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massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of americas largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up and spreading to more decks. the ship now listing, raising concerns it might sink. aaron katersky at port newark. the urge...

just five days ago. including an 83 million dollar defamation judgment against the republican front runner. and as the -- general election campaign has basically begun. -- standing by to talk about have a gun and take on trump and offer his reaction to e. jean carrolls massive victory against him. plus, from my department store in the 90s to her day in court this week, andrew weissmann and katie phang are going to join me for a deep dive into how carols case against trump got to this p...

>> a lot of us have been since the new hampshire primary just five days ago, including an 83 million dollar defamation judgment against the republican front runner. and as the primary plugs forward, the general election campaign has basically begun. biden campaign co-chair is standing nearby talking about how theyre going to take on trump, and offered his reaction to e. jean carrolls massive victory against him. plus, from a department store in the 90s to her day in court this week, an...

big night, welcome to hannity, coming up a new low for americas historically unpopular vice-president, kamala harris, she is now set an all-time record low. congratulations. also, the bud light executives responsible for the companys woke partnership with trans-influencer dylan mulvaney are no longer with the company. details ahead. also ahead democrats trying to ban the one and only one good thing that new york city has, great pizza all in the name of climate change. the only one thin...

im pamela brown in washington. were following two major stories on this sunday night. hurric hurricane fiona hammers ps puer rico and it could be days before the lights are back on. president biden pays tribute to queen elizabeth with final mourners in line to pay respects. tomorrows funeral is hours away. youre in the cnn newsroom. and we began tonight with the latest on hurricane fiona. the storm has made landfall along the southwest coast there, puerto rico and officials say the e...

behind me, the house parliament. inside, and westminster hall, elizabeth ii lies in state as one by, one her devoted subjects do what they have been doing for hours now and will continue to do around the clock until monday morning. they are making a way towards the draped coffin, and quietly paying their respects. to the only monarch most have ever known. as we watch, it is hard not to notice how well the calmness of this late hour fits the moment. this is after all, a bustling world c...

to marthas vineyard in massachusetts and even to the doorstep of the vice presidents residence in d.c. were going to have much more on that in just a moment. but gets begin with jeremy diamond live at the white house on the very late night and early morning negotiations to avert this rail strike. what are you learning about the deal, jeremy? >> 20 hours of negotiations between the union leaders. the railway companies and also involved the white house and the labor secretary marty walsh...

armor and what zelenskyy did another reason ukrainian moral seems to remain high. russian president vladimir putin is usually hundreds of miles away in moscow when he gives out medals. this past startling week, a tale of two nations and enthusiasm for the fight. moscows manpower crisis so acute, this video is apparently from a russian prison allegedly showing the man called putin chef. afghan personally recruiting convicts for the front line. he tells prisoners that war is hard, if the...

there has been so much angst in the white house about how he should behave, whether he should smile. you know, jose, it is more than updates. to put it mildly, he is walking into a minefield. there are so many ways in which this region simply doesnt agree with the perspective in the u.s. we saw a little bit in israel with the prime minister openly disagreeing with the president over the question of iran and the nuclear deal. they dont agree on russia. they dont agree on china. they see...

Unionization in america is having a moment right now. labor unions are mobilizing to improve the power of the worker. on august 3rd, 1981, or traffic controllers went on strike after negotiations with the federal government over wage increases and work hours failed. president ronald reagan called a strike illegal he threatened to fire any controller who didnt return to work within 48 hours. and reagan followed through on that promise. two days later, he began firing over 11,000 air traffic contr...