issue a number of people not that man, ted cruz the reason for the president's visit to the great state of texas. cruz is locked in a battle with o'rourke. cruz leading the latest polls by 8 points. don't forget this afternoon we expect to hear from the president as he addresses leaders from california, hawaii and alaska around 2:00 this afternoon. should anything else happen in the meantime i'll pass it along. back to you. >> bill: likely. kevin corke from the north lawn. thank you, sir. >> sandra: the mid-term elections are now just two weeks away and with control of the senate hanging in the balance the missouri race is neck and neck. according to real clear politics latest average republican josh hawley leads democratic incumbent claire mccaskill by less than 1 point. josh hawley is missouri's attorney general and he joins us now. well, good morning to you. it is looking pretty tight.