abortion access to minimum wage, there is a lot more to vote than just the candidates. and republicans radical attempts to overhaul education systems, they are targeting local school board races and being funded by conservative packs. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. started. new tonight, tim ryan the democratic senate candidate in ohio has just invoked a brutal attack on speaker pelosi s husband, urging voters to reject political extremism and threats of violence. he said, quote, in part, we go to the polls fearlessly, we govern fearlessly, because they want to try to scare you. they want to try to scare us, right? we see this level of political violence happening now against a third ranking constitutional officer in the country. and that new urging is where we begin our second hour tonight. on friday, speaker pelosi spoke publicly for the first time about the assault on her husband. thank you, thank you for your kind words your prayers and her good wishes
we begin this hour with breaking news, the final nbc news poll of the midterms is out now, just two days before the election. it shows a highly competitive landscape and what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. among all registered voters, congressional preference is tied at among likely voters, 58% say they prefer a democratic-controlled congress compared to 47% for republican controlled. our poll also finds democrats have no pulled even with republicans in enthusiasm, and identical 73% from both parties say they are highly interested. registering either a nine or ten on a ten-point scale. and when it comes to the most important issue, 23% of registered voters say it is threats to democracy. 20% say jobs in the economy, and 17% say the cost of living. earlier today on nbc news, leading members of both parties say both issues will propel them to victory. we have great candidates, people are showing up to vote. there is no this election is a
tonight on the reidout will you accept the results of your election in november? i m going to win the election and i will accept that result. i if you lose, will you accept that? i m going to win the election and i will accept that result. arizona s kari lake is one of hundreds of republican election deniers on the ballot this fall, which is why this election and more importantly the day after the election are so incredibly important. plus, congressman eric swalwell jones me with an exclusive sneak peek at a chilling new ad depicting the awful possibilities of a post-roe america. and later, the origin of the once broadly inspiring word woke and how it s been co-opted by the right to be used as an epithet. we begin with three weeks to go until the midterm elections on november 8th. but it s the day after the election that i want you to focus on. just imagine, imagine waking up on november 9th and not knowing which party will control the house or the senate or s
family and my livelihood. i m no coward. but i am a realist. and i choose to protect my identity to protect those i love. herschel walker is a hypocrite. and he is not fit to be a u.s. senator. we don t need people in the u.s. senate who profess one thing and do another. there is another woman now claiming that georgia senate candidate pressured her to have an abortion. we ll take you through the details of this new accusation in just a moment. president biden s canal pain calendar is looking light tw just 12 days left until the mid terms. there is growing anxiety inside the white house about keeping control of congress. and also ahead, the latest from iran, where protests continue 40 days after the death of a young woman detained by the country s so-called morality post. good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, october 27th. i m jonathan lemire. we ll begin today with the new allegation against herschel walker. another woman has come forward accusing th
jury investigating fundraising fraud. and breaking reports that stephen miller has been subpoenaed. then, new signals that donald trump s favorite judge maybe backing down to the justice department. plus, a victory for democracy and reproductive rights as the states supreme court smacks down michigan republicans. and as king charles greets his subjects for the first time, melissa murray on coming to terms with the imperial past of the british empire. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. the department of justice s investigation into january 6th, attempted coup, is once again expanding its scope. quite a bit, in fact. the doj sent out a raft of new subpoenas this week for just learning about. subpoenas of former trump white house and campaign officials. reportedly relation to trump save america pack, as well as the fake elector scheme. top trump policy advisor in speech writer stephen miller, and trump s white house political director brian jac