correspondent, keir simmons, is in moscow sharing this. reporter: this is the front page of russia s government newspaper with a picture of vladimir putin and the headline, no one should have any doubts. earlier in the white house, top adviser, john kirby, weighing in on this moment in the war. we don t know what the steps are here for mr. putin, but can you see from the reaction of the ukrainian people over the course of the weekends, they are not backing down and they are not slowing down. the fog of war escalating tensions and no clear signs of an off-ramp are obviously a dangerous combination for a country with nuclear weapons. we will get insight from a member of ukraine s parliament. plus, here at home, the political drum beat to the midterms is growing louder, and herschel walker will be getting an assist from big-name republicans as a new ad takes aim at his family scandals. later with the economy a big issue for voters, the stark new warning from the head o
in ukraine, another new round of missile strikes as russian officials celebrate what they say is a new phase of the war, one that apparently focuses on killing civilians instead of soldiers. so what is this new phase? what does it mean for what s ahead? i ll ask barry mccaffrey in just a minute. and we have now learned that among the women accusing disgraced producer harvey weinstein at his trial in california is the governor s wife. we ll have the latest from the courtroom. but we start with the midterm races and growing alarm that decision makers may be letting winnable races slip away. that includes races in wisconsin, north carolina, pennsylvania, across the board, democratic candidates have spent way more on their own ads than the party ha has. while on the republican side, the bulk of the spending has come from the national party and outside groups. case in point, ohio, where jd vance has come up with just 10% of the cost of his ads compared to more than 80% for d
good morning, boris. i m amara walker. georgia senate candidates rah fafl warnock and hershel walker square off. what walker had to say when he was claimed to have pressured a mother to get an abortion. and cnn exclusive. what lawmakers were doing as the capitol was being ransacked on january 6th and their determination to get back to the important work of certifying the election. it was like going to a museum that you never wanted to go to, that you would never in your life buy tickets to go to. that s what it was like. we hear from a juror in the nikolas cruz trial about the horrors of seeing evidence from the parkland shooting firsthand and the heated debate, the tense moments in that jury room as they tried to decide whether or not to spare cruz s life. welcome to the weekend. we re so grateful that you re starting it with us this saturday, october 15th. amara, great to see you as always. great to see you. you always sound so chipper and happy in the morning.
man who killed four people will not face the death penalty. the jury made the decision after the families of the victims pleaded for the shooter not to see another day. in moments we have can t miss reaction from the man who prosecuted the killer who executed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. pastor robert jeffords tells us what the bible says about the death penalty. plus, new york attorney letitia james made a name for herself going after former president trump and now she s on the hot seat. of republicans accusing her of leaking tax filings from the political nonprofit. we will tell you why attorney general merrick garland is facing new calls to the ag under the microscope. following the warning that saudi arabia will face consequences for teaming up with russia, delma cutting oil production, they are now punching back. suggesting the president s playing politics are urging oil producing nations not to cut production until after midterms. but we begin tonight in north
house. surprised to learn there were any government records taken there to that office. he sees it serious very seriously when it comes to taking classified documents and information. i m not going to go beyond what the president laid out. he does not know what s in them. i would refer you to the white house counsel s office. we want to respect the process and so that s what i m going to do, i m going to refer you to the department of justice. and welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two on this friday afternoon, i m sandra smith. john: i m john roberts. seems to be a contradiction between what the president said and did, that he takes classified documents seriously, but they were in a garage next to his corvette. reporters are more frustrated as the press secretary dodges question after question after question, you get it, on the matter. sandra: and we heard it over again, the press secretary defers all the questions to the department of justice but