Defense systems cnn senior international correspondent Fred Pleitgen is live in kyiv. Fred, what more are you learning about the strike every one i definitely devastating blow for the ukrainians and one of the things that we have to say is it could actually still get a lot worse. You know, its sort boris there saying that more than a dozen people, the authorities are saying are still trapped or could still well be trapped underneath the debris of where those submit ballistic missiles impacted. And of course, the ukrainians are saying that because of that the Death Toll could still further rise. You guys were mentioning that right now it stands at 51 with over 200 people having been injured in that. And the ukrainians are saying that one of the reasons why the toll is as bad as it is, is that when those ballistic missiles struck that military educational facility, there was actually an Air Raid Alert that haD Gone into effect. However, they are saying that because the time between the f
live in concrete cells with no bathrooms. this as cnn gets access to evidence that putin doesn t want anyone to see. plus, it s debate night in america, one of the most highly anticipated face-offs of the year. fetterman versus oz. how much will fetterman s health be front and center this evening? we have new reporting from both camps. and where is former chinese president hu jintao. video that appears to be russian soldiers banished to a dark con concrete cellar for refusing to go to the front line in ukraine. you can see soldiers dressed in russian military fatigues, packed into a small windowless room. that s why there is not much light there. one of them explains how they re being treated. listen to it. translator: well, here we are. they arrested us. this is october 2nd, 22. we are part of the third battalion of the 488th motorized rifle regiment. we were arrested for refusing to follow orders. yes, refusing to follow orders. they sent us to a basement of a militar
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in watershington. we are two weeks out and tonight a one-night only event in a pivotal senate race, john fetterman versus mehmet oz on the debate stage sgl. plus, progressives push president biden to push russia to end the ukraine war. and diary excerpt. a broken promise from a supreme court justice. a new book digs into the life of senator ted kennedy. up first, the midterms. we count your votes two weeks from today. already upwards of 9 million ballots cast across 40 states. big debates tonight remind us the consequences are enormous and many of the key races are remarkably close. 36 governors races. always important but all the more so because of the new politics of abortion rights. all 435 house seats up. republicans now confident they will seize the speaker s gavel from nancy pelosi. and 35 senate contests including a race that s absolutely crucial. john fetterman and mehmet oz square off. it is their one and only
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
Right here on abc. Mary bruce live at the white house tonight. Both biden and trump convinced they can outperform the other. Also tonight, the troubling images. The attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. The leader shot multiple times at close range. He is now in what authorities are calling a lifethreatening condition. His Security Detail pushing him into the car. Here in the u. S. Tonight, another bridge accident. A massive barge hitting a bridge near galveston, texas, causing partial collapse and an oil spill in that bay. Crew members pulled from the water. The harrowing Dash Cam Video revealed tonight in court, showing a Semitruck Crashing on a bridge. The truck hit by another vehicle. The driver losing control. Her truck then dangling 100 feet above the ohio river. Tonight, the fighting intensifying in Northern Gaza. Israeli troops also positioned near the Southern City of rafah. Matt gutman with late reporting from israel. The war in ukraine. Tonight, russia i