president zelensky says russia must be held accountable, and as the nato summit begins today, its response will be top of the agenda. we re going to speak to our correspondents in ukraine, the us and moscow. first to james waterhouse in kyiv. james, this war never goes away but moments like this draw the world s attention back to what s happening, don t they? they absolutely do. here in kyiv, the war effort relies enormously on the war effort relies enormously on the political campaigning which takes place here as well. and there was once a period when ukraine s best bargaining chip was military progress, battlefield winds but in the absence of that, it s hard to look at showcasing what russia continues to impose on this vast country as a means of dry to garner further support. the widespread condemnation whether kyiv likes it or not is an opportunity for it to secure its long desired air defence systems and perhaps speed up its membership to the nato alliance. why? because o
pressure continues to mount on president biden, to step back from seeking a second term in office, after last month s poor performance, in a tv debate with donald trump. overnight, a sixth senior democrat, says he should pull out of the race. sarah smith is following events in washington. let s turn to those live shots in washington where that opening banquet of nato leaders is due to take place imminently. nato leaders gathering there ahead of what is going to be a key nato summit for ukraine, ukraine top of the agenda especially after the attacks that we ve been saying on the children s hospital in kyiv, but this will also be a key nato summit forjoe biden as he is facing mounting pressure around his presidential reelection campaign, we will of course keep an eye on that banquet that is due to take place imminently. there were exchanges between reporters and the white house press secretary karine john pierre, which turned testy around questions about resident biden s health
first ever flash flood emergency. look at this subway platform. officials say this was a once in a 500-year event. more than 8 inches of rain in just a matter of hours in some places. also in new jersey, a tornado leveling homes. a concrete slab all that remains for some. we have live team coverage ready to bring you every angle. first, let s get to pete in philadelphia. rescues are still happening nearby. pete, that river is still rising. that s right. you know, we re maybe only at the beginning of the end here in the philadelphia area. this is the schukyl river. it s at 16 feet and could go to 19 feet as the waters are only now beginning to resurge. the flood warning here in philadelphia ends at 7: 7 a.m. tomorrow, and the national weather service says it will not get below flood stage in philadelphia until after midnight tonight. i want to show you the impact of this river. there have been water rescues taking place all day. the governor s administration says there were
rule on emergency challenges to the law, meaning it went into effect just hours ago. cnn s senior legal analyst laura coats explains how this law is different from others around the country. if you are talking about up ending the trimester framework not only of roe v. wade but of subsequent decisions that talk about a woman s right to choose prior to the viability of a fetus, meaning it can actually exist and survive out of a womb. what they are doing is so sneaky, it needs to be explained even more. what they have done in texas is essentially said any person can sue anyone in a very vague term who aids and abets an abortion, meaning somebody who encourages it, who drives you to, somebody who may have donated money to an abortion-related cause, that person could then have to pay a penalty of about $10,000. the idea of a plaintiff who might have to have something that they cannot reverse in the form of having a risk of imminent harm by a law, they can t now go to the courts