sanibel island, florida. cut off because part of the causeway is destroyed. the horrific scene. victor oquendo with search and rescue teams tonight. the other major news this friday night. vladimir putin holding a massive rally in red square, declaring four regions in ukraine are now part of russia. putin s nuclear threat tonight. what he said about the u.s., and president biden s response. ian pannell in ukraine. the verdict tonight for an american sailor accused of destroying a u.s. navy ship, accused of setting it on fire. what the judge ruled today. and what the u.s. navy is saying tonight. martha raddatz is here. in texas, opening fire on migrants. a former ward and his twin brother facing charges for the group pulled over the get water. the terrifying moment on the football field, seen by millions. the nfl quarterback, the head injury, and his hands, his fingers appearing to curl. what that signaled. and tonight, the nfl facing intense scrutiny over its concussi
lesser extent in the south down here. they ve gained even more ground in offensives. president zelenskyy claims they have recaptured some 6,000 square kilometers of territory. it s about 2,300 square miles since the beginning of the month. this is impossible to verify, but it is even more ground than the russians actually gained in the last several months and it happened fast. i want to show you this animation here, if we can zoom in. you can see the yellow there, how quickly ukrainian troops have recaptured territory that had been occupied by the russians. now russia is responding. ukrainian officials say russian strikes knocked out power in the region. in donetsk ukrainian forces also recaptured a town there after forces crossed the donetsk river. this here is the aftermath. the capture will further complicate any attempt by the remaining russian-backed forces to withdraw, and last night secretary of state tony blinken called the recent gains by ukrainians encouraging.
now president biden is about to make a speech at the j.f.k. library museum billed as his own cancer moon shot. can this president at this time and with this day amid this acrimony do anything close? we re all over it with molly line in boston where the president is about to speak. former george w. bush speechwriter, bill mcgurn whether this president is about to make a big mistake. and walter cunningham on why a president aiming for the stars is very different from a president aiming for something else. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. on this historic day, a president trying to make history himself. let s go to molly line in boston with how he intends to do that. molly? good afternoon, president biden making his first stop here in boston at logan airport. stopping by terminal e where a infrastructure project is underway. that is also where he teased his far more high profile event today. talking about my commitment to defeating cancer. this is a in 62, the moon sho
weeks ago. what we could learn when the document comes out. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, august 26th. i m willie geist. with us this morning, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former united states senator and msnbc political analyst, claire mccaskill. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. we wake up to some news this morning. a redacted copy of the affidavit used to justify the search warrant executed at donald trump s mar-a-lago estate will be made available to the public by at least noon today, possibly this morning. federal magistrate judge rhinehart yesterday ordered it to be unsealed after the justice department submitted the redacted version for him to review. in the order, he outlined which sections of the affidavit the government redacted before public release, saying, i find the government has met its burden of finding a compelling reason, a good cause, to seal portions of the affidavit. because disclosure would reveal the identi