tonight. just short of weeks of an attack by an intruder who was trying to get to nancy pelosi. paul pelosi is out in the hospital. chief medical correspondent gupta joins us what the recovery from a skull fracture might look like. also tonight, the president, and two former presidents all helping candidates and close races. making their closing arguments with control of congress not just up for grabs, but in reach for either party. we begin though tonight with breaking news. exclusive cnn reporting on how the justice department could proceed with cases against former president trump, if he decides to run. as his surrogates, are allowing a hinting for president again. sarah murray has the news, where joining us right. now what are you learning? sources are telling our team that the justice department is considering whether a special counsel is considered necessary to oversee the investigation surrounding donald trump. if he decides to run for president in 2020. for which as
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
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington, and we begin this hour with a developing situation in russia near the ukrainian border. the russian defense ministry says 11 people are dead and another 15 are injured after two men or two gunmen, i should say, opened fire on russian military recruits during a training session. russia says the two men were from former soviet states that russian state news agency is reporting the incident occurred during a shooting training session with volunteers preparing for a special operation when the unit was attacked with small arms fire. details are still coming in to cnn at this hour. we ll update you as we get more of that information as it s coming in, but we ll bring that to you just as soon as that story develops. in the meantime, the shooting happened as the violence inside ukraine is once against escalating violently. in just the past week, russia launched hundreds of missile strikes, including yesterday and today in zaporizhzhia. they
good morning, everyone, inn bianna golodryga. happening right now, west coast swing. this hour president biden departs the white house kicking off a multistate blitz just 27 days from the midterms. in focus this morning the president s exclusive cnn interview with jake tapper where he sounded off on a number of critical global challenges facing the united states and his administration today, including of course the war in ukraine. president biden calling vladimir putin a rational actor, while saying the russian president totally miscalculated his invasion. warning putin s mistakes could end in nuclear armageddon. our reporters, correspondents and guests are standing by to bring you the very latest. let s begin in morning with cnn white house correspondent mj lee. the president s interview with jake covered topics from russia to the economy to even questions surrounding his son hunter. walk us through what he said last night. reporter: you re right that this was a very wide
putin. i think he is a rational actor who miscalculated significantly. i don t think there will be a recession. if it is it will be a slight recession. name me a president that has gotten as much done as i have in two years, not a joke. plus the january 6th s argument that donald trump remains a clear and present danger showing new evidence including videotaped accounts from the former president s words. a sit-down with john fetterman puts a spotlight on his recovery from a stroke. up first an important new indicator and it is not good. the price index is rising faster than expected in september. energy and food prices drove the numbers which are interpreted by economists as proof the fed still needs to do more to slow rising costs. that proof of persistent inflation comes just 27 days before we count midterm election votes and as we release new numbers about your midterm mood. president joe biden s approval rating is up some but it is still underwater, 44% of america