welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," powerful explosions rocked ukraine's capital following a missile strike there. increased fears as constant airstrikes continue in the eastern parts of the country. and all eyes are on north korea, test firing even mostre missile after joint military drills. and a gunman kills a former judge in wisconsin. cnn has learned who else was on

the killer's a apparent hit list. ukrainian capital was rocked by several large explosions in the past couple of hours. and this video comes out of kyiv today and the mayor says at least one person was hospitalized after missile strikes. military officials say ukrainian forces were able to shoot down a russian missile south of the capital and ukraine's state run nuclear power operation is accusing them of nuclear terrorism after they flew critically low over a plant in the south. weeks of nonstoprous shan shelling have not led to any major changes on the battlefield. counterattacks are likely blunting momentum donbas. ukraine's military claims to have retain half of the city of severdonetsk and russian troops continue to storm the city and

they are all throwing the resources and reserves into the battle. also in the line of russian fire, a revered church went up in flames. the all-saints church which had recently been renovated was deliberately targeted by russian forces. >> translator: this can no longer be fixed. because this war is already going on. but the terrible consequences of this war can be stopped at any moment. the russian army can stop burning down churches, the russian army can stop destroying cities, can stop killing children if one person in moscow simply gives such an order. and the fact that there is still no such order is obviously a humiliation for the whole world. >> america's new base to ukraine has arrived in the country. bridget brink toured areas around the country that had been damaged. she said holding moscow

accountable for atrocities is daunting simply because there are so many to investigate. here she is. >> i think it is really important to bear witness to these horrible atrocities and being here today has only strengthened my resolve to help ensure justice and accountability. i think one of the challenges is that there are a lot of cases. and how do you prioritize and order them and do them in the midst of a country in war. and i can tell you, i personally will make sure that we here on the ground do everything to support it through various u.s. government mechanisms. >> ukrainian officials are reporting a russian airstrike in an area of zaporizhzhia where ground fighting has been ongoing. the city is not far from russian-held territory in the south and has been a safe haven for many ukrainians fleeing the russians. but maybe who made the dangerous journey are now living in their cars and have nowhere to go. melissa bell has our report.

>> reporter: alive and safe, but stuck in zaporizhzhia. some of the families that fled the russian bombings of southern ukraine, others just found themselves on the wrong side of a line that has hardened. some of these families now living in their cars, have been here for weeks. this woman came from the black sea town to buy medicine for her elderly parents. she's now living with others in the open air. look, she says, he has just had surgery. my husband is without a leg. this grandmother is recovering from a stroke. i can hardly sit, she says, my legs are swollen. can i just get back to kherson or is this some kind of cruel joke. please just let me die in kherson at home. some of the families bringing

their anger to zaporizhzhia's regional administrative building. >> what is the problem, why? >> reporter: alexi fled mariupol with his wife but has had no contact with the rest of his family for three months. >> they still stay in mariupol. and three months since i don't -- has had any contact. what happened with my father, my sister, i like bring them to ukrainian. >> reporter: and marina, who is in charge of social services for the greater zaporizhzhia region, says humanitarian aid is hard to bring because her teams are now without communications. she tells us that it will also be necessary to tell those trying to return of the dangers they face. it is very dangerous there, she says, so this will be discussed with them at this new filtration

camp to find out why they want to go and whether they understand the risks. she says that beyond the water already being provided here, there will soon be a medical center, showers and a room for mothers and children. for now, these families wait. just hungry to get home. melissa bell, cnn, zaporizhzhia. the u.n. is among the groups warning russia's war in ukraine could trigger a global food crisis. about 10% of the wheat exports come from ukraine and much of that goes to countries in africa and asia. but ukraine and the u.s. say russian naval blockade is blocking grain exports from ukrainian ports. russia is also accused of stealing grain. satellite images show russian ships filled with grain allegedly pillaged from ukraine docking in crimea and syria. the u.n. crisis coordinator for

ukraine spoke earlier to cnn and he stressed the need to lift the blockade and let commercial ships pass through. here he is. >> for strategies and even famine in some parts of world, whether in africa or asia or elsewhere, that would -- they are facing foot shortage. so export of food from ukraine is very important. it is a huge operation. it takes 12 months of the year to really keep feeding the world. so there is a need to lift the blockade on ukrainian ports. >> last hour i spoke with ukraine's deputy infrastructure minister and he spoke about diplomatic efforts on the way to end the blockade. here he is. >> this is only one chance for all of us to understand if we will not lift up this blockade of seaport for the black sea,

