country. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. of course these comments come against the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. the war on ukraine dominating those conversations. president biden is set to speak in a few hours from now. ukraine s president zelenskyy set to address world leaders remotely later today. all of this as russia occupied regions in ukraine announced referendums on joining russia this week. ukraine and its allies dismissing that move as a sham driven by fear of defeat. we re covering all the elements. let s begin with barbara starr at the pentagon. frederick layton is in washington d.c. and matthew chance in london. matthew, what do we know this morning? reporter: this speech taking place at
i drive over 50 miles a day and it s getting harder and harder. the politics of pot. no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. the president pardons thousands. is it the first step toward nationwide legalization? inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. control of the u.s. senate could well rest on the state of georgia. republicans can t be feeling good about their chances there after the week their candidate has had. days after a woman told the daily beast that herschel walker encouraged her and paid for her abortion in 2009, the new york times is reporting on friday that he wanted her to have a second abortion two years later. that time she told the new york times she refused. she has the baby who is now ten years old. that child is one of three children that walker had not acknowledged publicly until this year. quote, as a father, she told the time
are struggling around the globe and russia is already getting a billion dollars every few days in oil and gas revenues, why did opec slash production? everything has a price. we will explain. but first, here s my take. one of the few issues on which there is a consensus in washington, d.c. is that american policy toward china was built on an intellectual tariff. liberals and conservatives both believe that beijing s embrace of free markets and integration with the global market would fundamentally change china. but they didn t, so the consensus goes, we should recognize this was a naive belief. in fact, viewing china on the eve of the 20th party congress, i m struck by how little that line of analysis captures what has happened in china over the last decade. china has gone through profound economic and social changes. its per capita gdp has gone up almost 30 fold since the start of economic liberalization in 1978. mass education and urbanization have changed the face of
crippled by a mass explosion. what that could mean for putin s next move and strategy. with less than a month to go for election day, we ll tell you who is hitting the campaign trail and look at some key races to watch. and nearly two weeks after hurricane ian ripped through florida, residents from fort myers beach will finally being allowed to go back to home. and what does it mean for companies getting ready for hire for the holidays. happy sunday, everyone. it is october 9th. thank you so much for waking up with us. hello, boris. good morning, amara. good to be with you. your first full weekend as the official new anchor of new day. it s been wonderful. thank you for making me feel so welcomed, boris. we begin with a deadly rocket attack in ukraine. and dozens more were killed in zaporizhzhia last night. authorities actually revised the death toll down. earlier they said 17 had been killed. ukraine s air force says the city was hit by six russian cruise mis
candy. pumpkin prices are also on the rise. o donnell: tom brady and gisele divorce. new details about the end of the power couple s 13-year marriage during a tumultuous season for brady. our exclusive interview with u2 s front man. . we visit bono s home town of dublin. and steve hartman s on the road with a high schooler s important mission. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy friday. we want to begin with breaking news from san francisco and new details about the condition of the husband of the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. the 82-year-old is out of surgery tonight. his doctors say the effort to repair a skull fracture was successful. his right arm and hands were also seriously injured after a horrifying attack with a hammer inside the couple s home. nancy pelosi was here in washington at the time of the attack, but she quickly flew