ten years before she died. i haven t talked about her publicly much before, but she raised me and was like a mom to me. again, you can point your cellphone at the qr code on your screen right now for a link to it or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. the news continues. cnn tonight with jake tapper starts now. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper. on stage tonight, what might be the most important debate of this entire midterm election cycle, democratic senator raphael warnock versus republican candidate herschel walker in savannah, georgia. a race that could very well decide which party will control the u.s. senate for the next two years. so, yes, the stakes would already be insanely high even if the republican candidate wasn t facing a major scandal about whether or not he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion despite running on an anti-abortion platform. here s how herschel walker addressed his ex-girlfriend s accusation just a few minutes ago. that s a lie
you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re live in kyiv with the latest. plus, two of the most closely watched congressional candidates face off in their first debate. we ll look at what stood out in the race that could decide the control in the senate. and with the holiday season around the corner, people could have sticker shock. we ll break down the numbers. ukraine is reporting new russian strikes on at least two cities. a short time ago it said a rocket attack hit a community outside the capital kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck another city. meanwhile more military artillery will be sent to ukraine. russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. that s because according to u.s. officials, western sanctions are keeping many components of weapons productions out of russia s hands. a significant amount of russian wea
could be called catastrophic conditions there. we ve never seen storm surge like the kind that is predicted in this area of florida. they re expecting surges up to 15 feet, the height in the past was four feet. so they re trying to shut it all down right now. that s what you re looking at on the right-hand side. airports closing, schools closing, waterways. ever battening down the hatches ahead of what is termed a 100-year storm. so most people by far have not witnessed anything like this who are living in florida right now, this is the stunning space image for you the space station. gives you a sense of how mammoth this area that is affected is, that is ready to lit florida. max gordon is live in st. petersburg on the ground in one of those areas that is expected to see some of this devastation. i can see just a little wind picking up there now as you get ready for this. hi, max. hey, good afternoon. mandatory evacuations are in place in pinellas county. folks in evaluatio
its leader stewart rhodes gets ready to stand trial, facing allegations he helped to plot to end the transfer of power through violence. plus, young iranians risking everything to demand an end to ultra conservative religious government oppression and violence against women and the outrage is only growing. we begin with the return of the house january 6th committee. we are now less than 48 hours from the committee s next public hearing on wednesday. committee members remain mostly tight lipped about what evidence will be presented. congressman adam schiff indicated it would be sweeping. still unclear is whether the committee will bring up a significant allegation from its former technical adviser, denver riggleman, who told 60 minutes that a call was placed by the white house switchboard to a cell phone linked to someone in the mob that day. you get a real aha moment when you see that the white house switchboard had connected to a rioter s phone while it s happening. th
ian now stands at 109. all but four of them in western flo florida. today people who evacuated from sanibel islandone of the hardest hit in the state, will be allowed to return to survey their losses. it s going to hit home. it s going to be emotional when they see their properties up close and the amount of damage that this storm inflicted upon them. more now from cnn s carlos suarez. he is in fort myers. reporter: the need for help in florida, immediate. at one food distribution site in north fort myers, the line of cars grew by the hour. the cajun navy foundation on the ground in florida for days handing out crucial supplies for residents without basic services. we got diapers. i know there s water, food. reporter: thousands so far have been rescued from destroyed or flooded homes with harrowing stories of survival. i got pushed away and went around the building and i was able to find some bushes. i grabbed onto it. pulled myself in. halfway in. and i just stay