we'll have big problem in all the world. and i think that we can have more killed people by starvation than by war in ukraine because now we understand that many, many millions of people around the world feed off the ukrainian grain. for now it is only one option and of course we're doing many things. and the minister is in negotiation with other sides of this negotiation. i will not go in details. but as i know, we have some success, but it is not -- still it is not the option that russia will say, okay, we will leave and we'll deliver -- or we'll allow to take out this grain from seaport of black sea. >> and if ultiif you would like safely and securely help people in ukraine who need shelter, food and water, cnn.com/impact

has several ways that you can help. north korea's back to back missile activity is kicking into an even hicven higher gear. pyongyang fired eight short range ballistic missiles. they say all the missiles went up in a span of less than 40 minutes which japan says is a first for north korea. it comes right after the u.s. and south korea wrapped up joint naval drills saturday. the three day exercises involve the aircraft carrier "uss ronald reagan." paula hancocks is following this for us from seoul. this one seems to be a troubling first for north korea. what more are we learning? >> reporter: yes, kim, the defense minister in japan called it unprecedented, the fact that there were such a large number of missile launches from they said at least three locations in such a short space of time. we've since heard from the south

korea joint chiefs of staff, they believe they were fired from four different locations. so it is unusual in that respect. it has been widely condemned from both tokyo and seoul. and i japan's prime minister condemned it, this is what he said. >> translator: repeatedly launched ballistic missiles since the beginning of this year and including a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile. those actions threaten the peace and stability of the region and international community and cannot be tolerated. this missile launch is also a violation of international law and we strongly condemn it. >> reporter: now, there is a national security council meeting here in seoul on the south korean side, they have said that this is a challenge to the security posture of the new government. of course this is a relatively new government here in south korea, at least the president taking power just last month.

and this is the third launch from north korea since he has taken power. now, this as i say has been condemned, but it is the 17th missile launch that we've seen this year. it has been an extremely busy year for north korea. kim jung-un the leader showing clearly that he is more concerned with increasing his weapons capabilities. we have seen a number of believed failures as well in some of these launches. these are generally the ones that pyongyang does not admit to publicly, but of course officials are worried about that because it shows that they are still learning. it shows potentially they are testing new weapons capabilities and they will be improving with each failure. so certainly there is concern in the region, there is concern in washington as well. the most recent launch before this was may 25th, that came just hours after the u.s. president joe biden had left the

region. he was here in seoul and also in tokyo for a number of days for summits and just hours after he had taken off the north koreans carried out that launch. >> thanks so much paula hancocks. former judge becomes the victim of gun violence in the u.s., and the attacker had an entire list of other targets including some top politicians. that is ahead. plus families in uvalde taeks will l families are live individual about unanswered questions from the authorities.

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america's gun violence epidemic only seems to be getting worse. in the last few hours we've learned of at least three people dead and 11 more wounded after a mass shooting in philadelphia. according to a cnn affiliate, police believe multiple shooters fired into a crowd in an area with a number of popular bars and restaurants. two guns have been recovered from the scene. so far no arrests have been made. according to the gun violence archive, there have been more than 235 other mass shootings so far this year and we're still not even halfway

through 2022. that means the u.s. is currently averaging more than one mass shooting per day. and those aren't just shootings but mass shootings, incidents where at least four people have been shot, not including the gunman. in wisconsin an investigation is under way after a former judge was shot and killed inside his own home in what officials are calling a targeted attack. and now we're learning that the suspected gunman may have been planning other attacks on several high profile targets including two governors and a u.s. senator. whitney wild reports. >> reporter: cnn looked through court records which show the suspect in this case, douglas k. hudy, has a conviction for several charges including firearms charges. part of those proceedings went in front of the man police say he killed. the suspect had a list of targets including governor whitmer, governor evers and

mitch mcconnell. it an began around 6:30 friday morning when someone ran out of the judge's home and called 911 reporting that there was someone armed, reporting that someone was firing a weapon. throughout the morning police tried to negotiate with the suspect inside, but the negotiations broke down. at around 10:15, tactical teams finally got inside and they found the judge dead and also the 56-year-old shooter in that home with a self inflicted gunshot wound. officials had been sounding the alarm for months because there is a real potential that anti-government sentiment could fuel violence in this overall heightened threat landscape. this case is the example of the very crimes officials have been so worried about and now the big fear is that this case could result in copycat attacks. certainly one that law enforcement across the country is watching closely. whitney wild, cnn, washington.

