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a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. im paula newton. ahead on "cnn newsroom," the u.s. and canada authorized the takedown of a third high-altitude object in recent days, but just what was it? even as the death toll in syria and turkey climbs, officials are looking for answers. why did so many buildings crumble? ukraine says it shot down 20 drones from iran during a russian attack. ahead, a live report from kyiv. >> live from c...

welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. im kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," it happened again, u.s. fighter jets called to shoot down something flying over america. though the death toll in turkey and syria is rising, people are still pulled from the rubble. and more questions around elon musk and spas ex-and whats needed on the battlefield. we are once again waiting to learn more, anything, really, about an unidenti...

Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conse...

Bumgarners freefall jump from near space captivated the world and may have caught the attention of chinese president xi jinping. as early as 2014 he ordered chinas air force to speed up air and space integration and sharpen their offensive and defensive capabilities. prioritized development of hypersonic weapons, solarized drones and high altitude balloons all designed for near space flight in the stratospheres thin air. china is not alone. the u.s. and others are jumping into the near space rac...

Most harrowing part of it. you, sheldon, when did you realize that oh no hes having a seizure, i have to do something? >> i realized chris had had a seizure probably five minutes after we touched the ground and i met up with him inside the hangar. i saw him exit the aircraft. he did a bit of a tumble and he corrected himself quickly and we checked his altimeter, and with the task at hand to complete his stage five freefall jump. he started his first turn after i signaled to him and did a quarter...