candidate who doesn t want to commit. the lead starts rile now. with just over three weeks to go to the midterms, early voting begins in a key state that entire country is watching. herschel walker with a new admission today and the republican who wants to be arizona s next governor indicates she might not be interested in the actual results. plus, kamikaze terror, kyiv comes under attack from drones that russia is getting from iran. a pregnant woman killed. could this change how the u.s. gives support to ukraine. and stopped on a mission to kill. a serial killer suspect in california arrested, what ware learning today about his past and how the police finally got him. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper and we begin with our politics lead. the latest poll of polls shows democrats and republicans in a dead heat for control of the house of representatives. early voting kicked off today in the critical swing state of georgia. democratic s
happening now, early voting is underway in the critical midterm election battleground state of georgia. we await the start of a high- stakes debate in the governor s race and a dustup in the senate showdown, as well. republican herschel walker s on the defensive for using an honorary sheriff s badge as a political prop. russia intensifies its attacks on civilians, unleashing a swarm of kamikaze drones on the ukrainian capital. i will ask a former cia director, david petraeus, about the u.s. response to this brutal phase of russian president vladimir putin s war. cnn is on the scene with an all-female fighting unit supporting protesting against iran. the battle and why they take it personally. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you are in the situation room. we are hitting a critical stretch for the candidates of both political parties. the final chance to make an impression on voters with early ballots already being cast. natio
truly chilling firsthand look at the destruction caused by russia s increasing use of kamikaze drones against civilian targets in ukraine. cnn s chief international correspondent, clarissa ward, is joining us from kyiv. tell us about what you ve actually seen on the streets of the capital city there. reporter: well, scenes of absolute destruction, devastation, people fearful. people dying and tonight, another impassioned plea from the president here, volodymyr zelenskyy saying in a 12-hour span, wolf, more than 30 of these iranian made 136 so-called kamikaze drones were intercepted as well as several cruise missiles. essentially, zelenskyy begging the international community to give ukraine more sophisticated and more substantial anti aircraft weaponry to protect itself. take a look. a policeman takes aim at the kamikaze drone as it bears down on kyiv. nick nicknamed mopeds in ukraine because of their whine, 28 were launched toward the city on monday. the majority are succe
fbi but to demand changes. christopher wray was to clean up after james comey but astonishingly, he has made things worse. millions are fighting and americans and are now frightened of the fbi peer that is unsustainable and the democratic republic. christopher wray must be fire merrick garland impeached in the fbi replaced. we need a new organization that all americans can trust. todd: brooke singman has more what we can expect today. good morning guys that standing charges against igor danchenko after closing statements just hours from now. it comes as a federal judge dismisses one of the five charges against igor danchenko with false statements to the fbi. igor danchenko told the fbi he never talked to charles dorn junior apr executive who contributed information to the debunk still dossier. the legal team arguing since he never literally spoke to him but emailed back and forth, the statement was true. the trial also uncovering revelations of the alleged payments to inf
homeland security is looking for a new force to head to the southern border to wait for it, to do chores. they are recruiting defense officials on a volunteer basis to do housekeeping, prescription runs, and other menial tasks to help manage that migrant influx all on the taxpayers dime. julian turner is live in dc with the exclusive details. this is so hard to believe and yet somehow i m not surprised. we have been as you said given exclusive access two internal homeland security and pentagon planning documents that revealed these voluntary military officials are going to deploy to the southern border to provide support services to migrants crossing into the u.s. legally and illegally. new experience is required just a willingness to serve, which will cover cost for military officials to leave their jobs at the pentagon and traveled to the border for 60 days at a time. this support will help ensure that migrants arriving at the border receive compassionate and timely care,