a texas state lawmakering says lack of clarity about the uvalde police response to the mass shooting there could hinder efforts to prevent such massacres are from happening again. funerals are being held this weekend, but one survivor is now out of the hospital. nick valencia has answered questions tormenting families. >> reporter: release of the 9-year-old girl is a bright spot here in uvalde, but at least two victims of last week's massacre are still in the hospital, including a 66-year-old grandmother of the shooter who was shot in the face before the attack. tragedy here is still front and center as two more of those fourth graders from robb elementary were laid on rest friday including makenna whose family said they were still too broken up to speak on camera, but highlighted had she loved to play softball and do gymnastics. and also 10-year-old torres also

laid to rest saturday and there are still so many unanswered questions here and not really any clear those about what happens next at robb elementary school. the school board held a meeting for the first time since the shooting, during which the superintendent reiterated that the students will not return to robb elementary. but perhaps what is most striking is what was not mentioned, there was no mention about the future of chief of the school district here, chief of police pete arredondo. it was something that some parents in attendance found disgusting. >> i have a fourth grader that was in the room next door that is terrified. my niece died. i have a six yald sakssix-year- don't want go to school. i have one going into junior high. we want answers to where the security is going to take place. this was all a joke. >> parents here want answers and as we approach two weeks since the school shooting, police have yet to offer a full whicexplana

for their inaction that day. nick valencia, cnn, uvalde, texas. i want to bring in dr. campbell professor of surgery. thank you so much for joining us. as much as we're acutely aware of the dangers of gun violence in this country and how the number of deaths have been rising year after year, i think many people myself included were still shocked that gun violence would be the number one killer of kids. >> first of all, kim, thank you so much for having me on this evening. and it is important that your viewers and people around the world understand that in the united states that begin violence and shootings and killings of children has replaced things like motor vehicle accidents which had traditionally been the reason why children would die. so it is important for people to know this information, pay attention to it, and of course to really start thinking about

how we can say that the lives of our kids really matter and we need to think about this as a public health emergency. this is a public health crisis. the gun violence in the united states. and it is affecting our children profoundly. so we need to be thinking about that as we go about addressing this issue as a public health crisis. >> so you are also a trauma surgeon, you've spent a lot of time in the icu unfortunately dealing with the injuries from gunshot wounds. and you now more than anyone know about the effects of the violence and particularly how damaging those assault-style weapons are and how much worse the injuries are from the rounds used in those ar-15-style guns. >> first of all, the bullets are bigger. they travel faster. they travel over 3,000 feet per second. and when they travel through tissues, they create cavities or explosive areas within tissues. so bones, tissue, blood vessels,

all the nerves are destroyed when these missiles or these bullets go through people's bodies. i've seen it over the last two decades that i've been taking care of trauma patients here in san francisco, and when i was in new york i saw the same thing. higher velocity, more destruction, and less chance that we have to save the patient's life. when we're dealing with smaller bullets, we may get a chance and we've gotten pretty good at saving lives. but when people are shot by these really weapons of war on the streets of the united states, they create devastating injuries and it is like a bomb going off in someone's body. >> many republicans especially talk about it cannot a gun control issue but a mental health issue. do you agree? >> well, first of all, i have to disagree because in terms of these mass shootings, or in terms of shootings, period, it is less than 3% of people who are involved in these shootings have mental health issues.

