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are in a fight for the finish, look at the map. you see the big names are hitting the trail in the final days. it tells you what you need to know about the race in states where frankly every single vote will count. >> and there is a remarkable ad we have to show you that claims to know what god wants. >> and on the 8th day god looked down on his planned paradise and said i need a protector so god made a fighter. >> oh my god. we are going to talk about that. >> i hope so. >> plus, the ...

the united states and around the world. its monday, october 17th. im christine romans. we begin in ukraines capital where rescue operations are under way right now after russian forces attacked just a short time ago using kamakazi drones. thats according to ukrainian officials. the city of kyiv hit at least four times. i want to get straight to cnns clarissa ward. she is on the streets of downtown kyiv. clarissa, what are you seeing? what do we know? >> reporter: so, christine, were he...

trying to expand their territory, but theyve got their own problems to deal with. starting with new allegations against herschel walker. well go to georgia live in just a minute where a walker event just wrapped up. plus, president biden trying to sell pessimistic americans on his economic message, pointing to new gdp numbers that are stronger than forecast, as proof of things getting better. with food and gas prices up 10% in a year, does anyone care about the gdp? ill ask white hou...

the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but its still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost—of—living crisis and huge pressure on health services — just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting...

good evening, everyone. im laura coats, and this is "cnn tonight." well, theyre going to come back and do it all tomorrow. the house voting to adjourn until noon. thats congressional time for 9:00 a.m. and they barely got the votes to do that tomorrow, giving kevin mccarthy is few more hours to try to make a last-ditch deal that would give him the speakership. >> i think its probably best that people work through some more. and i think -- i dont think the vote tonight will be any diffe...

the russian leader. democrat saying we have not face the prospect of armageddon since kennedy and the missile crisis. i dont think theres an ability to use a nuclear weapon and not end up with armageddon. >> look what you just heard from the president, this is stark language. you do not normally hear this from u.s. presidents. not now. and it comes as the u.s. considers how to response to a range of potential scenarios. >> for more lets bring in jeremy diamond. has there been any escal...

kennedy and the cuban missile crisis, i dont think theres anything as the ability of using a nuclear tact cal weapon and not end up with armageddon. >> this is stark language and comes as the u.s. considers how to respond to a range of potential scenarios. lets bring in white house correspondent jeremy diamond for more. >> reporter: u.s. officials say theres been no change in russias nuclear posture. one senior u.s. official telling cnn that the u.s. didnt detect anything yesterday tha...

bombshell cnn report. now the school system is suspending its entire police department. and a new strong jobs report showing more americans employed and earning more money. so might this set up another hike in your interest rates as the fed tries to tame rising inflation? welcome to "the lead," im jake tapper. a bone chilling warning of armageddon tops our world lead. president biden made that assessment last night invoking the nuclear brinksmanship of the cuban missile crisis 60 yea...

>> sometimes some words, get them all right. if you send me to washington d.c., ill always stand and do what is right. >> i want to go to washington and bring balance. stop the partisan bickering and deal with the problems that you guys have been telling me about for the last one plus years. >> neil: were going down to the wire. everywhere you go, you hear the sound of drums. with the election closing in, the latest job numbers are out. lets say for the first time were starting to s...

went to the nursery looking for his 2-year-old stepson. he could not find him. he ended up opening fire, as well as stabbing children, stabbing people at this nursery. authorities tell cnn he then drove home, he took his own life. he then killed his 2-year-old stepson as well as his wife. were still learning more details about the motive, this person. again, he is a former police officer who had been dismissed from the police officer, john. >> what an awful story. what an awful story. ...