in a digital world, why film cameras are suddenly flying off shelves again. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone it is not only been one of the race s most critical to the control of the u.s. senate, but also one that has generated some of the biggest personal controversies and surprises. tonight, with 22 days left until the midterm elections, early voting is under way in georgia, where republican hopeful herschel walker sat down for a wide-ranging interview with nbc s kristen welker, making news on a subject walker wants to put behind him, the accusation that he paid for an ex-girlfriend s abortion over a decade ago. the former football star acknowledging to kristen that he had indeed written the check the woman says backs her claim, but that he can t recall why. walker also talking about why he thinks the economy will win the day for him over incumbent senator raphael warnock. and the reason why he says he carries a sheriff s bad
circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. as i said that s a lie and, you know, i put it in a book, one thing about my life i ve been very transparent. georgia, senate nominee herschel walker questioned about allegations that he once paid for a former girlfriend s abortion. we re breaking down the key takeaways from that closely watched debate. plus, the republican candidate for governor of arizona, kari lake refuses to say whether she would accept an election loss this november. and russia launches a new round of missile strikes on kyiv. we ll get a live report coming up in just a few moments. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this monday, october 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin with the war in ukraine. air raid signs are again ringing out in kyiv after another round of russian attacks against the ukrainian capital. for the second straight week, emergency crews are on the ground
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.
good morning to you. i m yasmin vossoughian live for you here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. wow. we have got a jam-packed hour for you ahead including russia unleashing fresh terror in ukraine s capital this morning. deadly attacks striking apartment buildings during rush hour. a new shine that russia is shifting its strategy and becoming reliant on these weapons from iran. but ukraine s former president striking this defiant tone just last hour on msnbc. please, don t be afraid of putin. learn from ukraine. we know exactly what does it mean to fight against second biggest army in the world. we prove and surprise the world. we re going to get a live update from kyiv in just a moment. plus, a sigh of relief this morning in northern california. a police arresting a suspected serial killer believed to have killed six people in the stockton area. ahead, how the community helped police crack the case possibly minutes before another murder. but first, fresh alarm be
included the candidate flashing a badge. does that have authority? they can call me when they want and i can do things for them. the national sheriff s association said quote it s for the trophy case. this is not true. in kyiv overnight, at least four are dead after russia strikes the capital again with iranian drones. and the prison on fire this weekend as the women s protests spread around the country and former president trump whose own daughter, ivanka, son and law, and grandchildren are observing jews is facing scrutiny today over comments of the jewish community on social media. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. early voting begins today in georgia. where residents are deciding between rafael warnock and herschel walker after what was likely their only campaign debate. kristen welker challenged walker on a range of issues including the abortion and domestic violence allegations barely raised at the debate. herschel walker providing his