as russia s brutal assault from the sky intensifies. on the front lines ukrainian forces claim five cylvillages h been liberated. no response from russia on this but it s what s happening in the air that has ukraine on high alert. fighter jets today patrolling kyiv after news of more russian missile strikes. at a market, suburbs near a nuclear plant, both among putin s latest targets. also today reports of arrests now being made after putin s prize bridge to crimea was severely damaged a few days ago. matthew chance is with us now and has more on all of this. tell us about these arrests. what are you learning, matthew? reporter: hey, ana, that s right. this is a new development that s come to us within the past few hours out of russia where the russian federal security service, the fsb, who are investigating this attack on the bridge linking the russian mainland with crimea say they ve made eight arrests of people they believe may be responsible and connected with the dev
hello. i m victor blackwell. welcome to cnn newsroom. four weeks before the election and cnn has a new poll for what americans think of their government right now. views of joe biden has improved over the summer. it s up to 44%, up from 38% in july. but the national outlook on the economy is still bleak. only 22% of americans rate economic conditions as good. most americans have no confidence that biden, congress, really the federal government as a whole, are doing enough to address the economy or the other major issues facing the country. cnn political director david tallian is here to break down the new numbers. let s start with the approval rating. 44%, better than july. still not where he wants to be, under water right now. how could this impact the midterms? take us through the numbers. here s the 44%. you d rather be on the uptick than the decline. biden will take this. but it s not necessarily where a president would like to be this close to the midterm election. h
outrage in los angeles. cbs s mark strassmann reports on a los angeles city council meeting erupting with anger, after racist comments were revealed in a secret taping. a cbs news investigation the never-before-seen text messages linked to brett favre and mississippi s massive welfare scandal. and, remembering angela lansbury. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. russia s revenge continues as its missiles rain down from the skies across ukraine for the second straight day. air raid sirens sounded during the early morning rush hour, as residents took cover in bomb shelters and subway stations. multiple cities across the country were hit with fresh rockets and kamikaze drone attacks, as the death toll continues to rise.eath toll continues t russia s military appear to be targeting residential areas, including a scho
princess kate and then duchess meghan curtseying before the queen. here at home, that looming nationwide rail strike in the u.s. and with inflation and high prices already, what this could do to the already stretched supply chain in this country. and what workers are now demanding tonight. gio benitez with late reporting. the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy s surprise visit to newly reclaimed territory in the east. ukraine claiming more than 3,000 square miles, nearly 400 communities have now been liberated, they say. and the remarkable moment the ukrainian mayor and the moment he sees his mother again as the russians no t alled atrocities tonight being discovered. tom soufi burridge from kharkiv. here at home tonight, the alleged scandal. $77 million in welfare money but where did it go? the scandal also allegedly involving nfl hall of famer brett favre. what newly released text messages might though about his alleged involvement. steve osunsami tonight. in new yor
the fbi stopped him, he said, and seized his phone. we were stopped to go through a hardee s in mankato where i was born in mankato, minnesota and cars pulled up in front of us, to the side of us and behind us and i said, uh, they are either bad guys or the fbi. well, they turned south. they were the fbi. there you have it. he s talking about what he went through and gives you a little bit of a clue into how law enforcement works. they know where he is, they choose a place where they think they can make the best possible contact and they take what they need to that they ve had lawfully approved. he s a conspiracy theorist and had a front row seat in the trump white house. he says the feds there as you heard took the phone. this comes after they seized the phones of other trump aides including one who admitted to the fraudulent elector plot. seven have had their phones seeded. this is an interesting addition because it is mostly political leaders or lawyers who have what y