so i think that it is almost a simplification and frankly wrong regarding the shootings. they are really accessible, the adult or the 18-year-old who purchased the guns in uvalde, he had just turned 18 and he went and bought it on credit and bought 1200 rounds of ammunition with it. and that is something that should give us pause in terms of giving access to people who will go and do these things. >> you mentioned a little whiling while whiling a ago treating it like a public health crisis. but what does that actually mean and how do we find solutions? >> so it means that we need to declare an emergency, that the death of yesterday was gun violence and everybody was wearing orange and the reason why they wore orange is it is because of the color that people wear when they go hunting just

so they can be seen. so what we want to do is put an end to this. so public health, the surgeon general should declare an emergency. we need to begin to give funds to looking at and ways that we can work towards ending what is a crisis so that i don't have to go into the quiet rooms and talk to families and tell them that their loved one is dead. tonight i'm on call and there may be a call where someone is shot and they die and i have to go and talk to them and i know that i'll ruin their life. i know that i'm going to tell them something that they know that it is coming when their loved one is shot. and we need to look at it individually and we need to look at it in the broader society. >> really appreciate your perspective. d dr. campbell, thank you. and if you would like to help victims and communities impacted by mass shootings including the texas school shooting, go to cnn.com/impact and you will find several ways

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their role in the killing of jamal khashoggi. arrlette saenz reports. >> reporter: president biden is post opposing the meeting with mohammad bin salman, a zsitdown likely to now take place in july. they had been expected to meet toward the end of june when president biden is already expected to travel to germany for a g7 summit and spain for a may t nato summit. but saturday they said the white house determined two separate trips, one to europe and another to the middle east would allow for more time to work on a schedule as well as set agenda items. this would mark the first meeting between biden and the crown prince after the administration has engaged in months of diplomatic work to try to repair u.s. and saudi

relations. during the cam dkcampaign, joe had referred to saudi arabia saying they should be treated as a pariah due to their human rights record and the president has also been quite critical of saudi arabia following the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi. the president has faced criticism for this expected meeting with the crown prince, but on friday he defended the prospect of a meeting when speaking with reporters. >> i have been engaged in trying to work with how we can bring more stability and peace in the middle east. and there is the possibility that i would be going to meet with both israelis and arab countries at the time including i expect would be saudi arabia would be included in that if i did go. but i have no direct plans at the moment. >> reporter: there were two key deals earlier this week, which really laid the groundwork for this likely meeting between bine and the crown prince including an extension of a truce in yemen and as well as opec agreeing to produce more oil. arlette saenz, cnn, the white

house. oil prices keep climbing despite opec agreeing to ramp up production as she mentioned. u.s. oil jumped again on friday closing at the heist lighest le nearly three months. prices are up for the sixth week in a row. and this continued spike doesn't bode well for customers looking to fill up at the pump. one gas station in northern california is charging customers nearly $10 a gallon. according to cnn affiliate kgo, this auto repair shop was selling fuel for $9.60 on friday and for supreme gas drivers had to pay a whopping $9.91 per gallon. keep in mind the service organization aaa says u.s. national average is about $4.81 for a gallon of regular. gas station's owner says their prices are so high because they don't sell food or drinks to help cover the costs. former trump white house adviser peter navarro says he wants to represent himself after a federal grand jury indicted

him for contempt of congress. it is part of the investigation into the january 6 attack on the capitol. navarro railed in court against what he called the hard ball tactics following his arrest friday at an airport and it comes just ahead of public hearings by the committee investigating the attack. crime and justice reporter caitlin po polentz. >> reporter: the committee says that it will be presenting material it has never seen before. the committee has done hundreds of interviews and collected documents including from one of the closest vadviser, that is mark meadows. but even with the extensive investigation, the house won't be getting testimony from everyone that they wanted. house voted to hold four witnesses who didn't comply with their investigations subpoenas in contempt, take that is meadows, dan scavino, peter

navarro and steve bannon. the justice department told the house that it would not be prosecuting meadows and scavino as a way to enforce the congressional subpoenas. but a grand jury did indict navarro for his refusal to turn over documents and his failure to testify. while he wasn't talking to the committee, he had written a book and even spoke about a plan called the green bay sweep. he ultimately did not engage with the committee, so he is in trump just like steve bannon facing contempt charges. katelyn polantz, cnn, washington. just named tropical storm alex is moving in to the atlantic after inundating both sides of the florida straits with heavy rain. some streets were turned in to rivers. in miami officials are warning that waste water may be overflowing into the ocean.

