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A critical u.s. shipping route is at least partially open. you can see the first vessel there passing under the interstate 40 bridge which spans the mississippi river at memphis, tennessee, and connects three states. river traffic was allowed to resume friday after days of safety checks. the vital bridge was shut down last week after a crack was discovered in a steel beam. hundreds of barges have been waiting to pass underneath it. the bridge is still not open to cars and trucks, though. theyve ...

They worry, and it is concerns, of course, is the sustainability of that old bridge and the impact on the wear and tear. the cheever engineer here in tennessee reassured us it will be a minute pal impact, infinitesimal, he called it, as they work toward a major fix here. nick valencia, thank you so much for that. thank you for joining me today. the "cnn newsroom" continues in a moment with jim acosta, but a clothing designer is inspiring others to fashion the life they want. heres todays "hu...

Catastrophe. >> we just found a supercritical finding that needs traffic shut down in both directions >> reporter: frantic inspectors calling 911 tuesday after discovering a cracked beam in the i-40 bridge between tennessee and arkansas, causing an immediate shutdown river barges backed up for days before finally getting the green light this morning. for those on the roads an even bigger problem. >> it was terrible i mean, traffic was backed for miles >> reporter: the problem felt all the way in...

Republican party and we look forward to working with him >> reporter: despite complaints from some conservatives that shes too moderate, stefanik has the backing of the former president who tonight said the make america great again movement is strong. stefanik replaces liz cheney, who was ousted this week for her fierce criticism of mr. trumps repeated lie that the 2020 election was stolen. meanwhile, tonight house democrats are announcing theyve reached a bipartisan agreement for a 9/11-style c...

Call a vital piece of americas infrastructure will stand empty for now after inspectors found a crack in the structure. the bridge on interstate 40 usually carries 45,000 vehicles a day and links memphis, tennessee, with eastern arkansas. trucks are being rerouted to another bridge but ships and barges on the mississippi river are at a standstill. temporary repairs could take two months. tennessees governor says people should be reassured that the safety inspections worked. were getting more i...

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One of the leaders in a fight to help to restore our party, in a fight to bring our party back to substance and principles and in a fight to make clear that we wont participate in a really dangerous effort thats under way. >> now, others before cheney have tried to turn that party tide like former governor john kasich, jeff flake and bob corker all essentially driven out of politics. several states have been passing voting restrictions and launching faux investigations centered on the lie that t...

Tennessee who tells me, at minimum, a temporary fix on this bridge behind me will take at least two months. theyre working on that doing forensic analysis to figure out how that got there. it was spotted during a routine inspection. bridges in the united states are inspected on -- every two years. the last inspection they said it was not there. i asked how long they think it has been there. they said judging by the rust on the metal there, potentially a couple of weeks. if you to listen to the 9...

>> shes a breath of fresh air. >> shes a vicious demagogue. >> reporter: one of just 25 in the country to vote twice for barack obama choose donald trump in 2016 and pivot back to joe biden in 2020. >> this is a classic purple district. >> reporter: maybe thats why elise stefanik poised to be the highest republican woman in congress after embracing trumps lies about the 2020 election are decidedly mixed here in the small town. >> shes done a lot of good stuff for a lot of towns and counties arou...

Interests are taken for the animal. unfortunately the transportation of the whale to a safe place didnt quite go to plan, and about one mile up the river in around the isleworth area, the whale got agitated and came free from its inflatable cushions. the london port authority are now asking for anybody who may have seen the whale to please get in touch with them, as they want to find it and assess it. matt graveling, bbc news. well, our correspondent tim muffett is there for us now. whats the la...