target ukraine s energy infrastructure. iran previously denied providing russia with the weapons. the mayor said that the drones caused several explosions, rocking the city. people sent fleeing for shelter as attacks sent buildings on fire in a busy area filled with universities, bars and restaurants. at least three people have been killed, authorities urging people to stay indoors and pay attention to air-raid sirens throughout the day. let s get to clarissa ward, live for us in kyiv, ukraine. you have just visited the site of one of these attacks. what have you seen, clarissa? reporter: it was a horrific scene and we were quickly moved on from there because there were continuing alerts about possible oncoming missiles. essentially it was a residential building. we saw one elderly lady who was rescued during our time on the ground there. one body of a resident of that building. but authorities saying three people were killed, two of them killed were a couple, a young cou
on stage tonight, what might be the most important debate of this entire midterm election cycle, democratic senator raphael warnock versus republican candidate herschel walker in savannah, georgia. a race that could control the party for the next two years. the stakes would already be insanely high even if the republican candidate wasn t facing a major scandal about whether or not he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion despite running oen an antiabortion platform. here s how herschel walker addressed his ex-girlfriend s accusation just a few minutes ago. that s a lie. and on abortion, you know, oi ma christian. i believe in life. i tell people this. georgia is a state that respects life. and i ll be a senator, it protects life. i say that was a lie, and i m not backing down. we ll get back to that scandal in georgia in just a moment. but to understand exactly what s happening there, regarding scandals requires a little context because the term scandal took on a whole new
ten years before she died. i haven t talked about her publicly much before, but she raised me and was like a mom to me. again, you can point your cellphone at the qr code on your screen right now for a link to it or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. the news continues. cnn tonight with jake tapper starts now. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper. on stage tonight, what might be the most important debate of this entire midterm election cycle, democratic senator raphael warnock versus republican candidate herschel walker in savannah, georgia. a race that could very well decide which party will control the u.s. senate for the next two years. so, yes, the stakes would already be insanely high even if the republican candidate wasn t facing a major scandal about whether or not he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion despite running on an anti-abortion platform. here s how herschel walker addressed his ex-girlfriend s accusation just a few minutes ago. that s a lie
willing to testify before the january 6th committee. what impact if any does testimony could have on his criminal contempt try oh. plus, we will break down what to expect at tomorrow s january 6th hearing. in the next hour, president biden will pass a gun safety law and what it means for the national gun violence epidemic. gun violence activist and father of highland park shooting victim will be with us this morning. meanwhile, it s been one year after a crackdown on protest for freedom in cuba. the crackdowns by the regime continues. we will talk about what is next in cuba s fight for freedom. right now out west, firefighters are working around the clock to contain a wildfire at yosemite national park. we will bring you a live report. report. we begin this morning with the latest on investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capital. attorneys for donald trump stan steve bannon and eight courtroom hearing. he is facing contempt of congress charges for refusi
translator: we don t want to keep going through this. every year there are strikes. this is where the next phase of the war will be won or lost, in trenches like this. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, august 8, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where new life is being breathed into president biden s domestic agenda after senate democrats finally passed their sweeping climate health care and tax plan officially known as the inflation reduction act. vice president kamala harris cast the deciding vote after a deadlock along party lines. on this vote the yeas are 50, nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. the measure represents the largest climate investment in u.s. history with $370 billion to combat climate change. it also makes major changes to health policy such as giving medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices and it imp