the week started with republicans literally trying to shout the president down for his passion in defense of social security and medicare at the state of the union. but by the end, it was prominent members of the gop who are feeling the heat. former vice president mike pence has been formerly subpoenaed by jack smith. the justice department appointed special counsel, investigating the efforts of the presidents, pence s former boss, former president donald trump, to stay in power after losing the 2020 election. including, of course, his impact on the january 6th insurrection at the core of that investigation. and his scheme to submit fake electors to falsely declare trump the winner of the election in states that joe biden actually won. a scheme that hinged on pence not declaring biden the winner when he wanted to certify the results on january 6th, which pence ultimately rejected, even as his life was being threatened by insurrectionists en masse on the capitol that day. on
this predator as a neighbor and they may not know it. one of the victims will tell us what she is thinking knowing the man who attacked her will soon walk free. i m sandra smith in new york. mike, great to have you here today. mike: great to be here, mike emanuel in for john roberts. sandra: tiffany was 13 years old, one of the nine attacks he has admitted to. we will hear her message, and the bureaucrats decided he only had to serve part. and the race to control congress a month before america casts their ballots. and, here we go, battle to control congress as tight as it gets at this point. exactly four weeks out from election day, that s particularly the case in the senate. but let s begin with the house. brand-new fox news power rankings show republicans holding their advantage. gop forecasted to win 231 seats, democrats 204. keep in mind, 31 house races are considered toss-ups. since last month, republicans have gained two in the rankings, three races shifted towards
stories this morning. the last jobs report out just this morning. just before the midterms showing the u.s. economy added 261,000 jobs in october. and the economy and inflation major concerns for voters with the elections now just four days away. so far across 46 states, more than 30 million americans have already cast their vote in early voting. this weekend several notable names are hitting the campaign trail. including a joint rally with president biden and former president obama in the crucial state and it is tight there of pennsylvania. former president trump, he ll be in florida. and new this morning, details about trump s own political ambitions for the next election. cnn has learned he s eyeing the third week of november for a 2024 announcement. our reporters and correspondents and analysts standing by to bring you all of the headlines. let s begin with kristin holmes about trump s 2024 plans. talk about what the next election is going to look like? what do we know.
so many travel nightmares ghislaine maxwell s 20-year sentence for sex trafficking underaged women for jeffrey epstein. and our exclusive with the tennis player who had the ultimate save announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone jaw-dropping testimony here in washington in today s short notice january 6th hearing focusing on former president donald trump s actions that day that may have included trying to wrestle away the wheel of the presidential vehicle in order to get to the capitol where his supporters were gathering we were also told today the ex-president waved off concerns about armed supporters at his rally that preceded the attack. trump quoted as saying they re not here to hurt me. let them in. let my people in. the stunning stories came from the day s only live witness, 25-year-old cassidy hutchinson, an assistant to former trump chief of staff mark meadows she was in the west wing on january 6th and is now offering pot