two americans kidnapped in mexico now back in the u.s. for treatment. other two are dead as the search for their killers ramps up. why ukrainian forces refuse to retreat from the bloody battles if bakhmut, president zelenskiy warning about consequences if russia seizes the city, new u.s. senate bill aims to give the biden administration the authority to ban tiktok. we ll discuss what data the ap collects and whether it should really be considered a threat to national security. . . live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us, the two americans who survived a deadly kidnapping in mexico on friday are back in the united states. according to mexican officials la washington mcgee and eric williams were found in a wooden house in mattingly on thursday, williams s wife tells cnn he was shot in both legs, mcgee was not injured, her mother told our affiliate she s spoken with her daughter and doing ok but struggling with fact she had t
hello, welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. just ahead, midterm elections are just around the corner here in the united states. we will hear the final pitch to voters from republicans and democrats. a huge political comeback in brazil. a former president is set to return to office. but not all of his opponents supporters accept the results. plus, a nation in mourning. we are learning more about the victims of the deadly halloween crowd surge in south korea. we will bring you a live report from seoul. live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with rosemary church. good to have you with us. in just eight days, american voters will decide key races at the state and national level including the contest for control of congress. 218 seats are needed to control the house. and right now, it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate, about a third of the seats are up for grabs and republicans cours
could go further. they could go to other areas it would be open to bakhmut for other towns in ukraine in the donetsk direction in the east of ukraine, that s why our guys are standing there. and cnn selma is following all the developments for us, joins us live from london, good morning to you, selma. what is the latest on the fierce fight for bakhmut. absolutely epic and devastating battle, as you heard there, president zelenskyy is not particularly strategically that important for russia, he explains to our wolf blitzer it s really about the symbolic victory for president putin who has for nearly eight months now seen nothing but losses on the ground. but when you really think about the extraordinary cost of this
protests, a 22-year-old kurdish iranian died in the custody of iran s mobility police. she was detained for showing hair. iran condemned the removal for the illegal requests. cnn selma joins us live. beyond the public shaming, will this actually change anything in iran, do you think? look, this is absolutely not going to make a major impact on the ground. it is, of course, jake, largely symbolic but it is the largest symbolic gesture we ve seen from the united nations thus far since the popular uprising and it s an unprecedented move, historic move to kick a country off the united nations body like this and the message here from the united states to the protesters on the ground from the u.s. and its allies is we hear you. we are listening with you. we have your back and we stand
russia is the only one to blame for the fact that food will now become more expensive for people across a vast expanse from west africa to east asia. and for more, we want to bring cnn selma. tell us how extentsive has the damage been on infrastructure? we were talking there about the loss of power where you are. talk to us about that. the whole impact of this. reporter: yes, rosemary, this is just happening in the last couple of hours so we are digging to find out what has been hit and targeted but another barrage of missile attacks. rewoke up to the sound of air raid sirens. we now understand from the mayor of kyiv that some parts of the city are without water