massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america s largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up and spreading to more decks. the ship now listing, raising concerns it might sink. aaron katersky at port newark. the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? the record-shattering heat. the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. extreme heat across the u.s. from coast to coast. temperatures well into triple digits in california and arizona. severe storms moving from colorado all the way east thi
i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, iran. we begin with a new report on iran s nuclear program. got our hands on it today. it s an 11-page release from the international atomic agency. they reveal doubts and suspicions about what the iranian government is telling the world about its nuclear efforts. they say their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. we read the report, and it does not say that iran is making a bomb, but it does say that iran is rapidly expanding its nuclear activity, and we consulted experts, including nuclear scientists and former u.n. weapons inspectors. the iaea in this 11-page report says that iran has tripled its enrichment of uranium since last year. they continue to block inspectors from getting inside a key nuclear facility, one that the watch dog group has been trying to get into for a long time. and the report says that 19.8 kilograms of metal is still unaccounted for. the u.s. government responded to the iaea report today. a scathing response