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 forces are trying to encircle ukrainian forces but holding out. this is a very tough fight for the ukrainians that got tougher with a ukrainian bridge on the main supply route that ukraine uses to get to the front line. essentially the only paved road ukraine can use to back up the forces. we were on that road yesterday. we showed it to our viewers here on this program. we saw all kinds of military vehicles going to and from that front line so now, if ukraine wants to supply its forces, if i wants to
communities start to assess the damage. plus, it is the final weekend before election day. yes, it s 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 follow suit? good morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, november 5th. hi, boris. good morning, amara. great to be with you, as always. we have a lot to get to. we start with severe weather this morning. a string of tornados ripping through three states, causing widespread damage and major power outages. at least 18 tornados were reported between texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. authorities are still trying to figure out the extent of damages and injuries as entire
. hello. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m 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 contest and they are pulling out all of the firepower. a total of three presidents holding events across that state today. president biden and former president obama holding a campaign stop for fetterman. former president trump is stumping for oz. cnn s jessica dean is in pittsburgh for all of the action on the campaign trail. jessica, this is a critical stretch for both senate candidates and it looks like you have a pretty good turnout behind you right now. reporter: yeah, good morning, fredricka.
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 will be determined. the latest count shows more than 34 million americans across 47 states have already cast their ballots. and let let s go to matt ega the new numbers. it was a pretty mixed report. the federal reserve is trying to cool off the jobs market to get inflation under control. but the jobs market is not exactly cooperating. there were some signs of cooling. you mentioned the unemployment rate goes up and the pay ral gr payroll growth was slowest since 2020. and wage gains have slowed
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. i m bill hemmer. welcome back, sandra. good morning. glad to be with you. i m sandra smith. this is america s 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 that island in 25 years. china sees it as a slap in the face saying the u.s. should not support a country that beijing views as a breakaway province. the white house has not confirmed her trip but maintains it will not be intimidated. here is what nfc spokesperson john kirby said just this morning. we gave her advice and counsel and gave her information and we re helping with her transportation. this is her decision and we support and respect that decision. what we have said is there is no