well, what exactly will change the balance of the united states congress after the elections, which will take place on the 8th, yury rashkin, deputy of the okrugurok state wisconsin , the host of the arashkinoporty youtube channel is now in touch with us good evening good evening to you glory to ukraine glory to the heroes yuriy we want to start right away myth- they announced an interesting topic here that the so -called associate of putin, putin's cook prigozhyn, openly stated through the mass media that russia interfered, is interfering and will be lost in the elections , and this can apply not only to the united states, but wherever they want and there they do it and what can be done to give an assessment to such a statement, you know. yes , he would have banned it. if they said that there would be newspapers and newspapers now, thank you. it is very nice that it was recognized. ah, you understand. situations change quite quickly in democracies in the sense that for example, we have not even a day of voting, especially since the season is voted on, so people who say that this is the

in the united states, control of congress is yet to be decided as mid term election results. come in, republicans have the lead and the race for the house. what democrats are doing better than poles predicted in a major victory? democrat, john betterment has won the senate race in pennsylvania with the overall battle for control the senate currently neck in that it's all me for now there's asia is up. next with melissa chant, of course, you get all the latest news and information. anytime you want our website at d, w dot com on terry more, thanks with the stand behind van d. w. news africa. the show that the issues have been the continents life is slowly getting back to normally where on the street to give you enough reports on the inside of our cars, funding was on the ground reporting from across the continent and all the trends.

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don’t understand what i do in the state duma, and i head the group for relations with the united states congressjust, by the very congress that they have now elected and i must say that i have not had a job as the head of such a group in recent years, definitely none, and for some reason i absolutely think that there will be no such job in the future congress of the united states because supporters some kind of change in relations with russia, uh, there is simply no one there to talk to and, by and large, there is nothing to talk about, because there is. well. who passed to the senate. well, there are only a few people like him with whom you can talk about something, but our cause will be a just victory we pass the word to the news. let's go back to the studio of the big game 16.50. hello time news on the first, we will tell you about the most important events right now. ukrainian nationalists already seven times a day they opened fire from heavy nato weapons near donetsk under fire turned out to be kirovsky kuibyshevsky petrovsky districts of the city in kiev, the ammunition got into the flight

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the 25 year old who got elected, i guess the youngest men ever elected the united states congress. and i told him that he told me that i was 1st elected. the 2nd youngest person ever like united states senators 29, and i have no doubt he's also incredible start. and what i'm sure will be a long distinguished career company's president. and i say joe binds out in the outer office. i don't wanna say joe who but the voters raso clear that they are still frustrated. i get it. i understand it's been really tough, few years this country for so many people. when i came to office, we inherited a nation with pandemic, raging and an economy that was really and we acted quickly and bowling to vaccinate the country and to create a stable and sustain growth in our economy. long term investment to rebuild america itself and roads are bridges, our ports are airports, clean water systems, high speed internet. and we're just getting started. the interesting thing is that this is all going to really come into clear view for people in the month and the month of january, february, march of next year is

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control of the united states congress hangs in the balance as mid term election results come in. republicans take the lead in the race for the house, but their hope for red wave fails to materialize. jo biden's democrats perform better than expected with many competitive races. still uncalled in the battle for the senate democrats for a major victory in pennsylvania.

legal consequences, let's say such if it is adopted such a law and such a resolution in the united states congressthen citizens of the united states can file lawsuits in american courts in relation to the actions of the russian federation and their perpetration of aggression, the specific damage they have suffered, and the second is actually the restriction of commercial work with a state that is recognized as a sponsor of terrorism . as a terrorist state and putin's regime as a terrorist regime, but in the legal sphere, such recognition is simply not present at the moment, and it does not carry the appropriate legal consequences, you know, instead, in nato repeated once again that they will not close the airspace, they will not close the sky over ukraine, or can we be satisfied with this decision that the russian federation is a terrorist regime, should that be enough for us, or should ukrainians continue to insist that nato joined the closing of the sky and for them to provide us with weapons. and yes, you see that at the time, this idea was not on the front pages. i mean the closing of the sky

