it is topsy-turvy live news event kind of day. case in point, in a matter of about two minutes, we expect to hear from president biden. he will address the nation live on a number of topics, not the least of which is the abrupt stepback our country took today away from fairness and progress toward intolerance and discrimination. the conservative supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a colorado web designer, an evangelical named lori smith who refused to work on same sex weddings. the court said that the first amendment protected her from punishment. and it is a turning point decision that will flip the state of equal protections on its head and allow business owners to likewise evade punishment under similar laws in 29 states. and in the longer term, it could again signal a threat to the landmark decision of the 2015 case establishing the case of same sex couples to marry. and if you are wondering of the same sex couple, what they are doing, after being denied basic human decen
drinking glass to zero in on a man they say sexual assaulted four women more than ten years ago. that story and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin with a major dam breach in ukraine. you can see water gushing through the dam, which is in a critical spot on the dnipro river and on the front lines of the war. officials confirmed more than a thousand homes in the region have been flooded. one ukrainian official saying 16,000 people on the west bank of the river are in a critical zone. russia on the other hand is telling residents that there is no threat in the area. new satellite photos show the dam had just been damaged days before the breach. these pictures actually show the road that ran across the dam, and it was fully intact on may 28th. but this image from yesterday shows part of that road now missing. accusations are flying over who bears the blame. ukraine says it was blown up by russian forces in a panic. reporter: after the dam burst,
hundreds of people being forced to evacuate, drinking water and power now a serious question after a huge dam is destroyed in ukraine. so who is to blame? a mother of four is shot and killed by a neighbor over a long-standing feud involving their children. the mother killed was black, the shooter white. police are investigating, but the victim s family is demand to go know why no one has been arrested. a new flash point in the division between church and state. the first publicly funded religious charter school in the country. so is this constitutional? this is cnn news central. massive evacuations are happening this hour in southern ukraine. an important dam on the dnipro river destroyed overnight. one ukrainian official accused russia of destroying the dam to, quote, create obstacles for any ukrainian counteroffensive. russia is blaming ukraine. video shows water gushing through the destroyed portion of the dam you can see there. i want to show you another angle
hot dog comma and altogether some of it? yes. all right. i m visible rosalba sin for amara walker i m victor blackwell. good to be with you here is what we re watching for you this morning. president biden and his allies are working now to reassure donors and voters. that is up to the job after his debate performance what he told donors in private last time and the first hurricane of the 2024 atlantic season is now a category two and closing in on the caribbean neurologists, elisa rafah here to track the life-threatening wind, storm surge. and if we could see any impacts right here in the u.s hardcodes pool. i have a great microbrewery cyber attack has crippled car dealerships across the country but it s not just dealerships or car buyers who should be concerned the broader impact this could have on the economy that s coming up. plus the u.s olympic teams are beginning to take shape or any short polls has a look at who will be representing team usa in paris. next day
everyone. you are in the cnn newsroom i m alison camerota in new york. tonight as president biden and democrats are scrambling to contain the fallout from this week s presidential debate. there s another blockbuster prevent on the horizon. the supreme court is set to end its term monday with what will be one of the most consequential decisions in american history can former president trump assert presidential immunity in the federal election subversion case concerning january 6. the implications are hard to overstate legally and politically and that s not the only major decision coming down from the court this week. cnn supreme court analyst joan biskupic joins us now joan, great to see you. i know it s a huge week. so let s start help us put this immunity ruling in context. what are the implications? sure. it s so good to be with you, allison you know, we re on the very last de and 48 hours. the supreme court will answer a question that hit is never addressed before, wheth