desperate measures to try to hold the front line. vladimir putin inspecting his troops and firing a rifle himself in a new wartime show of force. also this hour president biden is in the critical midterm battleground state of pennsylvania touting infrastructure spending as many voters are stressed out about inflation and the economy. i ll ask former treasury secretary larry summers for his up to the minute assessment of the recession threat. and new turmoil right now in britain after the prime minister liz truss abruptly announces her resignation after six short but troubled weeks in power. we ll get a read on the instability and what it means for the uk and the world. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. all right. let s get straight to the new developments out there on the battlefield in ukraine. we re tracking very fierce fighting in occupied territory, especially in the south, as moscow s
come drone attacks cause blackouts across ukraine. russia targeting more power plants and escalating the bloodshed and suffering of civilians. also tonight, a cnn exclusive on the trump tapes. stand by to hear some of then president trump s revealing recorded interviews with journalists bob woodward including trump boasting about the letters that sparked the mar-a-lago documents investigation. as early voting in georgia sets records right now, the high stakes midterm election is now only three weeks away. we re following flash points in the battle for control of congress including a new promise by president biden on abortion rights for women. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. our top story this hour, wide spread blackouts across ukraine as russia strikes major power and water facilities. ukrainian officials warning that moscow s attacks have already destroyed nearly a third of their ener
elections. the latest fox news poll indicate around three quarters of those surveyed rate economic conditions negatively and say they are going to get worse. the president counters that the economy is, quote: strong as hell. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off lye tonight from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: officials used to refer to inflation as transitory. but it hasn t gone away. now, democratic hopes in the midterms could be in jeopardy. who is going to benefit the most? working people, middle class. peter: as the president tries to forgive student loans amid lawsuits. litigation is underway and i don t think our legal judgment is that it won t but they are trying to stop it. the bigger concern on 89% of those surveyed in a fox news poll is inflation. people are tired of being broke. white house officials are hoping to reshape the race by talking most about the voters voters are sixth most concerned about abortion policy. the a
documents seized from mar-a-lago. stand by. we have details. also tonight, former president trump lashes out at the january 6th select committee but doesn t reveal if he ll comply with the new subpoena from the committee. this as cnn obtains exclusive extended footage of congressional leaders trying to work around trump as they scrambled to secure the u.s. capitol during the riot. even after a week of deadly russian attacks, ukrainian forces are making major gains in the occupied kherson region, prompting russian officials to announce an evacuation. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on the battle between the u.s. justice department and the trump team over that mar-a-lago special master. cnn s senior justice correspondent, evan perez, is working the developments for us. he s got the latest information. what ar
leaders scrambling to secure the u.s. capitol on january 6th. we ll be joined by someone who was there, congressman james clyburn is standing by live. and we re closing in on the start of a crucial debate in the high-stakes georgia senate race. will the abortion controversy hanging over republican herschel walker be a factor in the face-off? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. new legal move tonight in one of the many investigations of former president trump involving the special master review of documents seized from his florida home. our justice correspondent, jessica schneider is following this story and here with me in the situation room. jessica, tell us about this formal appeal by the u.s. department. wolf, this is the justice department appealing everything about the appointment of the special master. they re first saying that the judge in this case, aileen cannon, never had the