and around the world, i m anna coren in hong kong. this hour on cnn newsroom. millions across america have already cast their ballots in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. ahead, why so many are voting early this year. xi jinping will lead china for five more years after securing a historic third term. we will tell you what this means for china and the world ahead in a live report from beijing. and later the viral respiratory illness known as rsv the symptoms that parents need to be aware of and what to do if your child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. in 39 states nearly 6 million people have already cast early ballots and to win over those who haven t, politicians have been heating the campaign trail with urgency, among them president joe biden who will visit south florida on tuesday to take part in a rally for the democratic national committee. in t
watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former u.s. president trump responds to the subpoena sent by the january 6 select committee and says that he will appear before the lawmakers but there is a catch. and a key issue that joe biden has been touting as a win could impact the midterm elections. and hospitals across the u.s. are filled with sick children. cases of a respiratory virus are surging. efforts to stem the covid pandemic could be one reason why. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. donald trump has now been officially served with a subpoena to testify before the january 6 committee. in a series of high profile hearings this year, the committee documented trump s failed quest to overturn his 2020 election defeat culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee has set a november 4th deadline to receive the documents it has request
The iranian consulate in damascus earlier this month, israels military says with the help of its partners, including the us and the uk, it intercepted some 99 of more than 300 missiles and drones and other projectiles launched by iran israeli war cabinet, ended a meeting today without reaching a decision, but determined to act. One member saying, israel will quote, exact a price at the time of its choosing, President Biden met virtually with g7 leaders today to discuss what he calls quote, an urgent diplomatic response and late lab as night biden spoke with israeli Prime Minister netanyahu over the phone reaffirming the us is ironclad commitment to its ally, but making it clear, the us will not i participate in any Israeli Attack against iranian territory right now, Un Security Council is holding an emergency meeting. Un Secretary General rule called for restraint now is the time to diffuse and the escalates now is the time for maximum restraint we have a team of reporters here In Wash