prices up, taxes down? possibly the one good thing about inflation. the changes uyou could see in your paychecks on your tax returns. welcome to the lead i m john berman in for jake tapper. we begin in the world lead in a few minutes russian president s vladimir putin rule of martial law goes into effect. this despite the fact that putin s army doesn t have full control over the area. and as the campaign to plunge ukraine into darkness continues, energy officials said they had no choice but to introduce blackouts following days of devastating russian cruise missile and drone strikes. missiles hit at least three power stations just today, that s according to the ukraine. nick roberts is in kyiv. reporter: ukrainian civilians now under russian martial law. lined up to be evacuated in kherson city. potentially to russia. russian imposed officially, in illegally annexed kherson told them it s not safe to stay. up to 60,000 forced out, boats used to ferry them away from the fron
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your busy newsday with us. president biden hits the road as we hit 12 days till election day. a handful of key senate races are a toss-up. republicans increase will go i confident about capturing the house. early voting way up, some democrats do see some hope there. plus, get this quote, security is a joke. we have some new cnn reporting shows millions of your tax dollars earmarked to protect election workers have not been spent and it leaves the people who count your votes vulnerable to threats. and donald trump sets campaign closing rallies in iowa, in pennsylvania, in ohio and in florida. his election lies echo across this year s republican campaigns, a new snub 6 a potential rival. more proof trump is thinking 2024 comeback. and now in order to make our country successful, safe and glorious again, i will probable h have to do it again but first we have to win a historic win for th
raising interest rates five times this year to combat inflation. and even with this new report, economists say people should still be bracing for the possibility of a recession in tough times ahead. so let s get to the new report and what it means and what is it doesn t. matt egan is here. and what does this good news say about what is next? well, kate, not that much. this is a rearview mirror number. it is a snapshot in time. we know the economy got knocked down in the first half of the year, but it got back on its feet this summer. gdp rising 2.6%. that is solid. consumer spends slowed but it is still positive. i think that this should silence the argument that the u.s. economy is already in recession. right. gdp is positive, the jobs market keeps chugging along. new numbers show that initial jobless claims which is a proxy for layoffs, they remain low. at pre-covid levels. how you could have a recession if you don t have playoffs. this is so confusing. because the ec
crash saying republicans will crash the economy if they win control of congress in 12 days. plus the january #th committee closing in, new this hour, the key testimony the panel is pursuing which could be its final act. the new data that should quiet questions about the u.s. in a recession but can it stop the federal reserve from a new big hike in interest rates. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman, 12 days left until the midterm elections and president biden is sharpening his closing argument. you re looking live pictures talking about his administration s toefrts get the economy back on track, he s expected to poimt to new data showing that economy bounced back in third quarter and it grew at an annual 2.6%, biden has called the economy strong as hell and he s trying to convince voters who believe the opposite that democrats should stay in p power. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is live on the scene in syracuse, jeremy, what can we expect from
russia right now, bracing for what they call the heaviest battles ahead in the fight for kherson. cnn is reporting from the front lines as vladimir putin is lobbing new verbal attacks at the west. also tonight, president biden touts unexpected economic growth as he he tries to rev up democratic voters in the blue state of new york. we ll break down his message and his challenges as recession fears persist 12 days before the midterm elections. and former president trump s lawyers take part in a secret court hearing related to the mar-a-lago documents investigation. why did they meet with u.s. justice department prosecutors here in washington, d.c.? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to ukraine right now. the front lines of what one official warns will be, quote, the heaviest of battles against the russian invasion. cnn s senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is