Erika Herskowitz

The risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles is no longer a major concern.

Orange County Fire Authority Interim Fire Chief T.J.

McGovern says an explosion is still possible, just not a catastrophic one.

Evacuation orders for more than 50,000 people remain in effect.

A pressurized storage tank started leaking a volatile toxic chemical last Thursday.

A crack in the tank discovered late yesterday may have relieved the pressure.

Erica Herskowitz, Bloomberg Radio.

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Erika Herskowitz.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called U.S.

State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate U.S.

citizens and diplomats from Kyiv.

He told Rubio that the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, launching systematic and consistent strikes against facilities in Kyiv as well as against the relevant decision-making centers.

Russia has bombed Ukrainian cities regularly since 2022.

However, Sunday, Ukraine came under a massive Russian drone and missile barrage that included a ballistic missile.

Moscow framed the attack as retaliation for the recent Ukrainian drone attack on a college that killed 21 students.

President Trump says negotiations with Iran are proceeding nicely.

In a Truth Social post this morning, the president said it was only a great deal for all, or no deal at all.

He went on to say that if a deal isn't reached, then it will be back to the battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before, and nobody wants that.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a pretty solid proposal is currently on the table as Iran's foreign minister cautions this does not mean that the signing of an agreement is imminent.

Rubio speaking to reporters in New Delhi this morning as he continues his visit to India.