world, i m u.s. officials are tracking a suspected chinese spy balloon that s moving towards the east coast. we ll hear how beijing is trying to explain how it ended up floating above the united states. thunder, snow, fierce winds and temperatures reaching triple digits below zero. all part of the arctic blast that s hitting the u.s. northeast this weekend, and millions will feel it. meanwhile, in ukraine there are signs that russian troops are preparing for a spring military offensive. this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhubber. a suspected chinese spy balloon will finally leave u.s. air space in a couple of days or could be sooner. some new weather models show the winds pushing it over the atlantic as early as today. the pentagon has been closely tracking the object and it s carrying a large payload of surveillance gear. military officials are advising against shooting it down now. china that has apologized and said the balloon entered u.s. air space by accident. bei
we look at how ethical hackers are helping farmers vulnerable to cyber attacks. double fault for wimbledon, as it s stripped of its ranking points, over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. how a new exhibition in wales tells the story of the millennium falcon. hello and welcome to the programme. polls have opened in australia s general election in a vote which will decide the country s next prime minister. the race is between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanese. these are live pictures from a polling station in sydney. there are tough challenges ahead for whoever s successful the cost of living crisis is squeezing households, and many say climate change is making some parts of australia unliveable. more than 17 million people are enrolled to vote which is compulsory for over 18s. let s go live to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, who s in sydney. good morning from aust
with agriculture becoming more high tech and automated, we look at how ethical hackers are helping farmers vulnerable to cyber attacks. double fault for wimbledon, as it s stripped of its ranking points over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in ukraine, russian forces have been advancing on the battlefield in the south and east of the country, after suffering weeks of setbacks since their invasion in february. the last few ukrainian defenders of mariupol are finally ending their resistance. now the donbas region is the key focus for russia. it says that what it calls the liberation of luhansk province is nearing completion, and it s intensifying its attacks on neighbouring donetsk. jeremy bowen sent this report from ukraine. explosions the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city befor
outside africa. risking their lives to escape. how an easing of us sanctions comes amid an exodus of cubans trying to reach america. by by the current diary economic circumstances mean this exodus is more acute than it has been for many years. and double fault for wimbledon, as it s stripped of its ranking points over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. hello and welcome to the programme. in ukraine, russian forces have been advancing on the battlefield in the south and east of the country, after suffering weeks of setbacks since their invasion in february. the last few ukrainian defenders of mariupol are finally ending their resistance. now the donbas region is the key focus for russia. it says that what it calls the liberation of luhansk province is nearing completion, and it s intensifying its attacks on neighbouring donetsk. jeremy bowen sent this report from ukraine. explosions the russians are shelling severo