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as they wait for vaccines and testing. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom," with kim brunhuber. president biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state of kentucky, as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including six children. and the death toll is expected to rise. flash floods wiped out entire neighborhoods, scores of people are missing. kentucky governor andy bashir says it's hard to get a fix on the number of cell services out. bridges were demolished, and some homes were completely carried away. for many who have been affected, the damage is devastating. >> i don't know what we're going to do. we don't have no place to live

now or anything. >> the water got to about there. we had about this much more room before we got flooded, and i've never seen it that high. we came out of the house, and it was so swift that even a jet ski was hard for him to handle. and he took us out one at a time. >> federal disaster declaration will free up more aid to help recovery and cleanup efforts in the state. cnn reports the sheer scope of the disaster will make rebuilding difficult. >> this is going to be a real challenge with such a large area hit to get good, accounted-for numbers. >> reporter: homes destroyed, roads washed out. rescuers working around the clock at governor of kentucky warns the death toll from the catastrophic flooding could more than double in the coming days. the latest heartbreaking discovery, the bodies of at least six children recovered from the floodwaters.

rushing waters pushed hopes off their foundation and cars into piles. judy butler and her husband got out just in time. >> we pulled out to the road. about ten meinutes later we looked back and it was from the back of the fence to the back of the carport. >> i'm going to lose everything i have, for sure. but it's better than losing my life. >> reporter: beverly dougherty spent hours in chest-high water trying to keep her dog afloat. >> finally, i was hanging tuna fern robe and thought i have to do it, i've got to swim. it was super swift. >> reporter: the kentucky national guard is also assisting in rescue efforts, lifting people from their homes as some buildings were left almost entirely submerged. officials say the storm caught many people by surprise. >> there was no warning.

people in mobile homes and the water had never been that far in 50 years. caught in this sleep and wash aid way. >> reporter: and with power and cell phone service out in many of the hardest-hit areas, help is hard to come by. >> there's a big swath of the company totally isolated. the state highways are just gone. >> reporter: one says it's hard to know where to even begin. >> we were so overwhelmed we don't know what to really ask for. >> reporter: and the worst is far from over. governor besheer urging residents to have a safety plan in place. >> looks like it's going to rain a lot monday, maybe tuesday. >> reporter: cnn, hazard, kentucky. >> for more on all this extreme weather, i'm joined by cnn meteorologist derek van dam. let's build on what we just heard here. it sounds like those folks in kentucky aren't out of the woods

yet. >> no. we have about a 24-hour window where we could dry out a little. but the rain gauges still at major flood stage. look at this forecast radar imag imagery. today, being saturday, will stay drive. pay attention to the top portion of the screen. as we work our way into sunday notice the showers and thunderstorms starting to pick up in intensity. saturday's outlook from the weather prediction center, just a marginal risk of flash flooding across the extreme eastern sections of kentucky into west virginia because of the ongoing river cresting taking place in some of the larger rivers. but as we go into sunday, that's n another story. even into virginia and the carolina, that is thanks to the

st stalled out frontal boundary. we know that we've had back to back one and one thousand-year events. the likelihood is 0.4%. when it happens in two very close approximations, you wonder what's behind this, climate change. much of this occurred in a 12-hour period. that is flash flooding, folks. water has to go somewhere, unfortunately, across the eastern sections of kentucky, we know this as the appalachians. this is an area with a lot of steep ravines, and the water flows town the mountain side into the populated areas. unfortunately. it came too quick, too soon. causing record flooding at jackson, peak observation nearing 43.5 feet.

