if that is the case, this has been a horrific accident in old havana.ld have saved lives. but of course, there would've been people working on that refurbishment, they would been staff inside that hotel, people passing through the streets in that area. thankfully, there was a school behind the hotel, we were told that everybody was evacuated safely from the school. but yes, a very serious accident in the human capital. capital.——cuban we will wait to hear more detail of the explanation, of course sadly the detail on those who have been caught up in this who died and injured. just give us an idea of the area in which this happened. the saratoga hotel is really very, very well known in havana. basically, everybody will know it. it was a point where a lot of celebrities would go when they visited havana during the recent thaw between the 0bama administration and cuba. there's been all manner of different tour groups coming through over the years, press conferences with us senators i've been doing that hotel. it's a very, very well—known focal point in that

the saratoga hotel is really very, very well known in havana.it was a point where, for example, a lot of celebrities would go when they visited havana during the recent thaw between the 0bama administration and cuba. there's been all manner of different tour groups coming through over the years. press conferences with us senators i've been to in that hotel. it's a very, very well known focal point in that area for tourism. and as you said in your introduction, the colonial era, old havana district, a lot of crumbling buildings around that. so, of course, an explosion of this nature could have an effect on some of the surrounding buildings, too. the united states says it believes north korea may be preparing a nuclear test within the next few weeks — its first in five years. a state department spokeswoman said north korea had been making its puungayree nuclear test site ready for such a test. 0ur north america correspondent david willisjoins me now. there have been lots of tests since january but as i say, the first nuclear bomb, if this is the c

the saratoga hotel is really very, very well known in havana.erybody will know it. it was a point where, for example, a lot of celebrities would go when they visited havana during the recent thaw between the 0bama administration and cuba. there's been all manner of different tour groups coming through over the years. press conferences with us senators i've been to in that hotel. it's a very, very well known focal point in that area for tourism. and as you said in your introduction, the colonial era, old havana district, a lot of crumbling buildings around that. so, of course, an explosion of this nature could have an effect on some of the surrounding buildings, too. the president of sri lanka, gotabaya rajapaksa, has declared a new state of emergency, as demands grow for his government to resign. earlier, police fired tear gas at protesters outside parliament in colombo. there've been weeks of demonstrations against the sri lankan government for its handling of the worst economic crisis in decades. gareth barlow reports. chanting. protests the n

the saratoga hotel, a landmark in havana, reduced to rubble., the rooms of the 5—star hotel were exposed and its ornate lobby left a twisted pile of metal, marble and concrete. a gas tanker outside the building was quickly identified as the cause of the blast. for local residents, it was a horrific, surreal moment, they can scarcely believe the saratoga, once a favourite amongst visiting celebrities, has been left in ruins. translation: you could see people shouting, dust rising, it is a disaster, like a horrorfilm, really. translation: i felt translation: ifelt a translation: i felt a clear translation: ifelt a clear explosion, single boom and ifelt i felt a clear explosion, single boom and i felt crystal is cracking and falling and a white cloud of dust that wouldn't go away but i managed to close the door and get away in the opposite direction from danger, over here. the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble is or survivor, the overstretched emergency services in havana being

hotel is very well known in havana. everybody will know it.s a point where a lot of celebrities would go when they visited havana during the recent thaw between the obama administration and cuba. there have been all manner of different tour groups coming through. press conferences with u.s. senators in that hotel. it is a well-known focal point for tourism and as you said, the colonial era old historic district. a lot of buildings are crumbling around. an exposure of this nature could have an effect on surrounding buildings. >> anything from officials about when we will be getting details about what happened? >> not yet carded. they are putting out information as they have it. there was a call for donations. the injured are being treated in nearby hospitals. the focus will be on pulling anyone else remaininin the rubble, accounting for everyone who is missing. working out exactly how many people have died. this could have an effect on cuba's reemerging tourism industry. the island has been hugely hit by the pandemic went tourism as such the ma

