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Welcome to to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im george howell. This is cnn newsroom. We start the show in russia. Police are investigating the shooting death of a wellknown Opposition Leader and vocal critic of putin. This outspoken Boris Nemtsov was in the shadow of the kremlin walking across a bridge when a car pulled up to him and someone opened fire. The suspect or suspects remain at large. Boris nemtsov seen in a rally last year was a top official with the liberal op...

The founding father. He died monday at age 91. President obama said he valued lis wisdom. Li served as singapores Prime Minister for more than 30 years ushering the city state from colonial hub to vibrant economic power. He later worked as an elder statesman throughout asia. Jonathan mann on his life and legacy. Reporter a gleaming modern city state a city with a reputation for a Clean Environment with a wealthy population. This is the legacy ofly ku of lee kuan you yew. It is his son who rules ...

The cuts also affect our space program. Astronauts like major lindsay fulton. Thanks to the budget cuts, our space helmets will no longer have glass. When we go outside to repair the ship, well just have to hold our breath. Thank you, major. See you in space. And some employees will be outright let go, including inner City Public School teachers. So, who worked in one of philadelphias worst school districts. This must be so hard for you. This is the greatest day of my entire life. So, good luck ...

World. We begin this hour in the u. S. State of South Carolina. History is being made there. Lawmakers decided that the Confederate Flag on the state house grounds will now be coming down. That flag will be removed in just about nine hours time. Then moved to the states relic room. On thursday, something many people thought they would never see in their lifetime the states governor nikki haley signed the bill until to law that authorized that flags removal. We heard about the true honor of herit...

Www. Vitac. Com captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com the back and forth over greeces financial future. The remains of britons killed in a tunisia attack arrive home. And in vienna officials are trying to hammer out a nuclear deal with iran. And heartbreak for anyone a gutwrenching finish to the womens world cup semifinals. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Im Natalie Allen. Its now 10 00 a. M. In greece where pensioners have been lining u...

From the shelves and bank turning away customers empty handed. Without a rescue the country could slip even further into an Economic Disaster and be forced out of the euro zone. Translator i believe yes, it should prevail. I hope things will improve. The situation is dramatic. Translator no matter what the outcome is the measures will be harsh. We should try Something Different anyway. Weve already tried one option. So lets try the other option now and lets see what happens. We can speak to our ...

They have rapidly gained control of key areas. Those thats where isis is in control in the red area. And iraqs neighbors, the Iraqi Government says thousands of volunteers have stepped up to defend their homeland. Even irans president said it will consider helping if iraq requests it. A u. S. Official sells a top iranian general has been in iraq this week. Were covering this story from multiple angles. And cnns arwa damon is in the Northern Iraqi city of erbil. And cnns jones in the white house....

Historic day in the making as pope francis gets ready to elevate not just one but two popes into sainthood. How that canonization will be different than any other coming up. And president obama visits a country tormented by a missing plane but russia is becoming a major distraction for the president. What the president is saying about all of it. Lets begin in washington. President obama is out of town on his fourcountry tour of asia. But the crisis in ukraine is moving very quickly. And were lea...

Set a record. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Thank you for joining us, im natalie allen. Good to be with you, natalie. Im errol barnet. We are wrapping up the week with all the information you need to know. Now we begin this hour with ukraine. The president elect there threatening retaliation. Hes threatening to punish the militant who shot down a helicopter. The crash killed 14 people including a ukrainian general. The white house is suggesting concern that pro russian separatists are getting the...

Aid and tens of thousands of people who are being driven from their homes and starved to death by isis militants. Hes aiming to help them and also opened the door for possible air strikes in the hours and days to come. And the other breaking news story, israel claims hamas has broken a humanitarian ceasefire just hours before it was slated to end. Hamas denies that. Cnns john vause and Matthew Chance are in the region and we will be joining them live to see if the violence erupts again and what ...