i m whitny wild. cnn this morning starts right now. morning, everyone. we re glad you re with us. it s thursday, december 29th. don is off this week. and ukraine is our lead story. under attack. more than 120 russian missiles launched at ukraine overnight. 90% of lviv this morning is without power. we ll take you to crane. here in the united states, thousands of air travelers are struggling to find their way home still. one major airport is launching an investigation into the meltdown at southwest airlines. and the death toll is rising once again in buffalo. the city s mayor now coming under fire for handling of that recovery and the storm. a new migrant processing center is going up in el paso, despite a supreme court decision to keep title 42 in place. we begin this hour with ukraine. president zelenskyy s adviser says russia has launched more than 120 missiles at the country. it happened overnight. a top official in odesa is calling it a massive missile attack in
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Scotlands First Minister humza yousaf resigns , throwing the future of the Scottish Nationalist Government into doubt. Lets focus on that for a 2nd. Humza yousaf standing guard today, announcing just over a year after he was elected. The Scotish National Party now facing its second leadership crisis in 18 months. Asking the snp secretary to begin the process of selecting a new leader as soon as possible. He will remain imposed until that successor is elected to ensure a smooth, orderly transition. 1 a smooth, orderly transition. I am not willing a smooth, orderly transition. I am not willing to a smooth, orderly transition. I am not willing to trade a smooth, orderly transition. I am not willing to trade my a smooth, orderly transition. I h not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whom ever simply for attaining power. Therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, f
Leader aung sang suu kyi the pope was under pressure to release the violent persecution of myanmars it will hinge up Muslim Minority in the talks didnt say enough to satisfy human Rights Groups and the rohingya themselves well go live to our correspondent also coming up in kenya a president who can yasser has been sworn in for a second five year term of office before the ceremony police had to use tear gas to separate his supporters and those who support the losing the election. And it looks like as if the controversial read life for satan is about to make it unexpected intervention in the formation of germanys next government well tell you why. Hello and welcome im honored that she. Pope francis held talks with me in mali the unsung suchi in the countrys capital and maybe dull all eyes one to how the outspoken Catholic Leader would address the issue off the road king john was limbs which the one has said are victims of ethnic cleansing the pontiff said that me and ma was suffering dee
Host thank you for joining us. European Union Leaders have made the decision britain has been waiting for. The Eu Council President tusk says brexit talks have made enough progress to move to the second phase of negotiations. The two sides will focus on future negotiations for trade but they are warning the next phase is likely to be even tougher than the first. This is what relief looks like on the faces of european Council President donald tusk. The European Union gives for in the goahead for phase two of the brexit negotiations but warns it will be dramatically difficult. For sure the second phase will be having more demand and challenges than the first phase. Without the british premiere present, the other states signed off on the commissions recommendation. London had given enough guarantees for the most important issues. Angela merkel and the french president talked about the words of putting on a united front. We can only do well in these negotiations and build a strong relation
Resign jacob zuma has long been tainted by corruption allegations his deeply split party. Here in the studio. Also on the Program Space x. Launches the worlds most powerful rocket its the latest milestone for billionaire tech wizards the lawn most another step forward setting foot on mars well tell you about its unusual car. And an intriguing clash in the german cup on tuesday evening as munich faced off against Third Division. And we look forward to this evenings top match. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us. Theres still no sign of a grand coalition for germany talks between chancellor merkels conservatives and the social democrats went all through the night at the c. D. U. Party headquarters here in berlin but without a final agreement the countrys two biggest Political Parties are still in disagreement over labor laws and Health Care Reform its been more than four months now since National Elections if the parties cant agree germany could face fresh elections well our P