midterm elections here in the u.s. i ll tell you where the big names are focused and whose message seems to be resonating with voters. tornadoes are wreaking havoc in the south central u.s. at least nine touched down in texas. we re live at the weather center in just a few minutes. the united states is going to be with ukraine for as long as it takes in this fight. there will be no wavering, no flagging. no flinching, in our support, as we go forward. a top u.s. official meets with president zelenskyy in ukraine and announces a new round of military aid. i ll have a live report from kyiv, just ahead. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the january 6 investigation, the u.s. president s domestic agenda, voting rights, abortion rights all on the line as americans prepare to vote in next tuesday ease midterm elections. candidates across the board are pulling out all of the stops in the final weekend of campaigning. president joe biden mlb
on crutches and the foot she fractured on the step by the first night of the blackouts. she s a yujournalist and former press secretary to president zelenskyy. together, we visited her neighbor natalia with her 18-month-old daughter nina, one one of the whole generation of war-traumatized kyiv kids especially with the constant air sirens. is she stressed? h she s like, oh, oak, she s pointing to the window. but she knows something is going wrong. reporter: the two are recovering from a two-hour ordeal trapped in the tiny elevator when the power went out. now, all over kyiv, residents are putting small care boxes inside with water, snacks and anti-anxiety medicines. by the time we sat down to talk, the power popped back on again, after nine hours on this day.
midterm elections here in the u.s. i ll tell you where the big names are focused and whose message seems to be resonating with voters. tornadoes are wreaking havoc in the south central u.s. at least nine touched down in texas. we re live at the weather center in just a few minutes. the united states is going to be with ukraine for as long as it takes in this fight. there will be no wavering, no flagging. no flinching, in our support, as we go forward. a top u.s. official meets with president zelenskyy in ukraine and announces a new round of military aid. i ll have a live report from kyiv, just ahead. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the january 6 investigation, the u.s. president s domestic agenda, voting rights, abortion
kim, that both sides are really gearing up for that the battle for the all-important strategic rege of kherson. i just want to pull up a map to show you why it is important and what we are hearing as we talk through it. if you look at that map, the dnipro river cutting through kherson, the russian-backed officials have opposed an evacuation, a forced evacuation, to create a 15-kilometer buffer zone all along the river. they also say, ukrainian officials, that any boats, any water-crossing equipment are being destroyed by russian forces. essentially that they re trying to gain full control of that river, of that vital supply line as russian forces really dig in and prepare for this battle. on the ukrainian side, president zelenskyy has absolutely vowed to win back these lands for ukrainians, he says that they are preparing as well for that battle. there have been reports earlier this week that russian forces might be pulling out of the city of kherson. ukrainian officials have denied