Packed. And im mike emanuel. We have coverage with adam klotz, and Christina Coleman in Pacific Palisades in california. Well start with you. Hi, mike, if might look like a beautiful beach day right now, but heavy rains and significant flooding is a big concern. L. A. Mayor karen bass says the city will be ready. The city is prepared. Were not waiting for the storm to hit. We have already begun working 24 7 to be ahead of the curve and to be ready as soon as the storm reaches our shores. Hurricane hilary is expected to make landfall in baja, california sometime tonight or tomorrow where theyre already seeing stormy conditions and that storm is expect today weaken into a Tropical Storm that could bring torrential rains into Southern California and nevada and the threat of mudslides and even tornados. Crews are sandbagging low lying areas here in parts of Southern California and arizona. Law enforcement is telling people to be ready to possibly be without power. They say if you have to g
forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. we re breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the united states. from a bird strike that caused engine failure and smoke in the cabin to the wings of two commercial jets clipping on the many close cal? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin on the front lines of eastern ukraine right now, where the battle for bakhmut is growing more urgent by the hour. russian fighters making gains as they move to surround the city. cnn s alex marquardt is joining us live
and good evening, along with jake tapper in washington, d.c. we are watching the house of representatives longest running drama since the civil war era. republicans failing time and time again, 11 times so far to elect kevin mccarthy speaker. 11 times. the latest vote, not only on that, merely on whether to adjourn and end kevin mccarthy s rolling humiliation for this evening. manu raju has new reporting on the state of play tonight. he joins us from the capitol. m manu, if they adjourn for the evening, what happens then? then the negotiations will continue. actually, the motion to adjourn is a good sign for kevin mccarthy, who has had one bad result after another. 11 straight times being rejected, not being able to get a majority of the house to elect a speaker, paralyzing this institution, the start of the 118th congress. that is the first order of business. if they can t elect a speaker, then they can adjourn. that s really the only two options. but the majority of
Tuberville is still blocking hundreds of Military Confirmations. And military families are still caught in the middle. Plus Merrick Garland firing back at some of his fiercest republican critics today, declaring he is not the president lawyers. And a new fight for number two in the republican president ial race, and it is not governor ron desantis. Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. The Attorney General grilled on capitol hill today. For republicans on the hugouse Judiciary Committee, it was a preview of whats to come next week. The fix is in. Even with the facesaving indictment last week of hunter biden, everyone knows the fix is in. He originally offered hunter biden a sweetheart deal. Has anyone at the department told President Biden to knock it off . With hunter. During that combative hearing, the Attorney General pushed back forcefully on republican accusations, while also defending what he says is the independence of the investigation into President Bidens son. No one th
Headquarters, we present a live presentation. The arkansas governors debate. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. I am actually. Ashley. We are coming to you live, and what happens next could decide who is the governor of arkansas. In the democrat stay Governors Mansion with mike ross, or will it be a republican transition with hutchinson . Is november 4. Tonights debate will look a little different. There will be no podiums and the time limits will be flexible. The goal is to get to the heart of major issues. Join us on twitter and let us know who is making an impression or who isnt. Argov. Us at we will take you to our moderators to get things started. Thank you very much. We are joined by the candidates or governor. Thank you very much. Also, capitol hill political reporter david. Our goal for the next 60 minutes is to cut through the clutter, and get to the issues that matter the most for the next governor of the state of arkansas. Each candidate will be afforded two