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viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom," and i'm rosemary church. we are following developments out of ukraine where explosions continue to be heard in central kyiv. the first blast came just hours ago, and one official says russia is now attacking the capital with kamikaze drones. cnn's chief international correspondent clarissa ward joins me now from central kyiv. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: so, essentially, rosemary, people here woke up to the sound of air-raid sirens followed by two loud explosions. then there were at least another two explosions, and we're right in the center of the city at the location or right next to the location of the impact of one of those blasts. you can probably see behind me there's still a lot of smoke in the air from that explosion. we don't know yet how many people may have been injured or possibly killed in this series

of blasts here in the capital. we did speak to the paramedics who were on the scene. they said five ambulances took wounded away from the scene. but, again, we don't know what exactly was hit or how many people may have been injured or killed as a result, but we do know russia has been stepping up its attacks particularly on civilian infrastructure. i think what makes today's attack or attacks i should say so notable is that we are hearing from ukrainian authorities that the weapon of choice here were these so-called kamikaze drones, these iranian drones that have been used more and more on the battlefield in the last month or so. as we arrived on the scene here we saw emergency workers tearing away a part of the fin or the wing of one of those drones. and there have been other spottings of sort of remnants or

detritus from the drones in different parts of the city. really what happens in these scenarios where they're using these drones you're forced if you're the ukrainian authorities to expend a lot of air defense in trying to prevent them from landing. there were small arms fires. people were literally trying to shoot down the drone from the sky before it was able to make impact. but, again, just to recap those main points for you, rosemary, so far at least four explosions here in kyiv this morning, more being reported nationwide with the ukrainian air force saying they have intercepted more than a dozen of these kamikaze drones so far this morning. rosemary? >> all right, clarissa ward bringing us up-to-date on the situation there, those explosions in kyiv. we appreciate that report, and of course we'll come back to you

when there's more to reveal to our viewers. appreciate it. well, joining me now from brisben with his perspective is nick ryan, a retired major general. thank you, sir, for talking to us. >> thanks, rosemary. >> i do want to start with these explosions. we heard clarissa ward reporting there from ukraine's capital kyiv, apparently kamikaze drones. what can you tell us about the capability of these type of drones, and why is russia attacking kyiv, a nonmilitary target far from the front line? >> well, firstly, these are small so they're difficult to detect. they're not very sophisticated drones, and generally of limited utility against military targets that require precision. so the russians are using these fairly unsophisticated suicide

drives to large cities. this is about putin setting aside the hard liners in russia they were in ecstasy last week after the missile attacks and probably will be after these ones. and it's also about putin's economic warfare in ukraine. he thinks if he does lead these attacks he may coerce potential investors from investing in ukraine because of these attacks. >> and russian attacks have also been reported in kherson to the south and to the east with each side making only incremental gains. what do you make of the strategy on each side here? >> well, the ukrainians clearly have a design where they're hitting russia with one-two punches. they did so in the east, have in the south and continued their advances in the east. they certainly haven't gone as quickly as they did in the last month, but that's pretty natural. we've seen more ukrainian

attacks in northern kherson over the weekend. i expect that will continue. and the rugs at the moment have really lost the initiatives and momentum. they can only respond to what ukrainians are doing, too. >> sqand in the wake of the belarusan president announcing a russian regional group of troops we're now seeing increased fears of a deepening military cooperation between these two allies. how might this change the direction of the war, do you think? >> it changes significantly from the floor of the inflation it's been giving the russians lots of ammunition particularly artillery ammunition, and they've just provided them with dozens of t72 tanks. it's unlikely in the short or

medium term. >> and of course the pig concern right now is the possibility that president putin will feel cornered, will feel humiliated given the direction of this war and will resort to nuclear weapons. how concerned are you that that might be something that he would do? >> well, just because of the impact we can always be concerned about these weapons and we should. it's still a fairly low probability at this point. putin can leave ukraine without having to use nuclear weapons, but at the end of the day this is about the solidity of his rule of russia, and i think that will be a large determent in the use of nuclear weapons even if the probability remains light. >> thank you so much for your analysis and joining us. appreciate it. >> thank you. well, the u.s. is just 21 days away from the crucial mid-term elections in november.