also in the program control of the united states congress hangs in the balance as mid term election results. come in, republicans take the lead in the race for the house, but there hope for red wave fails to materialize. jo biden's democrats perform better than expected with many competitive races, still uncalled. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russia has ordered his troops to withdraw from the western bank of the negro river near house on the move could market major turning point in the war. russian defense minister sergey chicago, ordered the retreat after weeks of ukrainian gains in the area. rushing commanders say it's no longer possible to deliver supplies to the city, and troops will pull out, will pull back. they say to defend the eastern side of the river caisson is the largest city captured by russia since the war began. and the withdrawal would mark a major setback for the kremlin. i asked w, correspond nick connelly what he makes of this russian announcement. i mean, this is certainly a big deal if it turns out to be true. there's also a lot of skepticism h

and this summer the united states congress passed and i signed the law on my proposal for the biggestost important climate bill in the history of our country inflation reduction act. it includes lesson i asked for but a significant amount $368 billion dollars to support clean electric, clean electric electricity, everything from onshore offshore window to distributed solar zero emissions vehicles and sustainable aviation fuels, more efficient electrified buildings, cleaner industrial processes and manufacturing, climate, smart agriculture and forestry and more look, our department of energy estimates that the new law will reduce emissions in the united states by about one billion tons in 2030 while unleashing a new era of clean energy, power and economic growth. our investments in technology from electric batteries to hydrogen are gonna spark a cycle of innovation that will reduce the cost and improve the performance of clean energy technology that will be available to nations worldwide, not just the united states, we're gonna help to help make the transition to a low carbon future mo

as mid term election results show that his party did better than expected control of the united states. congress still hanging in the balance, however, but republicans will likely regain control of the house of representatives. we will bring you biden's speech live as it happens. ah, i bring gov is good to have you with this on this wednesday in the united states, mid term election results are pointing to a surprisingly strong showing for president biden's democrats biden is said to give a speech in the next few minutes his party doing better than the poles had predicted before the election, but there are still many races to call in the battle for both houses of congress. and we know the results there will set the countries course for the next 2 years. at the moment, republicans have believed in the race for the house of representatives. us voters have been choosing lawmakers for the entire house. so far we know a $177.00. out of the 435 needs have gone to the democrats, 206, have gone to the republicans. let's have a closer look now at the u. s. senate starting with the seats that are not up fo

after this submit something that is accurate, recognizing you are giving testimony to the united states congressuch about cryptocurrencies, you are opining on cryptocurrencies, and then you are giving false statements to the congress that you aren't even -- that you weren't even knowing that you are submitting you write ftx, quote, has no capital requirements for participants that's just false. >> sir, i will be happy to read my testimony back to you if you would like but if you want to make this into a court of law, participat >> you can't give false statements to the united states congress. >> i am well aware, sir. i have testified in front of this committee over 50 times. >> we asked duffey about that argument and he said he would be open to debate the representative any time. >> a guy that didn't have the courage to show up but he had to come on zoom, ro khanna out of california, telling me i didn't know what i because talking about. i don't think he has a clue what he is talking about. i am prepared to debate him at any time >> we invited representative ro khanna to join us. they said he ca

. >>> next, why twitter's new ceo and one of the platform's most active members of the united states congress are

united states domestic implementing legislation for the biological weapons convention of 1972 are the biological weapons, any terrace make of 1989 that was passed unanimously. i both houses of the united states congress and signed into law by president george bush, senior with the approval of the united states department of justice. now that call was 1985 to legislation, 1989. what precipitated my call here was the fact that the reagan administration and its neoconservatives had begun to abuse dna genetic engineering for the research development testing and stockpiling. a biological warfare weapons in violation the biological weapons convention. and i figured that if i made the domestic implementing legislation, it would make this crime under united states law. and i put in there all the penalty of life imprisonment. the department of justice repeatedly tried to get me to include the death penalty but. but since i'm going to pull the death penalty, i refused. and i regret to say that this is what we're seeing over there in, in you crank ah, the, the us biological warfare weapons programs that have been going on consistently since the reagan administration in violation of biological weapons convention

