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we've never seen. we are spending way too much money to use to hide behind a veterans bill on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree is wrong. the first grain to depart from ukraine's black sea ports under this new agreement. resuming exports could be a critical first step in easing the global food crisis. >> announcer: live from london, this is cnn "newsroom" with max foster. it's monday, august 1st, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we begin with extreme weather fueled by a climate crisis unraveling in real time in the united states. in californi...

morn morning. in kentucky, rescues are under way. the state is reeling from flooding that claimed 28 lives including at least four children. rescue teams are desperately searching for victims in areas that have been hard to reach. the scenes in kentucky are horrific. floodwaters lifting homes off foundations. more than 50 bridges washed away. >> with the level of water, we're going to be looking at weeks. many houses swept quarter mile plus from where they were lost. water, a big problem with some of these areas. power. when we get over the rain, it's going to be really hot in the ne...

>> good morning to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. it is monday, august 1st. john berman is off and john avalon is here with us this morning. >> good morning. >> great to you have. we begin with major news just n cnn reporting that nancy pelosi will be visiting taiwan after all despite china's stern warnings for her not to go. this comes from u.s. and taiwanese sources. it's not clear which day pelosi will be visiting as her asia trip gets under way here. we previously reported that the biden administration privately tried to convince pelosi not to go to taiwan. >> more exc...

giving either false hope or faulty information. >> and it's not just kentucky dealing with extreme weather, either. the super charged mckinney fire exploded over the weekend in northern california, scorching over 55,000 acres. authorities say it's zero percent contained. firefighters reported finding the bodies of two people in a vehicle burned in the path of the wildfire. evacuations continue today. let's start in kentucky. our reporter is live for us. evan, what are you seeing and hearing from people there? >> reporter: kate, the flood waters are starting to recede, the ones that c...

these brothers and sisters, aged 2 to 8, dead, family members say they were ripped from their parents' arms. witnesses say the waters were so powerful that in just seconds they swept away homes that had been standing for generations. cnn just obtained new video from one flood victim who says his family is trapped and cannot get out of that neighborhood. >> the whole road is blocked off. >> survivors are pleading for some help after losing every tangible thing. >> it is unbelievable. i took a chance to go up in the hollers. there's no internet or power. in a lot of places they say we ...