i m beeianna golodryga. first if ukraine, another brutal wave of russian attacks across kyiv. explosions heard across the capital are civilians are urged to shelter after a barrage of kamikaze attacks. a pregnant woman was killed. those attacks involving drones and cruise missiles that targeted critical infrastructure, cutting powner some areas. and in china, a third term as the leader of the ruling community party. in his address xi bluntly threatened to seize control of taiwan by force if necessary. that line receiving the biggest applause of his two-hour speech. we ll have more on that speech in just a moment. latest wave of attacks on kyiv. our reports are standing by. let s begin with clarissa ward in kyiv. and clarissa, i want to talk more about the attacks but i want our viewers to look at what you saw firsthand this morning. this is quite clearly a residential building. we have already seen one body being removed from here. we also saw another elderly woman being
top of the hour here on cnn newsroom. the countdown continues to the midterms. 22 days left until election day determining who will control congress, and a new poll from the new york times shows that republicans have a slight edge here. 49% of likely voters say that they plan to back the republican candidate for their house district compared to 45% for democrats. now this poll also found it combined 44% of likely voters are most worried about the economy or inflation. now today, early voting begins in the battleground of georgia. and the race for senate there, one of the tightest in the nation, democratic incumbent raphael warnock casting his ballot you see there. there s also a new twist there in the drama engulfing his republican rival herschel walker who s been denying allegations he paid for an abortion for his ex-girlfriend years ago. well, today walker confirmed the check in question was, in fact, his, but then doubled down the denials in terms of what it was fo
circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. as i said that s a lie and, you know, i put it in a book, one thing about my life i ve been very transparent. georgia, senate nominee herschel walker questioned about allegations that he once paid for a former girlfriend s abortion. we re breaking down the key takeaways from that closely watched debate. plus, the republican candidate for governor of arizona, kari lake refuses to say whether she would accept an election loss this november. and russia launches a new round of missile strikes on kyiv. we ll get a live report coming up in just a few moments. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this monday, october 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin with the war in ukraine. air raid signs are again ringing out in kyiv after another round of russian attacks against the ukrainian capital. for the second straight week, emergency crews are on the ground
included the candidate flashing a badge. does that have authority? they can call me when they want and i can do things for them. the national sheriff s association said quote it s for the trophy case. this is not true. in kyiv overnight, at least four are dead after russia strikes the capital again with iranian drones. and the prison on fire this weekend as the women s protests spread around the country and former president trump whose own daughter, ivanka, son and law, and grandchildren are observing jews is facing scrutiny today over comments of the jewish community on social media. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. early voting begins today in georgia. where residents are deciding between rafael warnock and herschel walker after what was likely their only campaign debate. kristen welker challenged walker on a range of issues including the abortion and domestic violence allegations barely raised at the debate. herschel walker providing his
well, if mr. walker were here, i d ask him about this disturbing history of violence that we ve seen from him. and we re not just talking about one woman, but multiple women. he threatened to kill his ex-wife. put a gun to her head. he s threatened other women, and when asked about that, he really hasn t given account for this kind of violence, and i want to know for him why he thinks he s ready to represent the people of georgia and if he s ready to face up to this history of violence. democratic senator rafael warnock going after his republican challenger, herschel walker who was a no show in last night s senate debate in atlanta. walker has claimed not to remember the violence. last night would have been their second meeting in two days. we ll have highlights from friday night s debate which walker did attend. we ll also preview tonight s governor s debate in georgia as early voting gets underway in that state today. plus, the pro trump election denier running for govern