carlos suarez has more. >> reporter: parts of south florida are still drying out after nearly a foot of rain fell in some cities. here on ft. lauderdale beach nearly 8 inches of rain caused some flooding along a 1 a. police here spent the day trying to keep drivers out of roads reminding them that their cars may not make it. the worst of the storm of the flooding was in miami where water pumps had trouble keeping up with the rain overnight and throughout saturday. a number of cars in downtown miami stalled leaving drivers stranded. late saturday, miami-dade fire rescue used a high rescue vehicle to help people stuck in their homes and cars across the state in naples and in ft. myers, folks there saw 4 to 7 inches of rain since friday morning. what is left of the system should clear the state saturday night. carlos suarez, cnn, ft. lauderdale, florida. and joining me now is meteorologist karen maginnis. really dramatic pictures there. take us through what more we can

expect. >> yes, thankfully it looks like this half of the weekend has been salvaged. hit hard very much by what is now tropical storm alex. we were waiting for this to happen. what has changed? it has more tropical storm characteristics. meaning the central pressure has dropped, also the winds have increased. and just your all has a general look that this is now a tropical storm, more tightly formed, still no clearly defined eye. it has pulled away from the bahamas, it has pulled away from cuba, also the florida peninsula. but they got absolutely soaked with this rainfall. right now winds associated with this at 50 miles per hour, some higher gusts. it may increase a little bit. but as it moves into some of that cooler water, we may see the winds start to come down. but there it is, rather spectacular looking on the enhanced satellite imagery. here is bermuda, between the

areas around melbourne and bermuda, it is about 1,000 miles. is so it has quite a distance to travel before we feel the effects. but that could come late sunday night into monday, there will be heavy surf, bands of rainfall. but it is moving very quickly. take a look at miami, they got just over 11 inches. and take a look at this video out of the miami area hit so very hard with the heavy downpours. this is drone video, very dramatic, you see how widespread the flooding rainfall was. now, there is a vehicle, it is a flood unit, and it looks to be carrying a boat that perhaps will help people to get out of the floodwaters here. they are saying that about 125 people were flooded and cars that responded to the numerous people impacted by the rainfall that came down so suddenly. what happens in the forecast?

it will move off towards the east and northeast, going out towards the mid-atlantic probably becoming extratropical as we go into the next few days. in the central united states, hot temperatures, it looks like the risk of severe weather once again in oklahoma, also into kansas. kim, back to you. some greek residents have evacuated their homes due to a wildfire threat in the country's capital. officials say there have been reports of damage to at least 20 houses near the southern suburbs of athens. the greek fire service says more than 100 firefighters are on the scene battling the blaze and the situation is improving. right now the evacuations are just precautionary. china is kicking off the final push to complete its space station. three astronauts blasted off sunday morning. china says their job is as to finish the construction of the space station by the end of the year. during their six month stay, china will send two new

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the uk is set to kick off a final day of celebrations honoring queen elizabeth's historic 70 year reign. she has been largely absent for much of the platinum jubilee, but she did manage to steal the show on saturday with a surprise video appearance alongside another famous face. have a look at this. >> perhaps you would like a m marmalade sandwich. i keep one for emergencies. >> so do i. >> sharing a snack with paddington bear that helped kick off an all-star concert that included performances from the rock band queen, as well as pop superstars like elton john, rod stewart and diana ross.

let's bring in anna stewart live in london. let's start with the party at the palace, shall we? >> reporter: oh, the party at the palace was spectacular. and what and an amazing sketch from the queen which brought back memories of when she did a sketch with james bond for the opening ceremony of the london olympics. that was a decade ago. it is all broken down here and if i get out of the way, you can probably see a marching band or something setting up there because that is for what takes place later today. but last night such an array of different musical performances across all the generations really and we had all the generations in the stand including prince george and princess charlotte who were allowed to stay up late. i saw prince george singing along to sweet caroline and there was amusing address by prince charles. take a listen. >> your majesty, mommy, the

scale of this evening's celebration and the outpouring of warmth and affection over this whole jubilee weekend is our way of saying thank you. >> reporter: it has been the most incredible four days. and thank you has been said by just hundreds of thousands, millions of people across the uk. hard to believe that this is the scene of the concert, it looks pretty different now. >> absolutely. so first of all, we're hoping the weather holds, but let's look ahead to today and what we're expecting to see. >> reporter: well, today is the people's pageant. so we'll see thousands of performers flooding down the mile towards buckingham palace where the finale will be. this will be a moment for all sorts of people to come together and reflect on the aseven decad

