just ahead. we will continue to bring gas prices down. they know the economy remains top of mind for voters. the president. hi, bob. my whole life has been deals. it is trump unvarnished, blunt, profane. it will not surprise you that he attacks people he doesn t like. we haven t seen something like this in new york city for nearly a century. these are human beings being shipped all over. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october the 19th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in washington. in the coming hours u.s. president joe biden will address voter anxiety over energy prices less than three weeks ahead of the mid-term election. mr. biden is expected to announce that 15 million barrels of oil will be released from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to ease oil prices. it s at the lowest level since the 1980s. despite gas prices going down, crude prices have been rising after opec plus announced plan
nic robertson with the report. nic, the power supplies across ukraine, it s proving very effective which is very worrying into the leadup into what will inevitably be another cold winter in ukraine. it really begs the question how accurate russia s strikes are. are they taking out the most critical parts of the power generating infrastructure, huge generators or are they hitting the transmission equipment and the lines. the evidence at the moment seems to point to the fact that they are being able to hit the big facilities. we know that overnight they hit electrical generating facilities in kribi re, and three towns south of the center of ukraine now suffering power shortages, water shortages in those areas. government officials say they can get the lesser damage