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massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storms path never lost power. how th...

attempt to claim crimea from ukraine. russia claims at least three people were killed. a russian investigative committee arrived this morning to inspect the damage and so far no one has claimed responsibility for the blast. cnns fred pleitgen is live for us from kyiv with the very latest on this. fred, russian officials are now saying traffic has resumed on the bridge? how is that happening? >> reporter: well, they are saying that the traffic is in reverse on that bridge. they are tryi...

ballistic missile, most short range but one was an intermediate range ballistic missile that overflew japan. the u.s. will not be deterred in its exercises, the firing and testing of long-range missiles as long as trilaterals with the u.s. and japan that was conducted yesterday and will continue today. the u.s. will not be deterred from the region even as the u.s. warns north korea may be getting ready for another nuclear test. its possible theyre ready to go since may. if kim jong un ...

its highest level since the 1962 cuban missile crisis. biden saying about putin, quote, hes not joking when he talks about potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapon as he continues to lose ground in ukraine. we also have an important snapshot of the u.s. economy that we must discuss. u.s. employers have added 263,000 jobs this september. a modest slowdown from august. a slowdown that could actually be good news, though. the federal reserve looking for t...

FGIA has updated a technical information report determining design wind loads on exterior fenestration and cladding systems.

Panels and hurricanes dont mix. that it would turn them into projectiles. but you didnt lose any? >> no. thats the beautiful thing about engineering, right, is that you understand the wind loads and you understand the stress and the strain and you design to that. >> reporter: this place is the brainchild of sid kitsen, an nfl lineman turned developer, who bought a massive cattle ranch, sold most of it to florida as a nature preserve, and set out to build the cleanest, most resilient town in amer...

Understand the wind loads and you understand the stress and strain and you design to that. >> reporter: this place is the brainchild of cyd kissen, an nfl player, set out to be the cleanest most resilient town in america. >> theres the elementary school, we have a fieldhouse over there now housing people. its a shelter. >> i guess its fitting that the mascot of babcock high are the trail blazers. >> trail blazers. everything is very well thought out here. >> reporter: ive got to say, my heart st...

Numbers because i was like this is going to be bad. >> reporter: and it was. but their interconnected lakes and protected wetlands saved them from flooding and the 700,000 solar panels in their 150 mega watt array all held solid. >> i always assumed that solar panels and hurricanes dont mix, that it would turn them into projectiles, but you didnt lose any? >> thats the beautiful thing about engineering, right, is that you understand the wind loads and you understand the stress and the strain and...

The first time that I became aware of the Gateway Arch was from the air. On my way to give a woodworking seminar in St. Louis, Missouri, the plane was...

Tropical storm nestor moving quickly now. winds picking up as it approaches the coast. a state of emergency in new orleans. officials concerned that winds could affect two damaged cranes at a hotel collapse site. victor oquendo starting us off in mexico beach, florida, where theyre bracing for the storm. >> reporter: tonight, all eyes on tropical storm nestor, now barreling toward the gulf coast. >> a stronger tropical storm here hitting the area. >> reporter: this after category-5 hurricane mic...