miles per hour, gusting up around 60 miles per hour. with this storm, you have tropical storm watches in effect for jamaica and hurricane watches for cayman islands. that s because looking at the frarsz we anticipate that this storm will become a category 1 storm maybe even as high as a category 2 storm as it s crossing over the cayman islands. it is then expected to intensify further as it makes its way up towards cuba and crosses into the eastern portion of the gulf of mexico. at that point, perhaps, it could get into that major hurricane strength. here s the thing, though. a lot of that has to do with sea surface temperatures that are in the mid and upper 80s for the area in which it s expected to travel through. that sea surface temperature is a big fuel for these storms. it s not just at the surface but going down tens of feet, talking about the ocean heat content, even down there that water is warm, and that s what these storms need to strengthen and intensify as they c
she can play doubles for another five, ten years, but also they need to bring that same energy for every mactch. i guess they expected last night would be the last one, they have to bring the we love serena signs every night moving forward. how could she walk away from something that brings her this much joy. it s the top of a brand new hour on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. any moment now in pennsylvania, president biden will give a speech on gun safety. he s promoting his safer america plan, which includes increased funding for police and public safety along with a renewed push for an assault weapons ban. this is the first of three trips to pennsylvania in the coming days. on thursday, president biden will deliver a prime time speech in philadelphia. he ll be back on labor day in pittsburgh to celebrate american workers. cnn s arlette saenz is traveling with the president in wilkes bury, pennsylvania, what can we expect from the presi
what some think america needs to do. that is, write a new constitution. and then he ll speak to one of the top scientists responsible for the web telescope and those awesome images it has captured. these videos show explosions that have happened in the last two weeks at russian military facilities in crimea, which has been occupied by russian forces since 2014. one attack at an air base destroyed at least seven russian warplanes. ukraine has claimed responsibility for that attack and two others, according to an internal ukrainian government document obtained by cnn. is this evidence that kyiv is launching a counteroffensive against russia? and could it gain back territory illegally overtaken by moscow? joining me now is retired u.s. army general mark hurtling, a national security and military analyst for cnn. good to have you on this morning. great to be on this morning, jim. first, let s speak about these attacks in crimea, territory controlled by russia for some eight
speaker. at home we re watching a major test of former president trump s influence over the republican party. in the five states where voters are headed to the polls today to vote in primary elections, all eyes will be on the slate of candidates who the former president endorsed and have embraced the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. will that message resonate with republican primary voters? today will also be a big test for these three house republicans who were among the ten who voted to impeach the former president. will they survive after taking a critical stand? one of today s biggest tests will happen in kansas where abortion rights are on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll have the latest into the massive implications of that vote. let s get right into it with nbc s steve kornacki at the big board. steve, what are you looking for this morning? a couple things, jose, you touched on. i think this referendum in
since roe was struck down. but it s been a grueling battle just to get to today. political divisions creating a lot of contentiousness you typically don t see in a place that s known for being midwest nice. that s because the range of issues that have so clearly created dividing lines across the u.s. are playing out right here pitting neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, and we know abortion is one of those issues. but in addition to dividing people, will it also motivate them to get to the polls? will it drive turnout among women? and does it help one candidate over the other? looking forward, will today s vote be be the first bat until a culture war to change the complaining the complex of the midterms. democrats may already be gaining an advantage. here s why i say that. take a look at this. on june 23rd, that s the day before roe was overturned. the generic congressional battle showed republicans up by almost 3 points. today their advantage has slunk to less