the, the, this is the double you news live from berlin, a barrage of russian missiles, reins down on ukraine, the deadliest attack in months. this is of off size. this is the grand central. so there's also for all the most difficult cases and it gets filled in one missile hit a children's hospital in the capital key. so lensky has called for an emergency meeting of the un security council. also coming up there as president joe biden writes to congressional democrats and says he is firmly committed to running for the president is still fighting for his political life.

the i'm david levitz. welcome to the program. we begin in ukraine where people are coming to terms with the horrors of russia's largest error striking months. moscow fired dozens of missiles at multiple cities across the country, killing more than 30 people. ukraine's military says it's air defense has managed to shoot down most of the missiles, but not all of them bringing tragic consequences to what you're seeing is a russian me. so the explosion came from ukraine's largest children's hospital and faces the aftermath. doctors, nurses, volunteers, and emergency services searched for victims a terrifying ordeal for survivors.

the white children for some reason, we always thought that the hospital was protected. we were a 100 percent sure that they would not hit here. and it turned out it turned out the way it turned out just for the last year, we managed to get most patients out safely. except for those who were most el desk, we stayed with them during the strikes. and in the aftermath of the patients were forced to evacuate the hospital after at last water, oxygen and electricity keeps mayer. so diesel was one of the worst since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine over 2 years ago. genocide o population, the brain is right now the whole world see how russian visuals and give me guys the

drums cubes, ukrainian citizens, presidents, a lot of mirrors, the landscape safety more than 40 minutes. i was targeted 5 ukrainian cities, the by raj, struck apartment buildings and public infrastructure. ukraine says it's intercepted 30 minutes south. russia has denied targeting the hospital saying it was hated by fragments of ukrainian air defense me. so speaking in poland, where he was signing a security deal, savanski dismissed at moscow. denial was, is that a c? it showed that you've certain knowledge. we're already seeing reports, think about the ukranian air defenses disclaims of simple, but it wasn't destroyed by russia. well no dar see i've got you can see my screen, send me a key. i'm grateful to all the ukrainians who started posting videos where you can see the not part of a missile changed around. but instead that it was a direct missile strike. the injured and killed many people in ukraine today. not

the day of a greenish avoid, this landscape also valued retaliation. the un security council said it will meet to discuss the attacks. the rules are likely to feature highly on the agenda. i think nato summit in washington on tuesday the ukrainian president is expected to attend and to make another plea for more support. our ukraine corresponded and economy was at the damage childrens hospital earlier. he sent us this update. for brent, it's basically being half a day since these attacks and behind me they are still trying to thrill through the concrete through the rules of this unit that has collapsed behind me is roles that attack trying to catch people who are believed to still be that have been sheltering in a cell of potentially underneath this building so far, no voices, no contact with the people who is missing. but this what is going on. could still

go deep into the night and into tomorrow. this is of a site. this is ukraine central. so there's also for all the most difficult cases, i'm sick is children, find me on the right. say you might see some of the emergency services. cruise was exhausted. it is incredibly, some of the people who are working out in the sun for hours generate the fumes of weapons, has no power. and to give you a sense of what, how big so who was this on the other side here i have a much bigger building that was less impacted. but where will the windows flew out? and you have a few people from the community who have turned off to basically try and solve is what can be solved as phone medical equipment. throw out that every somehow do something constructive on a day. that seems just frankly, unbelievable in a place here. and typically what people thought that by the time that would be great, it was on there was science a us president joe biden has insisted once again, but he intends to stay in the presidential race despite concerns about his mental capacity and a letter to a fellow democrats in congress,

he said he would not be running if he didn't think he was quote, the best person to beat donald trump bite and ask them to stop speculating over his future arguing. and it only benefits hes competitor. some democrats of questions. the president's ability to serve another term after his disastrous debate performance last month. jonathan wyler as a political scientist and professor at the university of north carolina, chapel hill is written a lot about polarization and us politics. jonathan, thanks for joining us. president biden came out today clearly and more of a fighting spirit, calling on democrats to ends, the injured party drama, and basically the co, less around him again. is this going to be enough to silence his critics and the party? well, so what president biden has going for him is he is the presumptive nominee,

