vladimir putin showing an increasing reliance on drones that russia is said to be getting from iran. or clarissa ward the only reporter seeing what ukraine has shot out of the sky. plus, roe v economy? president biden s midterm pledge today, if democrats can keep control of congress. he will get an abortion rights law on the books. but the reality check on that may rely on what is on the minds of most voters. and hunting the injured. protesters shot and breaten in iran. fear of going to the hospital, where police could be waiting to capture them. the desperate mrlengths some demonstrators are going to to get treatment. welcome to the lead, i m john berman, in for jake tapper. and we start with our world lead. today, a top ukrainian intelligence official predicted an end to putin s war. quote, russia s loss is inev inevitable. by the summer, everything should be over. that despite putin s attacks on ukraine s power plants. nearly a third have been destroyed. some of th
come drone attacks cause blackouts across ukraine. russia targeting more power plants and escalating the bloodshed and suffering of civilians. also tonight, a cnn exclusive on the trump tapes. stand by to hear some of then president trump s revealing recorded interviews with journalists bob woodward including trump boasting about the letters that sparked the mar-a-lago documents investigation. as early voting in georgia sets records right now, the high stakes midterm election is now only three weeks away. we re following flash points in the battle for control of congress including a new promise by president biden on abortion rights for women. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. our top story this hour, wide spread blackouts across ukraine as russia strikes major power and water facilities. ukrainian officials warning that moscow s attacks have already destroyed nearly a third of their ener
Line. Were going to have the latest for you from the campaign trail. And it is said to be the largest Lottery Prize in history, 1. 6 billion is up for grabs in tonights Powerball Drawing. It is saturday, everyone. Thank you so much for waking up with this. Good morning, boris. Thanks to our producers for that reminder that the Powerball Drawing is coming up. Ive got to get my lottery tickets. Are you playing . I am now. Thanks for the reminder. Appreciate that. We begin this morning with the final sprint to the midterm election. The candidates and their surrogates are making the final push with just three days to go before election day. And the battle for control of the senate it comes down to a handful of key states including pennsylvania, barack obama, President Biden, and President Trump also campaigning in the state today. Republicans heading into tuesdays elections, though, with a slight edge. But millions of voters have already cast their ballots. Everything voting is up compared
railroads aim to regain the house and the senate. i m the maga king. will the gop ride a red wave back to power, and will it propel donald trump into 2024? i ll speak to the chair of the republican national committee, ronna mcdaniel next. and a pair of presidents. democrats out on the trail trying to defend their record on the economy. this ain t your father s republican party. midterms are no joke. have they made their case? i ll speak to a senator traveling the country to try to keep her party in power, democratic senator amy klobuchar ahead. plus, on their mind, as democrats and republicans try to appeal to the undecided, i caught up with voters in five states to see what s driving them to the polls this tuesday. why is the price of gasoline where it is today? it s abortion rights i think for me. some of it might surprise you. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is hours away from counting the votes. we are two days from fini
today on the program, election day in america is almost upon us. we are going to bring it. at stake, control of congress. it s a choice. between two vastly different visions for america. will the democrats lose their slim majority? i will talk to bill maher about what tuesday s results will mean for the next two years. then the u.n. s annual climate conference began today in egypt. a damning new report tells us the world won t come close to meeting its temperature target for the end of the century. but in all the gloom, there is some good news about climate action. i will talk to an expert. and left wing populism beat out right wing populism in brazil last week, but can lula succeed in getting the economy to grow and bringing the country back together when he comes to power? we ll explore. first, here s my take. as an immigrant to america who has traveled a great deal around the world, i ve always been certain that america was the best place for people hike me.