always great to be with you, my friend. lying is so hard and hardly makes people blush. let s go back a little bit of the hunter s laptop and the new jim crow lie or so on and so forth. the lie that the coronavirus could not possibly come from a lab leak in wuhan, china, that was said by many in the media or some in the government. that lie may top of it all. the energy department joined the fbi in saying, yep, the virus spread via mishap at a chinese lab. the white house is hopeful that the obvious made out the truth. there is still no consensus within the administration. the president believes it is important that we continue that work and that we find out as best we can how it started so we can better prevent futures pandemic. the community and the rest of the government is still looking at this. there is not a definitive conclusion. meanwhile, the chinese are pushing back that won t surprise you. if you follow the story at all, here is what they are saying tonight
again. where do you start? ian is one of the biggest storms ever to hit florida. one of the biggest tests yet for its ambitious governor. the impacts of this storm are historic. can democrats keep control of the senate? the answer may come down to pennsylvania. do you want the 51st vote in the senate? send me to washington, d.c. with his lead narrowing, can john fetterman fight off attacks he is soft on crime? ginni thomas tells the january 6 committee she thinks the election was stolen. as americans trust to the judiciary plummets to historic lows, can the justices win it back? inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. days after hurricane ian slammed into florida, residents are still trying to assess the damage that s been left behind by a record setting storm surge, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding. at least 67 people now we have learned were killed by this storm i
claims from a credible source indicates a site has been used to dispose of bodies. cn is still working to independently verify these claims. in the meantime russia has revealed a new goal in the military conflict saying the plan is to, quote, take full control of the southern region to establish a corridor. i want to show you here, too, this new drone video. it shows the scene of utter destruction in the small village north of kyiv. house after house. look at it. just flattened. ukraine says the village played a major role in pushing back the russian advance toward kyiv. it s estimated more than 100,000 people are trapped in mariupol right now, including soldiers and civilians. many have taken shelter inside a massive steel factory. ukraine s deputy prine minister announced a human tan corridor is now open to evacuate women, children, and the elderly. one little boy who has been hiding underground sharing with cnn a simple wish. listen to this. translator: i want to see