not to mention the setting. presently united states is 199 percent of the delegates to the upcoming democratic national convention. and it's going to be very difficult to unseat him from the nomination if he does not want to be honest. on the other hand, if the news coverage in the united states focuses almost exclusively on his part on his cognitive capacity over the next several weeks, it's going to create what i think will be an essentially a untenable situation for his re election camp. now jonathan bite and also told critics today in an interview, quote, if you don't like me, challenge me at the democratic convention. do you think that that could really happen a it's going to be very difficult to manage. as i said, a 2nd ago, 99 percent of the delegates who will be going to the democratic convention next month in chicago. our pledge to president biden, that's not

a legally binding plan which, but those delegates are generally bar loyalists. and so i think one by and says, try to challenge me, it's a convention. he's saying now knowing that without his consent, there really isn't a realistic path to replacing him as the nominal. now one of the things that binds been arguing here is that his critics within the party are a few weeks, but that the regular voters and the party already picked him as their candidate. how true is that? well, i think there is some truth to it. i mean, it is true that several 1000000 democrats in primaries throughout the country. this spring voted for president biden. and now regard, he definitely has the imprimatur of democratic legitimacy on his side. on the other hand, i think the appalling at least suggests that there is tremendous ambivalence,

even among democratic voters. let alone republic, internet, and independent voters about whether biden is fitted to serve another term in office. the most recent call that i saw within the last few days, so that 72 percent of respondents thought barton was too old to run. one configure for if that's unfair or not. but that's not just about the way it's that's a significant portion of the electorate that has misgivings about biden's fitness to continue in the office for another. while under there hasn't been a sort of an open race and the cycle against other strong democratic candidates has their, you know, there has and you know, there's, i think this is part of the problem that it's almost too late to make a change a minute. obviously a bargain had decided several months ago that he wasn't going to run for a 2nd term. something he said in 2020, that he would consider seriously just being

a one term president. the democrats could have had an open primary and a serious contest to replace them. and as i said, were now at the point where it's probably too late for that. and among the things that means is that if by them were to step down or give up the nomination, it would very likely be his car and vice president and ticket made a. com or harris or would replace them because i just don't think there's time for a meaningful democratic small the democratic process to replace bite and i'm gonna check. okay, jonathan, i just wanna play a clip of 1st lady joe biden. she was in north carolina today. campaigning for her husband. let's take a listen for all of us, talk out there about this raise. joe has made it clear that he's all in the unit. he's me and john as he has always supported my career,

i. m o n 2. now jonathan, there's been a lot of talk about the 1st lady's role in this. how significant is she and keeping the bite and campaign going at this point? as i think she's vital. i mean, i think from every thing we know by then pays very close attention to his immediate family and their opinions and perspective and non more then his wife. and so i think as long as she is fully in his corner and believes that he can do the job of running another campaign unbecoming being re elected present. and that's going to be hard to see how we get a different outcome. i will say that the fact that the bite and people including jo right now are saying she's all land, doesn't necessarily tell us entirely what's happening behind the scenes. i mean,

you know, they are, of course, going to say what they're saying public right now, until the moment i makes a decision because they know that any wavering will be, see the feeding frenzy that's already going on. so i would expect this from them no matter what they're thinking internally, but it certainly does same right now that they are committed to staying in the race . jonathan, while it thank you so much, we're gonna have to leave it there. thanks so much for your insights. massive floods have swept through parts of bangladesh and recent days, killing at least 8 people and affecting more than 2000000 more. india has also been badly hit with rising waters disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and colleges. floods in land slides are common during south asians monsoon season, but experts say the issue has worse and, and recent years due to climate change,

norton bug dish is under water bridges and down broken homes are selected. major rivers, including the abraham, up with ro, has bus big bands due to heavy gains. housings of people have selected homes or nearly 2000000 people in bangladesh has been impacted by the recent flats. the situation is improving. what the one is on the flood water is receding in some places, but it's still a cold flood more because this water comes from the himalayas and it passed through india and falls to the bay and think all was done to gas it and the food to read it on the world's largest delta, the ganges bind, let this unique geography mix advised me. they both do extreme, but the defense neighboring india has also seen master flooding and recent days

doesn't have died and millions have been affected in the north. eastern state are far from the us cows, goats and animals roll living under one roof. no one is getting anything to eat findings, no water to drink, if only the flood waters say line, we can't drink it. mm hm. it was nothing here. i mean that of these been in the both or go into the market to buy something. but no one has money either by 70 in 10 stream full on monday, back to the e. s. leaving in the finance. we've got to do more of a better life for us to go out there and what's his name on by get flooded every year joined them on soon and this is a recurring problem because as many commuters huge problems you've got under that sign, just one that human costs, climate change just making read for more is active and intense. they see a sharp reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions is the only long term solution

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