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A horrific attack on civilians. Ukraine says more than 50 people were killed by a russian air strike that hit a store and nearby cafe. A report from the deadly scene up next. Meantime, u. S. Aid to ukraine is drying up that is being felt on the battlefield. With a speaker of the house in disarray, the race to replace Kevin Mccarthy. Plus, building the wall, the white house awaitving dozens of laws. Well explain whats behind President Biden who once promised to not build another foot. All of those stories and more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central. We begin with a desperate call for more aid in ukraine, as dozens of people are killed in what officials are calling one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began. President zelenskyy is warning european leaders at a summit in spain that russias aggression will continue, especially if the aid dries up. The ukrainian leader pointed to United States growing political storm as a critical moment in the war. Ukraine officials are desperately digging through rubble searching for more victims after a russian strike targeted a cafe and shop in the Kharkiv Region killing at least 51 people. Officials say there were no Military Targets in the area. Cnns International Correspondent Fred Pleitgen has more details from the scene. Fred. Reporter an absolutely dec devastating attack in eastern ukraine. 25 miles away from the front lines, nevertheless, as you can see, this building here absolutely annihilated. The ukrainians are saying this was a supermarket and a cafe. They say there was an event going on at the cafe, but there were a lot of people in the cafe for some sort of funeral event, for someone who is local to here. They also say more than 50 people were killed in this attack. The bodies were absolutely mangled. I want to show you over here, you can see a lot the forensic work is actually still going on. Were obviously not going to go close to there, because some of the bodies are really not in very good condition. The ukrainians are telling us, because of the thrust of the explosion, because the explosion was so strong, they actually havent been able to identify all of the bodies yet. Simply because theyre in such bad condition. Ukrainian Authorities Say that the missile that was used to destroy this building was a mediumrange missile with a massive warhead that can do a lot of damage. Obviously, when its dropped on a fairly small building like this one, the result, well, you can see it right here. Fred pleitgen thank you so much. So incredibly disturbing to see that. I want to bring in chief International Correspondent clarissa ward. President zelenskyy is relying on other leaders to step up as the u. S. Is threatened by the political people in congress were seeing this play out. How are european leaders responding to this . Well, i think theres definitely a very real sense of anxiety, pamela. We saw president zelenskyy in granada, in spain, today, meeting with european leaders. He was trying to put a brave face on it, essentially saying, you know, a lot of work needs to be done. But believing that the support will continue, that bipartisan support will continue. But privately, i think you hear more and more european leaders starting to give voice to the possibility that their populations may be becoming increasingly disenchanted with the very large check that many of these countries are having to write. We heard from the italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who said were in lockstep steadfast with ukraine, but we have to be reminded of support and issues that have risen on the back of ukraine, such as migration and s Energy Crisis is having an effect on all people. I think its fair to say, with the anxiety, everybody would like to see President Biden with this speech thats anticipated every day now, make a strong case to the American People as to why they should continue to support the war in ukraine. And president zelenskyy for his part is saying, look, a tough time for the United States is a tough time for ukraine. What will happen if ukraine doesnt get the continued aid . Do you think well see more steppedup russian aggression as zelenskyy has been warning about . Well, i think the argument that youll hear always from ukrainian leaders is what happens in ukraine doesnt stay in ukraine. And, frankly, this isnt about ukraine. This is about democracies versus autocracies. This is about international law. This is about the liberal order, as it were. I think he will continue to make that argument strongly. The reality on the ground is ukrainians will be facing the fight of their lives. They already are. But without that continued aid and particularly without munitions. The counteroffensive which has been going on for months now, largely stalled, incremental gains, very, very fierce fighting, pamela. Theyre burning through an extraordinary amount of ammunition. One Weapons Expert said that europe even if they continue to step up could maybe supply 5 to 10 of munitions needed. Ukrainian forces desperately need u. S. Support. Not just in terms of weaponry, not just in terms of finance, but morale, sending a strong message to the rest of the world, but particularly to russian president Vladimir Putin who i think its important to remember for quite some time now realized that his greatest strength is the ability to play the long game here. The fact that he did not have to answer to his constituents. That they can continue to suffer and survive and keep this war grinding on for as long as they possibly can in an effort to try to create fissures or cracks in the war. We should note, clarissa, that you have been on the ground, seen