the old record was 43 feet. it's easy to see that resulted in the flash flooding, washing away of cars, bridges, roadways. radar quiet. we get a little respite from the rainfall. but into the day sunday and monday that will be a different story. more rain in the forecast. >> we'll keep tracking that throughout the weekend. thanks so much. earlier, i spoke with kayla hughgate whose home was destroyed by the floods. when she went to her parents' home, water was encroaching on their home as well. i asked what would have happened if she hadn't arrived in time to wake them up. >> after about an hour i got in my car and made my way to my dad's. took me about 45 minutes to make a 15-mile trip because it wbad. the rain was horrible. i woke them up and we went to

the back porch, and the river was rising incredibly fast. it was close to their house already. and they had an elderly wheelchair-bound lady with them. so we got them dressed, grabbed what they could and got them out. i'm very blessed tonight that my sti sister and my niece and both of my parents are safe, because others are not so lucky. >> we'll have more of my interview kayla fugate ahead in the next hour. and if you'd like to safely and securely help people affected by the floods, go to cnn.com/impact. you can find several ways you can help there. and it's not just the u.s. seeing deadly massive floods. according to officials in pakistan, more than 380 people have opiniobeen killed. more than 110 deaths reported

and more storms expected. in iran, at least 53 people have been condominikilled and more t dozen missing. 21 provinces have been affected and rain is forecast to continue. moscow's counter offer is getting a frosty reception in the biden administration. the white house has offered viktor bout for brittany griner and paul whelan, but the russians want yet another person. >> reporter: sources tell me and my colleague, frederick polite

be again russian officials responded by requesting a man convicted of murder last december. they communicated the request during an informal channel by the domestic security service. but the request sprobatic for several reasons. among them, the man remains in german custody. and because of that, and that the request was not made to the u.s. formally, the u.s. did not view it as a legitimate counter to the u.s.' offer. still, the u.s. did make inquiries to the germans about whether they would be willing to include him in the trade according to a senior government official. a u.s. official viewed it as a st status check. now the conversations between the u.s. and germany were never elevated to the top levels of the german government, and

including him in a potential trade has not seriously been considered. now the u.s. is believing it is not a serious proposal but a bid by the russians to stall and buy time until brittany griner's trial is over. cnn, washington. now to the latest in ukraine, which is blaming russia for holding up the implementation of their grain export deal. ukraine says it's ready to start shipments from its black seaports but russia has yet to sign off on the location for safety routes for grain ships. on the battlefield, russia's artillery keeps pounding the donetsk region. ukraine and russia are blaming each other for an attack on a prison holding p.o.w.s.

40 were killed in the attack on the facility. but both sides are denying responsibility and pointing the finger at eacher other. what more are we learning there? >> reporter: you said it best when you talked about each side blaming the other. basically what we're seeing are dueling narratives in terms of what actually happened there at the prison. let's start with the ukrainian president who weighed in on what happened during the attack. he basically called it a war crime by russians, saying, quote, a deliberate mass murder of ukrainian prisoners of war, kem. he went on to say there should be a clear recognition of russia as a terrorist state as the result of what happened. again, this was a bombing at the prison. at least 40 ukrainian p.o.w.s were killed. many more than that were badly, badly injured.

they say russian mercenaries were responsible for the attack. now the russians paint ago very different picture of what happened. they were saying the ukrainians were responsible for the attack and also saying that the attack was carried out by the ukrainians using weapons provided by the americans. cnn for its part cannot verify the allegations on either side of this. ukraine, though, for their part, has asked the red cross, the united nations to come in and conduct an independent investigation in terms of what happened. the red cross coming out today saying they would be offering their assistance but also saying this to the international community saying p.o.w.s are protected under international humanitarian law. so dueling narratives going out here on both sides of this, still trying to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. >> plenty of confusion there. turning to the wider battle

across the country, bring us up to speed on the latest developments. >> when you look at the broader conflict in kharkiv, for example, saw some bombing there in kharkiv overnight. through saturday morning. apparently some sort of education building was bombed. no immediate report of any casualties there. but this is a region in the east where you've seen incremental sort of advances on both sides, but really sort of like a wall. the ukrainians seem to be able to hold the russians there. but a lot of attention still in the south, in the area of k kherson. you remember that ukrainians had bomb bombed at that bridge that russians had been using to bring heavy artillery in and out. >> this is an area where the ukrainians feel they can make up lost ground in that particular area. i think that's why you're seeing the russians paying so much

attention to nikolai ever. t this is an area where the ukrainians feel they can make up some ground. >> appreciate it. u.s. house speaker is leaving the possibility of a visit to taiwan open. how nancy pelosi's possible ad visit is putting a train on relations.

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u.s. officials are bracing for how china might react if the u.s. house speaker ends up visiting taiwan. nancy pelosi was set to leave for asia friday with planned

stops in japan, south korea, malaysia and singapore. pelosi hasn't said whether or not she'll also drop by the self-governing island of taiwan. >> the president earlier, well, earlier in his term, talked about a strong emphasis on the asia pacific. he has visited there as vice president, visited there, the secretary of commerce and others. and we want the congress of the united states to be part of that initiative. i'm very excited, should we go to the countries that we, you'll be hearing about along the way. >> we are following from tokyo. hand wringing in washington. we still don't know whether nancy pelosi is actually going. >> reporter: yeah, the reality is we still do not know whether u.s. lawmakers led by nancy

pelosi will visit the self-governed island of taiwan, but what we do know is that the prospect of her visit has absolutely ininfuriated china. if it does happen, it will be the highest-level u.s. visit to. newt gingrich was the last tvit. for now, it's just a rumored trip, one that does put the white house on alert. white house officials have said they're in no position to pressure pelosi, and only she will decide whether or not she goes to taiwan. that was the backdrop for a more than two-hour phone call between president biden and xi jinping.

during that call, she said that china firmly opposes taiwan independence and warned the u.s. saying that those that play with fire will per ish by it. the president acknowledged that the one-china policy acknowledges that taiwan is part of china. that hasn't changed and that the u.s. strongly opposes any unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the taiwan strait. beijing have said that they will fight to the very end and have not ruled out using force. as a sign of intimidation, beijing has stepped up military pressure on taiwan, including sending a record number of war planes near the island, just shy of taiwan's sovereign airspace. all low tensions between the u.s. and china are making headlines around the world, it is worth note that in taiwan

it's just another news story. it's important to remember that taiwan has been dealing with the constant threat from china for more than 70 years in the lack of troops amassing and intensifying rhetoric is because that hasn't changed. there's just not a lot of concern on the island of taiwan. >> interesting. all right, we'll keep following this story. blake essig live in tokyo. appreciate it. pope francis just arrived back home after a trip to canada. he made apologies and called the sexual abuse of minors in the canada catholic church evil. there's mixed news from the eurozone. the continent saw stronger than

expected gdp growth but inflation hit a record high. >> reporter: we are ending the week on a high? or are we. finally a glimmer of good news, and on a friday. much better than expected economic growth figures for italy, france and spain. a lot of that comes down to the reopening of the services sector post omicron surge, plus, finally, a decent summer of tourism. germany posted nil growth, no surprise there, given energy prices and an economy powered by energy-intensive factories that have also been hit by supply chain issues. a tweet said good news, euro are

area outimpoperforms expectatio. the latest surveys were published. confidence in terms of industry, services, consumer, retail, construction, it's all pointing down. and spain, which had posted better than expected growth registered the biggest drop in confidence overall. inflation came in at 8.9% in july. and economists i've spoken to today still expect europe to head into recession this year. anna stewart, cnn, london. i'm kim brunhuber. for those of you here in north america, cnn continues. for the rest of the world, ""african voices" changemakers is next. "african voices" changemakers is next. when you really need to sleep. you reach for the really good stuff. zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better

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welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states and canada, i'm kim brunhuber, this is "cnn newsroom." we are learning exclusive new details about text messages by secret service agents that may have been deleted about the time of the u.s. capitol riot. multiple sources tell cnn that the inspector general was aware of the missing texts more than a year before the committee. if the texts could be recovered,

they could shed light on crucial events, especially recent testimony that president trump apparently fought with secret service agents when they blocked him from joining his supporters at the capitol. and it doesn't stop there. cnn has also learned that texts leading up to january 6 are missing from trump's acting homeland security chief chad wolf. missing text messages are just one element of a wide ranging investigation that appears to be gaining traction twithin the u.. justice department. >> reporter: the department of justice is inching closer and encloser to former president trump. new cnn reporting reveals that prosecutors are gearing for a fight about executive privilege. >> when courts have considered these separation of powers

issues in the context of criminal cases they haven't really looked favorably to the white house and presidency. the biggest one is the united states versus nixon. >> reporter: trump himself is not considered to be a target yet. but the list of officials who have already cooperated with the committee ranand are now cooperating with the doj is growing, as they hand over transcripts of interviews to federal investigators >> they have indicated they want to have access to a certain number of transcripts, and we've negotiated back and forth. and the committee sees a way to make that available to them. >> reporter: the committee has also stepped up their outreach and engagement with cabinet officials. mick mulvaney met with the committee thursday and said investigators are very interested in the players pushing false claims of election fraud and inner access to the

white house. >> how did they get the access that they did when they did. >> reporter: among the others they spoke to, chad wolf, the "washington post" reporting that text messages from wolf and ken cuccinelli were lost from their government-issued electric devices. wolf said he handed over his phone in tact when he resign after january 6. meanwhile, the house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, whom cassidy hutchinson said was among the leaders who pleaded with trump to call it off, he says he doesn't remember it. >> i don't think i wanted a lot of people coming to the capitol, but i don't remember the conversation. >> reporter: and we're learning more about the timeline of when the inspector general from the department of homeland security first learned that the text messages from the secret service may have been deleted around january 5th or 6th.

and it was a long time before he alerted anyone in congress about that. he knew as early as may of 2021 that the text messages may have been deleted. it took him more than a year to inform congress of that problem. that's part of the reason january 6 members are so skeptical about this timeline and what answers to many of these questions. ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. a bill that would ban assault-style weapons in the u.s. has been adopted in the lower house of congress. >> on this vote, the yeas are 217. the nays are 213. the bill is passed! >> so, with that announcement, lawmakers in the house passed the ban on friday, but it's expected to falter in the senate where it has little chance of overcoming a republican filibuster. house democrats pushed the

passage after a spike in shoo shootings involving this type of gun. there was a measure in '94 but it expired ten year later. turning now to the uvalde, texas school massacre. the embattled principal of rob elementary school has been allowed to return to work after a brief suspension. mandy gutierrez was placed on administrative leave with pay. many have criticized lack security before that mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. she understands that some grieving parents may be angry. it was added, quote, vindication is not what she sought. she sought merely to be allowed to continue with her efforts in

the healing process in the community she loves. the one man whose daughter was killed in the massacre said again it is another slap to our faces and our babies' faces. she should have made sure the school was safe. she failed at her job bottom line. just ahead, the global outbreak of monkeypox claims its first fatality in europe as the need for vaccines is more desperate in the u.s. more details after the break. f. tylenol® is the #1 dr. recommended pain relief brand for those with high blood pressure. if you have questions on whether tylenol is rightht for you, talk to your doctor.

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live pictures of protesters gathering outside baghdad's parliament building. they're loyal to the powerful cleric and angry over the nomination of a new prime minister. more than 70 lawmakers with drew from the governing body last month, worsening the country's political stalemate. iraqi leaders have been unable to form a new government since elections last october. there are growing concerns about the monkeypox outbreak, which the world health organization declared last week, global health emergency of international concern. spain is reporting what's thought to be its first death in europe from the virus.

earlier friday, the first person to die from monkeypox outside of africa was reported in brazil, a 41-year-old male cancer patient. and the philippines announced its first death on friday. it occurs through prolonged sexual contact and respiratory droplets. there are more than 5,000 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases in the u.s. san francisco appeals for vaccines now. >> san francisco has one of the highest case rates already of monkeypox of any other major city in the country. we don't want to be ignored bit federal government in our need. so many leaders of the lgbt community have also, weeks ago, asked for additional help and support and assistance. >> for more on this, let's bring

in dr. peter chin hong, a member of the california monkeypox scientific advisory committee. thanks so much for joining us here. short of 300 cases where are you in san francisco, why is that such a worry? why is the city declaring a public health emergency now? >> well, there is a symbolic reason, kim and a pragmatic reason. the symbolic reason is i think the city really wants to make a statement and raise awareness, but there's a really pragmatic reason which is that there isn't enough mundy voted to monkeypox. all of this money is wrapped up in covid dollars. the state of emergency allows that flexibility. >> they want to pivot some of that covid money to fight this. part of the problem is the lack of testing. i want to know how bad can this get. and is there a possibility that

we can get rid of monkeypox or do you think it's here to stay now? >> well, time is ticking and now is the moment where we may lose this moment before it spills over to the general population, infects animals in north america and then may become endemic, which is something nobody really wants. >> yeah. absolutely. so there is, aside from the lack of testing, there's also frustration growing about the access to the vaccine. i mean, we reported on folks who took five hours filling out forms, standing in line to get the shot. why is it taking so long? you thought after covid, shouldn't swrie we have better muscle memory to react? >> there's a bit of a slowness even in things like reserving the second dose before prioritizing first doses for as

many people as possible. and at the end of the day, there were 800,000 doses awaiting fda inspection of the facility in denmark. and that was a little frustrating, because it was there, it was like dangling a golden apple in front of you, and you can't really get it. >> hmm. so san francisco is going to prioritize vaccines for men and trans trans people who have sex with men, which is the population right now that looks most likely to be infected. people are saying we need to do more to draw attention to this link to male on male sex to warn these vulnerable populations. other people say anyone can get infected and we're stigmatizing them. where do you fall in that debate? >> i think, kim, we have to be laser focussed on where the disease is right now, which is in gay and bisexual men and

trans men as well. i think that the messaging for the general population is one not of alarm but awareness. and you're right. stigma is something that we are constantly worried about. we have seen it during hiv. just yesterday, somebody came to ask me about treatment for monkeypox with t-pox, because she had hug adged a gay man. that message is really worrying and a harbinger of what could be coming in the future. >> it's such a tough balancing act there. before we came on we played a clip from san francisco's mayor who hshe's joined with others wo are criticizing and calling out the federal response. what more should they be doing here? >> there's two things that i hope will reso. first of all, i'm really proud to be a resident of san francisco. we the first to do shelter in

place. this was a prescient move. the two things are hopefully a domino effect to other jurisdictions and hopefully percolating to the national level and that will result in resources, but more than that, coordination. again, we snau aw in covid we w different muscles beating at different times, instead of one coordinated muscle. even something as elementary as reporting cases is not done consistently from state to state right now. >> and if you have any advice there for foreclks that are listening, what's your message? >> i think we haven't been using enough testing. when cnn did an investigation a couple days ago they found that even though we have five commercial labs set up and running, able to do tens of thousands of tests a week, there were very, very few tests done. less than a hundred, actually, in some of the major labs.

so i think not to panic and to think about the hierarchy at risk. at the end of the day, monkeypox is really trying to find an animal. it's very, very difficult to get as a human. so skin-to-skin is major. maybe sexual contact, as well, though not as exclusive. going to the thrift store, going to the gym, going to the yoga studio is not going to be very high risk at all. >> really appreciate getting your expertise on this developing issue. peter chin hong, thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks so much, kim. three months after the slap seen around the world, will smith is finally speaking out. we'll have the latest on what the actor had to say when we come back. stay with us. as the pain sets i in. and the hill grows steeper. no matter what, we go o on. biofreeze.

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>> all right. changing gears now, it's been three months since actor will smith slapped chris rock on the live academy awards. was all anyone talked about at bunow he's got something to ith. say. he's posted a five-minute video on instagram in which he publicly said he's sorry and explained why he didn't apologize for the slap in his best actor speech later that night. >> it's all fuzzy. i've reached out to chris. and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk. >> smith apologized to fellow actors and oscar nominees for going after rock after the comic joked about smith's word.

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