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that is still leaving short of 2 million who have stayed. we had a 35 hour curfew this week we thought it was quiet before, it was a deathly silence during that day and a half, the streets were completely empty, there was no traffic, and it was a nervous time, punctuated by the sound of distant explosions. those who have stayed, you see people grabbing a shopping bag, heading out, some shops are open, but very limited stock, pharmacies and a few other places are still open, people still need medicines, and of course, as ever, you have military checkpoints, barricades, armed volunteers, soldiers and digging trenches in places where they weren't before, piling sandbags where children once played, for example. this is a city still on guard, still in defensive mode, and the resolve is deep to hold. president biden will urge china not to provide russia with military equipment for its war
some shops are open, but very limited stock, pharmacies and a few other places are still open, people still need medicines, and of course, as ever, you have military checkpoints, barricades, armed volunteers, soldiers and digging trenches in places where they weren't before, piling sandbags where children once played, for example. this is a city still on guard, still in defensive mode, and the resolve is deep to hold. plenty of top—level diplomacy today, president macron expecting to speak to president putin. president biden will urge china not to provide russia with military equipment for its war in ukraine, when he holds talks on the phone with his chinese counterpart today — president xijin ping. us officials have criticised beijing for failing to denouce the invasion — warning that china has a responsibility to use its influence on vladimir putin to defend international rules and principles.
barricades, armed volunteers and soldiers, digging trenches in places where there were no trenches before, piling sandbags where children once played. it is a city on guard, in defensive mode, and the result is deep to hold out the russian attackers. james waterhouse in the ukrainian capital. the news that 0fcom, the media regulator has revoked the license of rt, the kremlin backed news channel. we have had a response to that from the government in the armed forces minister who has said he welcomes the decision to revoke rt's he welcomes the decision to revoke rt�*s broadcast licence, i am glad it was a regulator that took the choice, ratherthan was a regulator that took the choice, rather than the government, he says rt is a channel for russian propaganda. the deputy of rt has said the decision to suspend rt�*s uk licence has robbed the british
leanna said the truth will come out and unwavering support for the man charged with the death. >> appreciate that. now to severe weather that's hitting hard across much of the country. more rain could fall today, in fact, in minnesota. just south of the twin cities. not good news with water still rising on the lake. dozens of homes have already flooded. residents are piling sandbags, five feet high, to try to save their homes. and torrential downpours led to flooding and flash flood warnings in the memphis area. those warnings have now extended in several counties. heavy rains could hit the area again this afternoon. tracking all of the severe weather for us is meteorologist karen maginnis your eyes on the midwest and i guess the tropical system in the atlantic, too. >> yes. we have many fronts looking at various things across the united states, but in particular, right around memphis. let's show you that picture.
the story was over, and let's see if it bottoms out now or gets bigger. let's go right to your wbr id="wbr55880"/> headlines. family friends and volunteers are taking to the streets in bloomington, indiana looking for a missing indiana university student. it's 20-year-old lauren aspira last seen walking back to her apartment early friday morning after a night out at a bar. she's 4'11", 100 pounds, has a heart defect and requires medication. spierer just finished her sophomore year at university. new video from hamburg, iowa where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee. they're trying to contain raging floodwaters from the missouri river. about half of the town's 1100 residents already forced out of their houses. look at that. if it doesn't work, parts of hamburg could be under eight feet of water for a month. >> now, let's talk about the caylee anthony case, the casey anthony case but the body of the /b>
>> best part about that song, everybody looked forward to the weekend and the headband. >> and the headband. we look forward to friday, though. that's when loverboy is going to be performing their classic hit "working for the weekend" which is themed. >> the weekend is, that is. >> they'll be playing live on our plaza this friday, as brian said, the week of our all american summer concert series so if you're in the new york area, you can come on down to 48th street and sixth avenue for free music. guess what else comes with it? free barbecue from famous dave's. don't miss friday. >> loverboy is coming to "fox & friends." we're not talking about anthony weiner. >> absolutely not. no pictures, just live events. >> now we have to get to your headlines. new video coming out of hamburg, iowa, where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee
here. >> just curious there, make sure we're not missing something there. peter, we appreciate you, we'll check in, again, we do want to give our viewers now a look at some of the stories that are making headlines, including in fargo right now. they have finished piling sandbags along the red river, expected to crest tonight or tomorrow at 39 1/2 feet. the third highest crest ever, but crews are hoping that recent experience and new techniques will help them control that flooding. also, dutch police say a gunman opened fire at a mall today killing five people, nine others wounded. cnn affiliate reporting that the gunman killed himself before police arrived. also, congresswoman gabrielle giffords hopes to be present for the april 29th launch of the space shuttle "endeavour." her office is making the plans, but doctors are going to be the ones to give the final okay. giffords, of course, still recovering from being shot in the head. her husband mark kelly is commanding "endeavour's" final mission. well, a big focus on high
earthquake rocked the pacific coast there. one hundred miles from the fukushima power plant, that's how close it was. there are already concerns that toxic plutonium found in soil and seawater near that plant is spreading. in thailand authorities are checking food products shipped from japan for any levels of radiation. the death toll tops 3,000 in just one town. this village had a fortress wall to withstand a tsunami. the entire town is wiped out. dominic dnatali screaming live. >> reporter: they are trying to contain an overrun of high reradioactive water in reactors one, two and three. this is of great concern. at the moment the spread of radiation from the fukushima plant is causing a awful lot of concern and worry for both the authorities and the general public who are fearing contamination. they are piling sandbags and