early in-person voting is starting in several states and polling places will open hours from now in georgia, a state where there are two highly anticipated and heated races. first in a race that could decide which party controls the senate, the democratic senator rafael warnock is trying to hold onto his seat against donald trump's republican pick, herschel walker. democrat stacey abrams is challenging republican governor brian kemp in a repeat of their battle four years ago. and a cnn poll finds americans are almost evenly divided over which party, democrats or republicans, should control congress. but before any votes are counted some candidates are already casting doubts about the integritiy of the upcoming elections. take a listen to the republican candidate for governor in arizona. >> my question is will you accept the results of your election in november?

>> i'm going to win the election and i'm going to accept that result. >> if you lose will you accept that? >> i'm going to win the election and i will accept that result. >> well, earlier i spoke with cnn's senior political analyst ron brownstein about the upcoming election and how it will affect the battle for democracy. >> the magnitude of the threat we are facing to american democracy and its basic functioning is the greatest it has been since the civil war and maybe ever. i mean kerri lake is hardly alone. the analysis by different media organizations have concluded there are literally hundreds -- hundreds of republican candidates running for office up and down the ballot in november who deny the realities of the 2 2020 election and parrot trump's

lies. her remarks today were a reminder those challenges may come as soon as next month if in fact some of these close races these election deniers refuse to accept results and try to rally supporters against. >> ron, meantime president biden is back in his home state of delaware after a four-day tour out west in florida, colorado. but he didn't include the battleground states of arizona and nevada. why not? >> because president biden's approval rating in those states is probably too low to be affmuch help to the democratic candidates. one month out, three weeks out from the election we are in extraordinary circumstance. democratic candidates in the statewide races for governor and senator in many cases are levitating above no approval ratings for biden to a much greater extent that we've seen candidates do for presidents in

their own party really for the last 20 to 30 years. arizona and nevada, california even, pennsylvania, georgia, all of these states, wisconsin, michigan, president biden's approval rating is at 40% or below. we don't have a lot of examples in recent political american history winning in states where his approval rating is that low. in 2018 and the fact these democrats are still competing in any case ahead, in other cases basically even is a testament to how many voters are uneasy about the values of the modern republican party. but it is an open question whether they continue to escape this undertow for another three weeks, and it remains, you know, a real challenge for democrats

trying to avoid the worst of november. >> cnn's senior political analyst ron brownstein talking to me last hour. cnn has obtained new video from the january 6th capitol riot that was subpoenaed from british documentary filmmaker alex holder. the vid ye you're about to see was never released to the public until sunday, and you will hear donald trump's supporters rallying behind the former president. a warning some of this footage includes graphic language. >> i've never in my life been so angry at 534 pieces of shit up here. they're the roaches in the capitol. we've got to get the roaches out. all of them, every one of them have turned against us. >> exterminate. >> and i never thought i'd be this mad at a country i was so proud of. it pisses me off, but i'm proud

to be here. i'm so happy everybody is here. >> this is unity. >> that's right. and i'm proud to call him my president. he's the best thing that ever happened to this country. and you know what? i'm going to standby him to the end. >> you go, girl. >> that's right. >> i'll tell you these are demon possessed men up here. they're trying to take over our country with communist china. >> you know pence is mad, right? pence is mad. >> and this new video rounds out a week that saw the last public hearing of the january 6th committee before the mid-term elections. that hearing ended with a dramatic flourish, a unanimous vote subpoena donald trump. the question now of course will he comply? listen as two members of the committee weigh in.

