Tuesday morning news: October 11, 2022

For WORLD Radio, I'm Kent Covington. 

Russia hits more civilian targets » Russian missiles rained down on cities across Ukraine on Monday.

AUDIO: [Kyiv rocket]

A rocket heard there striking a residential building in Kyiv.

At UN headquarters in New York, Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said missile strikes killed at least 14 civilians, and wounded roughly 100 others.

KYSLYTSYA: By launching missile attacks on civilians sleeping in their homes or rushing to work, children going to schools, Russia has proven once again that it is a terrorist state that must be deterred.

The lethal barrage against multiple cities smashed civilian targets, knocking out power and water, shattering buildings.

Though some missiles apparently targeted energy facilities, others struck civilian areas during the morning rush-hour. One hit a playground in downtown Kyiv.

Vladimir Putin said the attacks were payback for an explosion that damaged a key bridge linking Crimea to Russia.

Hurricane recovery » In Florida, an army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million homes in businesses in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Gov. Ron DeSantis…

DESANTIS: There still a couple of pockets of Lee County with the Lee County Electrical Cooperative. But all other providers are basically at 100%.

Lee County is home to Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach, ground zero for Hurricane Ian, with some neighborhoods almost entirely washed away.

The storm killed more than 100 people in Florida.

Nine dead as Julia drenches Central America » Meantime, in Central America, the remnants of Hurricane Julia have continued drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains.

The Guatemalan government said five people died after a hillside collapsed on their house. And authorities in El Salvador said a wall collapsed, killing five army soldiers at a house where they sought refuge.

Officials also reported deaths in Nicaragua and Honduras. The storm has killed at least 19 people in total.

CA abortion ads in Texas » California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running a new series of out-of-state ads encouraging women to come to his state for an abortion. WORLD’s Josh Schumacher has more.

JOSH SCHUMACHER, REPORTER: A billboard towering over a highway in Austin texas depicts a young woman with her arms crossed and the words: “Need an abortion? Calfornia is ready to help.”

Newsom has purchased billboards in other Republican-led states, including one that shows a woman in handcuffs with the caption: “South Dakota doesn’t own your body. You do.”

He’s also running TV ads in other states.

And he’s paying for it with campaign dollars as he runs for reelection in California. The plan could raise his national profile in the Democratic party ahead of a possible presidential bid.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Josh Schumacher.

Former Fed Chair Bernanke shares Nobel » Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke won the Nobel Prize in economics Monday for research into bank failures.

Bernanke’s study of bank failures during the Great Depression helped to shape America’s response to the Great Recession in 2007-2008.

Bernanke says the Nobel committee cited a paper he wrote nearly 40 years ago.

BERNANKE: The simple idea that the financial system can be a driver of economic activity and unemployment was something that this paper emphasized was not conventional wisdom in 1983.

He’s sharing the prize with Douglas W. Diamond and Philip Dybvig on Monday for research that shows—in their words, “why avoiding bank collapses is vital.”

NoKo drills » North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches simulated nuclear strikes against US targets. WORLD’s Kristen Flavin has more.

KRISTEN FLAVIN, REPORTER: Leader Kim Jong Un says the ballistic missile tests show that his military could—his words—“hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and U.S. targets.

Pyongyang released a statement on state media Monday, saying leader Kim plans more provocative missile tests.

The announcement is seen as an attempt reenforce Kim’s image as a strong leader at home. He also wants to extract concessions in nuclear talks with the United States.

State media said the missile tests were in response to recent naval drills between U.S. and South Korean forces.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Kristen Flavin.

I’m Kent Covington. For more news, features, and analysis, visit us at wng.org. 

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