ali rogin reports on the complicated choreography and delicate diplomacy of these voyages. i: bound for lebanon, the ship razoni carried a small fraction of ukraine's stockpile of grains. but the statement she made was giant -- trade from ukraine's black sea ports has, however slowly, resumed. two weeks ago, ukraine and russia struck the deal, russia would lift its blockade of three ports, and allow shipments of grain and other products. ukraine is one of the world's largest providers of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil. but since russia's invasion, 20 million metric tons of grain and oil seeds have been stuck, driving up global food prices. ships in the ports sat idle. international crews were evacuated. >> there were 2000 seafarers on ships in ukrainian waters at the start of the conflict. we now estimate there's just over 400. so, some of these ships had no crews at all. ali: john stawpert is a manager at the international chamber of shipping, which advocates for the maritime industry. russia is a party to this deal. they're also the country that invaded ukraine. how unusua

ali rogin, thank you.eantime, last night's elections also showcased the continuing strength of the so-called big lie in the republican party. candidates who ran on the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen won primaries up and down the ballot. and they won in two of the states at the center of that conspiracy, arizona and michigan, setting up stark contests for governor, congress and secretary of state in november. for more on the results and what they mean, i'm joined by our own stephanie sy in phoenix. and jessica huseman, she's the editorial director of votebeat. hello to both of you. thank you for being with us. stephanie, i'm going to start with you. a lo of the most closely watched races last night were in arizona, where you are based. a number of republican candidates there running on the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. tell us about what they were saying and what happened. stephanie: judy, if there was any doubt about former president trump's influence on the republican party

ali rogin reports from kansas the first state holding a vote since the end of roe. ica's heartland, kansas has long been a refuge for people seeking abortions. lawmakers and local courts started expanding abortion rights in 1969 four years before roe v wade. >> our god is an awesome god. ali: in 1991, anti-abortion activists descended on the clinic of dr. george tiller, one of only a few doctors to perform third-trimester abortions. they called it the summer of mercy. >> dr. george tiller was shot and killed in church yesterday. ali: and in 2009, an anti-abortion extremist shot and killed tiller. but with a vote tuesday, kansans might begin a writing new chapter in the ste's abortion rights history. >> all eyes are kind of on kansas right now. ali: ashley brink is the clinical director at trust women in wichita, one of the statea™s -- state's four remaining abortion clinics, and the site of dr. tiller's old practice. >> a lot of our patients are scared, they are concerned, they are confused. ali: after the supreme court decision in june overturned roe v. wade and 50

my colleague ali rogin has more on ts phenomenon, which has existed for decades, but is only now gainingead attention. ali: marine heatwaves occur when ocean temperatures are higher than usual for at least five days. the mediterranean sea has been experiencing one since may, with temperatures five to nine degrees fahrenheit higher than normal. that might not sound like a lot, but it's deadly for the delicate ecosystems that populate the sea. and experts predict there will be more damage before the summer is over. for more on these marine heatwaves, i'm joined by michael j. cox. he's a research oceanographer with the national oceanic and atspheric administration. michael, thank you so much for joining us. what's causing these marine heatwaves? michael: well, marine heatwaves can be driven by a number of different things, changes in the atmosphere, different weather systems. you can get a high-pressure system in the atmosphere that reduces winds and mixing in the ocean, for example. so they do occur naturally and can happen for a number of different reasons. ali: but part of this is becaus

judy: ali rogin was reporting for us from kansas in the days leading up to the election, and has beenthe vote. you were there. you were watching closely last night. these results were a surprise. >> it was a stunning defeat for this amendment. the vote was 59 to 41 against. experts we spoke to expected it to be much closer, although they weren't sure which side would prevail. so this is a much larger margin than anybody anticipated. why? one big reason is turnout. take a look at these numbers. during the last primary in 2018, just over 405,000 people turned out. compare that with this vote, about double that, more than 900,000 kansans. and it's just slightly less than the turnout in the 2020 general election, which was about 1.3 million voters. now, practically speaking, this means ortion remains the same as it was in kansas before the vote. the procedure is allowed up to 22 weeks. but the pro amendment side says this was a temporary setback, and they say the fight will continue in kansas. judy: these numbers are off the charts for an off year. i know you have been talking to people.