>> we expect him to come in because he has a legal obligation to come in. of course he also had a legal obligation to see that the laws were faithfully executed, which he completely ignored on january 6th. so we'll see. >> you say he's obligated to respond to the subpoena. do you believe if the justice department refuses should hold him in criminal contempt? >> that's a bridge we cross if we have to get there. look, we well recognize the fact that because of the committee only being able to exist until the end of this congressional year because that was the mandate, we're in a bit of a time limit here, and as we're wrapping up the investigation we're also pursuing new leads, in fact, and we want to speak to the president. >> closing arguments begin today in the trial about the infamous trump-russia dossier. it is a case that hasn't delivered the kind of watergate level bombshells that former

president donald trump insisted would be revealed. on friday a federal judge threw out one of five charges against the primary source for the dossier. the latest now from cnn's marshal cohen. >> the trial against the primary source continues monday with closing arguments and likely jury deliberations. this case has been brought by special counsel john durham who for the past 3 1/2 years has been looking for government misconduct in the trump-russia investigation. he hasn't brought many indictments on that front, but he did charge the primary source of the dossier, a russian expat and former think tank analyst named igor. now, durham originally charged him with five counts of lying to the fbi during interviews in 2017 when fbi agents were trying to corroborate that infamous and explosive trump-russia dossier,

which was put together by a former british spy in christopher steele. durham alleges he lied during those interviews which formed the basis of his prosecution today. they threw out one of the five counts saying durham had not presented enough evidence to convict and it would be wrong to let that part of the case move forward to the jury. what that means there are four charges left. the jury will likely begin its deliberations on monday. the stakes are very high. there have only been three prosecutions to come out of the three-yearlong durham investigation. one of them was a guilty plea of a low level fbi attorney who avoided jail. the second trial ended in an acquittal earlier nice year, which is a pretty rare feat where prosecution levels is very

high. it's all up to this jury to see how the durham investigation is going to come to a close. cnn has previously reported durham is winding down his work, preparing for a final report which will be submitted to the attorney general for review and public release. marshall cohen, cnn, washington. the british treasury says the public will learn more about the government's medium term fiscal plan in the coming hours. the chancellor jeremy hunt is expected to make a statement and address the house of commons later today. this follows conversations over the weekend between the chancellor and the prime minister about the u.k.'s struggling economy and high cost of living. the treasury says the chancellor meshed with the governor of the bank of england and the head of the debt management office sunday night. the fiscal plan is due to be released two weeks from today. and still to come we are learning much more about a fire that killed at least four

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anti-government protesters stormed the streets of iran after the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. mahsa amini died last month after being detained by iran's so-called morality police for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women. her death has ignited one of the biggest up risings towards iran's islamist regime for years, and tehran has responded by unleashing a brutal and deadly crack down on demonstrators. at the same time we are learning more about a fire inside an iranian prison. iran's state media says eight prisoners died and dozens of others were injured in saturday's blaze. for more on this we want to bring in cnn's nadia bashir live from london. what details are you learning about the fire? >> reporter: rosemary, you can see the death toll from this fire over the weekend is still

rising. we know that dozens of others were injured in the fire, and we are now learning a few details from pro reform outlets and organizations what may have taken place at the notorious complex in tehran which is known to hold hundreds of political prisoners. we're talking about journalists, human rights activists, political professors, writers and even film directors who have been detained in this brutal complex by the iranian regime often for their defiance against the regime. it has been a huge concern to many. we have learned from the proreform outlet which has been speaking to sources within the prison over the weekend that they were told that a revolt had taken place in part of the complex and that a fire had later ensued although we did also hear from the iranian

authorities over the weekend who blamed the blaze on rioters and said this had been quickly brought under control and that the fire had taken place at a clothing warehouse on the complex. but numerous human rights organizes have raised concerns. we've heard from organizations who have been in touch with people in the prison as well as family members of notable detainees who have been detailing what they've bip hearing from their loved ones still held in the complex. many of them detailing the use of tear gas within the prison complex on prisoners, many of them having to break their windows just to be able to breathe, and there was real -- devastation, real concern detailed by those still detained in the complex, of course this does come off the backs of week and weeks of protests in iran. the details are still very much

