leader was in exile indefinitely, think again. what does that mean for the war in ukraine? difficult day for number ten. the standards committee says former government whip, chris pincher, should be suspended for eight weeks for groping two men in a london club. it will likely trigger another by election. alongside that, the cabinet office lost a legal challenge today to prevent the covid inquiry from seeing borisjohnson s unredacted whatsapp messages and diaries. we will get into a busy day in westminster. but let us begin with that news from belarus that the boss of the wagner paramilitary group, yevgeny prigozhin, has returned to russia according to the belarusian leader alexander lu kashenko. mr prigozhin, who led wagner s mutiny in russia last month, was supposed to have gone into exile in belarus and yet the belarusian leader says he may now be back in st petersburg. for the past week or so, his whereabouts has been something of a mystery. we know his private jet ha
and had called off the rebellion because he did not want to shed russian blood. mr prigozhin went on to say that his actions had revealed serious security issues across russia. and he said wagner commanders had refused to accept russian government requests to sign contracts with the ministry of defence. he gave no indication of where he currently is, nor about his future plans. lets hear some of that audio message first of all. translation: , ., translation: after ust one day, we onl had translation: after ust one day, we only had zoo translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left - translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left to - only had 200 kilometres left to moscow. we entered the city of rostov, and we took it fully under our control. it was peaceful, and the civilians were happy to see us. we showed a demonstration, a masterclass for the 24th of february of 2022 s
rocked the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. at least two of the dead are reported at khartoum international airport. footage there showed large plumes of smoke and fighter jets flying low overhead, and this video from inside the khartoum airport shows passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. 0ther victims include three united nations aid workers who were killed in the crossfire at a military base. un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the clashes, with a spokesperson saying he spoke with sudan s abdel fattah al burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, al
washington. the death toll grows after a russian missile strike destroys an apartment building in ukraine. the mayor of dnipro says the search for survivors is doubtful. on the eve of martin luther king jr., joe biden tells the church, quote, this is a time of choosing. we begin in ukraine with the devastating missile strike on an apartment building in dnipro. right now the death toll is at 30 and that is expected to keep rising. officials say there could be up to 40 people still under the rubble. cnn is on screen. reporter: we are seeing on the ground complete devastation. obviously a densely populated area. this building here, this residential building was just completely flattened by a cruise missile. people are breaking down in tears at the devastation unfolding in front of them. the ukrainians say they are trying to search for survivors, but, of course, that search is very difficult. the scene, apocalyptic as rescuers sift through the debris searching for survivors
It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. Were tracking several breaking stories right now. Israel strikes back, targeting iran overnight. The fallout as tensions grow in the middle east. Here at home, a critical vote under way right now on capitol hill to advance a whopping package of aid to ukraine and israel. In new york city, Jury Selection back under way in Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial, a full panel of 12 in place as they search for five more people to fill the alternate seats. And we begin with Breaking News on capitol hill, where happening right now the house is voting on whether to consider a package of bills with 95 billion in aid for ukraine, israel and the indopacific. Joining us now from capitol hill is nbcs ali vitali. What is happening right now . Reporter look, just in the last minute or two, jose, since we came on the air with you, democrats who had seemingly been holding their votes back from this rule vote just i think to get a sens