pleased to call maxwell frost the 25 or to kind of liked it the youngest man ever elected to united states congress off to an incredible start. and what i'm sure will be the long and distinguished career. >> maxwell frost made his national television debut as a congressional candidate on our program. at age 22, he became the national organizing director for the gun violence prevention group, march for our lives. now, at the age of 25, maxwell frost when he is sworn in, on january 3rd will become >> joining us now and one of the democrats who flipped a republican congressional seat representative-elect greg landon, one ohio's first congressional district defeating steve shabbat was first elected in 1994. thank you for joining us tonight. did you get a call from joe biden? >> i did. he could've been kinder more excited and obviously it was a really exciting moments winning was the most important thing but getting a call from the president of the united states is a big deal. >> did he get into the details with you of how you want? did he want to know how you pull it off in whole aisle? >> i think he w

united states domestic implementing legislation for the biological weapons convention of 1972. the biological weapons, any terrorist merit of 1989 that was passed unanimously by ball houses of the united states congress and signed into law by president george bush, senior with the approval of the united states department of justice. now that call was 1985 to legislation, 1989. what precipitated my call here was the fact that the reagan administration and its neoconservatives had begun to abuse dna, genetic engineering for the research development, testing and stockpiling. a biological warfare weapons in violation. the biological weapons convention. and i figured that if i made the domestic implementing legislation, it would make this crime under united states law and are put in there all the penalty of life and prism it. the department of justice repeatedly tried to get me to include the death penalty but, but since i'm going to pull the death penalty, i refused. and i regret to say that this is what we're seeing over there in, in you crank ah, the, the us biological warfare weapons programs that have been going on consistently since the reagan administration in violation of biological weapons conven

this visit important right now, we know that on tuesday in the united states there will be mid-term elections for the united states congress and many were worried about what support the united states would have after these elections. lebanon in kyiv confirmed that regardless of the results of the elections, regardless of which party wins the majority in the house of representatives or the senate, support of the united states will be steadfast and will continue , including military support. what words did he use to comment on this, and even the states is going to be with ukraine the states will be with ukraine as much as needed in our support, there will be no hesitation, no hesitation or retreat, we want to ensure the availability of resources for continued support in the field of security, continued assistance and strengthening of the ukrainian economy, continued assistance to ukraine in the restoration of its energy network, assistance to refugees and other humanitarian needs, and we have a clear the intention is to make sure that there will be the necessary resources for this and that for this we receive votes from both

in addition, i am the first quadriplegic to ever serve in the united states congress. as you are all well aware of course, serving in congress requires air travel. we are expected to travel between our district in washington dc when the health session. -- when the house is in session. rhode island is 300 miles away from the u.s. capitol by train or car. that takes six or seven hours respectively. in each direction. by airplane, it takes approximately one hour to an hour and a half at most. as you can see for me, accessible air travel is a must, because without it, i would not be able to do my job effectively. throughout my career, i have flown more than one at the -- 1000 domestically. basinger to been without issue. however flying as a wheelchair user even when everything goes as planned is a complex process that typically involves reserving accommodations in advanced, making multiple surface transfers while boarding and deplaning. as well as helping my chair from the gates, the opening of the door of the plane on an elevator than into the plane and then the reverse p

. >>> next, why twitter's new ceo and one of the platform's most active members of the united states congresshe big changes elon musk is expected to make at twitter, making users pay to have their accounts verified among other features and that blue check mark will set you back $8 a month. now democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez calling musk out after a public view with him on the platform. tweeting in part, this is what my app has looked like ever since my tweet upset you yesterday. what's good? doesn't seem free speech to me. then posted a picture suggesting her mentions tab from other verified users, which would be populated wasn't working. later musk tweeted back, what can i say? it was a naked abuse of power. stephen colbert weighed in with the fee. just paid $6.95 to stay verified on grub hub. >> worth it. >> yeah, you're going to pay for your food check mark? >> no, i'm go >> yeah. >> well i will pay for the food delivery though. >> oh sure. >> all right, thank you so much for watching the late show with stephen colbert is next. the news continues streaming on cbs news ba

