especially tonight. and adidas cuts ties just now with kanye west over his anti-semitic rants. that is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. brittney griner was again before a russian court today and received no mercy. the court upholding griner s nine year prison sentence rejecting the nba s star plea for leniency. she was convicted in august after russian authorities say that they found vape can sifters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at moscow airport. this was swift reaction after the appeal that didn t go anywhere, slamming the court proceeding as a quote, sham, vowing the biden administration is doing everything it could to bring her home. kylie atwood is live at the state department for us. what are you hearing about this now? reporter: the conviction has opinion upheld. meaning that she is still found guilty of smuggling drugs into russia. this trial essentially brings the end of the judicial process for brittney gr
good morning, i m erica hill, it is a busy tuesday at this hour. we are officially two weeks away from the midterms. a major focus on the senate battle in pennsylvania today, one of the most critical races this cycle. tonight republican mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman will face off for their first and only debate, and we are on the ground in harrisburg. overnight in florida incumbent republican governor ron desantis going toe to toe with his democratic challenger charlie crist. the two sparring on a number of topics, we will discuss with charlie crist in our next hour. plus new this morning, adidas officially severing ties with kanye west following a rash ant submit tick comments. a moscow regional court upholding the drug smuggling conviction of american basketball star brittney griner. she was sentenced to nine years behind bars in russia. cnn s kylie atwood is live at the state department for us this morning. kylie, what more are we hearing about what this coul
good afternoon, everyone. i m bianna golodryga. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. it s good to have you. more than 9 million votes across the country already been cast. election day just two weeks away now. not two days away. two weeks away. and the pressure s on for the candidates to win over every voter. it s especially high in pennsylvania. tonight democrat john fetterman will face off against republican mehmet oz in perhaps the most anticipated debate of the election season. it s also the only chance for pennsylvanians to see the candidates argue the issues side by side. in a 50-50 senate pennsylvania is one of the races democrats hope to gain to retain power over the chamber. many voters there have already made up their minds, though. nearly 640,000 people have already turned in ballots. cnn s jessica dean is in harrisburg, pennsylvania. jessica, give us a preview of tonight s debate. reporter: well, bianna, you really just outlined how critical this
ready to face-off. cnn is live in pennsylvania for the debate showdown between john fetterman and dr. mehmet oz. also tonight, president biden is warning russia that it would be a serious mistake to use a tactical nuclear weapon, vladimir putin raising new fears about his war plans as moscow doubles down on its disputed claim that ukraine is planning to deploy a dirty bomb. and corporate america turns on kanye west for his antis-semitic remarks. we ll take a closer look at the impact as adidas and the gap cut ties with the controversial rapper also known as yay. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. let s get straight to the midterm countdown right now. we re just, what, two weeks, two weeks out from election day. candidates in a slew of pivotal contests preparing to clash in high stakes debates tonight with millions of voters already casting their ballots early. cnn congressional correspondent jes
president biden s claim the democrats are the fiscally responsible ones but the polls tend to disagree. plus, it seems every day records of the southern border are being shattered. bill melugin has new numbers. the cbp tried to quietly release. the common sense department will take a closer look at what s really behind the staggering new stats. and, as crime surges, the epicenter of the defund the police movement is, surprise, surprise, struggling to hire new police officers. fox news @ night investigates why minneapolis and many other cities are having a tough time recruiting cops. we begin with president biden shifting midterm message in his new claim that the so-called mega maga republicans will crash the economy. the white house correspondent kevin corke is live in the nation s capital with more on this. evening. the list of reasons for the country s economic woes continues to expand, at least according to the biden white house which you know at various times has blam