more critical point in the war. plus the pga tour is joining forces with saudi backed liv golf. the just announced partnership has shaken up the sporting world with many from golfers to lawmakers livid that this is moving forward. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we are beginning with a major dam breech in ukraine. you can see water gushing through this dam here located in a critical area along the dnipro river. more than a thousand homes have flooded. a ukrainian official says 16,000 people on the river s west bank are in what he is calling a critical zone. russian officials on the other hand are telling residents there is no threat. both sides are blaming each other. ukraine says this was blown up by russian forces in a panic. the kremlin is calling this deliberate sabotage by ukraine. cnn is learning from u.s. and western officials there are signs ukraine s counteroffensive is finally beginning.
our viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. i m leila rock ahead on cnn newsroom, the air national guardsman charged with leaking classified documents had access to some of the united states most sensitive intelligence how we got such high level clearance. panic and chaos at a political event in japan, while the prime minister rushed to a safe location and pension reform is now law in france, less than a day after the country s constitutional council weeks of protests and approved the plan to raise the retirement age from 62. to 64. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with leila harrack. the man accused of leaking us classified documents has now been charged under the espionage act, the 21 year old air national guardsman jack to sarah made his first appearance in federal court on friday, a day after being arrested while the classified documents were posted in at least two different discord, chat rooms and included detailed intelligence assessments.
brand-new fox power rankings are out, republicans holding the advantage and retaking the house. the senate is still up in the air. hello, well come, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. mike: mike emanuel in washington. republicans are supposed to keep the advantage from the last power rankings but different side in the senate. toss-up races in arizona, georgia, nevada and pennsylvania will decide which party takes control. sandra: tight as ever, we approach the final weeks to election day, all of this as pocket book issues are likely to determine the outcome of many of these key races. recent polls show the economy, inflation, surging gas prices are top of mind for american voters. especially independents. mike: jackie and james in moments, but first alexandria, the election is likely to be decided by independent voters. that is exactly right, often hold the decisionmaking power and we are seeing the area of independent concern aligning more with republicans. the
dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. the prime minister making the announcement moments ago outside 10 downing street. this after she failed to overcome a flurry of criticism from her own party. alex hogan is following all of this from london. hi. good morning. this has been a very contentious day here in london after a contentious two months of british prime minister liz truss time in office. she announced her resignation earlier this morning. speaking for a minute 30 seconds. very brief. take a listen. we set out a vision for a low tax, high grade economy that take advantage of the freedoms of brexit. this comes after a shaky day yesterday at downing street. another member of her government left the job. home secretary resigned. she was a popular figure in the conservative party. she has been replaced by grant sha p. he is a supporter of the former p.m. candidate who lost to truss. he quickly addressed the need to get to work. truss had only serve
a spokesperson is here and ready to weigh in. john: first, a battle for control of congress as candidates enter the final stretch just three weeks now until the high stakes midterm elections, and brand-new fox power rankings show republicans hold the advantage in house but neither party breaking through in the senate. i m john roberts in washington. happy tuesday to you. sandra: sandra smith in new york. republicans are forecast to win a 15-seat majority, that is a slight shift in favor of the gop as the party makes gains in key school districts out west. races in the senate up in the air, toss-ups set to decide which party takes control. sandra: early vote counts are passing midterm turnouts in the past. more than 2 million ballots have been cast. ro khanna will be here, he will join us in moments. but alex, how much of this early voting have we already seen underway? most voters in most states can already cast a ballot early, whether that s in the mail or it s in-