. >>> and control of the united states congress still hangs in the balance three days after election day. senate races in arizona, nevada and georgia will determine which party controls the u.s. senate for the remainder of president biden's term. georgia is headed to a december runoff, but we are awaiting results in arizona and nevada where ballots are still being counted. cbs news projects the race in arizona is leaning democratic, while nevada still a toss-up. skyler henry is in washington with more on where things stand now. skyler, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. election officials in arizona and nevada are pushing back over criticism from former president trump and other republicans that the vote count is, quote, rigged and taking too long. saying that they've said for several weeks that they wouldn't have a final vote talley on election night and it could take several days. >> are you ready to do this one more time? >> reporter: georgia's u.s. senate candidates are back on the campaign trail. >> they said we in overtime. we are in overtime. >> reporter: control

for sure, returning to the topic of the talks, you know that the mid -term elections to the united states congress the president of the united states, joe biden, spoke at the corresponding briefing . of course, the questions were not only about the elections, but also concerned ukraine for one thing. of these, which concerned precisely the readiness of ukraine and russia for possible negotiations , biden did not answer, it remains to be found out now, he quotes whether ukraine is ready to make compromises with russia, what can this phrase mean. what do you think? well may mean that america is interested in under what conditions and at what stage the ukrainian leadership will be ready for negotiations with russia. and will our president really insist 100% in principle on the liberation of all ukrainian lands and the return to the borders by 2014, after all, he is ready under certain circumstances to make some compromises, i think that the americans are trying to find out for themselves, this does not mean that they decide and prescribe these priorities for us, but they would like to know more about

also on the program control of the united states congress hangs in the balance as mid term election results. come in. republicans take the lead in the.

members of the public arrived to the capital to participate in the ukrainian days in the united states congressperience in your constituencies, tell about your meetings in local newspapers, try to talk to your local media as much as possible, tell them about your visit to washington and explain why it is important, the community is so ukrainians for origin , for several days, met with legislators and their representatives in the congress, the main purpose of such meetings was to emphasize to congressmen and senators that the support of ukraine is important for their voters. i am a leader today delegations from the state of florida, where i am registered to vote in us, there are about seven of them, all ukrainians , ukrainian-americans, us citizens who have the right to vote in the country and they do not care about ukraine, that is why they flew all the way to the us capital to represent their communities in the state florida is to represent the entire state and talk with its representatives about ukraine , what ukraine means to them and the fact that they support ukraine, and i want their repr

over 50000 and this summer long the united states congress passed and i signed in law. my proposal for the biggest, most important climate bill, the history of our country. inflation reduction that includes less than i asked for by the significant amount, $368000000000.00 to support or clean electric get clean electric, our electricity. everything from on sure were offshore when to, to distributed solar 0 emissions vehicles and sustainable aviation fuels more efficient, electrified buildings, cleaner industrial processes and manufacturing climate, smart agriculture and forestry and more. look, our department of energy estimates that the new law will reduce emissions and the united states by about 1000000000 tons and 2030. while on leasing a new era of clean energy powered economic growth. our investments in technology, from electric batteries to hydrogen, are in a spark, a cycle of innovation that will reduce the cost and improve the performers of clean energy technology that will be available to nations world wide, not just the united states. we're going to help help m

president united states approaching the stage at the un climate conference right now, and we're going to carry his beat live. let's listen in friends, partners. speaker pelosi, members of congress. who travel here to represent the united states and federal later? it's an honor. it's an honor to once again participate in this critical summit. and i'd like to thank our host president cc for bringing us together at this pivotal moment. thank you mister president. let me start by acknowledging that this day is a day of commemoration and home in the united states. it's veteran's day, america's veterans and their families, survivors and caregivers. are there a spine and soul of the united states? and on the special day on every day, i honor all those who sacrificed to our nation like my son. i wanna thank you. i want to thank one proud american veteran, a lifelong public servant, a dear friend, and literally, when most decorated men to fight special envoy for climate john kerry. and john john, your commitment, your. c passion, you give them out again to reduce the been absolutely critical, absolutely critical delivering incredible progress on climate issues over the past 2 years. i t

