in kharkiv. they are blaming each other for serious deconstruction. what do we know about what happened and what is being done i guess to save lives and property here? reporter: the exact cause of a substantial explosion that destroyed this hydroelectric power dam that holds up the dnipro river remains under investigation. of course ukrainians say russian pre-mined it, in other words set explosives on that dam. and that the ukrainian side of the dam had been regularly subjected to shelling. rather the ukrainian bank. so that had been under russian control. but nonetheless 80 settlements the government here saying are being affected as this vast amount of water is unleashed. huge amount of the water of course that has been built up over the winter months, melt water building up the size of the dnipro river now being unleashed downstream, likely to affect kherson or parts, districts of the city recappturd by ukraine last year. but most of the flooding is likely to be to the e
a crucial dam just blown up in ukraine s warzone, what both sides are saying about it. plus a flood question after pool water soaks the surveillance records at trump s mar-a-lago resort. and right now live in n normandy, war veterans return to mark the anniversary of the dflt d d-day invasion that led to the nazi defeat. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with this major dam in russian occupied southern ukraine destroyed just hours ago, the collapse of the dam on the dnipro river prompting evacuations and fierce of large scale devastation. want to bring in sam kiley live