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activity in the kherson region and they note russia is having manpower problems with its military. and we begin our coverage in kyiv with melissa bell. what are ukrainian officials saying about this counteroffensive in the south? >> reporter: what were hearing from regional officials is that day two of that counteroffensive is seeing more fighting in a number of towns along the front line. clearly this is a counteroffensive long anticipated and long prepared for. what were seeing for t...

or call off the mob. the committee really driving home the point that he not only failed to act but chose not to. >> did you ever hear the president ask for the national guard? >> no. >> did you ask him ask for law enforcement response? >> no. >> so as somebody who works in the national security space, if there were going to be troops present or called up for a rally in washington, d.c. for example, is that something that you would have been aware of? >> yeah, i would. >> we also learn...

and the rain continues, a flood watch is in effect for southern and eastern kentucky. the floodwaters, you see the devastation there. the floodwaters lifting homes off their foundations, washing them away. the governor and the people of eastern kentucky just reeling from the sheer scope of this tragedy. >> a lot of people are still trapped up in there, going on three days now, no food, no water. i take what i can on the atvs, a lot of other people are doing the same thing. >> the house...

the dark without electricity as some communities are now unrecognizable. we also have the very latest on the rescue and recovery efforts . were also following a developing story overseas. more than 100 people are deld after violence erupts at a soccer stadium in indonesia. mayhem on the pitch after what were learning started that deadly chaos. ukrainian forces making major gains recapturing a critical city a day after russia tried to claim the tear tar for itselfment mortgage rates...

southwest florida, where nearly five days after hurricane ian made landfall, the death toll continue it is climb. hundreds of thousands of people remain in the dark without electricity as some communities are now essentially unrecognizable. this morning we have the very latest on rescue and recovery efforts taking place as president biden prepares to tour the damage here firsthand. >> good to be with you, boris. and im amara walker. overseas more than 100 people are dead after violence...

at mar-a-lago. and cutting it close. the freeze on student loan payments is set to end this month and borrows arent the only ones in the dark about whats going to happen next. ♪ its the weekend, saturday, august 20th. were so grateful to be a part of yours. thanks for joining us. >> sounds like you were well rested last night or something. >> almost never. >> almost never. well you do a good job of faking it. good to be with you, boris. a lot of news to get to this morning. first...

declared it a public health emergency earlier this month but critics argue they have not moved fast enough. yesterday the deputy a mmonkeyp defense coordinator defended their response. >> we know what we got in terms of this outbreak. its acting differently than any mo monkeypox outbreak before. we need what needs to be implemented to control the outbreak and clear which populations we need to focus on. its more about the right time as opposed to there being a delay. >> those comments ...

zaporizhzhia. people in the war torn regions are being asked if they wish to join the russian federation. ben wedeman is tracking the latest annexation live. how is all of this expected to play out, ben? >> reporter: well, i mean, its a good question, christine, whether to call it a vote. this is going on from today until the 27th of september. the last day will be in person voting. before that people were getting -- many people in these regions will be getting a knock on the door and ...

across the country. >> and democrats in a race against the recess, trying to pass president bidens key agenda items with the midterm elections looming. how much can congress get done? were grateful that you are starting your week with us, bright and early this sunday, july 31st. good morning, sarah. >> good morning to you, boris. >> great to be with you. we begin today with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and re...

positive for covid again. what we know about his symptoms and were going to talk to an expert about how rebound cases work. plus, anger, outrage, and sheer frustration after senate republicans block a bill to help veterans impacted by burn pits. well talk to a woman who lost her husband to a burn pit exposure. youll hear her message to lawmakers. and explosions rocked southern ukraine. some calling it the strongest shelling since the start of the war. our cnn team is live in kyiv w...