Winter Make News Today

hello, again, everyone. we begin with breaking news on ukraine. russia says it will suspend its participation in the grain export deal that it made and had gotten under way with ukraine. cnns nic robertson is in kyiv. nic, whats the significance of this? >> reporter: very significant. russia says it is withdrawing from this deal for an indefinite period. it agreed the deal brokered by the u.n. in a similar deal with ukraine back at the end of july. back then it was anticipated that thi...

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Only places like berlin but kyiv. that could have a significant impact on the ukrainian war effort. >> is this winter make or break for ukraine and its allies? >> yes, it is. and i hate to be that stark in my assessment, fredricka. but this is a critical component, and it is very important for the west to sustain its support of ukraine no matter what the energy shortages are. we have to find ways around the energy shortages. they may have to be creative, in fact. but they will play a significant...

This little country that inspires the biggest things, your best days are still ahead. our greatest triumphs in america and ireland alike are still to come. and ireland, if anyone ever says otherwise, if anybody ever tells you that your problems are too big or your challenges are too great that we cant do something, that we shouldnt even try, think about all that weve done together. remember that whatever hardships the winter make bring, springtimes always just around the corner. and if they keep...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> its been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybodys going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue...