a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm max foster in london. just ahead -- >> 19-year-old gezekiel kelly i in custody. >> i'm angry. this is no way for us to live. >> this could be one of the worst heatwaves on record, period, in california. >> we're really concerned because that is getting closer and closer to our house.

>> it is the right time to leave. don't wait. >> get our economy going, that is what i'm focused on. >> we aim at lowering the cost of gas. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. it is thursday, september 8, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. and we begin with breaking news. four people are dead after a 19-year-old man went on a shooting rampage in memphis, tennessee. police say 19-year-old ezekiel kelly was arrested following a high speed chase and is being transported to the shelby county jail. here is more from memphis police chief. >> so first, i want to reassure the community that 19-year-old

ezekiel kelly is in fin fact in custody. this has been a mhorrific week for the city of memphis and the memphis police department. we extend our seincere condolences to all the victims who have been affected in this sequence of violent acts today. >> the shooting rampage is believed to have stretched across eight crime scenes and lasted nearly 24 hours. kelly had earlier been in prison, the mayor of memphis called out the justice system. >> ezekiel kelly was charged with criminal attempted first degree murder but pled guilty in april of 2021 to the lesser charge of aggravated assault. he was sentenced to three years.

but only served 11 months in prison. the problem is not the memphis police department because they are arresting people. the problem is the judicial system that will not punish. that is our problem. >> kelly will be transported to the shelby county jail where he is expected to face numerous charges. in nevada a man charged with killing a las vegas journalist is said to appear in court in the coming hours. public administrator robert tell police was arrested which is for the murder of jeff german, he was found dead outside his home on saturday with multiple shot force injuries. german worked for the "las vegas review-journal," he was working on a story about the local official during the week of his death. police are set to release more information on the investigation later. a dragnet in canada ended as

police tracked down myles sanderson and took him into custody. police say he died a short time later after going into medical distress. this after a rampage on sunday left ten people dead and 18 others wounded. myles' brother the other suspect was found dead on monday. police arrested myles sanderson on wednesday after forcing his stolen vehicle off a highway in the province of saskatchewan. a separate police force and independent civilian-led organization will investigate the suspect's death. a triple threat of extreme weather events could soon be slamming california all at once. a hurricane will make its closest pass to southern california in 25 years in the days ahead, warnings have already been issued for parts of the baja california peninsula and other parts of mexico. hurricane kay is expected to produce dangerous storm surge and coastal flooding, suspected to start battering the mexican

coast in earnest in the coming hours. meanwhile the rain from the storm could be a relief for parts of southern california. millions are enduring extreme heat conditions and climate experts warn it may be one of the worst heatwaves on record. and several wildfires are burning across the state. this is just a small sample of them. officials say southern california's fairview fire is burning in all directions and are telling people that staying put is not an option. >> we beg for your cooperation on these evacuation orders and even the warnings. fire is very unpredictable as we discussed yesterday and earlier today and moves very, very fast. >> let's bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri, he is looking at the twin threats in california. >> yeah, max, good morning. we're watching the storm very carefully because it has everything it takes here to bring in not only very damaging conditions across portions of the baja mexico, but also some

significant rainfall into areas of southern california. some of which will be beneficial, some of it could be problematic. but right now a category 1 system certainly seeing severe weather, tropical weather alerts prompted across the region as well. but as max noted, the storm system gets uncomfortably close to areas of southern california from thursday into friday, possibly even early saturday morning as a tropical storm approaching the mexican u.s. border there. and the last time we had a system reach category 1 status and get within this close proximity was back when hurricane nora did it in 1997 and hurricane kay is forecast to get within 250 miles of san diego. as it approaches, we do expect quite a bit of heavy rainfall, gusty winds as well. you know what is happening as it relates to excessive heat, fire conditions as well, so some benefits as the massive dome of high pressure begins to break

down. we expect significantly cooler temperatures as early as friday and saturday for some of these areas and also a significant threat for heavy rainfall. bart parts of mexico can could see as much as 10 inches of rainfall. and the flood alerts have been prompted as a result of all of this. so you look at these temperatures, not often you see this sort of a trend. bakersfield from 108 down to 87. death valley will be down to 90. palm stringprings from 104 down 84. and over the past 48 hours, we've seen some 100 records set across this region. temps as warm as 122 degrees tying a record that has been just standing for one year speaks to just how hot the last couple years have been across parts of california. >> pedram, thank you. now to the fbi search of donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. the us ju.s. justice department

wants more details public from the affidavit. this is a procedural step. that information has already been disclosed in previous court filings. we're also waiting to see if the justice department will appeal a judge's ruling allowing a special master to review the materials taken from mar-a-lago. even donald trump's former attorney general says he thinks they should. >> i think, you know, as i've said all along there are two questions. will the government be able to make that technical case, will they have evidence that they could indict somebody on including him. and that is the first question. and i think that they are getting very close to that point. >> meanwhile republicans are taking aim at leaks to the media including a report by the "washington post" that agents recovered a document describing a foreign country's nuclear capabilities. here is the former president's son, eric. >> you literally have the fbi spending more time leaking stuff to the press. i mean, these pictures, do you think my father happened to just

leave documents all over his office floor? he is a very, very neat guy. he doesn't leave documents staged all over an office floor. >> no one has suggested that this is the way the fbi found these documents. the justice department says they were mostly in documents and somewhat in desks in trump's office. sources tell cnn the former trump adviser steve bannon is expected to surrender to new york state authorities in the coming hours. bannon was indicted by the state for allegedly diverting about $1 million from a scheme that raised millions to build a border wall. trump pardoned bannon after he was charged by federal prosecutors with the same offense, but presidential pardons don't apply to state level prosecutions. bannon is expected to enter a not guilty plea when he appears in court later this morning. the united nations says it has documented cases of mistreatment of ukrainian civilians during so-called filtration checks by russia. the u.n. also says there is

credible evidence that unaccompanied ukrainian children are being sent to russia where theye adopted by russian families. the russia ambassador to the u.n. is dismissing the reports but the u.s. says it knows where the orders for those operations are coming from and why. >> we are further aware that the russian presidential administration officials are providing lists of ukrainians to be targeted for filtration and receiving reports on the scope and progress of operations. we assess that the kremlin views filtration operations as crucial to their efforts to annex areas of ukraine under their control and we demand russia halt its filtration operations immediately. >> let's go to melissa bell in kyiv to explain more about this. how would this strategy work for russia? >> reporter: well, this is

something we've been seeing and hearing about ever since the invasion in march when those filtration camps were set up. and what we've been hearing about and what they were talking about yesterday, the united nations, is 2.5 million ukrainians that have allegedly been taken to russian lands or russian controlled lands beyond the borders as they were. 38,000 of those children, really horrifying stories, harrowing tales that we managed to get back through to us. of course very difficult to get access to about exactly what is going on. the idea, and this is what we've seen around the russian controlled parts of ukraine where the filtration camps are set up, so people forcibly taken to the russian federation, but essentially the filtration camps between the two ukraines. so the parts of ukraine that is in russian hands and the rest. and what we've been seeing and hearing from those who fled, who

have come across to this side of the line for details about the filtration camps, really difficult stories to listen to, people being kept there for days, sometimes weeks, some people never heard from again. and those who do manage to come here are extremely worried about the family, friends, those they have left behind because of what is going on in those russian-controlled territories. the idea, the strategy as we understand it is that you are talking about parts of ukraine in which referendums will be held as they have been in donetsk and luhansk in the past trying to test whether or not they want to join the russian federation. so anyone causing any trouble or likely not to be of the view that this should happen can be forcibly removed. rear hearing tales of abduction, torture, prison camps inside those territories address plans still that those referendums should be held in order to try

to annex those parts of the country already under russian control. >> melissa live in kyiv, thank you. key supporters are meeting to consider what to do next in the war on ukraine. we'll go live to germany for more on that. plus britain's new prime minister unveiling her plan to deal with sky energy costs. and plus obama's return to the white house for the unveiling of the portraits and using the occasion to show share support for president biden. >> it is america's good fortune to have e you as president. yoyou have guided us through perilous times. ahead of the blalades, for effortless shaving in o one efficient stroke.

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>> barack and michelle, welcome home. >> reporter: greeted by over a minute of sustained applause, former president obama and first lady michelle obama in the east room for the unveiling of their official white house portraits. >> nothing could have prepared me better or more to become president of the united states than being at your side for eight years. >> reporter: president biden inviting mr. and mrs. obama to the stage where they lifted blue curtains to reveal their portraits. >> i want to thank sharon sprung for capturing everything i love about michelle. her grace, her intelligence, and the fact that she's fine. >> reporter: and his by robert mckurdi. >> refused my request to make my ears smaller. he also talked me out of wearing a tan suit by the way. >> reporter: the 44th president then growing serious.

>> presidents so often get air brushed. even take on a mythical status. especially after you've gone and people forget all the stuff they didn't like about you. presidents and first ladies are human beings like everyone else. we have our gifts, we have our flaws. >> reporter: the last time a sitting president invited his predecessor for a portrait unveiling was a decade being a go. >> when you are wandering these halls as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to gaze at this portrait and ask what would george do. >> reporter: the long standing tradition was put on hold when donald trump occupied the oval office and declined to host obama who had little interest in attending a ceremony organized by his successor. >> it means so much to come back to friends. >> reporter: with no direct mention of trump today, mrs. obama emphasized an unmistakable message saying these traditions matter. >> the people make their voices

heard with their vote. we hold an inauguration to ensure a peaceful transition of power. and once our time is up, we move on. >> reporter: the former first lady also noting her own historic role. >> a girl like me, she was never supposed to be up there next to jacqueline kennedy and dolly madison. that is what this country is about. it is not about blood or pedigree or wealth. >> reporter: and one question that has been raised to this white house is whether or not president biden would host former president trump once his portrait is ready. that is a question that so far the white house has declined to answer and instead referred them to the white house historical association which commissions the portraits. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. wall street hoping to claw back more gains after a week's long slump on wednesday. the dow futures are currently down though. you can see. but only slightly. major european indices are

looking more positive however. so that might help the dow a bit later on. you can see french, british and german shares are up but less than 0.2%. and major factor in that recent global rally, wall street closing on a high note wednesday with broad gains in all the major indices. japanese shares up more than 2% but chinese are down. winter is coming and for europe, that means freezing temperatures and sky high energy prices. but the european union is working on a plan to weather the storm. and the new british prime minister will unveil her strategy. liz truss is preparing a $172 billion bailout for consumers and businesses. there has been no real explanation of how it should pay for the pricey package. x clare sebastian is with me.

it can only come from other taxation. >> she doesn't want to extend the tax, borrowing is what she will do. so she has not talked about canceling the tax already in place. but she is as you know a staunch conservative, she is krech within that sort of traditional wing of the party. she does not want to increase taxes. soed in it will have to come from borrowing. and if you look at the size of the reported package, $172 billion, that would dwarf any of the covid -- >> more of the fellow -- >> almost double what germany has done so far. and this is only an estimate. we obviously don't know what she will say yet. but even when she does, we won't know for sure because one of the plans reported that is in there is cap what the consumers would pay which cause as huge problem if she does that. then the government is essentially taking on the risk of the market. if they will meet the difference between what consumers pay and

what the companies that buy it at wholesale price pay, then they take on the risk. so that essentially is a blank check. so that is the risk. it could raise borrowing costs even further, that could raisin nation. but the bank of england and other economists have already said that they think capping consumer energy bills will bring down inflation. so that is a positive. >> alternative capping discussed as well in other parts of europe. >> yeah, european union energy ministers are set to meet friday to discuss a plan to cap russian pipeline gas prices. this very delicate moment because russia has said that if that happens, it will stop not only gas but all fuel supplies to europe. so clearly europe is flirting with that. but they have said, look, we're ready for this, europe has reduced its reliance on russian gas from 40% before the war down to 9%.

and still though a full cutoff would be extremely significant. >> clare, thank you. meanwhile, we're getting word that u.s. president joe biden will discuss the war in ukraine with allies later today. the u.s. official says the call will include multiple countries that have been supporting ukraine's war efforts. but another key meeting in ukraine is under way in germany as we speak. ukraine defense contact group is meeting at ramstein air force base with u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin. for more, let's go to fred pleitgen. what are we hearing, fred? >> reporter: actually just a couple seconds ago glloyd austi announced another substantial aid package for ukrainians. i have a couple of the details. this was literally just announced. it is worth $675 million this time, includes multiple rocket launching systems, not clear which types of rocket launching systems, whether it is once again the himars or different systems this time.

also h.a.r.m. missiles, those are anti-radiation missiles that ukrainians have been using especially in the south. they would hit russian air defense radars, that would make it easier for the ukrainian air force to operate in some of those areas. also talking about armored humvees as well. that also really important as ukraine is going on the offensive in multiple areas in that country especially in the south moving troops with armored vehicles, something that is very, very important, apparently armored humvees is what we're talking about here. so another substantial package from the united states, but of course the big question here at this meeting which involves some 50 countries, what are the other allies doing. is there fatigue setting in or are they all still going strong. and that would be the type of message that the u.s. would want to send not just to the ukrainians but of course to the russians as well to say that the u.s. and its allies are still going strong, that no one is wavering on all that. it is quite interesting because german defense secretary said about a week ago that they are

basically coming to the end of the stockpiles that they would be able to give to the ukrainians. so we'll have to wait and see what the commitments from other nations are going to be. one of the ones that i'm looking at with a lot of interest actually is the united kingdom to see what happens with that new administration in office now, whether the uk will stay as strong and as committed. of course boris johnson is one of the big champions of the ukraine, has been for a very long time. >> fred, thank you. still to come, pakistan's largest lake overflows destroying villages and homes. we'll go inside a crowded camp where residents are waiting for government aid and trying to decide their next move. plus a humanitarian crisis in somalia, hit by historic drought and a brutal famine. what can be done to help save lives.

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welcome back. if you are just joining us, these are our top stories. four people are dead in a shooting rampage in memphis, tennessee. authorities have the 19-year-old suspect ezekiel kellryy in custody. the rampage lasted nearly 24 hours. >> the united nations says it has documented cases of mistreatment of ukrainian civilians during so-called filtration checks by russia. the u.s. says they are preparing for attempted annexation. much more on both these stories coming up on "early start."

there is a deepening sense of dread in pakistan has residents try to escape the floodwaters. some are terrified for their lives after the country's largest lake overflowed for a third time on tuesday. many people have been forced into temporary shelter while others are trapped by the flooding. suzae seay george shows us how was affected. >> reporter: this is one of the largest makeshift camps outside of seven in the province. you can see people are living in tents that they have built for themselves out of elof plastic and sticks from nearby trees. some people don't even have coverings over their heads. when we first arrived, families rushed towards us holding their children that they said are getting sicker by the day because of the lack of sanitation and because humanitarian aid or government assistance has not yet reached

people here. there are hundreds of tents and thousands of people, many of them children. this crisis has been particularly hard on children here, many of these people have fled from poor rural villages a and their children were already malnourished before the floodwaters hit. when people arrive to camps like this with even less food to eat, their children's health deteriorated. we spoke to a pregnant woman, she is in her eighth month of pregnancy and she says she can't imagine delivering a child into conditions like this. she said that there is not even clean water to drink. you need to walk two hours to the nearest town in order to get that water. and so she's been forced to drink from the floodwaters. and it has been making her and her children sick. floodwaters are continuing to rise in this area cutting off roads, leading in and out of the main town near here. and as that continues, it is

going to be even more difficult for aid agencies and the government to get the help that people here need to them. nearly half of somalia has been hit by the country's worst drought in nearly 40 years. unless get unprecedented rain or about $1 billion in relief, somalia will also experience a devastating famine. aid organizations are also sounding the alarm. >> famine in somalia is closer than ever. it is an imminent reality if we do not act immediately. we know from experience that we cannot wait for a formal declaration of famine to act. >> the problem is not new to somalia. the mercy court country director says that we're burying babies a pd wat and watching as mothers cry and drought is robbing families of

crop and livestock, their only source of income. some of africa neighbors are also at work. ethiopia and kenya face the same threat. joining me now is regional director for east africa with the world food program. tell us how many children for example are vulnerable right now. >> we estimate in somalia alone there are 1.5 million children who are acutely malnourished. and that means that they are on the cusp of death unless the international community, world food program and others provide them with the life-saving food and nutrition products that will make the difference. >> and this is a combination of factors as it always is, but particularly the drought as i understand it but also the lack of grain coming out of ukraine as well having a knock-on effect. >> this drought, the worst in 40 years where we've had four

failed rainy seasons and we're projecting another one, is coming at the worst possible time. somalia has been in conflict the last 30 years. we're now seeing the drought. effects of covid. and of course this spike in costs that is impacting the rest of the world but particularly severe in countries such as somalia. >> and you've got the added challenge that much of the western world is heading towards recession. so presumably tougher to raise the funds that you need there. >> the international community, world food program have been highlighting the needs to react for over 12 honmonths. we knew this was coming, unfortunately it has taken much longer to mobilize the resources. clearly the ukraine conflict has been a major distraction. fortunately the united states government particularly and others are starting to respond. but it is coming very late in

the day. the world food program and others need funding and we need it on a massive scale. i think the emergency response coordinator has indicated we need $1 billion to meet the needs of this population if we want to keep famine at bay. >> and in terms of the upcoming drought, is it going to be as bad do you think? >> well, it is a continuation of the existing. the trouble is that we've had four failed rains as i said, next and possibly the one after that because of the effects of climate change will underperform. so we could be in a situation in 12 months time where there has been no substantial rain for over three years and the population continues to bear the brunt of this. >> what are they saying when you talk to them as you move through these villages? >> they are absolutely desperate. a woman recently when i was

there, she had walked for 28 days with seven children to reach one of the idp camps to receive humanitarian assistance. she made that journey because she had exhausted all of her stocks, all of her commodities, her livestock had died, and she had no alternatives. i met another woman who had walked for four days with one child having left two other children with her husband behind. so desperate stories. people really living on the brink. and it is only the likes of the world food program and others who are now providing the life saving support that is required to keep these people alive. >> and your concern is that you won't be able to help everyone if they keep coming and you are not getting the resources. >> completely. we need the international community to continue to make contributions. as i said the united states government has been very

generous. but we need those donors in the middle east, in the rest of europe, asia and a even china to make contributions to keep the population of somalia alive. if not, we're facing a famine. >> michael, thank you for joining us with your perspective. and if you would like to help those impacted by extreme flooding in pakistan or drought and famine in somalia, visit cnn.com/impact. o pancakes, two eggs your way, and two pieces of bacon for only $5. the two by two by two f from ihop. hurry in and enjnjoy this deal for a limited time. download thehe app and earn free food with every o order. liz, you nerd, cough if you're in here! shh! i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. what about rob's dry cough? wo12 hours?! whoo, astudies that long? mucinedm relieves wet and dry coughs.

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it is an approach critics fear could cause chaos and conflict in the crucial november midterms. drew griffin has this exclusive report. >> don't be fearful, guys. >> reporter: cnn updating this recording of a training session over zoom last month. >> so you are all really undercover agents. congratulations. >> reporter: it is extra training, partisan training. not just for volunteers observing elections, but including the actual paid election workers who will check in voters, hand out ballots, even help in the counting which is why what they are being told is alarming. >> a lot of bad stuff that is happening in some elections, so we'll have to keep our heads on a swivel and start documenting irregularities. >> reporter: the poll workers are hired by towns and clerks and wayne county's republican chairperson tells them they may need to break the rules to uncover fraud. >> they were told by trainers that they could not have their

phones with them. i would say maybe just hide it, maybe hide a small pad and small pen. you need to take accurate notes. >> if we're observed with a pen and piece of paper writing on anything, they just said that they would ask us -- that they would remove us. >> that is why you have to do to see yetly. >> re secretly. >> reporter: and this was just practice for the upcoming midterms. and it is not just what is being taught, it is who is doing the tea teaching. >> we think a lot of the monkey business is happening at the -- >> reporter: that is an election denier who co-led the training session. he is a former state senator who wrote a book called the 2020 coup and has a blog filled debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines. he has spread so much disinformation about the 2020 election, he got this cease and desist letter from dominion, the voting machine company, saying you are knowingly sowing discord in our democracy.

all the while soliciting exorbitant amounts of money. >> first of all -- >> reporter: he's appeared steve ba bannon's show and with the high pillow guy. we did see evidence that it was kenksed to the internet. >> reporter: there is no evidence, but he is still asking republican poll workers to check. >> there is this little icon down in the bottom right hand corner. what i'm trying to do is see whether or not these machines are indeed connected to the internet. >> reporter: he refused to speak to cnn, but the other leader of the training did. you're training these people to be undercover spies. that is the words you are using. and i'm wondering why. >> well, first of all, if you remember in the election two years ago, there were so many problems. >> reporter: with election staffing she said, with who counted ballots. but she's an election denier too. she filed a baseless lawsuit in detroit alleges election fraud in 2020. it was thrown out.

why did she tell election workers to act like spies? >> to reframe it and make it more fun and interesting, i said just, you know, instead of seeing a bunch of scenes, just write it down and kind of be like spies and let's me know what is going on. >> reporter: while michigan's primary election went smoothly, a poll challenger was thrown out of detroit's ballot counting center for completely getting too close to workers. >> i told them that they were breaking the law. >> reporter: what is happening in michigan is happening across the nation. attempts are under way to make sure the ultra maga run the election process from poll workers, all the way up to candidates for secretary of state and attorney general. trump attorney mitchell has led seminars in eight swing states all under the presumption democrats cheat. cnn caught up with her in wisconsin. >> we'll be able to make sure that there is another set of eyes going on watching the

ballots, watching the voting, watching the process, knowing what is going on in the election offices. >> these training sessions are planned chaos. these people are being radicalized. >> reporter: jeff used to lead the michigan republican party. >> they think that they are saving democracy from the cannibal socialists where in fact what they are doing is eroding the public's faith in elections. >> reporter: michigan secretary of state says that state is ready for the election and its clerks can remove anyone who is violating the rules. but on a more positive note, the clerks who actually run the local elections say most of the suspicions is brought upon by ignorance of the system and once these suspicious poll workers actually see how the system works, how we vote, they become believers. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. who doesn't love a good underdog story. after taking donnawn nadal, tia

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more american adults are seeking out mental health care in the wake of the pandemic. the centers for disease control says nearly one in four adults in the u.s. under the age of 45 received treatment for mental health in 2021. that is up nearly five percentage points from 2019. cnn's new medical correspondent breaking it down for us. >> this was the cdc study it that looked at the percentage of american adults who received mental health care treatment during the pandemic years of 2019 to 2021. when they looked at the numbers, they saw some significant increases in the population that ranged in age twr between 18 and 44, this was the population least likely to receive treatment in 2019 and the most likely to receive treatment in 2021. there was about a 5% increase from about 18.5% in 2019 up to about 23% in 2021.

they saw that there were increases across the country in rural areas and large, small, medium medi medium metropolitan areas. nonhispanic whites were the most likely group to receive treatment and finally women really outpacing men almost every year in terms of the numbers that received mental health care treatment. so in 2021 for example, there were about 29% of women receiving mental health care treatment as opposed to about 18% of men. so really interesting findings and really highlighting the fact that there is no doubt that the pandemic really exacerbated what was already mental health crisis in this country before and the pandemic with the challenges that we faced as a society to our health, to our economy, to our social life, we're going to be seeing no doubt the ripple effects for many years to come. and i think that it is really important that we start to reframe how we look at mental health, treating it as seriously

and as importantly as we treat our physical health, recognizing there is an interaction between mental health and physical health and that poor mental health can worsen physical health. and finally taking a preventive lens and starting to screen and treat earlier. and then lastly, i really think opening the door to conversation is so important to decrease the stigma and shame around mental health issues. so so much here to unpack. bottom line i think silver lining of the pandemic is that we've seen an increase in terms of telehealth access to care, but still lots of issues around lack of insurance coverage, high out of pocket costs, high drug prescription costs and even lack of mental health care providers. so a lot more we need to do when it comes to mental health in this country. >> thanks to dr. inarula. in new york city, face coverings will no longer be covered in transportation. the masks are encouraged but optional.

mask requirements remain in gekt effect at adult home care facilities. and a large movie chain is filing for bankruptcy protection. they own more than 500 theaters across the u.s. the company says that it expects to keep operating as usual during the process as its finances are restructured. like many theaters, it has struggled during the pandemic and people shift to streaming movies as well. netflix is being put on notice that some of its content is offensive to islamic values and must be taken down in parts of middle east. tuesday saudi arabia led the council to threaten legal action if it doesn't comply. the statement didn't identify what the gulf states object to precisely, but programs aimed at children seem to be at the heart of dispute especially shows with lgbtq seems and same sex

couples. frances tiafoe is one step lower to completing what he calls his cinderella story at this year's u.s. open. he beat andre advancing to the semifinals. carolyn manno has the story. >> reporter: on the heels of serena williams' memorable exit from tennis, there is another compelling story unfolding here in the second week of the u.s. open. 24-year-old american frances tiafoe, son of immigrants, advancing to the semifinals and becoming the first american man to do so here in 16 years. tiafoe taking down rublev in straight sets as what he described as the biggest win of his life. the confidence on full display, the massive serve and aggressive style of play and ice in his veins during both of the tie breaks, he is calling the moment a dream come true. >> i just love playing in front of that crowd.

i feel like that is why you train hard and show the world what you can do. just loving what you are doing. that is what it is all about. you know, everyone loves a cinderella story, so i'll make one. >> reporter: coming into this year, american men have gone 74 straight majors without a win, but there is no reason to think that frances tiafoe can't break that streak with the style of tennis that he has played over the last week and a half. one thing we know for sure, the affable american will have the crowd on his side. at the u.s. open, carolyn manno, cnn. thanks for joining me here. i'm max foster in london. "early start" with christine romans is next.

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it is thursday, september 8, thanks for getting an early start with me. just into cnn, defense secretary lloyd austin announcing a new $675 million aid package for ukraine. austin is in germany meeting with military leaders from around the world to discuss a growing crisis in ukraine, the continued shelling near the russian held zaporizhzhia power plant. there are growing fears the fighting could trigger a