unclear, but of course there has been a brutal and deadly crack down by the iranian regime on any sign of dissent. and we heard over the weekend from the iranian president blaming the unrest we see on the u.s. take a listen. >> translator: it is our belief that america is behind the majority of destruction, terror, riots, and chaos in the region and the world. it affirms our belief and the world's beliefs that americans are angered and upset by every innovation, every happiness or good that happens to iran. >> look, we've heard widespread condemnation from members of the international community over the weekend. we heard from president biden, from the u.s. states department spokesperson and the chief diplomat. they are monitoring what has taken place at the prison with a sense of urgency and also

reminding the iranian regime they are responsible for those detained within that complex, and in particular those foreign nationals detained within the prison complex. so there is still rising concern, and we are, of course, still waiting for more details on what exactly caused that fire. >> nadia bashir, joining us live from london with that update. many thanks. and still to come ten years in power and no end in sight, xi jinping's plan to make china great again has setup the authoritarian ruler to tighten his grip on power. we'll have more on the other side of the break. stay with us. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs.

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welcome back, everyone. we are continuing to follow developments out of ukraine where at least four explosions have rocked the capital and officials report the attacks are ongoing. the first blast in kyiv was heard just hours ago, and one official says russia is attacking the capital with kamikaze drones. the kyiv city military administration says a residential building in a central district was hit. so far there's no word on any casualties. and cnn's claire sebastian joins us live now from london with more on this. so, claire, what are you learning about these kamikaze drone strikes on the ukrainian capital this morning? >> yeah, kamikaze drones has become increasingly part of russia's play book in recent weeks particularly over the past week as we saw this uptick in deadly attacks in the cities across the country. reez are drones disposable, essentially sort of have enemy

lines destroyed in the attack. one ukrainian military described it last week like a match. they used it in the past week to target infrastructure, things like the electricity grid and those type of things. u.s. intelligence revealed, of course, over the summer russia has started to look at and buy and even have its forces trained on using these iranian drones which ukraine has said this morning was used in this attack on kyiv. but of course this is partly why ukraine is calling so much for new air defense systems to be working and they are having some success. the ukrainian air force this morning said overnight sunday into monday it has shutdown -- rather it's shutdown 26 of these

iranian drones most in the south of the country. rosemary? >> meantime nato and russia intend to hold separate long planned exercises of their nuclear forces despite increased tensions as the war in ukraine grinds on. what more are you learning about that? >> around 6 oaircraft? cluding b52 bombers in the united states and defense officials believe the exercises will happen before the end of the month. these are also long planned and set to go ahead. this comes a t a delicate movement. president putin annexing or

announcing the annexation of those four territories from ukraine pledging to defend them from all means just a week or so ago, and this is something the u.s. officials have been addressing the national security advisor jake sullivan saying there is no gray area when it comes to a nuclear strike to usage or type of nuclear weapon that is considered more or less dangerous. take a listen. >> the use of a nuclear weapon on the battlefield in ukraine is the use of a nuclear weapon on the battlefield in ukraine, and we're not going to slice the sal salami. >> the u.s. and other nato allies will of course be clesly monitoring these exercises when they happen for any deviation in the course of the normal things. >> many thanks for that update. china's communist leaders and political elite have gathered for day two of the 20th

party congress. xi jinping opened this event on sunday like he has in the past laying out his nationalistic vision for the country's future. but this year is unlike any other because after ten years in power xi is poised to be selected for an unprecedented third term as party leader. this is a watershed moment for china. by the time the communist party congress ends on saturday, xi jinping is expected to hold the tightest grip on power. cnn's ivan watson explains how these two leaders shaped modern china. >> reporter: throughout the 73-year history of communist china two strong man leaders stand above everyone else. the founding father ruled with an iron fist until his death. and now xi jinping is expected

to give himself that same right. two unflinching authoritarians book ending years of tremendous change. in his decade on top xi has worked to reshape the communist party in his own image and reassert its dominance in every facet of chinese society just like mao did after 1949. after winning china's brutal civil war mao wasted no time with his revolutionary overhaul of the world's most populous nation. but his new regime was incapable of creating a promised socialist utaupe you. instead the poorly planned great leap forward led to three years of famine. beijing ordered farmers off their fields and into factories, and yet industrial modernization did not value. millions more died in the years after 1966 when mao launched the