it's one of havana's prime hotels. have stayed here in the past. the only good news i suppose it wasn't yet open. it was going to open on the 10th of may, in just a few days, much touted post-pandemic reopening. but it wasn't good news for the people inside. i saw a worker from the hotel being evacuated, walking, by emergency services. she had blood stained on the back of her shirt, but she said thank goodness i'm alive. it was difficult to see within the rubble because there was a danger of the building falling off and, of course, police were cordoning off the area quickly with the fire service. but what we know so far is that there are eight people killed, 35 people injured, that's according to cuban media, and the cuban president says we can rule out, cuba rules out a bomb. he said this was a regrettable accident and the results, he says, of a preliminary investigation, this was a gas leak that at the time the hotel was being restocked with liquified gas and that explains this horrific, catastrophic explosion. >> ed

a five-star hotel in downtown havana ripped by a massive and deadly explosion the death toll rising asers search for the missing. dozens of injured were rushed to hospitals. cellphone video capturing the moment of the explosion as the saratoga hotel was quickly engulfed in smoke and dust its facade crumbled by the blast. cuban authorities tonight blaming the blast on a gas leak. the hotel once frequented by well heeled tourists and celebrities including some americans was closed for renovation. kerry sanders now with late developments. >> reporter: moments after the explosion, a witness began recording as the cloud of dust from the blast enveloped the streets of old havana. a witness points and yells, there's people alive, there's people alive! in the rubble another says, there's one, there's one! bystanders, police, firefighters began climbing over concrete and glass in the frantic search for survivors. cuban authorities say they believe the massive explosion at havana's saratoga hotel was caused by a gas leak nbc news' ed augustin lives around the corner from the hotel. >> i was work

the saratoga hotel, a landmark in havana, reduced to rubble.star hotel were exposed and its ornate lobby left a twisted pile of metal, marble and concrete. a gas tanker outside the building was quickly identified as the cause of the blast. for local residents, it was a horrific, surreal moment. they can scarcely believe the saratoga, once a favourite among visiting celebrities, has been left in ruins. translation: you could see people shouting, dust - rising, the disaster. it was like a horror film, really. translation: i felt the clear explosion, a single boom, - and i saw crystals cracking and falling and a white cloud of dust that would not go away. but i managed to close the door and i managed to get away in the opposite direction from danger, over here. siren wails the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble for survivors, havana's overstretched emergency services being tested to their limits. the president, miguel diaz—canel, also appeared to offer support and condolences. fo

a tragic accident after authorities blended on a gas leak. havana friday morning. a powerful explosion ripped through the popular saratoga hotel smoke. he seemed baloney out of what is left of the building. the explosion was so large. it devastated the lower floors of the hotel. witnesses describe the chaotic scenes after the blast. the hotel collapsed. it was a big blast. we rescue 3 people. there are still people missing out of the blast threw me out there. the saratoga hotel is situated in downtown havana, close to the national capital building. it is hosted celebrities, such as madonna, beyonce, mick jagger and rianna cuban authorities. so the explosion was a tragic accident. the son of late philippines dictator ferdinand marco's is tip to win. next, monday's presidential election, ferdinand marco's junior, also known as bonbon, has sought to re brand the marco's name, that for many, is still synonymous with a brutal dictatorship and corruption on long running mate. as sarah did tear take daughter of the populace and come and rodrigo da tirty, t w's, janelle an

here's another sign where they rent rooms in central havana. i'm going to check to see how they're doing because there's a sign here that says, god bless my business and those who visit, but we'll see just how many visitors they've had. i went on saturdays with iris, the rang logging over to one bank, a mulatto losa. i'm gay, letting me know that one of my little middle shows was her guest register or she hasn't had any since last year because i began very or with that income. i could buy things for my grandchild without it were hard pressed on a so a, so this should teach at planning chief says q was trying to diversify economy to increase biotechnology, industry exports and food production. ambien sam been ill implement fundamentally a part of what we have been taking measures to strengthen and give more autonomy to a state socialist enterprises. which in our view with the fundamental actors of our economy in coming off when them, than men to her. it's clear that maintaining centralized control is still the priority, despite please for greate

after an explosion ripped through a hotel in the capital, havana. the blast was so powerful, it ripped away several walls from the prestigious saratoga hotel authorities. se preliminary information suggests a gas leak. havana, friday morning. a powerful explosion ripped through the popular saratoga hotel. smoke. he seemed baloney out of what is left of the building. the explosion was so large, it devastated the lower floors of the hotel. witnesses describe the chaotic scenes after the blast. the hotel collapsed. it was a big blast. we rescued 3 people. there are still people missing. out of the blast threw me out there. the saratoga hotel is situated in downtown havana close to the national capital building. it is hosted celebrities, such as madonna, beyonce, mick jagger and riana cuban authorities. so the explosion was a tragic accident. and before we go, we can get some sports news. the weekends bonus league got off to a dramatic start in fridays, lays game as relegation threatened armenia. viola felt slip to a potentially fatal defeat at bonham.