history, changing culture. there will be a lot of celebrities, sports stars, what is called national treasures over the years. so a fairly big event and we're expecting thousands of people to come out and watch that despite the rather hmiserable weather. there are thunderstorm warnings, but what could be more british than that. and also street parties. today is the day to get your cream tea out in the street with all your neighbors and despite the rainy am planning to go to one. i've baked my scones and i'm ready to go. >> lovely. and will we see the queen do you think? >> reporter: that is the big question, so so far the palace hasn't said anything regarding whether she will or will not go. we've been kind of taking it as a day by day situation. we know that she has episodic mobility problems which have affected her presence at multiple events even before the jubilee. it is kind of hoped that perhaps she will be here for the last day. she could for instance watch the pageant from the balcony, but

we'll have to wait and see i think. >> all right, i'll leave you with your scones. thanks so much and we'll tune into you later. still ahead, she is undefeated after more than two dozen matches. how the top ranked women's tennis player dominated in paris. stay with us.

game two of the tips off sunday night and celtics are showing solidarity for brittney griner being held in russia. the team wore shirts with we are bg written across them, they wanted to show togetherness and love from the nba to wnba while also shining the light on efforts to bring her home. and ljaylen brown says the team may do something similar during the finals. >> we wanted to come out and show our support for brittney griner. she's been over there for an extended amount of time. and we feel like enough is enough. i'm not sure if we'll wear it for the rest of the time, but

today was a good day to bring attention to a topic that was necessary. >> the wnba star has been detained in russia for more than 100 days which the u.s. government has called unlawful. the seven time all-star was in russia before the war in ukraine started participating in a basketball league before traveling home. in a hear of hours ukraine's national soccer team hopes to qualify for this year's world cup in qatar. after beating scotland 3-1 wednesday, ukraine is now just one win away from playing in the top football tournament. they will face wales. and ukrainian soldiers got a morale boost when some were able to watch and cheer on their team while fighting in the war-torn country. ukraine's head coach says the team is playing for much more than just themselves. here he is. >> translator: we played for them, we played for those who fight in trenches, who fight with their last drop of blood. we also played for ukrainians,

for people back at home who suffer every day. yes, we did a baby step towards our great aim, but still we have a wales game in front of us and we'll do everything that people expect us do and we'll make ukrainians proud to be ukrainians. very much like my team and myself, we are extremely proud ukrainians. >> before their last game that they played, ukraine hadn't played a competitive game since november due to russia's invasion and wales will be a tough task for them. the big match taking place in cardiff on sunday, 12:00 p.m. eastern here in the united states. and continuing the domination of tennis in paris, the world number one easily dispatched coco gauff. she's won 35 straight matches.

christina macfarlane has the details from paris. >> reporter: the invincible, that is the aura around swiatek who proved that she is why she is world number one defeating coco gauff in straight sets to lift her second french open title with power, athleticism and speed. with this win, many believe she could be the player to go on and dominate her generation for years to come. swiatek turned 21 earlier this week and has won six straight titles in 2022, it extends her streak to 35 which equals venus williams' record. and for someone so young, it is easy to forget just how difficult it has been for swiatek to maintain her dominance and deliver when it matters. she vonwon here two years ago a teenager and today she denied coco gauff that same feat. but gauff has proven that she is more than just the child

prodigy. her comments against gun violence are just as strong as her performance on the court. christina mack fcfarland, cnn, . and in just a few hours nadal hoped to win his 14th french open title. he will take on casper ruud. and he is also seeking a record extending 22 grand slam titles. the next tennis major, wimbledon, could be without some big names. serena and venus williamss aren't on the singles entry list for the tournament. they can still play but now it would have to be through a wild card invitation. it has been quite a while since either of them have taken the court. serena hasn't played since wimbledon a year ago and venus last played in a tour event last august. and the original gerber baby has died. this iconic baby face first

graced gerber products in 1928 when a neighbor entered a sketch of her into a contest for an advertising campaign. for decades cook's identity was a secret, whichshe was an engli teacher and wrote a series of books after she retired. ann turner cook was 95 years old. that wrap this is hour of "cnn newsroom." i'll be back in just a moment with more news, please do stay with us.

welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber ahead here on "cnn newsroom." former judge is dead in what's being called a targeted attack against a government official. we'll have more on the gunman, his motives and who else was on his apparent hit list. a barrage of explosions reported in kyiv as russian forces continue to storm. a look at the fight being taking place across ukraine. plus, we're hours away from