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Russia's all-out missile bombardment of Ukraine continues, prompting an emergency G7 meeting. We bring you a live report. Plus: Sparks fly in the Ohio US Senate debate between Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance. And: Big-name Republicans are in Georgia today to shore up Herschel Walker's scandal-ridden senate campaign.

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In retaliation for Saturday's explosion that damaged a vital Crimean bridge, Russia unleashes a missile barrage on Ukraine, obliterating infrastructure and forcing civilians to ride out the bombs in shelters. We get the latest from CNN's Fred Pleitgen in Kyiv. Plus: We're now just 29 days from the crucial midterm elections that will decide who controls the House and Senate. And: A Republican senator offers a racist take on crime.

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A woman says Georgia's GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion and then asked her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later. Walker has denied the allegations and supports a total abortion ban. The latest revelations threaten to derail his Senate bid and Republican hopes of retaking the Senate majority.

Plus, new CNN polling in critical battleground states set the stage for November.

And will President Biden's initial steps towards decriminalizing marijuana energize Democratic voters ahead of the midterms?

On today’s panel: Margaret Talev of Axios, Astead Herndon of the New York Times, Laura Barron Lopez of PBS NewsHour, CNN’s David Chalian, Deuel Ross of the NAACP.

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Brand new CNN poll numbers show remarkably close midterm contests in two critical battleground states. Plus: Unfathomable horror in Thailand, where an attacker used a gun and knife to murder at least 24 children while they slept. And: Another new claim against Herschel Walker.

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Today's show begins just moments before SpaceX and NASA launched a crew of astronauts to the International Space Station, including Mission Commander Nicole Mann, the first Native American woman ever to travel to space. We bring you live coverage from the Kennedy Space Center. 

Also on today's show: Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker vehemently denies he paid for a woman's abortion back in 2009, but many Republicans reportedly knew about these accusations months ago but chose to ignore them.

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New reporting has turned up receipts that show Georgia Republican senate nominee Herschel Walker -- a Christian values candidate -- paid for a woman's abortion back in 2009. Walker calls the accusation a "flat-out lie." Plus: New pictures from the front lines in Ukraine show massive losses for Moscow. And: Prosecutors today play a secret recording of a November 2020 meeting in the sedition case against five Oath Keepers on trial for plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power.

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President Biden is on his way to Puerto Rico to get an up-close look at hurricane destruction and to promise $60 million in new rebuilding money. On Wednesday he'll visit Florida for a first look at Ian's wrath. Plus: Donald Trump's weekend included more election lies, threatening Mitch McConnell, and a racist smear of McConnell's wife. And: A critical January 6 trial opens today with four lieutenants of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy, a charge not prosecuted in half a century.

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Hurricane Ian is one of the biggest storms ever to hit Florida as it leaves neighborhoods decimated, homes flattened, and lives ruined. Repairing the state will be one of the biggest tests yet for its ambitious governor. Then, with his lead narrowing in Pennsylvania, can Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman fight off attacks that he is soft on crime? Plus, Ginni Thomas tells the January 6th select committee she still thinks the election was stolen as American's trust in the judiciary plummets to historic lows.

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Over 6.2 million people are under a hurricane warning as Ian accelerates toward South Carolina. Meanwhile, Florida is still trying to comprehend the storm's toll. We begin our extensive coverage with a live report from Miguel Marquez in Charleston, SC.

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Tropical Storm Ian is intensifying again after leaving Florida scarred and soaked.  Millions of people are under a flood advisory and without electricity. The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. Emergency responders are working through a backlog of calls for help. We begin today's show with a live report from Fort Myers, where the storm submerged entire city blocks.

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