bolsonaro is re elected. welcome to the programme. we begin in here in the uk, where borisjohnson has announced that he will not stand in the contest to choose the next conservative leader, and prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could be backin was a good chance he could be back in downing street next friday he said he thought he could not unite his party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only declared candidates. our political editor, chris mason, has been following the day s developments. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote: he also felt the need to say: throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has
his old boss is emotional always rational and may well use a nuclear weapon. russia is showing a lot of interest lately in norway. why? they state that should have been a slamdunk for democrats. but why is the new york governor s race suddenly so close? no word of after he was abruptly escorted out of the communist party s meeting. as anti-protesters are writing their messages on the walls of public bathrooms. it is the story you will see here first. let s go outfront. good evening i m erin burnett. exhausted emotional and not always rational. putin s former speech what is that the leader knows he cannot survive losing his ward in ukraine. because he is almost assuredly lose power if that happens. losing power means jail at best. this morning coming as criticism of putin s war tonight loud and clear on russia s state tv. russia initiated the special operation having overestimated its military strength. it is the eighth month already. and they still have not claime
britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will not stand in the contest to choose the next leader of the conservative party and therefore prime minister. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor, the uk s finance minister, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the candidates who ve decla red they re running. our political editor, chris mason, has this report. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote: he also felt the need to say: throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have him in as prime minister in circumstances where he is bound to implode, taking down the wh
more now on the day ahead in the uk, and we could know as early as this afternoon who the next leader of the conservative party is and therefore our prime minister. as you ve been hearing, borisjohnson has pulled out of the contest, saying the time isn t right and would not lead to much needed party unity. this leaves two contenders former chancellor rishi sunak and the leader of the house of commons, penny mordaunt, with mr sunak currently the front runner. by 2pm this afternoon if penny mordaunt hasn t got 100 backers or more, then rishi sunak is in post. if both candidates are still in play, then mps vote to state their preference. let s take a look at how the markets are trading today during asian time. we have the dollar versus again, i was hoping to show you the pound but the detail is not on that particular screen, when i looked at it months ago the pound was buying just over $1 13 cents, fairly steady versus the dollar and up slightly versus euro. joining me now is
weinstein sequel. the disgraced movie mogul returns to los angeles, facing a new sex crimes trial. and later, carly simon s sorrow. the singer pays tribute to her two sisters, both women dying from cancer one day apart. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the fast-approaching midterm elections. both parties are pressing hard to show why they deserve your vote. democrats focused on their legislative accomplishments, republicans on the economy and crime. at stake, both houses of congress. votes are already being cast in many states across the country in person and by mail. cbs s christina ruffini leads us off tonight from the white house. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening, jericka. well, after a quiet weekend at home in delaware, president biden will head to pennsylvania this week and florida the next as we come into the home stretch of thi