The skyscrapers are in moscow. You will remember that is an area that has come under attack twice at the beginning of this month. No casualties reported. Russian media showed damage to an Exhibition Centre in that area, west of the city centre. But it wasnt completely clear whether that damage was caused by debris from the drone falling, or whether actually, the drone hit its target. Drone attacks in areas around moscow are relatively common. In fact, we hear almost every day about drones being shot down or drones being discovered on the ground. But it is relatively rare for a drone to get this far into the city centre and this close to the kremlin itself, about three miles away was where this incident took place. You will remember at the beginning of may, the kremlin itself was attacked by two drones. Well have more later on the use of joes by ukraine in the war with russia. Saudi arabian officials have confirmed that the British Government has invited Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
And the Saudi Super League has kicked off with some of the worlds top footballers but its come with controversy. Critics say the country is using sport to distract from its human rights record. We begin with the continuing tragedy in hawaii. The death toll from wildfires there has risen to 55. But hundreds more are still missing on the island of maui, and its feared that the number of dead could rise significantly. Governorjosh green has called the fires catastrophic and the largest in the states history. President biden proclaimed the fires a major disaster, freeing up federal funding for rescue and Recovery Efforts. Meanwhile firefighters continue to battle the flames. The bbc has been speaking to survivors sharing dramatic stories of escape and destruction. You can follow our live page for some of those stories, images, and the latest developments. We are now expecting a Press Conference shortly. And we will bring that too you as soon as it starts. Joining me now is Mojtaba Sadegh a
Daily shows roy wood jr. And before the speeches over the next couple of hours, were going to cover the biggest stories driving the week. Setting the stage for our coverage, and of course of this iconic d. C. Event. That also includes mike pence testifying before the special counsel reinjury, to e. Jean carroll trial, newly incriminating sound that could come up in the future lawsuits against fox, the firing of Tucker Carlson, the ethical lapses of Clarence Thomas, neil gorsuch, and the conservatives on the Supreme Court. But lets talk about some of the characters who are certain to play a prominent role at tonights event, perhaps in the remarks as well. This week President Biden officially kicked off his Reelection Campaign. In his First Campaign ad, biden cast himself as a warrior, fighting for the freedom of the American People. Part of the president strategy here is to frame the gop as a quote, extreme movements bent on overturning fair elections, restricting access to abortion, an
reiser live from msnbc headquarters in new york on a busy saturday evening. happening right now, a man hunt intensifying in texas for the suspected gunman accused of killing five people, including an eight year old. after authorities say that they asked him to stop firing his gun in his yard. the search underway right now for the suspect. we are following extreme weather coast to coast from heavy rain to snow to dangerous heat. while the midwest faces flooding from the mississippi river, a result of melting snowpack. we will get the latest from iowa. plus, president biden s reelection pitch. she is in the fear of maga republicans to court democratic donors. and a live look at washington where nerd prom is about to be underway. it is the one night every year where you could find the president, top journalists, and hollywood elite all in the same room. we will have a preview of the white house correspondents dinner ahead. we begin in texas where moments ago authorities delivere
light. look for the light. good message on a final night of james corden s show. that was hope, guys, for the future? yeah. a little bit of unity. all right. so let s start there. but there is this in the end. donald trump could not stop mike pence from testifying. his own former vice president appearing before the federal grand jury investigating january 6th. also, cnn live on the ground in ukraine after russian missiles killed at least 16 people across the country, including small children. this is the largest scale assault we have seen in more than a month. and the host of tomorrow night s white house correspondents dinner will join us live this hour, this morning, starts now. lots of developments this morning. this hour, three u.s. soldiers are dead and another injured after two apache helicopters collided in alaska. the army says they were flying back to base ever a training flight. abortion bans, fail to pass south carolina and nepz statehouses. the failur