the carnage up close and personal, and the suffering of these people there in ukraine. Im wondering in light of the attack in this Grocery Store in ukraine that fred was just reporting on, 20 civilians killed, what your reaction is to that. And what you think the larger message is from Vladimir Putin, as, you know, it appears that support for more ukraine aid is waning on the global stage. I think this tact is just, you know, a brutal and horrifying reminder of whats at stake here. We are talking about a war where scores of civilians are being killed on a daily, if not weekly basis. This attack that you just saw fred reporting from on the ground is the deadliest that we have seen since, i believe, april of last year. But its by no means a solitary incident. These sorts of things are happening far too often. And the reality is, as ive seen many times, reporting on wars across the world for nearly two decades that if the world doesnt take a stand, these things continue. And you will continue to see more death. And you will continue to see more bloodshed. And you will continue to see these types of horrifying attacks on civilians go unabated. Clarissa ward, thank you so much. Boris. Back in washington, the fate of u. S. Aid to ukraine hangs in the balance as House Republicans scramble for a new speak. Congressman jim jordan who announced his candidacy for the speakership said he wants answers before he signs off on any more funding for ukraine. Watch this. I think its clear, two fundamental questions to be answered. Whats the goal . Is the goal peace . To get them out of ukraine . Or crime me, which the obama had for nine years what is the goal. Second question, if you can tell us what the goal is, how is the money being spent . How can we account for that . Lets take you live to capitol hill with cnns manu raju. Manu, the race for the speakership is heating up. Reporter no question about it. And its really moving behind the scenes at this moment. Congressman jim jordan, meeting with some key members, as well as Steve Scalise on the phone talking to a whole range of members. The goal at the moment is to secure commitments, get people thind their candidacies, assurances, though, may not mean much because its ultimately a Secret Ballot Election next week that will nominate the candidate and then the full house will vote afterwards. Jordan also having talks with former president donald trump, he talked about his bid. And theres some talk that trump himself may try to come to capitol hill on tuesday when House Republicans meet behind closed doors. We dont know if that will happen yet. This all comes as there are Major Concerns about the past events this week. Mainly about the agenda here on capitol hill and how it appears for republicans, talking to republican senators and house members, thats the rule of fear that it undercuts what theyre trying to do and hurt them in next novembers election in keeping the house and taking back the senate. Its not an attractive picture. So, weve got to do better. I think it makes the House Republican rebels look foolish. They look unserious. I think they look like theyre more interested in fighting than governing. We in congress have some work to do to restore the trust and this institution called congress. Folks that ran as republicans have to decide whether or not they want to act as the majority, or if theyre going to ask like a Republican Party and a populist party. Now the question is will the populists come back into the republican fold . Reporter and theres a lot of questions here about not just the agenda, avoiding major things like a Government Shutdown by midnovember. But also for these candidates themselves, how do they placate the raw emotions in the Republican Party . People are very angry about the way mccarthy was pushed out. There are a lot of members concerned about that. And what promises are they making to ensure that the house can once again function. All of these raise questions to whether each candidate, Steve Scalise or jim jordan can get the 208 votes they need on the house floor to become speaker. That is uncertain at this moment as they try to appease some members who want answers as to how the house can get back into business. But theres no clear answer how that will happen just yet. Boris. Yeah, a tough path mentally to get elected speaker, but once you are, the docket, the list of issues that you have to deal with are quite extensive. Manu raju from capitol hill, thank you. In a cnn exclusive with Cnns Christiane Amanpour former u. S. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton is warning whoever the next House Speaker is theyll need to figure out a way to control that small band of rebels that ousted Kevin Mccarthy. Heres a small portion of that conversation. Should the democrats stayed safe, so to speak, voted to keep him in . That was a tough call for the democratic caucus, but the problem for them, as i understand it, he was totally untrustworthy by any measure. He, immediately, after they did help him, keep the government open, as you know, began to blame them for all kinds of, you know, extraneous matters. And at some point, a leader who has lost all credibility in dealing with the opposition, where you want to have an open line of communication, you want to be able to trust his word, is going to, you know, ask for their help and not get it. It said that the main contenders for his position are jim jordan who you know very well from benghazi. I dont know him well. I watched him and stared at him for 11 hours while he made stuff up about me. I dont know, ive seen him in action. What will it mean if he gets the leadership . Well, hes one the principal ringleaders of the circus created in the Republican