news from ukraine, where a series of explosions rocked the capital city of kyiv this morning. ukraine says, the russian missile attack is targeting critical infrastructure. we will go live to ukraine for the latest. plus, the house under republican rule. we will look at the chaos the gop has brought in congress in its first week in charge of the house, and the latest on the investigation into president biden s handling of classified documents, and what s behind the double standard in how the biden case is being treated compared to the case of a certain twice impeached ex president. then, the featured author for today s edition of the velshi banned book club is a story to herself, and author, yes, but also a filmmaker. folklorist and voodoo expert among many other things. we will dive into zora neal hearst in, their eyes were watching god, next hour. velshi starts now. and good morning. it s saturday, january the 14th. we are one week into hundreds 18th congress. in four
top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom, i m erica hill. good to have you with us on this very busy wednesday morning. countdown is on at this point, six days left now until the midterm elections. this morning a new cnn poll shows republican voters are more enthusiastic than democrats heading into election day. the economy remains a top concern as people cast their votes. cnn is on the trail around the country. also watching today the federal reserve set to hike interest rates again, that is sparking major concerns that the fed s attempts to cool inflation could send the economy into a recession. plus new details about the attack on paul pelosi, today the family is expected to see body camera footage of that violent attack, hear the 911 call made by speaker pelosi s husband. this just one day after the suspect pleaded not guilty to multiple state charges. cnn s veronica miracle is live in san francisco. she begins things for us this morning. veronica, in terms of that 911
remarkable conversation reportedly between putin and the world s richest man. and mitch mcconnell says he s sticking with herschel walker in georgia. john fetterman in pennsylvania opens up about his long recovery after suffering a stroke. plus, another cnn exclusive. a protester in iran speaking out about the atrocities on the ground. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, more u.s. weapons in ukrainian hands. ukraine s defense minister tonight saying four of the highly coveted himars that have turned the tide of the war in ukraine s favor, just arrived from the united states. this as russia warns the u.s. of payback for coming to ukraine s aide. the u.s. is, quote, defactor involved in the ukraine war. russia may take, quote, countermeasures against the united states. president biden tonight speaking out to cnn saying putin knows exactly what he s doing. here he is moments ago with our jake tapper. do you think putin is a rational ac
and somewhat confusing u.s. economy. new data shows the economy shrank 0.6% in the second quarter, said another way that shrinking slightly less than first thought. the u.s. also is seeing a decrease in the number of people filing for new unemployment benefits, said another way, the labor market is still strong. this comes as americans try to understand what president biden s student loan debt plan what it means for them and their families, even as some members of his own party say it misses the mark. republicans are unified in saying they don t think it is fair, and some economists say that it could fuel inflation. there is a lot to get to. let s begin with cnn s matt egan on this new economic data. what do you see in all this, matt? the economy s spring slump wasn t as bad as feared. second quarter gdp was just revised up by the government, in part because americans spent more money than originally reported. the bad news is that despite this upgrade, the economy still shr
with the latest. also in the programme: in the uk, police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a 9 year old girl dead. and we ll be live from florida where democrats have picked charlie crist to take on republican heavyweight ron desantis in the upcoming race for governor. we start in ukraine, which is marking two important dates. six months since the start of the russian invasion and 31 years since its independence, after the fall of the soviet union. this is in the ukrainian capital. while traditionally we d see a military parade today there are ukrainian tanks and seized russian military hardware on display. and we saw the ukrainian president and the first lady laying flowers at the wall of remembrance in kyiv honouring those killed defending the country. here s mr zelensky. translation: we only care about our land, we will fight for it until the end. we have been holding strong for six months. it s tough but we have clenched