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al jazeera, havana. >> a historic agreement has been reached in u.s. women's and men's national soccer teams will be paid equally after striking a deal with the soccer federation and ending years of legal cases. they are guaranteeing same pay for international matches. world cup money will be shared. an unprecedented move. the women's team are the current world champions. >> this deal is going to have ramifications throughout the entire world. it's a game changing moment in the u.s., but has the potential to change how international soccer and international sports do business with the equalization of prize money for men in women's world cup, i think it's going to be a historic moment, and hopefully it will create change throughout the world. >> john joins us live from chicago, what makes this agreement so historic? >> the women of u.s. soccer have long said that they have offered more than equal play for less than equal pay. and that is undisputedly true. these are after all, the world champions. they have won the world cup four times, more than any ot

one of the biggest evaluations ever seen in the regional havana state. one tourist hotels are empty. even his new ones are being built. the few russian tourists who came this year left as soon as war broke out in ukraine for fear of being unable to get back home. thousands of ordinary cubans who invested in bread and breakfasts before the pandemic, are now desperate. here's another sign where they rent rooms in central van. i'm going to check to see how they're doing because there's a sign here that says, god bless my business and those who visit, but we'll see just how many visitors they've had. i went on saturdays with iris. he rang our big library one bank, a mulatto. they lost a gay, letting me know that was mighty lulu middle shoals as her guest registered or she hasn't had any since last year cuz i began very wrong with that income. i could buy things for my grandchild without it were hard pressed on a so a, so this should teach at planning chief says q was trying to diversify economy, to increase biotechnology, industry exports and food production

i'm to see a human in havana standing in one of the countless lines were cuban, say they are spending too much of their lives. coming up. i'll tell you why. wildfires, droughts unless food for millions, whether experts issue another bleak warning on the long lasting effects of climate change in an historic move, finland and sweden, i've submitted their formal applications to join nato. both countries have long stayed neutral. russia's invasion of ukraine has rapidly shifted public opinion in favor of joining the alliance. currently, 5 at nato members share land borders with russia. they include estonians and latvia entire eastern frontiers. norway just touches russia in the arctic circle, while lithuania and poland frank, the baltic, exclaim of cleaning grad. finland's. membership of nato would add a 1300 kilometers to the lance, his land bought with russia, or then doubling its length. he was present as welcome to me, but turkey is blocking their lines from even beginning the process. the turkish president accuses the 2 countries of harboring what he calls kurdish terrorists. my dipl

there's been an explosion at a hotel in the cuban capital. havana. it appears to have torn through several of the buildings, floors. i would yet haunt casualties or what caused the explosion. new humanitarian car doors due to open to ensure more people can escape ukraine's de besieged city of merrier poll. ukrainian officials say russia is still a.

feels that you were there, ah, a powerful explosion, badly damages a 5 star hotel in cuba is capital havana, state television reports before people have died and 13 embassy. ah. hi there. i'm kim vanelle versus villages our life from doha. also coming up, ukraine says around 500 civilians have been freed from the barrier poll still works, but 200 remain along with 2000 flashes surrounded by russian forces. the vote count is underway in northern ireland elections, wish and fain which wants a united art and could become the biggest party in the u. k. region. and a tough night says the u. k. prime minister, after his conservative party loses seats and local elections. the main opposition has also failed to make big games. ah, and we begin with breaking news coming in to us from cuba, where there has been an explosion at a hotel in the capital. havana for people are reported to have been killed. now it appears to have torn through several of the buildings floors, i believe we have on the line are rory nicole, who was joining us on the phone from havana. he is an independent journalist who's arr

she was known as the voice of past was to the head on, out in, i'm assuming in havana standing in one of the countless lines. what you've been say they are spending too much of their lives coming up. i'll tell you why. thus 2 governments, one country rival administrations fight the control africans oil which nations ah right will allow, sans, don't blown through the still plenty of dust in the air and the still that seasonal wind, the shamal that blows down the gulf out of iraq is quite a halt one. so attempt is asked in the low fourties anywhere from q 8. that was there are a little bit cooler in mercier because you got wind coming off the open water. and the dust load is a little bit less, but it's showing itself in land and eastern side. you may pass of that out as well . the general picture is a dry one and a fairly breezy the still quite a breeze running through iraq. no problem at the mo, with dust in the air, but that might change. we have got showers at 1st in turkey, but they're moving eastwards towards nolan, iran. and then the picture then is largely sunshine, but they coul

