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Judy: A barrage of Russian
missiles pounded a quiet coastal
town in southern Ukraine today,
killing at least 21 people,
including two children.
It happened in the early morning
hours about 50 miles from odesa,
far from any frontline.
The shelling battered a nine
story apartment building at a
resort as residence slept.
Rescue workers scour the rubble
for human remains with the help
of locals.
>> We heard the strikes.
We live close by.
Together with emergency workers,
we helped those who survived.
And those who unfortunately died
we helped to carry away.
Judy: The Kremlin falsely denied
that it targets civilian areas
meanwhile in Russia, the trial
for U.S. Women's basketball star
Brittney Griner got underway in
a Moscow suburb 4.5 months after
she was arrested for possessing
cannabis oil.
She has been charged with
intentionally importing
narcotics into Russia.
A U.S. Diplomat spoke to
reporters after attending the
opening session.
>> I did have the opportunity to
speak with her in the courtroom.
She is doing as well as can be
expected.
She asked me to convey that she
is in good spirits.
She is keeping up the faith.
Judy: If convicted, she could
face up to 10 years in prison.
Today the U.S. Secretary of
state tweeted that he has no
higher priority than bringing
her and other wrongfully
detained Americans home.
It has been 25 years since
Britain return Hong Kong to
Chinese rule.
China's leader use the
anniversary to defend his
vision.
He also rejected claims that
China is curtailing its
political and civic agents.
We will have more on this later
in the program.
Mudslides have killed hundreds
in India.
Soldiers joined the rescue
effort to find dozens still
missing.
Many were swept away in a sea of
mud.
This left hundreds of thousands
of residents homeless.
A new tropical storm formed over
the caribbean today.
It barreled toward central
America.
The national hurricane center
said the tropical storm is on
track to hit Costa Rica.
And eight inches of rain.
Monkeypox cases across Europe
have tripled over the past
couple of weeks.
That is a quarter to the world
health organization.
They called for urgent action to
reduce the spread.
In economic news, across the
atlantic, inflation hit a record
high last month for the 19
countries that use the euro.
It rose to 8.6% in June.
The highest level of inflation
since record-keeping began in
1997.
On Wall Street today, stocks
started on a higher no.
The Dow Jones industrial average
gained 322 points.
The NASDAQ rose 99 points.
Still to come, weather
forecasters increasingly address
climate change in their daily
reports.
Supply chain issues but an issue
on -- tamper on fourth of July
fireworks.
Several members of our staff
discussed new books they have
written.
Plus, much more.