hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in poland where president zelensky of ukraine has made his first official visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. the polish president, andrzej duda, has told his ukrainian counterpart that poland will urge nato to give kyiv additional security guarantees. ukraine s leader has been welcomed by president duda at the presidential palace and he s expected to thank the polish people at the royal castle in warsaw later. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also one of the first countries to send fighter jets to ukraine. this is the shot we are getting live from poland of the president zelensky and the commentary is in polish and ukrainian but i can tell you they are about to give a statement to the cameras imminently. this is a hugely important and symbolic visit for president ze
world. i m kim brunhuber. this is the final weekend before the critical midterm elections in the u.s. we ll tell you what big names are focused and who seems to be resonating with voters. tornadoes are wreaking havoc in southeastern u.s. at least nine touched down in texas. we ll have more in a few minutes. and a crowd sourcing campaign like you ve never seen before, how people in the world are helping ukraine in its war with russia. the january 6 investigation, the u.s. president s domestic agenda, abortion rights, voting rights are all on the line as americans prepare to vote tuesday in the midterm elections. candidates across the board are pulling all the stops in the final week of campaigning. president joe biden will be in illinois with a message on lowering prescription prices and shoring up medicare. and then he ll head to pennsylvania. the president sounded optimistic. here he is. i know you always ask me how are we doing. we re going to win this time around
documents. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, god save the king. those words sung for the first time in 70 years during a service of prayer and reflection for the late queen elizabeth. as king charles iii addressed the nation for the third time as monarch honoring his late mother and also assuring the nation. let everyone who live in the united kingdom or the territories across the world, is that whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as i have throughout my life. the king later meeting with the nation s prime minister for the first time and some of their conversation was pick up by a microphone in the room. it s been so tough. all those people come to give their condolences. very kind. very kind. a lot of people have. try to keep everything going. the timing of the queen s funeral is still unclear but many of the world s leaders will be there. today president b
in the second division, i think. hello and welcome. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a small town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia s claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured sincejuly after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine s president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim, to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. the capture of soledar became possible due to the constant destruction of the enemy, says russia s defenc