also coming up denied control of the united states congress hanging in the balance as mid term election results continue to come in. republicans will likely regain control of the house of representatives, but this is not turning out to be the dreaded mid term defeat for the democrats and in the battle for the u. s. senate democrats of scored a major victory in pennsylvania. john feather mit flipping the hotly contested seed, but its neck and neck for overall control with 4 seats still up for grabs. we'll go live to wash. and egypt, human rights record in focus as it host, the cop 27 climates of pressure is mounting on high road to release activists ala dale fata, who's on a hunger strike inside an egyptian prison. ah hybrid. gov is good to have you with us. russia has ordered its troops to withdraw from the western bank of the, than the pro river near the city of hare song. the move could mark a major turning point in the war. a russians defense minister ordered the retreat. after weeks of ukrainian gains in the area, russian commanders are saying that it is no longer possible to delive

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leadership in the white house and leadership in the united states congress. don't blame those that make a lifetime of service to the government. give them the kind of leadership they need and they'll follow and get the job done. >> you worked under george h.w. bush when he was cia director as well, when you were still at the cia. and you write in your book... talk more about what you learned from bush's leadership. >> well, exactly that. he was cia director for one year and that institution is now named after him. when you drive by it in langley, it's the george h.w. bush center. and he was highly regarded because he basically trusted people in the agency. he didn't separate himself from them and, you know, bash them and so forth. now, i have to say that it was a different age. things have, you know, evolved. so, you know, i wouldn't take what he said to say, "well, gee, you know, the people who are saying there's a deep state today are, you know, are wrong," right? there is a deep state. >> that's where i -- you read my mind. that's where i'm going. so given

congress. but to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day still waiting for midterm election results in the united states. it's exactly what we were doing 24 hours ago with one big difference. us lawmakers are no longer expecting a republican wave of victory in congress and democrats no longer dreading major defeat either. but uncertainty. it remains high, the balance of power in the u. s. congress, and what that will mean for the future of the bite presidency. these remain unanswered tonight. we want to go through some of the key races with results that we have right now. it. it was a big win for the republicans in florida. rising republican star rhonda santas easily defeated his democratic challenger charlie chris to stay on as governor. the winds cement his status as a potential candidate for the white house in 2024. the race between a democrat raphi, a warnock and republican herschel walker for george's seat in the you said it, it will now go to a run off election in december. warnock is the pastor at the church

another today, biden spoke about not using it, the russians did it after the elections to the united states congressas it were, until the last moment trump’s victory there or the trumpists did not wait for it, but it was not the main thing, it could not be the main reason, the main reason, after all, is the impossibility of staying and controlling this territory, and although for the domestic consumer, putin is still trying to play the role of a world leader, the real leaders no longer perceive him equals in a simple way, it is called a political corpse, it could be considered even before, i think now i would say that this is a political body, it has already begun to decompose and becomes toxic for him environment but can putin stop the war obviously yes and at any moment but who will convince him to do it joseph biden european leaders or the eastern dragon i already mentioned szczecin he definitely can but he doesn’t really want to yet the question is when he when he wants to but he will want to only when it will be in the interests of china and he would clearly articulate these interests and tell

control of the united states congress hangs in the balance, says mid term election results comment. republicans take the lead in the race for the house, but they're hoped for red wave fails to materialize turbines. democrats perform better the expected with many competitive braces still uncalled in the battle for the senate. democrats score a major victory in pennsylvania. john.

in the united states congress for the past several years has actually set money aside to feed the prisoners because the haitian government can't do it. so the conditions in the national penitentiary are not fit for everything as shrug as never be sure. but you do the best that we can as the leaves together a little more than most people. missiles are already a bachelor, lifeline to keep him alive when he stuck in his nightmare is far from haiti. we're gonna go do a little shopping and we're gonna pick out someone's groceries and drop them off at the house, in southern new jersey patrick's wife laura has taken homework, in addition to her full time job as an emergency medical technician. she needs the same money to haiti, so her husband has access to the bare essentials. so f patrick needs food or water. i'm able to do a couple of jobs and i can send him $50.00 without having to wait 2 weeks for a paycheck. i think one cart, but they're all on thought. all right, patrick doesn't have any charges. he is just being held. now we have had people ask us for money um for his release, and we tried

