candidate who doesn t want to commit. the lead starts rile now. with just over three weeks to go to the midterms, early voting begins in a key state that entire country is watching. herschel walker with a new admission today and the republican who wants to be arizona s next governor indicates she might not be interested in the actual results. plus, kamikaze terror, kyiv comes under attack from drones that russia is getting from iran. a pregnant woman killed. could this change how the u.s. gives support to ukraine. and stopped on a mission to kill. a serial killer suspect in california arrested, what ware learning today about his past and how the police finally got him. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper and we begin with our politics lead. the latest poll of polls shows democrats and republicans in a dead heat for control of the house of representatives. early voting kicked off today in the critical swing state of georgia. democratic s
happening now, early voting is underway in the critical midterm election battleground state of georgia. we await the start of a high- stakes debate in the governor s race and a dustup in the senate showdown, as well. republican herschel walker s on the defensive for using an honorary sheriff s badge as a political prop. russia intensifies its attacks on civilians, unleashing a swarm of kamikaze drones on the ukrainian capital. i will ask a former cia director, david petraeus, about the u.s. response to this brutal phase of russian president vladimir putin s war. cnn is on the scene with an all-female fighting unit supporting protesting against iran. the battle and why they take it personally. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you are in the situation room. we are hitting a critical stretch for the candidates of both political parties. the final chance to make an impression on voters with early ballots already being cast. natio