hello and welcome. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with a major story in ukraine with the authorities they are saying more than 40,000 people are at risk from flooding after that major dam in the south of the country was attacked and collapsed yesterday. we can bring you the latest on the story because in the last few minutes president putin has been discussing what has been happening in a call to the turkish president, calling the dam burst a barbaric act, kyiv s barbaric act. he has gone on to say it is a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe. he made those comments while talking to president erdogan. those comments being relayed from the kremlin. and of course it is pretty much the usual tactics from russia s president with any major situation like this, constant denial. those are the latest comments from president putin. let s get more on what we have found out and what is happening on the
hannity and tonight, a dire,o new warning from a prominent democrat. joe bidee n n is deep trouble as very, very dark news for his campaign. o take we have a full report tonight. plus, we re going to take you inside. inside jiden sjoe biden s very y christmas celebration at the whit te house that you ve got to see to believe. but first, fear loathing at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. a nevania avw political report w claiming that biden is frustrated and anxious, mad about his son s legal woes, even lashing out at white a house aides blasting even his own ag, merrick garland, for allowing his son to be charged with a crime. with o deep panic surrounding the president s looming impeachment inquiresiden and iran, purportedly written by joe biden, the president attc is accusing republicans of, quote, attacking me with instead of doing their job on the urgent work that need s to be done. they are choosing to waste time on this baseless ns political stunt. well, apparently house repub
struggle. the annual military parade noticeably scaled down. victory day celebrates the soviet union s triumph over nazi germany and russia usually flexes its military might. this year it was only one tank from world war ii and no flyovers of fighter jets, bombers in his speech, accuse the west of unleashi war agains the russian mother land. it comes days after a mysterious drone attack on the kremlin hours before putin s speech russia launched cruise missiles at ukraine s capital. let s bring in matthew chance to start us out. as someone who covered all things putin and moscow so closely, what was your take? well, i think you re right, poppy. definitely much smaller than we have seen in years past. i think 8,000 troops this year. 12,000 last year, for instance. there was no military flyover. usually that s a spectacular highlight of this kind of victory day parade. there was an intercontinental ballistic missile as the centerpiece of the parade. russia underlining it is
announcement to try to seek a second term, no polls indicate americans have major misgive givings about that prospect. polls indicate president biden s age is a reason, the polls show different misgivings? a.bawl line the electorate does naught seam excited about the early prospect. inen 2024, that s where we begin, jackie starts us off live on the north lawn. good evening to you, bret. there are questions about whether this announcement is being slapped together. reports have described it as a last-minute scramble to build a website, fund raise and finalize campaign staffing decisions and talk of a major event rolling out this announcement has shifted to a ramping up effort. by all indications it s still set to begin tomorrow. are you red to run again, mr? president bide non dropping any hints on the eve of his expected reelection bid, reportedly to come via social media. par for the course for this white house under fire for side stepping traditional interviews and ne
and at the brit awards in london as predicted harry styles is one of the night s big winners. hello and welcome. the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. now rescue efforts are being hampered by a worsening security situation in southern turkey, including reports of looting and clashes between unnamed groups. more than 100 people have been detained across the ten provinces affected by the quakes, with thejustice ministry ordering officials to set up so called earthquake crimes investigations units . 0ur correspondent nick beake is in gazientep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five year old girl rescued in the city. in hertime, five year old gir