cultural revolution setting the peoples liberation army and brainwashed mobs against anyone perceived to be a political enemy. mao's death drove the country into a u-turn. to get rich is glorious, he said. he swapped a planned economy for a more open market inviting the world to invest. deng unshackled the chinese economy but not the chinese people. in 1989 when thousands protested in and around tiananmen square the troops crushed them. it's a history still denied by beijing and one which the successor struggled to live down. the flamboyant maintained the economic reforms ushering an age of break neck growth and joining the world trade organization and

also weathered criticism on china's human rights record. the coming out as an economic juggernaut took place during the next ruling, usually stoic welcomed the world to beijing in 2008 for the olympic games. who oversaw china's continuing economic success? while many around the world hopes that with greater wealth would come greater freedom, but as xi jinping's china hosted his own beijing olympics earlier this year the open china many had hoped for now all but forgotten. son of a communist dynasty xi and his brand of nationalism pit china once again against the west with tensions running especially high across the taiwan straight, the ithese economy gasping for air as its once vibrant seckers sputter

under the chinese threat. with millions placed under sudden lock down for weeks and even months in the name of zero-tolerance covid infections. xi julsalso oversees the arbitr detention of more than 1 million uyghurs and minorities for the past few years where the united states says a genocide is happening. china denies this. it says they are vocational training centers. among his slogans the realization of the chinese dream, but many fear his vision and policies may bring more nightmares in the coming years. ivan watson, cnn, hong kong. well, crowds gathered in the west bank sunday for a funeral procession to bury a palestinian man reportedly killed by soldiers last week.

over the weekend we also saw palestine's prime minister make a very rare visit. who did he meet and what was the significance of this? >> rosemary, i first want to give a sense of the situation right now on the ground. jerusalem has actually been quiet over the last day or so after a very tense week last week where we saw clashes erupting almost nightly in jerusalem. the west wing be continued to see israeli military raids to essentially target militants. this is a continuation we've seen for months on almost a daily basis. this has been the most violent year, the most deadly year for both palestinians and israelis since 2015 to give you an idea of what we're dealing with. and it's only october and there's still a few months letter in the ear, so there are a lot of fears this is going to continue and grow and beat that

2015 record. according to the palestinian prime minister it was very unusual to see him in the hot spot where the palestinian authority essentially feels they have no control, no influence. he was standing next to the families of palestinians who have been killed by the israeli military. he was standing next to the father of the man who carried out an attack on a very popular group in april. they're supposed to be working together to help target militants standing in a militant strong hold and expressing support interest them. as part a speech he said israel does not want peace and finances its electoral campaign with p

palestinian blood every day and saying the palestinian blood is not cheap and being there seen as a big snub to israel but also seen as a way to try to garner support from the palestinians in the street by showing support for honestly some people in palestinian society have more popular than the palestinian authority. the palestinian authority in recent years have become increasingly unpopular. people want him to step aside. there have not been elections in the palestinian territories for more than ten years. on the israeli side, the israeli prime minister reportedly held a security cabinet meeting where they're debating taking on a bigger operation in the west to try to target some of these militant groups including new militant groups popping up that have no formal affiliation with the well-known ones.

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residents of jackson, mississippi, are being hit with massive water bills in the middle of a months long water crisis. one woman tells cnn she was shocked when the city sent her a bill for nearly $4,000. she says the tap water is still brown and the pressure low. a problem many families in the city are facing since the water plant underwent repairs. the jackson city council president says water billing, quote, has been a shortcoming of the city for way too long and is

asking residents to reach out to the city if they believe their bill is incorrect. well, another issue americans are facing nationwide is food insecurity. it's a problem that gets worse as inflation keeps rising. cnn's nadia ramiro spent the day at a church that operates a food pantry outside of atlanta. they're now seeing a thousand more cars than they used to. >> reporter: hundreds of families lined up for help, some of them four hours before this drive-thru food pantry started in a suburb of atlanta over the weekend. >> you have absolutely no idea how many people are suffering in silence, having no clue as to how they're going to feed and take care of their families. >> reporter: every saturday since january 2020 back then just 30 cars per week, but now