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now find themselves strongly opposed to putin's war plus search and rescue operations in havana after a powerful explosion kills at least $22.00 people. many more are injured at the iconic saratoga hotel keepers president calls it a tragic accident that authorities blame on the truck delivering gas. ah, i'm jarrett raid, welcome to the shop. more than 2 months since russia launched it's unprovoked war against ukraine, it's offensive is stalling in the face of ukrainian resistance and new shipments of western arms. moscow's apparent aim of quickly seizing the capital, keith failed. it's gold now is to capture crane's south and the east, but it's failed to make any major games in these areas are corresponded. 90th burling a is embedded with the ukranian army on the front line, nick nick alive in the south, where russian forces are being kept at bay. for more than 3 weeks, the ukrainian and russian soldiers have been standing with an eyesight of each other, a few kilometers outside of mac alive. when they are listened at 1 o'clock to and help us too much at night, we can see the outgoing

as it's called a workers day, here is an opportunity for the government to whip up support in havana,ng in thousands of people, hundreds of thousands according to the government's own numbers to march through havana's revolution square. once again, while their leaders look down on them, a show of their support for the cuban revolution and the cuban government. cuba is stigma being battered by the affects of the pandemic. what it's done to tourism economy here and as well by the impacts of increased sanctions started by president trump and are being continued under the biden administration. some critics said cuba should not carry out these mass celebrations due to the pandemic. the risks of the pandemic as well as high cost of transportation, gasoline, bussing so many people to the cuban capital. it has had criticism, following unprecedented protests last july, felt it was more important to make this show of strength and a show of support. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >>> well, some of the scenes played out around the world including in honduras, spain, and mexico, authorities say som

are still drafted. mario polled last ukrainian stronghold also coming out a powerful explosion and havana kills at least 22 people. dozens more are injured at a hotel under renovation. children are among those being treated to cuba. presidents, a tragic accidental forwarding plane on a truck delivering gap. ah, i'm happy with us. around 50 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged as off star, steel plant and mario paul, and are now in the care of the un. and the red cross, the international effort to bring the remaining civilians to safety a sent in a resume on saturday. ukrainian president the landscape as is also working on a diplomatic solution to bring the soldiers who have been defending the facility for 2 months to safety. the as of style plant is the last ukranian hold out and the port city. they've made it out. more people have been evacuated from the odds of style steel plant in mighty open door. the accordingly, in russian control deputy moscow says began to to leave ukraine in authority say the ceasefire is constantly being violated by russia. diaz, all regiment, even al

correspondent tells also could be a warning to the west bloss rescue cruise search for survivors in havana after a powerful explosion kills at least $22.00 people. many more are injured at the iconic saratoga hotel. cooper's president calls it a tragic accident that authorities blame on a gas leak. ah, i am jared res. thank you for your company. ukraine's military says its forces have now killed more than $25000.00 russian soldiers. that figure has not been verified by outside sources, but more than 2 months into the conflict. russia offensive years stalling in the face of ukrainian resistance and new shipments of western arms. moscow's apparent, quit aim of quickly seizing the capital key that failed. it's goal now is to capture ukraine's south and east, but it hasn't made any major gains in these areas in recent days. d w's mathias burling is embedded with the ukranian army on the front line nichol live in the south. that's where rushes forces are being kept at bay. for more than 3 weeks, the ukrainian and russian soldiers have been standing with an eyesight of each other, a few kilomete

