world. i m kim brunhuber. this is the final weekend before the critical midterm elections in the u.s. we ll tell you what big names are focused and who seems to be resonating with voters. tornadoes are wreaking havoc in southeastern u.s. at least nine touched down in texas. we ll have more in a few minutes. and a crowd sourcing campaign like you ve never seen before, how people in the world are helping ukraine in its war with russia. the january 6 investigation, the u.s. president s domestic agenda, abortion rights, voting rights are all on the line as americans prepare to vote tuesday in the midterm elections. candidates across the board are pulling all the stops in the final week of campaigning. president joe biden will be in illinois with a message on lowering prescription prices and shoring up medicare. and then he ll head to pennsylvania. the president sounded optimistic. here he is. i know you always ask me how are we doing. we re going to win this time around
communities start to assess the damage. plus, it is the final weekend before election day. yes, it s finally here. with three days to go, candidates making their final pitch and big name surrogates on the trail trying to pick up last-minute voters. yet another provocation by kim jong-un. south korea saying four more missiles have been fired overnight. we have the latest on these escalating tensions. and soon it will be legal to take psychedelic drugs in oregon. could more states follow suit? good morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, november 5th. hi, boris. good morning, amara. great to be with you, as always. we have a lot to get to. we start with severe weather this morning. a string of tornados ripping through three states, causing widespread damage and major power outages. at least 18 tornados were reported between texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. authorities are still trying to figure out the extent of damages and injuries as entire
truly chilling firsthand look at the destruction caused by russia s increasing use of kamikaze drones against civilian targets in ukraine. cnn s chief international correspondent, clarissa ward, is joining us from kyiv. tell us about what you ve actually seen on the streets of the capital city there. reporter: well, scenes of absolute destruction, devastation, people fearful. people dying and tonight, another impassioned plea from the president here, volodymyr zelenskyy saying in a 12-hour span, wolf, more than 30 of these iranian made 136 so-called kamikaze drones were intercepted as well as several cruise missiles. essentially, zelenskyy begging the international community to give ukraine more sophisticated and more substantial anti aircraft weaponry to protect itself. take a look. a policeman takes aim at the kamikaze drone as it bears down on kyiv. nick nicknamed mopeds in ukraine because of their whine, 28 were launched toward the city on monday. the majority are succe
just enough jobs added to tout and just enough lost that it may start to cool the economy. but how will voters see today s numbers as they head to the polls? plus, donald trump very big on the very for 2024. i will very, very, very probably do it again, okay? [ cheers and applause ] but will federal investigations catch up with him first very? and kevin durant tries to talk about the anti-semitic comments that got his teammate kyrie irving suspended and now forced to clarify what he meant. welcome back to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper. it s crunch time. four days left for candidates to make their closing arguments to voters before tuesday s election. the trend suggests the republicans are well positioned to take the house, but control of the senate rests on a knife s edge which means every race is criminal. democrats got a moral boost today shows the u.s. economy added 261,000 jobs last month. but a separate measurement of the unemployment rate ticked
happening now, georgia wraps a record-breaking run of early voting. candidates there and across the country are making urgent closing arguments. we re following the final sprint to the midterm finish line with four days to go. president biden is heading to a campaign event in illinois, pivoting back to issue one for voters, the economy. will the final preelection jobs report help his case? today was the deadline for former president trump to hand over to the subcommittee. his reply and what happens next. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, wolf blitzer is off today, i m brianna keilar, you re in the situation room. more than 34 million americans have already cast their ballots with four days to go until the midterm election that will determine control of congress. the economy is the most important issue for voters, and races in some key battleground states are neck and neck. reporter: with four days, the latest job report is taking center sta