good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin with the situation in ukraine. in a significant breakthrough this morning, a ship carrying ukrainian grain set off from the port of odesa to for the first time since the war started back in february. ukraine s minister of infrastructure tweeted this video of the vessel which is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn and is on its way to lebanon. the ship is expected to reach istanbul on tuesday where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed. the move is part of an internationally brokered deal between kyiv and moscow, to release millions of tons of grain to foreign markets, and ease a growing food crisis. ukrainian officials say 16 more ships are waiting to depart odesa s port as part of that deal. meanwhile, russia advances have slowed, almost to a standstill, as newly-delivered western weapons are helping ukrainian forces re-claim
welcome to newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 5am in the maldives, where sri lanka s president has arrived after fleeing sri lanka on a militaryjet. gotabaya rajapaksa s departure from sri lanka ends a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country, sources have told the bbc. president rajapaksa had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country, leaving it short of funds to buy medicines or fuel. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was with protestors outside the presidential palace in colombo when the news of president rajapaksa s departure was made public. there is a real party atmosphere here at colombo seafront, which has been a protest site for many weeks, one of the main demands protest
america s governor of florida, my opinion is one of the most influential conservative figures today. making a huge positive impact. we ree here with our guest governor desantis. good to see you in florida. mark: this is snowing up there. it is nice. 75 degrees here. a lot of people are moving to the state of the florida. before we get into that. i would like to know about your wife, casey, we ve come to knowe her a lovely person, how is she i doing. going through the breast cancer treatments, she is very strong. i think she is responding about as well as you can. it is a difficult process, there are some days that are good, some that are bad. so we re working through it. and something that you nevern t to have to face. but i can tell you, if anyone can beat it, she is going to beat it. mark: local press, criticizing you, talking about you as if you were joe biden in the basement in wilmington. and you accompany your wife to theou treatments. yes, they try you know
governor ron desantis. governor of florida, he is making a huge positive impact for his state and the country. go impact. we ree here with our guest governor desantis. good to see you in florida. mark: this is snowing up there. it is nice. 75 degrees here. a lot of people are moving to the state of the florida. before we get into that. i would like to know about your wife, casey, we ve come to knowe her a lovely person, how is she i doing. going through the breast cancer treatments, she is very strong. i think she is responding about as well as you can. it is a difficult process, there are some days that are good, some that are bad. so we re working through it. and something that you nevern t to have to face. but i can tell you, if anyone can beat it, she is going to beat it. mark: local press, criticizing you, talking about you as if you were joe biden in the basement in wilmington. and you accompany your wife to theou treatments. yes, they try you know this was
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