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well go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putins leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps thats why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high courts approval rating is in...

office report. ♪ we have team coverage on tonights top story greg palkot and kyiv lucas thomas at the white house often and just file army lieutenant colonel briggs senior affairs correspondent greg palkot in kyiv. >> looks like russian president vladimir putin is back from the brink after this wild weekend. there was damage done in questions unanswered. the wagner group mercenary fighters left the russian city which they had taken over. as well as going back from close to moscow sup...

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but now theres news of this damning tape thats put more focus on a different jurisdiction on that federal probe in washington where trump was caught on tape admitting key parts of a crime, including stealing documents after leaving office. the tape is from after he was in the white house, 2021, and thats bad for him based on what he appears to admit, because prosecutors are already using it while gathering their grand jury testimony, and its showing jurors how trump acknowledges and ad...

quarter appearance for the alleged pentagon leaker as new details emerge about how he got the classified documents and what might have motivated him. major payout the city of minneapolis has settled two lawsuits against the man who killed george floyd, former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. almost $9 million to two people. we have the body camera video of what happened during those arrests. bowling is facing supply, setbacks and delivery delays after revealing manufacturing i...

happening now, the key ukrainian city of bakhmut amid fears it could all at any time. alex murdaugh is sentenced to life in prison after jurors quickly convicted him of murdering his wife and son and the judge calling him a monster. desantis trump split is on display. this as cnn uncovered comments by a new appointee of governor desantis with an animati-gay conspiracy room. alex marquardt is near the front lines in ukraine. alex, bakhmut is significant. >> reporter: russian force...

communities start to assess the damage. >> plus, it is the final weekend before election day. yes, its finally here. with three days to go, candidates making their final pitch and big name surrogates on the trail trying to pick up last-minute voters. yet another provocation by kim jong-un. south korea saying four more missiles have been fired overnight. we have the latest on these escalating tensions. and soon it will be legal to take psychedelic drugs in oregon. could more states ...

. hello. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. im fredricka whitfield. it is the last weekend on the campaign trail for the 2022 midterm elections and election day now just three days away and candidates are blanketing their states making their final pitches to voters. several key races to watch. today many eyes are on pennsylvania which could play a pivotal role for control of the u.s. senate. democrat john fetterman taking on republican mehmet oz in a neck-and-neck contes...

welcome to "cnn newsroom." >> and good to be with you. the last jobs report before election day topped economies east estimates 261,000 new jobs were added in october, a number president biden will likely tout when he speaks this hour. the commit remains the number one issue for voters this election and the white house is hoping to capitalize on this stronger report. >> democrats are facing headwinds with four days left before the polls close on november 8. and who controls congress wi...

from a historic visit by the house speaker nancy pelosi prompting threats of fierce retaliation out of beijing. good morning. it is tuesday. dana has the day off today. im bill hemmer. welcome back, sandra. >> good morning. glad to be with you. im sandra smith. this is "americas newsroom." those chinese fighter jets buzzing taiwan airspace amid local reporting now the speaker could be arriving there in a matter of hours. >> bill: she would be the highest ranking u.s. official to be in ...