Party for the last several years. I have no inside knowledge about what the republicans will do, who they will end up voting for. But when do they put the Country First . They do not represent a majority of even the Republican Party. When you look at the extremists in the house. They certainly dont represent a majority of the country. And, you know, somebody has to stand up and say enough. You know, we can have disagreements. Im all for that, i was in the senate for eight years. I worked with a lot republicans and opposed them when i didnt agree. But at some point there needs to be a backlash against the control that this small group of extremists have. And i dont know who will lead that. But lets hope whoever becomes the new speaker will. Well, lets get perspective now with cnn senior political analyst gloria borger. We just heard from former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton saying that the reason why Kevin Mccarthy was ousted because he was seen as untrustworthy. How do you perceive those remarks . Well, i think he was seen as untrustworthy by democrats, obviously. Look, hes the one who opened the Impeachment Inquiry against joe biden. They believe he didnt abide by the spending levels that he had agreed to with joe biden earlier in the summer. And they felt that time and time again they couldnt trust him. And i think, you know in a way thats what the gang of eight felt also. And i think as she said, it was a difficult decision for democrats. But in the end, also, they didnt feel this was their fight. They felt that this was an internal republican civil war. And that they ought not to step into it. And so them decided unanimously to say no. Were not getting involved in this. She also shared her perspective of jim jordan who she note shed saw him in action during the benghazi hearing. She sure did. She described him as the ringleader of the circus. He has been one of Donald Trumps close allies in the house. What do you think the house will look like if hes speaker . Well, hes very conservative. Hes very close to donald trump. Hes made a point to say hes spoken with donald trump about this. He was the original founder of the freedom caucus. So will the house be more conservative . You can argue that mccarthy became a captive of the conservatives. So it was very conservative because of mccarthy anyway. So, the question is, how would jordan govern . Would he be willing to reach across the aisle . Most people believe not. Hes against ukraine aid. But i keep thinking, in talking to some democrats, about whether there is any way that some deal could be struck to show that this house can govern on ukraine aid and the border. Maybe theres a way with those two. Maybe theres a way to pair those two and get something done on that. Because i think its incumbent on republicans now who lead the house to show that they can actually govern. And i think youre hearing that from republicans on the senate side also who are saying, hey, guys, put up, you know. And they havent done that so far. And not a pretty picture as john cornyn described it. Right. Not at all. Not at all. What happens with the lingering animosity and the republicans, eight or show who voted against Kevin Mccarthy. Matt gaetz, theres talks that he could potentially be expelled . Oh, my gosh, hes not going to win a popularity contest. In reality, what does that mean . You dont get to go to conference meetings . I mean, thats not really a punishment. You know. Theyre going to excommunicate him from going to home room . I think thats not really a punishment. And i think theres a lot of anger and there are ways that can say, well, you know, were not considering any of the bills you bring up. You know, there are ways to punish him. But in the end, as angry as republicans are, i think they know thats not what they have to focus on right now. They have to focus on showing they can be a government majority. No matter how slim that majority is, they have to get to work. And keeping the government open in some 40 days or so. Yeah, issue number one. Glorgia borger, thank you. Still to come on Cnn News Central a surprise move from the biden administration, waiwaive ing dozens of. Federal laws to start a border wall. The president said he could not stop. Well take you live to factcheck that. Gas prices could fall and fall fast. Well tell you when and where they may go, straight ahead. Today, immigration tops the agenda for the white house as senior Cabinet Members meet with the mexican president in mexico city. President biden has cleared the way for 20 miles of new Border Barriers to be built in texas. An aboutface from bidens 2020 Campaign Promise that he would not oversee any new border wall construction. And a short time ago, he even told reporters walls dont work. Why did he take this step . He said his hands are tied. Cnns mj lee is at the white house, mj, break this down for us. Reporter yeah, pam, let me first explain what it is exactly were talking about here. Were talking about the administration waiving 26 federal laws in order for there to be wall construction at the southern border. Dhs has basically said that they believe it is snes for these laws to be waived in order for there to be expeditious construction of Pleasthese Barr and theyre emphasizing that these funds were from the trump administration, something that biden just tried to explain a moment ago. Ill answer one question on the border wall. The Border Wall Money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them to redirect that money. They didnt. They wouldnt. In the meantime, theres nothing in the law that they have to use for what is appropriated. I cant stop it. Do you t

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