correspondent, keir simmons, is in moscow sharing this. reporter: this is the front page of russia s government newspaper with a picture of vladimir putin and the headline, no one should have any doubts. earlier in the white house, top adviser, john kirby, weighing in on this moment in the war. we don t know what the steps are here for mr. putin, but can you see from the reaction of the ukrainian people over the course of the weekends, they are not backing down and they are not slowing down. the fog of war escalating tensions and no clear signs of an off-ramp are obviously a dangerous combination for a country with nuclear weapons. we will get insight from a member of ukraine s parliament. plus, here at home, the political drum beat to the midterms is growing louder, and herschel walker will be getting an assist from big-name republicans as a new ad takes aim at his family scandals. later with the economy a big issue for voters, the stark new warning from the head o
him. ohio needs an ass kicker not an ass kisser. the sedition trial is back in trial for the oath keepers today. a live report from the d.c. courthouse. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the war in ukraine appears to be at a turning point. russia continues to hammer cities, knocking out power across the country. richard engel is in ukraine. ukraine s foreign minister says the russians are focusing against the country s energy infrastructure. what s the impact having across ukraine with that? reporter: it is having an impact, even in cities where the war hasn t really had much of a day-to-day consequence so far. in the city of lviv, for example, close to the polish border, now there s large sections of the city that are without power. there have been air strikes in kyiv. there s this city of kyiv, since the early days of the war, has been spared the daily violence. it s far away from the front lines. a sense of normalcy had returned to the city of ky