There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
The Supreme Court hears in major First Amendment case today asking what the Us Government can or cannot do to combat misinformation online. And the justices could soon rule on a controversial plan by texas to arrest migrants at the border. Plus, trump unleashed again his defenders said he was talking about and economic bloodbath. If he should lose in november. As democrats and says he was threatening political violence. What is clear, trump predicted the end of us elections if he loses and called january 6 convicts unbelievable patriots and hostages. So a peace rally, his ohio urines was not. And evacuations underway in iceland, a new eruption from a volcano forcing one of the countrys most popular Tourist Attractions to clear out. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central decades of failing to enact Border Policies and washington coming to a head at the Supreme Court today as the federal government and the state of texas c
authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this i is a bit surreal to watch your family home just disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. the icelandic president tonight addressed the nation. translation: today is a black day for grindavik and today - is a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise again. together, we will deal with this shock, whatever may happen. we reported from grindavik back in nov