
News Wrap: Ukraine strikes major oil refinery near Moscow
Clip: 6/18/2026 | 6m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: Ukraine strikes major oil refinery near Moscow
In our news wrap Thursday, dozens of Ukrainian drones struck targets, including a major oil refinery near Moscow, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas man who said his marijuana use shouldn't make it a crime for him to have a gun and former President Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential center in Chicago today.
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News Wrap: Ukraine strikes major oil refinery near Moscow
Clip: 6/18/2026 | 6m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Thursday, dozens of Ukrainian drones struck targets, including a major oil refinery near Moscow, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas man who said his marijuana use shouldn't make it a crime for him to have a gun and former President Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential center in Chicago today.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other headlines: Dozens of Ukrainian drones struck targets, including a major oil refinery near Moscow today, their second hit on Russian energy targets in a week.
Eyewitness video captured the explosion at a fuel depot with the massive storage lid flying into the air like a popped cork.
A drone also hit this residential building nearby.
The barrage turned the skies over Russia's capital city into a ceiling of smoke.
Speaking in Brussels today, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes were in response to Russia's attack on a historic monastery complex earlier this week.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President: Our mid-range strikes are seriously disrupting Russian military logistics, but Putin is not stopping this war.
AMNA NAWAZ: Russia's Defense Ministry said today's Ukrainian assault was the largest since the war began more than four years ago.
And Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed that strikes on Ukrainian targets will continue -- quote -- "on a regular basis."
The U.S.
Supreme Court today sided with a Texas man who said his marijuana use shouldn't make it a crime for him to have a gun.
The justices unanimously found that the federal ban against all regular drug users from owning guns violated the Second Amendment.
That same law was used to convict Hunter Biden back in 2024.
He was later pardoned by his father, then-President Joe Biden.
The Trump administration has defended the law, despite arguing against other gun restrictions.
Today's opinion was a narrow one, applying only to drug users who are not considered dangerous.
In parts of the Midwest today, residents took stock of the wreckage after powerful storms tore through the area.
Cell phone videos showed what appeared to be a large tornado hitting Effingham, Illinois, overnight.
By daybreak, the extent of the damage was clear, though authorities say there were no serious injuries.
Meantime: WOMAN: Fighting the current.
AMNA NAWAZ: Downpours from what was Tropical Storm Arthur swamped entire Gulf Coast neighborhoods.
More rain is expected through tomorrow from Mississippi to the Carolinas.
And from floods to flames.
Firefighters in Washington state have been working to contain a blaze near Spokane that's destroyed at least 15 homes and forced about 1,500 people to evacuate.
Authorities say they found possible human remains in one of the homes.
In Los Angeles, officials say there's no longer any threat of hazardous air after a massive warehouse fire east of the city.
It tore through a cold storage warehouse, sending large plumes of smoke across the Boyle Heights neighborhood.
Authorities say it started on the building's roof, which is covered in solar panels, and reached an ammonia line which led to several small explosions.
That prompted a shelter-in-place order, which has since been lifted.
There have been no reports of injuries.
In Washington, D.C., Janeese Lewis George has won the city's Democratic primary for mayor, meaning she will almost certainly become the first new leader in the heavily Democratic city in more than a decade.
The Democratic socialist had run on issues like education and affordable housing.
She's also pledged to push back against federal intervention in local affairs, telling reporters today about the need to stand up for the city's autonomy.
Earlier this month, President Trump said he would consider putting Washington under direct federal control if Lewis George becomes mayor.
Former President Barack Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential center in Chicago today.
The nation's 44th commander in chief was joined by his family, a host of celebrities, and three former presidents.
In his remarks, Mr.
Obama said that the $850 million center was an expression of thanks to the city that gave him his start in politics.
President Trump was notably absent, and Obama did not mention him by name, but there were some nods to the current administration, with Obama remarking, in his words, how precious our democracy truly is.
BARACK OBAMA, Former President of the United States: People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division.
They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that, deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.
AMNA NAWAZ: The Obama Presidential Center is expected to draw more than a million visitors annually.
It officially opens to the general public tomorrow, on Juneteenth.
On Wall Street today, stocks ended higher ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend.
The Dow Jones Industrial average rose about 70 points.
The Nasdaq jumped nearly 500 points, or almost 2 percent.
The S&P 500 closed about 1 percent higher to close out the trading week.
And in New York today, joy and confetti filled the air as the city celebrated its first NBA championship in more than half-a-century.
An estimated two million people lined the famous Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan, forming a sea of orange and blue, the Knicks colors.
It was the first ever ticker tape parade for the Knicks, despite winning two titles in the 1970s.
The route ended at City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented the Knicks with keys to the city and addressed what this moment means for New York.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI (D), Mayor of New York City: So often when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to by a moment of tragedy or adversity.
What a gift it is to be brought together by pure unfiltered joy.
For as long as we live, we will remember this feeling of a city together, a city alive, a city overcome by happiness.
AMNA NAWAZ: The celebrations cap off a dominant and improbable run for the Knicks, who beat the San Antonio Spurs for the title in five games.
Owner James Dolan has said the team has accepted an invitation to visit the White House.
No date has been set, but they would be the first NBA champions to do so during President Trump's time in office.
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