hello. welcome. i m catherine byaruhanga. a us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a temporary port for aid deliveries. the us army says the support ship, set sailfrom a military base in virginia on saturday. the un has warned that around a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a million people, are facing famine. meanwhile, a separate aid ship with around 200 tons of food is still waiting to set sail from cyprus. the eu wants a new sea route for aid from cyprus to gaza to start this weekend. our correspondent zoe conway has the latest. it may not look like much, but on this barge since the 200 tons of food, set to leave cyprus later today, towed by a spanish charity ship. more than 200 miles to gaza. this is the root is not been tried before. the journey could be precarious. translation: ~ ., translation: we will tow the -latform translation: we will tow the platform to translation: we will tow the platform to gaza translation: we wi
to help priced out renters find somewhere to live? in sport, there s no stopping liverpool as they hit five in europe against sparta prague including a stunner from in form darwin nunez. including a stunner good morning. a good deal of dry weather on the cards today, some will say sunshine but they will be a cold easterly wind blowing. i will have all the details for today and for the weekend throughout the programme. it s friday the 8th of march. presidentjoe biden has used his state of the union address to criticise donald trump his likely opponent in the election and to claim that freedom and democracy are under assault around the world. president biden also announced that the us military will construct a port in gaza to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the territory. tonight, i m directing the us military to lead an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza that can receive large shipments carrying food,
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning, saturday, march 9. i m victor blackwell. his horizontals in for amara walker. thanks for joining us. and you look refreshed, coming back from vacation. thank you very much. i m a couple of shades. darker. got a little red toner into there. what i want to beat, feel better all right. here s what we re watching. were you this weekend will get a preview of what to expect in a head-to-head rematch between president biden and former president trump as the to hold dueling rallies here in georgia today. plus, we ll discuss a biden campaign strategy to try to seize on momentum from the state of the union address tornado watches are in effect across parts of the southeast this morning with some major cities at risk for tornados and dangerous hail we re also tracking a significant flood threat. cnn got exclusive access to one of the first ship set to bring cool. so humanitarian supplies to gaza well, show you what s being del
chief ursula von der leyen. it comes a day after president biden said the us planned to build a temporary port in gaza. we ll have the latest reaction from washington and jerusalem. also on the programme. joe biden delivers a fiery state of the union speech, setting out the key issues likely to feature in his re election campaign and takes a swipe at his presidential rival donald trump. but has he done enough to stop the doubters. the great barrier reef is showing signs of strain after record high sea temperatures, undergoing another mass bleaching event. the un has been warning that gaza faces famine and that children there are dying from hunger. it says there have been overwhelming obstacles when it comes to getting aid into the territory. but on friday a potential breakthrough the uk says it willjoin the us and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver essential aid directly to gaza. ajoint statement from the uk, us, eu, cyprus and the united arab emirat