
News Wrap: Supreme Court allows border wall in Big Bend
Clip: 11/9/2026 | 6m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: Supreme Court allows border wall construction in Big Bend
In our news wrap Monday, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue building a section of border wall in a remote part of Texas that includes Big Bend National Park, Russia and Ukraine exchanged long-range strikes ahead of U.S. brokered talks and French officials are blaming Iran for a massive cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators.
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News Wrap: Supreme Court allows border wall in Big Bend
Clip: 11/9/2026 | 6m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Monday, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue building a section of border wall in a remote part of Texas that includes Big Bend National Park, Russia and Ukraine exchanged long-range strikes ahead of U.S. brokered talks and French officials are blaming Iran for a massive cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators.
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Supreme Court.
The justices are allowing the Trump administration to continue building a section of border wall in a remote part of Texas that includes Big Bend National Park.
This would involve barriers and surveillance equipment along a 500-mile stretch of the U.S.
border with Mexico.
Environmental groups and locals had challenged the construction, saying it would damage the natural area and historic sites.
But the High Court decided to lift a halt on the work placed by a federal judge as a lower court battle plays out.
Well, there's been another high-level resignation at the Department of Justice.
Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate is stepping down as head of the department's civil division.
Under his watch, the unit oversaw cases involving mail-in voting restrictions, in-state tuition for undocumented citizens, and laws that aim to ban federal agents from wearing masks.
He is the fourth top-ranking official to leave the DOJ since last week's midterm elections.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged long-range strikes today ahead of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi tomorrow.
Russian officials say Ukrainian drones hit an apartment building in its Leningrad region, as well as an oil refinery.
Russia, meanwhile, launched hundreds of drones across Ukraine, as Moscow continues to target the country's power grid.
Civilians were killed in both strikes.
Meantime, in Paris.
MARCO RUBIO, U.S.
Secretary of State: Yes.
No, I mean, I think, if we don't try, the chances of it working are zero.
AMNA NAWAZ: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at the G7 that postwar security guarantees for Ukraine will top the agenda at tomorrow's peace talks, though Rubio himself won't be taking part.
French officials are blaming Iran for a massive cyberattack last month on supermarket refrigerators.
The attacks sent temperatures soaring for hundreds of fridges nationwide, forcing stores to throw out fresh and frozen goods.
The French foreign minister blamed the attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guard and threatened further European Union sanctions against Iran.
Similar attacks were reported last week in Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and other nations.
Iran has consistently denied carrying out any malicious cyber operations.
In Poland, the gunman who killed six people and injured 15 others this weekend died today in a hospital.
(GUNSHOTS) AMNA NAWAZ: Eyewitness video showed people fleeing from gunfire near Krakow's historic Main Square on Saturday.
Police say the 24-year-old assailant was a Polish national dressed in camouflage and a bulletproof vest.
Police later shot him after he crashed his car.
Today, mourners laid candles and flowers at a growing makeshift memorial.
Bullet holes from the attack were just feet away, and many were still shaken.
AGATA LAKOMA, Krakow, Poland, Resident (through translator): I was at the town square last night just to process what had happened.
Truth is, it could have been me.
It could have been my loved ones, my friends, my family.
AMNA NAWAZ: Authorities say the attacker held -- quote -- "very radical and ultra-nationalistic views," but they're still working to determine a motive.
British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison today for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
At a hearing in London, Judge Joel Bennathan called him a sexual predator and denounced what he called Brand's arrogant disregard towards women.
JUDGE JOEL BENNATHAN, High Court of Justice, United Kingdom: The whole episode wreaks of casual disrespect and your belief that fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live.
AMNA NAWAZ: The 51-year-old showed little emotion as the sentence was handed down, with his wife looking on.
Last week, Brand was found guilty of attacking four of his six accusers.
He maintains his innocence, saying that all the encounters were consensual.
In New Delhi, a thick smog blanketed the city today after Diwali celebrations this weekend added to already high pollution levels.
Residents of India's capital lit firecrackers and fireworks to mark the Hindu Festival of Lights last night.
By this morning, the air quality index was severe and visibility was limited.
Just last month, India's Supreme Court restricted conventional firecrackers, allowing only green alternatives.
Still, some residents and tourists were left feeling sick.
SALMAN USMANI, Tourist in New Delhi (through translator): I'm having a lot of difficulties breathing.
I feel suffocated.
It wasn't this bad on my previous visits.
But since I came today, it is really difficult to breathe.
The situation here is very serious.
AMNA NAWAZ: Even without the fireworks, New Delhi and its surrounding areas typically rank among the world's most polluted cities during winter.
Back here, the Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning today about the risk of vision loss related to popular GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs.
Health officials say drugs like Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Ozempic by Novo Nordisk must add a warning label about the rare disease, which can cause blurred vision or even blindness.
They say anyone experiencing such problems should contact a health care professional immediately.
The condition is permanent with no known treatment, though experts say it occurs in only a tiny fraction of patients.
On Wall Street today, stocks rallied to start the week.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 1,100 points.
The Nasdaq soared nearly 2.75 percent.
The S&P 500 posted its best day since April.
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