wow. dozens of missile strikes just like those. some of them deadly, rocking multiple major cities. many that haven t been targeted in months including the capital city of kyiv. across the country. critical energy supplies were struck. there was widespread damage and power outages that are being reported. but it s these images, a playground that was also bombed that provide a haunting reminder of just how brutal vladimir putin s bloody, unprovoked war has become. we have reporters and experts standing by to cover every angle of this. relates start in kyiv, with cnn s fred pleitgen. fred, were you not far from where that playground was. what was the latest there on the ground in kyiv? reporter: hi, there, boris, well, it s an intense situation here in the capital. and really, there are not many people throughout the entire part of the day going through. the mayor told people to stay inside and shelter if they don t absolutely have to go out, simply, because for such a long
which hasn t seen this type of attack since the early stages of the war. civilians were forced to move underground of local subway stations as they await incoming strikes. kyiv s mayor says there will be emergency power outages across the city. russia s vladimir putin says this morning s barrage was direct retaliation for that attack on a critical bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. putin blaming ukraine for the aing ta. ukraine has not taken responsibility. this morning, president zelenskyy saying russia is trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth. the general assembly will begin over the illegal annexation over ukrainian territories. caliperry live in kyiv, general mcofry. cal. let me start with you. it was a very, very intense couple of hours. what s the latest on the ground there? reporter: so it was the height of rush hour. 8:15 in the morning, eight hours ago, when we heard a series of explosions. you couldn t mistake them for anything
issues have sticking power. because there are indicators the momentum might be shifting again. from georgia, to arizona, democrats are placing it all on abortion. candidates with a full-page newspaper ads, and pouring millions into commercials splashing across tv screens trying to remind everyone especially women every single day what could happen if republicans are in control. under kemp, i could be investigated and imprisoned. for a miscarriage. only a handful of republican candidates are pushing back directly on the issue of abortion, and instead they re going all in on crime. i.c.e., open our borders to illegal immigrants and violent felons without bail. mandela barnes, dangerously liberal on crime. some republicans are going even further, zeroing in on communities of color, with anti-crime speeches in diverse nyc neighborhoods and dr. oz has been throughout pennsylvania with faith forums in black community and tommy tuberville of alabama said this, just this weeken
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hello, thank you so much for joining us. i m ana cabrera in new york. it s almost half time for the biden presidency. after tomorrow, it could be a whole different game on capitol hill. the strategy, the players, about to be put to the test. so far more than 41 million votes have already been cast in this midterm election. we are on top of all the critical matchups. let s start in nevada. gary tuchman is in clark county for us. a county that s poised to decide a key senate race that could decide which party controls the senate. and gary, snort cortez masto is considered one of the most vulnerable democratic senators up for re-election. can dems afford to lose her seat? reporter: well, that s right. you know, in this dynamic state with a population double over the last 25 years and tripled over the last 35 years, there are three high-profile races. but as you said, there s one that s above them all, the u.s. senate race. the democratic incumbent, catherine cortez masto, is c