now that nancy pelosi is in asia, there are questions whether she will visit taiwan or not. something the chinese government has been threatening her not to do. 99 days before the midterm elections. we re keeping a close eye on big races across the nation. five states, michigan, missouri, kansas, arizona and washington will hold primary elections tomorrow. all eyes on kansas, where boorgs rights will be on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overruled roe v. wade back in june. voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that could pave the way for more abortion restrictions. next door in missouri, three candidates are locked in a tight race for the republican nomination to succeed retiring senator roy blunt. all three seeking donald trump s endorsement, which he hasn t given yet. with us to start our coverage this hour is dasha burns in kansas. and washington correspondent in missouri. dasha s this the first major test of abortion rights on the ballot
we ll have the forecast from the world weather center. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin in ukraine which says its food export agreement is still despite a missile strike on its port city of odesa by russia. now, these strikes came just one day after ukraine and russia signed an agreement in istanbul which would allow ukraine to resume grain exports which much of the world decembesperately n. condemnation of the attack has been swift. it is absolutely appalling that only a day after striking this deal vladimir putin has launched a completely unwarranted attack on odesa, it shows that not a word he says can be trusted. and we need to urgently work with our international partners to find a better way of getting the grain out of ukraine that doesn t voflin-vofl russia. and let s get theivan watson. condemnation has come quickly and strongly. take us through the fallout of this attack. reporter: you just heard from the british
is cnn newsroom, with kim brun brunhuber. we begin with breaking news out of moscow. russia is confirming for first time that it did strike the ukrainian port of odesa. the russian foreign ministry now says it hit military targets in the port with precision missiles, but these strikes came one day after ukraine and russia signed an agreement in istanbul, which would allow ukraine to resume grain exports through its ports. now, turkey said moscow initially denied it had anything to do with the strikes, and turkey said the attack hit port facilities, but didn t damage any infrastructure that would be used in grain exports. condemnation of the attack has been swift with britain saying russia s word can t be taken at face value. it is absolutely appalling that only a day after striking this deal, vladimir putin has launched a completely unwarranted attack on odesa. it shows that not a word he says can be trusted, and we need to urgently work with our international partners
desperately-needed crop. details how president biden is responding to this inflation and gas prices hitting a record high. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk which is being fought over street by street. ukrainian governor said most of the city is under russian control, but he says ukrainians are still putting up resistance. russian officials say negotiations are under way about hundreds of civilians believed to be sheltering at a local chemical plant. in mariupol, russia isn t trying to give proper burials to civilians killed during its bombardment of the city. russian forces have torn down 1,300 high-rise apartment buildings even though there were dozen of bodies buried understood beneath. and ukraine is condemning what it calls a sham trial of three foreign fighters who fought in its military. they ve been sentenced to death in a pro-russian separatist. in the past hour, ukraini
the rmt union is branded selfish and irresponsible by no 10, as days of crippling rail strikes are planned for later this month. our members have had enough, as have many british workers. we need a pay deal, we need job security and we need decent terms and conditions. one person is killed and 12 injured as a car careers into a crowd in berlin. police say they don t yet know whether it was deliberate. bullying and a blame culture among nhs management. a major review of health and social care in england says training of nhs leaders is inadequate. and sir david attenborough is awarded one of the country s highest honour for his service to conservation and television. and coming up on the bbc news channel, phil mickelson says he shouldn t be banned from the pga tour despite joining the new saudi backed liv golf series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has been facing mps at prime minister s questions for the first time since winning a vote of confi