we have another hour of velshi, right now. good morning to you, i m ali velshi. is this saturday october 8th day 227 of russia s war in ukraine. breaking news this morning out of crimea. an explosion has crippled the bridge. this is a remarkable development. take a look at this bridge. look at the multitude of fires across it. it has collapsed part of the bridge into the sea. russians think the truck bomb exploded. it set fire to several oil tankers that were traveling on the bridge by rail. now, here is the important part. you probably never heard about this. it is new. it is the only bridge connecting mainland russia and crimea. this is a pet project for vladimir putin belt after russia s illegal annexation of crimea in 2014. north of crimea, on the battlefield front, ukraine continues to regain its land in the northeast, and east. this week the captured about 2000 square kilometers in the south near the area of kherson. it is the blue areas over here. ukraine has now captu
ian are unlivable. the scenes, apocalyptic. responders working by boat and aircraft. nearly 2,000 rescues in southwest and central florida since last week when hurricane ian hit the state. this morning, the number of customers without power is now below half a million in florida. president biden travels to florida tomorrow for a firsthand look at the devastation. cnn s randi kaye is live this morning in fort myers beach. randi? reporter: john, i know you ve seen fort myers beach from the air, but seeing it on the ground firsthand is certainly like nothing i have ever seen before. there were stairways to anywhere because homes were literally blown out of foundations. there were homes on top of homes. as you said, fort myers beach is still closed to residents, but we got a firsthand look up close with a search and rescue team out of miami, florida, and here wrap we saw. this is our first look from the ground at fort myers beach. hurricane ian s winds combined with storm s
european powerhouse is revealing she has taken a drug test, giving in to calls from fellow lawmakers after online videos showed her partying. i m joe fryer in for hallie jackson. with me this hour is nbc news correspondent josh lederman in dnipro, ukraine, and a member of the council on foreign relations, former state department adviser and author of nuclear nightmares. josh, let s talk about this aid and what s happening in ukraine, what can you tell us about this latest round of funding as tensions skyrocket around that nuclear plant? this latest batch of funding, joe, will be a little under 800,000, including a thousand javelin antitank missiles as well as more ammunition as well as additional howitzers for the ukrainians to use. perhaps the object that get the most attention is more than a done eagle drones, the first time the united states has provided those spy drones to the ukrainians. they re made by boeing and can fly at low altitude to avoid detection by russian
Diplomacy and risk of violent protests. Youre watching avs are like my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes hug Durant Police refused to follow orders i did force a curfew imposed after the disputed president ial election also the world has to sign a declaration to deal with the worsening pollution crisis but will it make a difference and. Eight a. M. On. The french elvis holiday dies at the age of seventy four well look at his rocking legacy. Welcome to the program. Sions of us president Donald Trumps expected decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital and move the American Embassy there are already being felt even before he makes the announcement palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank are calling for three days of rage president Mahmoud Abbas says trumps move will have dangerous consequences similar sentiments have come from saudi arabias king saul who says the decision will inflame the feelings of muslims he along with the leaders of egypt jo
Jerusalem as israels capital. Hello im Barbara Starr youre watching out for live from london were going to have the latest on that story from the u. S. To jerusalem and around the world because there has been global of turkeys president and the king of jordan warning that the move will fuel extremism in other news russias president Vladimir Putin says hell seek another term as president in next years election and tens of thousands of homes are under threat as wildfires rage in Southern California. In an hours time the u. S. President is due to announces highly controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital and move the American Embassy there from tel aviv in the last few minutes donald trump a said the embassy moved to jerusalem is quote long overdue you will palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank in gaza are calling for three days of rage World Leaders a voice their concerns with many warning trumpet against the move the status of jerusalem is central to the m