elections. that s why we are in an interesting moment this week because while there is the possibility that things could go badly if biden s entire legislative and spending agenda went up in flame, that would be bad. there s also the possibility they find a solution. they get to finish line and unlikely every one will be remembering or pondering that moment in the 8th inning where it looked debatable. the president is urging his party to stay united. take a look. you know, our message is simple. we need to stay together and bound by the values that we hold as a party. here s the deal. we won 2020 as a unified party. we look to 2022, as we do that, we need to stay unified. that s the argument coming from the top democrat in the country, the president. a democrat that many politicos remember who served as governor of virginia and ran the dnc, he s running as a candidate now and he s striking a little bit of a different note as a democratic candidate in a kind of a swing sta
invasion of ukraine. a spokesman for the u.s. air force called the actions reckless, unsound and unprofessional. let s bring in natasha bertrand and melissa bell live in kyiv, ukraine. melissa, what are we hearing today from ukrainian and russian officials ans about this inciden the black sea? reporter: what we are getting from the russian ministry of defense is a direct contradiction to what the united states has said so far. what the russians are saying is that there was no contact at all, and that drone went down into the black sea as a result of sharp maneuvering, moscow accusing that drone of flying without transponders that allow a drone to be tracked, a violation of the temporary measures that were put in place for the special military operation in that area. the euphemism that russia uses for its invasion of ukraine. what seems to have happened is that drone was destected off th coast of the crimean peninsula. russian jets scrambled to get up there, and we have seen
narrowly leading ron desantis ahead of the 2024 primary showdown. the early race heating up right now, as trump escalates his attacks on desantis and other potential opponents. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the very dramatic developments over the black sea today. a russian fighter jet forcing down a u.s. drone during an incident the u.s. air force is calling reckless and unprofessional. cnn pentagon correspondent oren lieberman is joining us. how did this up fold and how are u.s. officials responding tonight? reporter: this all plays out early tuesday morning over the black sea where a u.s. air force mq-9 drone, a surveillance drone, was operating, as we have seen it do since the beginning of this war and earlier than that. what s different is how this played out next. according to the pentagon, for 30 or 40 minutes over international waters, two russian su-22 fig
reporter: well, wolf, the l.a.x. airport has tweeted within the last 30 minutes that the department of water and power is assessing a power issue impacting some l.a.x. facilities at this time. you see the tweet there. the airfield is operating normally but some terminals traffic lights and systems may not have power. our teams are working on the issue with dwp and follow us for additional updates. it continues to say that due to the power issue, tsa has stopped screening passengers in most terminals. so if you have to fly today, out of l.a.x., they re asking you to allow extra time here. crews are responding as quickly as possible to restore all of the systems. and the airport said that most of the terminals are impacted by the loss of power. that some departing flights may be impacted due to no power, to jet bridges and again to please allow extra time and check flight status as the airport teams learn more. now, in just checking the department of transportation s national
hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim bruen herber. ahead on cnn newsroom. clinging to hope that survivors can still be found, trapped under the mountain of rubble in turkey and syria. well, the u.s. vice president, mike pence was subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating donald trump. what we learned from his testimony. and, russia s new offensive appears to be getting underway in zaporizhzhia s energy infrastructure among the targets. it is ten a.m. across turkey and syria with the death toll from monday s earthquake has now risen to more than 21,000. the hopes are fading that rescuers can find any more survivors. this is the scene in southern turkey, emergency crews blow their whistles when they hear noises under debris that call for silence. but the destruction is immense, an entire neighborhood reduced to rubble under the thousands of families left homeless. many are sleeping in their cars or