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massive bridge linking russia to the annexed territory of crimea. why this is a big deal both strategically and symbolically and how ukrainian and russian officials are now reacting. also, a major shakeup in uvalde, texas. the school district suspends its entire police force and puts two officials on leave. how if families are reacting. plus hurricane ian blasted its way through florida, knocking out electricity to millions. one community in the storms path never lost power. how 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 lets get to the new report and what it means and what is it doesnt. 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 ...

a critical rebound, or is it the calm before the storm? the data is in and the u.s. economy grew by more than expected last quarter putting an end to a six-month slump and the president is hoping this bounce gives democrats a jolt before election day. but before we discuss the political fallout lets look at the numbers. with cnns matt egan and rahel soloman. break this down for us. does this mean we are out of the woods. >> unfortunately, not so much. great news that the economy bounce...

fighting to save damar hamlins life. and a stunning increase, that is how it is described. that is how the white house is describing the rise in a new covid subvariant. the white house joins us to talk about it. this is what were watching "at this hour." e remain day. in a fight not seen in more than a century and that is not perbo. a century. next hour they will be heading back into that chamber for a fourth straight day of voting and in an exercise that, lets be honest, has become gr...

that means traveling from coast to coast are stranded. some of them forced to drive thousands of miles. >> we were at the airport at noontime on sunday, finally made the call at 10:30 p.m., that we could not afford to lose any more time if we were going to drive. >> i cant rely on southwest to get the family home, so we maid need to leave a little early to drive ourselves home. >> the kreismt on the blaming the travel disaster on schedule and outdated infrastructure. the ruling that ...

hello, im abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us today. it is the nightmare that just wont end. southwest airlines canceling thousands more flights with airports coast to coast already packed. more than 4,800 flights today and tomorrow no longer on the books, nearly 16,000 canceled since thursday. all week we have been meeting miserable passengers and southwest says itll be days before this all clears up. busloads of stranded customers arriving at houston hobby airport th...

explosions seen across russias capital from the russian kamikaze drone strike. at least four people were killed in kyiv, including a pregnant woman. a ukrainian official says they were able to shoot down most of the drones. like this one. caught on dramatic police body cam video. the words "for beldograv" written on the drone. heres what she saw there. >> reporter: i think you can see behind me, this is an ongoing rescue effort, this is quite clearly a residential building. we have alr...

four people are confirmed dead, among them a pregnant woman. >> ukraine says it managed to shoot down 36 of the 42 iranian-made drones used in that blitz, including this one, which was captured on a police officers body cam. the u.s. says russias use of drones will factor in future decisions on how to best support ukraine defend itself. fred pleitgen is in ukraine. you are in one of the regions that was targeted by these strikes. what are you seeing? >> reporter: youre right, victor. w...

pouring in. the pressure is on and the gloves are off. >> john, obviously i wasnt clear enough for you to understand this. >> heres a man that spent more than $20 million of his own money to try to buy that seat. >> you and donald trump were the masterful covid deniers. >> youre poorer and less safe because of kathy hochul and extreme policies. >> with 13 days left, candidates from both parties are scratching, clawing for every last vote. and theres going to be a lot of votes if the pr...

nearly 12 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots for the critical midterm elections. more than 4 million of those ballots have been turned in throughout florida, california, georgia, and texas. the candidates are facing off in some of the final debates of the campaign season after the highly anticipated showdown in pennsylvania. >> john fetterman released a new ad criticizing mehmet ozs response to abortion. oz barely mentioned the debate during a gcampaign e...