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"the lead" starts right now. new witness tran scripts released from the january 6th committee, including one from donald trumps own son, and an unusual request from one sitting gop senator. then, officials are calling it the largest russian missile strike since the war began. ukrainians say it could have been so much worse. plus, some signs of relief on the horizon for tens of thousands of southwest pas passengers who have been stuck in the airlines meltdown for now eight days. w...

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blast partially destroys russias prized crimea bridge. also ahead, after months of legal sparring, the clock ticks for elon musk to close the deal on twitter. and a toddler miraculously rescued after his parents car is stolen with him trapped inside. youre in the cnn newsroom. a prized achievement of vladimir putin, an apparently target of his ukrainian tormenters. this right here is the exact moment the russian president suffered his latest blow in his war on ukraine, the blast ...

just moments ago, governor ron desantis revealed that all of lee county is out of water. and here in fort myers with the sun now up, you can see the level of wreckage residents are gramming with in the wake of this brutal storm. im just going to give you a piture of a random sm of the brutality of this storm. here on the marina, there was a couple shops a little b and b getting ready to set up shop above it. the wine bottles that were stored in here are perfect. none of them broke. and...

hurricane-force winds already recorded offshore from charleston. the national weather center warns storm surge is expected there. people are warned to take this storm seriously especially after what was seen and happened from ian in florida. more striking images are emerging as well. capturing the level of devastation especially where the storm came on shore in southwest florida. youre looking at have i had from sanibel island showing the community torn apart, completely severed from t...

we begin this hour with breaking news, the final nbc news poll of the midterms is out now, just two days before the election. it shows a highly competitive landscape and what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. among all registered voters, congressional preference is tied at -- among likely voters, 58% say they prefer a democratic-controlled congress compared to 47% for republican controlled. our poll also finds democrats have no pulled even with republica...

>> wow. you got the video? >> i got it. >> here it is. >> oh, man. >> thats our pool. thats our deck. that was my house. my house is gone. >> jesse: a fox news alert, one of the largest search and rescue missions in american history is underway after hurricane ian decimated moving up the east coast. governor ron desantis says the situation is really bad. >> the amount of water thats been rising, will likely continue to rise today, even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500-year f...

nancy pelosi, one on one, just three weeks before election day. republicans regain momentum over concerns about inflation and crime. can the speaker and the democrats hold on to the house? also this hour, president biden trying to reignite outrage over the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. why is he waiting until after the election to propose protecting abortion rights nationwide? russia hammering ukraine, knocking out power, hitting civilian targets. will their terro...

katy austin has the details. the latest in an series of strikes to effect britains rail network was meant to be starting tomorrow when members of the rmt union who work for network rail and 1a train companies were due to take part in strikes on saturday, monday and on wednesday. now, they have been called off this afternoon. the rmt says it will enter a period of intense negotiations with the employers, with network rail and the train companies, but crucially the announcement was made ...

policy is working at cross purposes. whats your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits floridas southwest coast. the gangstas paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our m...