s. shut down the processing of migrant visas in havana in the embassy in heaven. and it doesn't grant legal avenues for cubans to migrate united states. then the individual that has a depress economic condition in invitation to go to the united states and no legal avenue to migrate. it is a great problem possibility. oh, for that person to take an illegal irregular disorderly manner to enter into that state. that's the problem we're facing the case of que, i'm going to ask you more about the causes of that migration in a minute. but you've just come back from washington where you headed. the 1st official face to face talks between the cuban and u. s. government and for years precisely about migration, what if anything was accomplished i what was accomplished was those, ah, there was a good level of discussion on the causes of this migration. the issues that needed to be solved and a mutual recognition that the agreements that exist agreement, the, the bilateral agreements on migration that exists between the 2 countries i'm talking about basically 199-495-2017 sho

it was being renovated in the center of the cuban capital. havana president miguel at diaz canal a says the blast at hotel at saratoga was not caused by a bomb. and a gas leak is the most likely cause john home and reports the sound of the explosion ripped through havana, his old home. it blew up a big part, the front of the sort of toga hotel, one of the most luxurious and expensive in the cuban capital. preliminary investigations indicate it was caused by a ghastly, says the cuban president's office. movie stars and celebrities like madonna had stayed in the southern toga, their rescue workers, locals, a search for people missing under the rubble. it was a blast that threw me out there. apparently it could have been worse. no tourist was staying at the hotel because it was undergoing renovations, said the habana governor, president miguel diaz. camille arrived at the scene shortly after the blast. as a group of people receiving help rescue teams, especially emergency forces. we have debts. unfortunately, the hospitals are dealing with the injured explosion, damaged other buildings aro

i sought the views of our correspondent will grant, who's just returned to mexico city from havana.e. and this first step will be reopening consular services in the embassy in havana and allowing some of those families to access those visas, instead of doing what they're currently doing, which is a huge exodus off the island any which way possible from havana over to nicaragua and up through central america, through mexico to the us border. that's a very common route, as is, of course, the extremely treacherous crossing over the florida straits in rickety boats. given that there is a limit to the number of visas that they're going to issue, surely those people will be getting in their boats and trying to get to honduras and through just as much as before, won't they? i think the desire to leave is more acute than it has been in decades. we can just look at some of the numbers at the moment. in april alone, 35,000 cubans were detained at the us—mexico border. now, if we were to take that extrapolated across the year, that would easily outstrip the 1980 mariel boat lift, when 125,000

but that toll in a havana hotel explosion loss is 18. the government believes was caused by cascade and a new state of emergency and tr lanka, giving security forces power to crack down, antique government the you and says it scrambling to rescue more people from marty paul's besiege as our styles steal plant. hundreds of civilians, along with ukrainian fighters are still trapped in the bunk as their 3 buses carrying civilians were evacuated on friday. they have arrived at a camp in the russian control village of bessy, many ukrainian officials have again accused russia violating a ceasefire, which is supposed to help people get out brianca grouped airports. this is russia's destruct the siege of the last remaining ukrainian resistance. in maria poll, under the smouldering ruins of the hours of south steve plant, are $200.00 civilians believe to be trapped on the ground with ukrainian soldiers. officials and keys say they are making a new attempt to get them out with the help from the un riser, assist you off to release full nozzle style

>>> tonight, the deadly explosion in a hotel in havana, cuba. eight killed. police searching for more victims at this hour. >>> the war in ukraine. 50 civilians, including children, evacuated tonight from the massive steel plant. and new reporting here on the u.s. intelligence that helped sink that russian ship. >>> back here at home, the plane crashing in a houston neighborhood right next to a school, news from the scene. also tonight we have news on american jobs. the key new numbers and the coast guard son who definitely remembered mother's day this year. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us as we mere the end of another week together here. and we begin tonight with the alarming prediction from the biden administration. they're now saying as many as 100 million americans could become newly infected with covid in the coming months and that the u.s. must be prepared for a surge, pleading with congress to prepare as well, with a significant increase in funding. dr. jha is here tonight and we ask him what's driving this prediction. the administ

the saratoga hotel, a landmark in havana, reduced to rubble., the rooms of the 5—star hotel were exposed and its ornate lobby left a twisted pile of metal, marble and concrete. a gas tanker outside the building was quickly identified as the cause of the blast. for local residents, it was a horrific, surreal moment. they can scarcely believe the saratoga, once a favourite among visiting celebrities, has been left in ruins. translation: you could see people shouting, dust rising, the disaster. it was like a horror film, really. translation: i felt the clear explosion, a single boom, and i saw crystals cracking and falling and a white cloud of dust that would not go away. but i managed to close the door and i managed to get away in the opposite direction from danger, over here. siren wails. the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble for survivors, havana's overstretched emergency services being tested to their limits. the president, miguel diaz—canel, also appeared to offer support a

