And in new york the governor threatens to shut down again after crowded weekend scenes like this. There are large gatherings, social distancing is being violated, people are not wearing masks. The latest on the virus just ahead. Breaking overnight convicted. A former marine found guilty of spying in russia sentenced to 16 years behind bars. His family blasting the verdict. U. S. Officials calling the trial unfair well have the very latest start your engines nascar holds its first major race with spectators in the stands as the world of sports mounts a weekend comeback all that plus summers here. Im looking forward to getting back in the swing of things. New jerseys reopening enters a key new phase. Where better to mark the occasion than live from the jersey shore today, june 15th, 2020 announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie from asbury park, new jersey and hoda kotb live from studio 1a live in Rockefeller Plaza morning, everybody. Welcome to today. It is monday mor
smoke from the devastating wildfires in canada impacting millions here in the united states. schools are closed and outdoor events are being canceled as the smoke creates the world s worst air pollution in new york city. we are standing by for an update from the vatican as pope francis is undergoing abdominal surgery, stomach surgery, at this very moment. what we are learning about the 86-year-old s procedure. for the first time in modern history a former vice president is running against his former boss. cnn is on the trail in iowa as mike pence makes it official. this is cnn news central. you are now looking at a live picture of new york city. yeah, it s really smoky. more than 30 million people are under air quality alerts this morning as smoke from wildfires in canada is pouring to the south, shrouding u.s. cities across the northeast, mid-atlantic and midwest. new york city public schools have canceled outdoor activities today because of the air quality. at o
and getting south africa s youth back on track we ve a special report from johannesburg on attempts more than 200 wounded soldiers from the azovstal steelworks on the edge of the ukrainian city of mariupol have been evacuated. they d been withstanding a russian offensive for nearly three months, gaining almost legendary status among many ukrainians. pictures suggest that the soldiers were bussed out and have now reached novoazovsk, which is a russian controlled town in eastern ukraine. at least 50 of them are said to have been taken to local hospitals. it s not clear at this stage if they will be released into ukrainian government hands. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has stressed the importance of their release. translation: we hope - to save the lives of our boys. among them are the heavily wounded. they are being treated. i want to underline ukraine needs its ukrainian heroes alive. this is our principle. i think these words can be understood by all adequate pe
Situation in the southwestern u. S. The biden border bloodbath, his words. The former president holding a Campaign Event just getting underway in just a few minutes as you look there live in green bay. We will take you there to hear some of those remarks. This comes as President Biden fights back against the issues that are hurting him most in his reelection campaign. The border crisis, the economy, and Foreign Policy hot spots. We have Fox Team Conch tonight. Matt finn is in el paso, texas, with exclusive video of the latest tactic by State Officials to control the illegal immigration surge. Peter doocy at the white house with details of the president s first conversation with chinese leader xi jinping since last november. Starting us off tonight, correspondent Mark Meredith in the Washington Bureau with the remarks today and possibly coming up by former President Donald Trump. Good evening, mark. Mark brett, good evening to you. Tonight former President Trump is trying to win over vo
Temporarily fill the 74 year olds role. Before his procedure mr murnane yahoo gave a telephoto address to offer reassurances. Translation i under way an examination. I thank the people who have a record to show concern for my Health Including reporters. I assure you that i get through the treatment successfully and returned action very quickly. The bbc s middle east bureau Chiefjoe Floater explained his strategy as he navigates Health Challenges amid calls for him to step down. I think he was appearing tonight as an act of both reassurance and warning to his friends and critics. So the reassurance that he was still vigorously in charge of his government, as he prepared to hand over the reins of power to his deputy and a warning there to those people converging on towns around israel, but particularlyjust a few kilometres away outside the israeli parliament, calling for new elections and for him to step down, that those new elections would cause a paralysis. They would hamper negotiatio