happened. a massive explosion on a bridge that dealt a major blow to russia s military supply capabilitying. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for that damage, but an aide to presukraine s president said this may be an act of retaliation. here s a view of the explosion we didn t see yesterday. russian officials say three people were killed in all of this. nick paton walsh joins me now. it looks like russian retaliation. what more can you tell us? reporter: certainly, the strike in zaporizhzhia, we now know the death toll to be 13 with over 80 people injured. hundreds of rescuers are still working at the site of the apartment block that was hit by six cruise missiles dropped by a strategic bomber, and also an su-35 attack jet. also, some anti-aircraft missiles, s-300s according to ukrainian officials involved, a sign that russia s inventory is getting low. is it retaliation? i should point out, zaporizhzhia where this occurred is being hit over the last week repeatedly,
civilians. nothing much has changed on that front. reporter: it s an utterly ghastly scene. hundreds of rescuers combing through the damage to the apartment blocks where we now know the death poll to be 13, 80 people injured. bare this in mind, totally innocent civilian block by what appears to have been six cruise missiles and possibly 16 anti-aircraft missiles, fired by a strategic bomber and stealth jet flying into ukraine. the cruise missiles frequently used across ukraine. antiaircraft missiles being deployed because the inventory of other missiles is depleted. this isn t the first time zaporizhzhia has been hit, jim. this week it s one of a number of attacks we ve seen. it forms part of a pattern that ukrainians say is indiscriminate bombing against civilian targets. some wonder if this is retaliation for the attack on the bridge, the vital part of the russian frvgt that feeds the occupation of crimea, the ukrainian peninsula they illegally annexed in 2014. zaporizhzh
select committee, congresswoman zoe lofgren. and the uvalde texas school board suspends its police force, and it s expected to discuss the superintendent s retirement, all following cnn s exclusive reporting on the school massacre. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the firestorm over president biden s surprise warning of a potential armageddon following russian president vladimir putin s nuclear threats. let s get straight to our cnn white house correspondent, mj lee. mj, we ve heard the administration say they take the nuclear threat from russia seriously. we have not heard talk of armageddon before. does the white house now think americans have reason to be concerned tonight? well, wolf, anybody who was listening to the president s comments last night may have had good reason to feel concerned, because this was a pretty remarkable warning that we heard directly fro
of power. we begin in georgia where the only debate in the race has just wrapped up. it took place three days before voting begins. warnock won his seat in the 2020 election. warnock is a pastor. herschel walker running on a family values platform is currently involved in a scandal of pressuring the mother of one of his children to have an abortion. a week before the debate a former girlfriend made public accusations that you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. this week you said the accusations are, quote, all lies. can you explain the circumstances around these claims. you have 60 seconds. that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s here things. at the same time, that s a law. on abortion, i m a christian. i believe in life. i tell people this. georgia is a state that respects life and i will be a senator that protects life. i say that was a lie and i m not backing down. we have s
also tonight, the hurricane is forcing the january select committee to postpone the hearing that was scheduled for tomorrow. this as the panel had some big decisions to make and some new questions to answer. plus, russia is claiming victory after the sham annexation votes. what is vladamir putin s next move as russians protest and thousands plea his military draft? welcome to the situation room. i m pamela brown. let s get to the newest forecast for hurricane ian and the damage it will be doing by this time tomorrow. jennifer, what is the latest on ian s power and path? pamela, we are within that 24-hour window where this storm will make landfall as a category 3, winds of 120 miles per hour, but gusts are up to 150 miles per hour now and moving to the north at 10 miles per hour. this storm is going to run parallel to key west within the next hour or so. you can see very close right there, so they are going to get the worst of the weather. but the worst is to come, b