this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church live at cnn headquarters in atlanta. a manhunt is under way right now after a gunman opened fire in a busy new york subway station. investigators have named a person of interest in the case. i m john vause live in lviv, ukraine as this country braces for a new offensive by russian troops in the east. the u.s. president joe biden says what vladimir putin is doing in ukraine amounts to genocide. new york city police are urgently searching for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded subway station in brooklyn tuesday morning. authorities say the shooter set off smoke grenades before firing 33 shots. at least ten people were hit. no one was killed.
and i have to say, in all frankness, at that time, it did not occur to me that this might have been a breach of the rules. but of course the police have found otherwise, and i fully respect the outcome of their investigation. this scandal known as partygate has sparked the most serious threat yet to the prime minister s leadership. cnn s nada bashir is covering this story for us live from london. she joins us now. good to see you, nada. what is the latest on this and does it bring the partygate scandal to an end, or is there more to come? well, rosemary, i m sure boris johnson would like to draw a line under this scandal, but according to the metropolitan police, the investigation is still ongoing into these alleged parties and gatherings, which took place at downing street and other government offices during times when the country was either under lockdown or under strict covid regulations. so they could still be more fines to come.