from havana over to nicaragua, and up through central america, through mexico, to the us border.ssing over the florida straits in rickety boats. given that there is a limit to the number of visas that they're going to issue, surely those people will be getting in their boats and trying to get to honduras and through just as much as before, won't they? i think the desire to leave is more acute than it has been in decades. we can just look at some of the numbers at the moment. in april alone, 35,000 cubans were detained at the us—mexico border. now, if we were to take that extrapolated across the year, that would easily outstrip the 1980 mariel boat lift, when 125,000 cubans fled. over the course of 2022, this is going to be far, far greater than that year. which is a real threat not only to the united states, but also to cuba itself. in the sense that you look at the profile of the people who are trying to leave — they're young, they had ideas and dreams about things they might be able to do in cuba just a handful of years ago, when relations were good with the obama administratio

ah ah ah, and a massive march through havana as cubans, 10 out in 4th to celebrate may day found in the devastated city of mary upon his underway. ukrainian president, rodney zalinski says more than a 100 civilians are now heading to ukrainian control territory. right after many weeks of negotiations and merely different meetings, people calls countries, proposals. finally, there was not a single day that we didn't try to find a solution. we went from one side of the plant and the others went through it all. just imagine at their own risk with the little children under shelling about the exit point. they were told no, we will not laugh. trapped beneath the steel works is said to be up to a 1000 civilians and 2000 ukrainian fighters nichol trapped in the still works of that city. i suffer and cry what i think of the suffering of the ukrainian peoplesoft, particularly the weakest been said, the elderly lady, i ask you together with so many anguish people if we are really seeking a cdl mac, if there is the will to avoid the continuous military and verb day, if any at all or do you and at t

and joining us on the phone from havana is re nicole, an independent journalist, who has been on the scene near that hotel re just painted picture forth. what have you been seeing what's happening now? while those listening numbers rescue, i have surrounded the hey town of the $500.00, i'm dealing to lease a we call to get that close to the cafeteria, which is one of the main buildings in the center of replica capital in the us capital washington. but the whole front of the town has collapsed. so i am presuming that people and as we heard from our correspondent in that report, it thought initially at least that this exposure was caused by gas. presumably an investigation will now be launched. yes, because you can stream a stringent and they do this sort of thing. they will carry what they do. yeah, they will find out what, what happened. i mean in terms of fact, it is interesting. i search a couple of the teachers that. ready one of them has complains that she had complained to fellow teachers all morning which suggested that was because talked. 7 about the area where in havana, this

for as he was in cuba continued to such a luxury hotel for bodies often explosion in the capital. havana. on friday, these 26 people, including a child, were killed in the blast. dozens of others winded it's believed have been caused by gas lake, but still on the investigation. taliban leaders in afghanistan have ordered women to cover the entire body while in public. the decree says, if a woman refuses to cover her body from head to toe, a father or male relative can be sent to prison. a european union envoy, we'll visit iran on tuesdays block, seeks to save the 2015 nuclear call. talks revised the deal. i've been on hold since march and emanuel my cross been sworn in for a 2nd term as french president. he's promised to build a stronger france and avoid the mistake supposed 1st time buyers. are you headline news continue. 0. now. dessert off to ha selects ah not own as leather with islam. has in nam letha, mrs. woodland, a man dish. lucy has a lip alkali, a liz going present on like a did that i was levity over law. the glad to look it. glad o'kelly's who there. hello scully, this age o

also coming up, search and rescue operations continue, and havana after a powerful explosion kills at least 22 people. does as more are injured at the iconic saratoga hotel. he was president called it a tragic accident that authorities blame on a truck delivering guy. ah, i'm nick of really good to have you with us. around 50 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged as of style steel plant in mario full and are now in the care of you. when and red cross representatives, the international effort to bring the remaining civilians to safety is set to resume on saturday. ukrainian president followed him years. the lensky says he's also working on a diplomatic solution to bring the soldiers who have been defending the facility for 2 months to safety. the as of style plant is the ukrainian, the last ukranian hold out in the port city. they've made it out more people have been evacuated from the odds of style steel plant in muddy opal. though the accordingly in russian control territory. moscow says they can't jules to leave ukraine in authority, say the ceasefire is constantly being v