up to 3,000 cars a week. the pandemic and rising inflation providing a one-two punch on peoples wallets. >> it is the pandemic, and everything is going up. >> double and triple. i -- i paid 85 cents a dozen for eggs and now they're $3. it's crazy. >> real ridiculous, you know. you go in the super market and things get expensive. >> reporter: food prices more than alarming especially for families living may check to paycheck. last month the bureau of labor statistics showing you just how much staple goods will cost you. bread jumped 16%, milk up 17%, flour 23% more expensive and egg prices with the most dramatic increase up nearly 40%. inflation a big talking point in the campaign trail as we near the mid-term elections. >> a budget that doesn't create

run away inflation. >> the out of control inflation. >> inflation is a global problem. >> reporter: off the campaign trail and back to the food line priscilla ward and her sister getting the surprise of a lifetime. the sisters are the one millionth family who came through the drive through pantry at this church since january 2020. ward and her sister will take home healthy produce and a $1,000 cash prize for helping the church hit this wark. ward says she has several growing grandchildren she helps feed. >> and by the time they walk in the door, grandma, i'm hungry. they say, grandma, you always have something. >> reporter: for her sister it's been a rough few years. >> i had cancer twice, colon cancer, breast cancer. i'm a cancer survivor and right now god brought me through a whole lot. >> reporter: tears and cheers as

these two special recipients and others in line get the help they need. >> my grandmother taught me a principle. >> reporter: when democrats are asked about inflation on the campaign trail many of them say it's a problem with supply chain issues and corporate greed. but we know from a recent cnn poll this is a very important issue for voters. nadia romero, cnn, atlanta. a new type of cold war may be making waves in the arctic. our boris sanchez will tell us why the melting icecap could heat up international tetension. you're watching "cnn newsroom."

a new type of cold war may be on the horizon as we here from cnn's boris sanchez, this time the issue is the melting arctic and which nations will control what could become the world's newest ocean.

>> this new ocean is appearing on our maps, and it has all kinds of different implications, and we've been slow to pick up on it, frankly. >> reporter: maine senator angus king says climate change is unlocking a new cross roads and potential center of conflict, the arctic where ireversal trends are leading to a global rush, with world powers seeking untapped energy supplies. oil and natural gas, minerals, fishing, recreation, and highly coveted shipping routes. >> and if you think about the mediterranean sea they're over a thousand years of war to determine the relationships of those countries surrounding the mediterranean sea. the question is can we open the arctic and avoid the conflict? >> by some estimates 75% of arctic ice has disappeared in the last quarter century. in fact, some scientists believe

we could see summers without any ice blocking the north pole within the next dozen years. all that extra space means more shipping lanes and faster shipping times. we could see some shipping routes reduced by up to 15 days. that's a huge economic advantage. keep in mind, though, russia owns more than half of the coastline and the arctic. and according to this graphic by the american security project they've been steadily building it up militarily for years with dozens of new bases and old retrofitted soviet ones as well. >> if there was a cop flict with russia it's one of the ways that russia would come at us. i believe, unfortunately, we need to have some response to that not in a conflict situation but in a defensive situation. >> reporter: cnn got a first-hand look at russia's northern most out post in 2021. and though the kremlin insisted

its intentions were peaceful at the time there was before the invasion of ukraine. >> there's been speculation vladimir putin might resort to using a nuclear weapon to reassert dominance. >> and one of the possibilities is exploding it over the arctic ocean. >> reporter: while king applauds the biden administration's new national strategy for the region, the cochair of the arctic caucus says more will need to be done. >> russia has more ice breakers. we have one. >> reporter: as other nations not even geographically close to the arctic like china and india lay out their ambitions. senator king wants a stronger labor presence there, and a commitment to national treaties like the u.n. law of the sea, steps he believes could deter a possible war. >> i don't know that. i think the jury is out on that, but i think it's possible.

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