morning. two industrial facilities were hit. no reports of casualties. fired five cruise missiles elsewhere in the south. russian missiles also set a industrial facility in kharkiv on fire. in the east, ukraine said it s holding the line against russian attacks. eight settlements came under fire sunday morning but russian troops didn t make any gains meanwhile russia s defense minister was in donbas ordering troops to increase operations to prevent ukrainian strikes this the region. president zelenskyy said his country is making progress and will keep up the momentum. translator: ukraine has withstood russia s brutal blows. we have managed to liberate some of the territory that was occupied after february 24th. we will gradual ly liberate others under occupation. it s taking a toll on the environment, industrial sites, oil depots, chemical facilities have come under russian attacks. including the oil refinery in odes, hit in april. those strikes are doing damage to the en
i get paid tomorrow, and already my whole paycheck is spoken for. plus, adjusting for inflations. how surging prices are forcing some to make very tough choices just to make ends meet. welcome to your new day. we are thrilled to have you this sunday, july 17. the days just keep slipping away. boris, i am so sorry, i m having a tough time hearing you but good morning to you, boris, and good morning to all of you at home. unfortunately, we begin with a very sad story this morning. that search for answers in the tragic shooting at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. hours from now the families of the shooting victims are going to get that preliminary finding of the texas house committee investigation. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the massacre. the committee is also set to present the families with surveillance video of the school shooting which was leaked to a texas newspaper and published this week. let s take you now to uvalde, texas, and cnn s
what we re anticipating from the report and who may be held accountable. plus, the january 6 committee will hold another public hearing on thursday. this one focusing on what former president trump was doing as violence unfolded at the capitol. we re going to dig deeper into what and who we can expect to see this week. and it turns out that just getting to your summer vacation destination could have a lot to do with where you travel from. we have a look at the worst cities for flight cancellations. good morning. it is sunday, july 17. thank you so much for waking up with us. and, boris, it s good to be back with you for hour two. kristin, great to have you. thanks so much for being with us. plenty to get to this morning. we begin with a search for answers in the tragic shooting at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. just a few hours from now the families of shooting victims will get the preliminary findings of a report, an investigation put together by a texas ho
as mbs sparking intense criticism due to the conclusion that bin salman personally ordered the 2018 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. biden said he confronted the ruler about the killing and the crown prince denied any personal responsibility. the president told he sold bin salman, he, quote, thought he was involved. phil mattingly joins us live now from saudi arabia. president biden facing backlash from jamal khashoggi s fiancee and some democrats over his face-to-face with mbs. what s the white house saying? reporter: white house officials were very aware there would be fierce blow back to hold this meeting, make this trip. there was a calculation made that the short term blowback was a necessity for the long term effort in this region. there s been a lot of discussion about oil production. it was a topic of conversation here, no immediate numbers given by saudi officials, but some acknowledgement that oil production may be coming in the weeks or months ahead. today t
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