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i'm kim brunhuber. coming up on "cnn newsroom," the stakes are so high in the u.s. midterm elections that four current or former presidents are back out on the campaign trail, hoping to get their candidates in the win column on tuesday. we've got the latest from the battleground states ahead. ukraine is reacting to iran's admission it has sent drones to russia after weeks of denying it and we're live in kyiv with details. plus -- >> comes on, kyle tucker, this time they finish the job. the houston astros -- >> the houston astros clinched the title, game six of the world series. c...

"cnn newsroom. police make an arrest in connection with a series of killings in california. hear why they believe the suspect was out hunting for another victim. black smoke rises above iran's most notorious prison, one that holds political dissents, including some american citizens. a live report on the protest inside the facility. chinese president xi jinping prepares to make history. taiwan has it own response to xi's address at the chinese communist party congress. we're live in beijing and taipei with details. ♪ authorities in stockton, california, have arrested a ma...

united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," an oil depot hit and nearly a dozen russian recruits killed in the region near the border with ukraine. we're live in kyiv with a look at what's behind the latest setback in putin's war. plus -- xi jinping has a message for taiwan as he prepares to secure a historic third term as party leader. we're live in beijing and taipei with details. and the cdc is reporting an early wave of flu cases sweeping parts of the u.s. we'll look at where they're surging and why some americans won't get the ...

newsroom." we begin this hour with breaking news in iran where large plumes of smoke can be seen rising from an infamous prison in tehran. officials there confirming a fire has been set by the inmates of that prison. let's go to cnn's jamana. what more are you learning? >> we're still trying to find out what really is happening or happened at the prison. that notorious facility in northern tehran. of course, that prison that where many political prisoners, human rights activists, journalists, foreigners are kept in tehran. now, an hour ago, we started seeing video on social media sho...

newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington, and we begin this hour with a developing situation in russia near the ukrainian border. the russian defense ministry says 11 people are dead and another 15 are injured after two men or two gunmen, i should say, opened fire on russian military recruits during a training session. russia says the two men were from former soviet states that russian state news agency is reporting the incident occurred during a shooting training session with volunteers preparing for a special operation when the unit was attacked with small arms fire. details are sti...