and a female iranian climber who competed in south korea without a headscarf now says her veil fell off accidentally there are fears she will be arrested when she returns to iran. we start in ukraine, where the president says there is no space left for negotiations with russia following further attacks on the country. according to volodymyr zelensky, russian strikes have now destroyed around a third of ukraine s power stations. he s made another appeal for further western military support. translation: to guarantee the l protection of our skies and reduce the capabilities of russian terrorists to zero, we need significant and more modern air defence systems and more missiles for the systems. cities across ukraine have come under attack on tuesday, for which russia has admitted responsibility. there have been further air strikes in the capital kyiv, and also in dnipro, kharkiv, zhytomyr and zaporizhzhia. ukraine s civil defence service says hundreds of villages across the co
rights if democrats keep control of congress in november. and with your support, i will sign a law codifying roe in january. together, let s remember who we are, we are the united states of america, and there s nothing beyond our capacity. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete who took part in a climbing competition without a hijab. and as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. hello and welcome to the programe. in taiwan, a retired military commander has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive china. it follows a warning by the us secretary of state anthony blinken that beijing is pursuing unification on a much faster timeline than previously thought. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to front line taiwanese island ofjinmen, a few kilometres off the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. tannoy the island ofjinmen is so close to china, they used to bla
but it is still the economy that tops voters list of priorities. by a long shot. and on that front, a new forecast today says a recession is coming. and that it will look a lot like the one that turned the phrase it s the economy, stupid, into political gospel. let s discuss all of this, mj lee live at the white house. abby phillip in washington and mj, we know the economy blows away all others so why is this, abortion right, the focus for the president today? reporter: well, ana, i think this white house would certainly argue that this isn t the president s focusing on abortion issues over the economy. they have been focused on both but, yes, today was the day when he wanted to take the opportunity to make a big political speech to talk about this issue that is certainly very divisive but that they also know has been very politically salient. it is no surprise, of course, we have been reporting on this just how much the white house and democrats in washington have really
will his strategy work as many americans are more focused now on the economy. i ll ask the white house press secretary. and the cnn, cnn gets an exclusive, firsthand look now at a massive attack drone that s part of putin s arsonal. we ll go to kyiv where a critical situation is unfolding as russia strikes again and again. 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 this hour with our midterm countdown and the crucial choices facing voters. with just three weeks to go. three weeks before the election day. cnn national politics reporter, eva, is following some of the hottest races out there beginning in the key battleground state of georgia. with three weeks until the midterms, voters are already flocking to the polls in large numbers. in georgia, the state set a midterm turnout record for early voting with more than 130,000 voters casting ballots monday. on the trail today, republican se
after the disappearance of kristin smart, the verdict in the murder trial of her former college classmate. blackouts in ukraine after officials say russia destroyed nearly a third of its power station in little over a week. growing fears for an iranian climber after she competed without a hijab. the worries about her safety tonight. the deadly crash. a plane slamming into a car dealership. the fda pushing to take a controversial pregnancy drug off the market. why some doctors and moms say it s a mistake. and the wikipedia warrior fighting to get some remarkable women the recognition they deserve. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. in a year defined by some of the most extreme heat we ve ever seen, along with one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the u.s. mainland, tonight making headlines for unseasonable cold and early snow. in the east, autumn interrupted by a sudden and dramatic detour into winter. a climate change whiplash l