and before results are even in, republicans in key battleground states, already said to challenge the outcome, while the doj plans to monitor dozens of polling places, to make sure no one intimidate voters. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. in just a few hours, the polls were open, and the midterm elections will officially be underway. more than 42 million americans have already cast their ballots, millions more will do it tomorrow, in this pivotal election where the control of congress and much much more are at stake. republicans need to win just five state seems to take control of the house. in the senate, they need just one. and tonight, nine senate seats are considered competitive. many key races are knitted heat, and both parties are watching to see what swing voters do. tonight, the candidates are out making their closing arguments, watch this. are you ready to close this thing out? yes. do you real
and, iran faces international condemnation after executing two more anti government protesters. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. in ukraine vladimir putin had said his forces would stop fighting for 36 hours so orthodox christians could celebrate christmas this weekend. the ceasefire was supposed to run from 9am yesterday morning to 9pm today uk time. but kyiv dismissed the ceasefire, as a russian tactic to regroup its soldiers. and while millions of ukrainians and russians were able to enjoy the festivities, fighting continued along a front line which spans 700 miles. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, producer siobhan leahy and cameraman paul francis have sent this report from the eastern city of bakhmut on the front line. you leave civilisation behind on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. uk
a small group of republican rebels had derailed each previous attempt. the new speaker says it was the influence of former president trump that helped him secure the position. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: turkey. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world, and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides
a manuscript thief, who tricked the likes of margaret atwood and ian mcewan into sending him unpublished works, has pleaded guity in court to wire fraud. hello and welcome to the programme. the ceasefire in ukraine declared by russia, for the orthodox christmas has come to an end. clashes between ukrainian and russian forces continued throughout the 36 hour period. president zelensky said vladimir putin s offer was deceitful he said peace in ukraine would only be restored when russian forces were expelled. and moscow said it reserved the right to return fire if its troops were attacked. our correspondent, james waterhouse along with producer siobhan leahy and cameraman paul francis sent this report from the eastern city of bakhmut, on the front line. you leave civilisation behind on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. ukraine
and their brand spanking elections today. all about my colleagues, nicole wallace, joe read, chris hayes, when so not. on tomorrow is the final day that we can all vote in this is big midterm election. of course, many, many, many, americans already cast their votes on this election day even. we can now report that over 42 million americans have already cast a ballot. that is significantly more early votes that were cast in the last midterm election in 2018. and that, overall, had record turnout. americans are turning out in record numbers. now, for folks who are pulling it off to the variant, and have not yet voted, candidates antichoice across the country, tonight, they re making a frantic final push to try to get voters after the polls. at this hour, president biden has just wrapped up a rally in maryland, in westmore, the democratic candidate for governor and four other maryland democrats. on the republican side, former president donald trump is about to take the stage in