, quote, we have not faced the prospect of armageddon since kennedy and the cuban missile crisis. the white house tonight responding. what the president was reflecting was that the stakes are high right now given what is going on on the battlefield in ukraine and given the very irresponsible and reckless comments made by vladimir putin in just the last few days. we heard that ominous warning from president biden. britt clennett joins us tonight from kyiv, and, britt, now that putin has accused ukraine of terrorism, what are those in his inner circle demanding? reporter: yeah, linsey, putin was already facing criticism from nationalists for his recent battlefield losses here in ukraine, but this bridge attack, it s triggered a chorus of anger from russian hard-liners whose calls are only growing louder. they want a strong retaliation for that bridge attack. one putin allies saying, terrorists must be treated unequivocally. linsey. britt, thank you. here at ho
Not a mirage just nicki minaj full of puns you tonight, major new developments on the war in ukraine. for the first time vladimir putin s angry response to the devastating attack on a critical bridge connecting russia to crimea. the massive explosion destroying part of the bridge, a crucial supply route for russian forces. putin is calling it a terrorist act blaming ukraine, an ironic twist after the kremlin launched a barrage of missiles aimed at civilian infrastructure killing more than a dozen people. members of putin s inner circle are now demanding payback for the humiliating bridge attack, and after president biden s stark warning over the threat of nuclear armageddon, how the white house is responding tonight. britt clennett standing by in kyiv. back here at home, the disturbing video from san antonio. an officer fired after he shot a teenager who had been eating a hamburger in his car and then
Images showing the damage. the bridge both a vital supply link for the russian military and a key symbol of moscow s claims to the crimean peninsula illegally annexed in 2014. russia now saying some bridge traffic is flowing again. ukraine hasn t directly claimed responsibility, but an adviser to zelenskyy called the bridge explosion a beginning saying, everything illegal must be destroyed. everything stolen must be returned to ukraine. the attack a day after putin s 70th birthday dealing him another humiliating blow. as ukrainian forces break through battle lines in the south and east. ukrainian forces liberating more villages as they advance toward the center of kherson. they ve now managed to retake more than a thousand square miles over the last two weeks alone. putin s repeated nuclear threats and uncertainty over what he ll do next prompting president biden to issue a stark warning thursday at a private
And it comes as putin s soldiers suffer new defeats on the battlefield. tonight the white house is reinforcing president biden s recent warning of the possibility of nuclear armageddon. now putin s inner circle is calling for revenge. abc s britt clennett leads us off tonight from ukraine. reporter: tonight, rescuers pulling survivors out of the rubble after a barrage of russian missiles rained down on civilian targets in zaporizhia in southeastern ukraine. at least 14 people killed, dozens more injured. [ speaking non-english ] reporter: and for the first time tonight, vladimir putin calling saturday s massive bridge explosion in crimea a terrorist act carried out by ukraine. this video circulating online showing the moment russia says a truck bomb exploded setting fire to seven train cars carrying fuel. the bridge engulfed in flames, a section of the roadway ripped apart. before and after satellite