News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia carry out deadly strikes on each other’s territory
Geoff: In the day’s headlines, Ukraine and Russia have been carrying out deadly strikes. Two Russian ballistic missiles left a huge crater in eastern Ukraine and five people were killed and 41 others wounded. Crime yeah after — crima drones killed six. Russia says the Ukrainians used american-made weapons. That claim has not been verified. Russia summoned the U.S. Ambassador to discuss the incident. >> I will tell you what the ambassador said and that is we lament any civilian loss of life in this war. We provide weapons to Ukraine so it can defend its sovereign territory and that includes crime and Russia could stop this war today. Geoff: European union nations agreed to send an initial $1.5 billion in profits from Russian frozen assets. E.U. Agreed on the plan but objections from Hungary objected. Dagestan are starting three days of mourning. Investigators scoured an orthodox church and synagogue where the shootings took place. No claim of responsibility but local officials have blamed it on islamic extremists. Here at home, flooding has hit the midwest and adding misery to a region dealing with oppressive heat wave. Floodwaters went through sioux Falls, South Dakota. The swelling caused a railroad bridge to collapse. South Dakota’s governor warned of a long road to recover from all the damage caused by the rain. >> We have damaged roads and bridges. And burling, Santa Santa fe and a lot of commodities and different materials move on through out the state. And that river collapsing was a big loss for us that will impact us. Geoff: National weather officials, Nebraska, south Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa received eight times the typical rainfall and more rain is forecasted. The ship that rammed the bridge in Baltimore left. The dali had been stuck until it was refloated last month. The ship started moving this morning under its own power accompanied by a coast guard escort. Its destination is Norfolk, Virginia. Where it will undergo repairs. The supreme court will hear its first case involving medical care for transgender youth taking up a polarizing issue. The case involves an appeal of Tennessee law that restricts gender-affirming care for minors. "Without the prompt intervention, transgender youth and families will remain in limbo." Today marks two years since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. >> My body, my choice. Geoff: They gathered on the steps to mark the university and criticized the ruling and exchanged verbal clashes vice president Harris weighed in today and condemned former president trump during a campaign stop in Maryland. >> Today, our daughters have fewer rights than their grandmothers. This is a health care crisis. And we all know who is to blame, Donald Trump. Geoff: Former president nominated three conservative justices to the supreme court prior to the overturning of roe. He has claimed credit for the decision. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Louisiana. The suit filed in federal court says that the state’s main interest in passing the measure is quote, to impose religious beliefs on public school children regardless of the harm to students and families. The language of the law say it is foundational documents. They are due to be in classrooms. On Wall Street, the dough Jones industrial average added 260 pints to close over 39,000. NASDAQ hit records last week. S&P ended lower. Still to come, Amy Walter and Fran cease ka. The largest sources of ground water threatens farmers. And Latoya ruby Frazier’s makes art come together in her first retrospective. Announcer: This is the pbs "Newshour" in the west from the Walter Cronkite from the Arizona
In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine and Russia have been carrying out deadly strikes on each other’s territory, flooding from torrential rain has hit parts of the Midwest leading to evacuations and adding misery to a region dealing with an oppressive heat wave and the ship that lost power and rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March finally left Baltimore.
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