but for many workers as little to celebrate a latin america added to lucy newman reports from havana. long before daybreak cubans began walking to the plaza of the revolution. after a 2 year hiatus put on by the pandemic, cubic communist party and government spared no effort to make this annual made day march. one to remember healthcare workers live the parade in front of revolutionary leader. and i will castro, the still influential former president and his chosen successor miguel diaz canal standing side by side as a symbol of continuity. there was a familiar chance of loyalty to deceased leader fidel castro and against the u. s. government decades long economic embargo against cuba would go. so we will defend our socialism as we have for 61 years for fidel and raoul was one of the countries in the world and then still mark the international workers day like this. i make no mistake. there's very little for the average salary worker in this country to celebrate right now because this country is with no more speaker nomic, depression to in its history. intensified u. s. e. can amik sa

there's been an explosion at a hotel in the cuban capital. havana. it appears to have torn through several of the buildings, floors, a word yes, haunt casualties, or what caused the explosion. new humanitarian car doors due to open to ensure more people can escape ukraine's to besieged city of merrier poll. ukrainian officials say russia is still attacking the as of south steel part there. despite a ceasefire, the report nearly 500 people have made it out of the port city about 200 civilians and 2000 ukrainian fighters of trapped in the industrial area. members of the un security council of held an informal meeting at roches request. if ambassador provided what's been described as 1st hand information about russia's operations in ukraine, from frontline witnesses, and included allegations of attacks against civilians by ukrainian forces. police and israel as searching for 2 men suspected of a stabbing attack on the central city of atlanta. the release pictures of the pair, 3 people were killed and several others injured in thursday's attack. counting

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s own numbers to march through havana's revolution square. while the leaders look down on them, a show of their support for the cuban revolution and the cuban government. cuba is still being battered by the effects of the pandemic. what it's done to tourism economy here, and as well by the impacts of increased sanctions started by president trump and have been continued under the biden administration. some critics said cuba should not carry out these mass celebrations due to the pandemic. the risks still presented by the pandemic as well as the high cost in transportation and gasoline, of bussing in so many people to the cuban capital. clearly the cuban government, there has been criticism, following unprecedented protests last july, felt that it was more important to make this show of strength and this show of support. pat patrick oppmann, havana. >>> england's prime minister is set to meet with another leader to ramp up support for ukraine. we will look at narendra modi's visit to berlin just ahehead. can actually prevent mold and mildew gr

officials believe the blast at havana's historic hotel sayre toe fa was caused by a gas leak.ergency personnel are combing through what's left of the destroyed building trying to find survivors. >> reporter: human rescue workers continued their grim task of sifting through massive amounts of rubble of what used to be the iconic five-star hotel saratoga, after an explosion ripped through the hotel early on friday. what we're told by cuban officials is that a gas truck had arrived, gas for the hotel uses for cooking as the hotel workers readied to open the hotel to tourists next week. and somehow as this gas was being delivered to the hotel, a leak apparently caused the hotel to fill up with gas and led to a massive explosion that gutted th this hotel. we arrived moments after the explosion. we saw a woman being taken from the hotel barely able to walk, another covered in blood, seriously injured, taken away in a stretcher and we saw rescue workers clawing away with their bare hands. it was an accident, there's no sign of any intentional terrorism that took place here, but an in

. >>> and then explosion rips through a havana hotel, killing and injuring dozens of people. what we know about that explosion and word that there may be survivors trapped under the rubble. ♪ >>> well, we hope that saturday may 7th so far has been good to you. i know it's early, but we're grateful you're waking up with us. you, too, alex. >> thank you for having me. so great to be back with you. >> always. >>> we will begin with the stalled efforts to free more civilians from that battered steel plant that has come under attack by russian forces in the city of mariupol. >> right. evacuations were supposed to resume today after 50 civilians were freed from the plant in mariupol yesterday. so far there are no signs that process has restarted. we know at least 100 civilians, including a number of children by the way, are still trapped in underground bunkers. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has accused russia of using blockades as a form of torture, he says, because people are being starved. zelenskyy says organizations are not being allowed to get into mariupol to get