just ahead, russia targets ukraine s power grid across several regions leaving the new care power plant completely off- line. we will have a report just ahead. the senate republican leaders hospitalized after a for wednesday night. we will break on the results of the justice department probe into the louisville police force. developing this hour, the u.s. senate republican leader is recovering in the hospital after a fall. his spokesperson says he tripped at a hotel in washington during a private dinner wednesday night. there is no word on his condition. he has fallen at least once before in his home in 2019 when he fractured his shoulder. the 81-year-old is the senate s longest serving republican leader. more on this story as it develops. we looking now at ukraine were a new wave of russian attacks have targeted energy facilities in at least seven regions. at least three people have been wounded in key and power has been knocked out to around 15 percent of the city a
with this kind of weather, you don t know when it will be bad or worse. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico seen in this disturbing video are now in the u.s. and preparing to return home. translator: this is tactical for us. we understand that after bakhmut they could go further, they could go to kramatorsk. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, march 9. it is 1:00 a.m. in california where the state is bracing for more extreme weather. california s governor has declared a state of emergency in 34 total counties. authorities warning residents to be prepared for heavy rain, strong wind and possible flooding. northern and central california are expected to get the brunt of it in the coming hours before the storms head south on friday. we could see localized flooding. you will definitely see travel impacts because we have saturated ground still from all the weather the last two months. and when you add
scary moment in the sky, an airline passenger accused of trying to open the emergency door and stabbing a flight attendant. we will have more on that and a closer look at the recent mishaps plaguing the airline industry. california buried under snow with more on the way, some people trapped in their homes for days, with supplies running low. their message right now, we need help. plus, kidnapped in mexico, cnn has learned the identities of the four american sticking at gunpoint as the fbi ask the public for help finding them. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us, growing concern about a patient safety in the united states, our series of incidents both in the air and on the ground. the latest during a united airlines flight from los angeles to boston on monday, a man allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door midflight before attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon. the man fran
and i m rosemary church. just ahead, moments of terror for passengers on a united airlines flight after a man allegedly attacked a flight attendant and attempted to open an emergency exit. more on this and a string of unsettling article incidents ahead. in ohio, investigators have gun looking into a second norfolk southern train crash, we will discuss what went wrong and what needs to happen to make rail systems safer. plus, kidnapped in mexico, cnn learned the identities of the four americans taken at gunpoint as the fbi asked the public for help finding them. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining iu.s. aviation safety is in the spotlight after a series of near disasters, one man was arrested monday for attempting to open an emergency door on a plane. after he tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck way broken metal spoon. that man francis for res was tack kel by passengers zip tied according to a woman on the flight a
just ahead on cnn they were buying medicine and they were caught in a confrontation. i would have told him don t go any further. more close calls on the ground and more runway incursions experts say are the result of an overloaded system. and it was just a big shake. they accuse the united states of plotting to create an asia pacific version of nato that could risk a repeat of a crisis breaking out in the region. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, march 7, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in eastern texas. matamoros, mexico where investigators are working to track down four americans believed to have been kidnapped by a mexican cartels. and two families in south carolina have identified them. a relative contacted the fbi on sunday as soon as she found out the group is missing. they haven t spoken to their loved ones in days and are hoping for the best. felt a little uneasy because i told them i had a dr