he's the most one of the most effective members in the united states congress. and a good friend.o, he really is. thanks to your partnership over the past couple of years pal. i really mean it. and we're doing a lot to revitalize american manufacturing in michigan and across the country. and representative slotkin came up on the plane with me. where is she here today? there you are. i'm i love her. i'm very careful with her because she's former c i a and i'm really worried, she good to see you. thanks for your your work on so many important issues in the state and everything you do to support service women and men on our veterans all over the world and and all those issues that uh as my dad just say, we used to talk about the kitchen table there, the bread and butter issues and you work like hell on all of them and i appreciate it. and i also want to thank the leaders of sk soltan css and i met with some of their folks as well in korea. there are first rate operation and they're gonna create a lot of good paying jobs here. rev they're gonna do that pretty soon. i recently got back

he is one of the most effective members in the united states congress and a good friends.o, he really is. thanks to partnership in the past couple of years, powell, i really mean it. you've done a lot to revitalize american manufacturing michigan and across the country. represented came up on the plane with me, sugar today? there you are. i love her, i'm very careful with her she is former cia and i am really worried. [laughter] thanks for your work on so many important issues in this state and everything you do to support service, women and men and our veterans all over the world. and all of those issues as my dad used to say we talk about at the kitchen table, they are the bread and butter issues and you work on all of them, i appreciate it. i also want to tank the leaders we met with some of their folks as well in korea. they are a first rate operation on they will have a lot of good paying jobs here. they're going to do that for you, soon. i recently got back to a trip literally around the world for that around the world in 80 days i did it in six preservative in egypt

also coming up tonight, control of the united states congress hanging in the balance as mid term election results continue to come in. republicans will likely regain control of the house of representatives. but this is not the dreaded mid term defeat for the democrats that have been fear, plus egypt, human rights record in focus as it host the cop $27.00 climate summit. pressure is mounting on cairo to release activists of delta. he's been on a hunger strike inside an egyptian prison. it will tell you what i i bring after al reviewers watching on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. russia says that it has ordered its troops to withdraw from the western bank of the ne pro river near harrison in crate. the move could mark a major turning point in russia's invasion of the country. the announcement by russian defense minister, sergey chicago, comes after weeks of ukrainian gains in the area. russian commanders say that it is no longer possible to deliver supplies to the city, and that troops will pull back to defend the eastern side of the river. you see r

control of the united states congress hangs in the balance as mid term election results. come in. republicans take the lead in the race for the house, but their hope for red wave fails to materialize. jo biden's democrats perform better than expected with many competitive races. still uncalled in the battle for the senate democrats for a major, big 3 in pennsylvania, john betterment flips the hotly contested seat. but his neck and neck for overall control of the set it with 4 seats still up for grabs will take you live to washington. also in the program egypt human rights record in focus as it hosts they call 27 climate solid pressures mounting on cairo to release back to this other uh bill fatah who's on hunger strike in an egyptian prison. ah. hello. i'm terry martin. good to have you with us in the united states, mid term election results are pointing to a surprisingly strong, showing for jo, biden's democrats. they're doing better than poles predicted with early indications suggesting they're managing to fend off sweeping republican gains. but there are still many rac

americans have already voted in the mid term elections was, may shift the balance of power in the united states congress with africa takes the whole situation into its own hands. after western forces failed to bring security to the region. molly and burkina faso agree to work together to capital the crisis. as russia becomes you, dolly is top oil supplier. india's foreign minister is on a visit to moscow to further bilateral relations with from last out of the world. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins, and these are the top stories this hour. more than 42000000 americans have cast early ballots. i had to choose days mid term elections, as do us citizens prepared to determine the next makeup of the countries congress. we ask the public about the main issues impacting their voting decisions. always drives everything. i think that that is probably the factor that most directly influences people's day to day lives. so definitely a prominent decision in voting. i think the economy is an issue, but i think abortion is a huge issue, especially in this city. i think the economy is definitely a big