and the economy is also a key issue for us voters three weeks out from the crucial midterm elections as inflation continues to rise. tonight with the context, paul waugh, chief political commentator for the i newspaper, and democratic strategist mary anne marsh. as government u turns go, and there have been a few of late, this was a big one. britain s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has dumped nearly all of the flagship economic policies of the liz truss government in an attempt to end weeks of financial turmoil. it has left the prime minister fighting for her political survival with a few mps openly calling for her to quit, and more doing anonymously. this gives you an idea of the scale of how much has been dropped from the pm s plan for growth last month which the then chancellor kwasi kwarteng announced in parliament, and how little now remains. the 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax has been dropped indefinitely. it will remain at 20p. the 2 year cap on energy prices h
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once again with iranian-built kamikaze drones. we will have a live report from kyiv. and also we will speak with former ukrainian president poroshenko about his reaction and the very latest in the war. and you will hear the exclusive one-on-one interview with georgia republican senate county herschel walker. what he said about claims he paid for an abortion. plus, a california community relieved after police say they caught a suspected serial killer. and xi jinping is poised to win an unprecedented third term in office. we ll get the latest from beijing. we will look into the importance of language in identity. we will go inside what is becoming a big debate about spanish and cultural. and we begin this hour with the breaking news out of ukraine where the country s dam was struck again by another were round of russian strikes overnight. kyiv s mayor says the city was struck by iranian-made kamikaze drones that hit critical infrastructure and a residential building.
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
working to combat asian hate, go to cnnheroes.com. good morning, everyone. welcome to new day. i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we have new video on what happened on january 6th including chilling conversation between nancy pelosi and vice president mike pence. new details about the shooting in south carolina. what we re learning about the victims and the potential charges the shooter could face. and we re going to take you inside the battle of kherson in ukraine, a fight that could be critical to the ukrainian counteroffensive. and ian s devastation on full dissplay on florida s farms. the impact that the storm is having on the state s citrus crops and the families who depend on it. welcome to the weekend. good morning. we are so grateful to have you this saturday, october 15th. great to start it with you as well, amara. we re right in the middle of october. 16 days until halloween. looking forward to it. always good to be with you,