well, it is the top of the hour at cnn newsroom. 15 days now until election day and candidates are out battling for every ballot. in the florida governor s race, democrat charlie crist hopes tonight s debate will help shift the momentum as he tries to unseat ron desantis. in pennsylvania, there s a debate tomorrow in the much tighter senate race there. polls show the democrat john fetterman has a small lead over his republican rival, mehmet oz. nearly 7.3 million americans have already cast a ballot in 39 states with the early vote turnout in the battleground, georgia breaking records. cnn has just released new poll averages showing just how tight the race for senate is in critical swing states of pennsylvania and wisconsin. president biden just made another pitch to voters coming up on november 8th. that s the midterm election day. he just spoke at democratic party headquarters in d.c. to make his closing argument. cnn s senior white house correspondent phil mattin
our viewers joining us in the united states. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. just ahead on cnn newsroom. cnn has learned that lisa marie presley, the only daughter of elvis presley, has died. i m here today to announce the appointment of robert herr, special counsel. it was in the interest to appoint a special counsel. we need to run. everybody, y all hear me. when we say we are blessed, we are blessed. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, january 13th. 9 a.m. here in london where many people around the world are mourning the loss of lisa marie presley, elvis s only child. here she is singing i love you, pops in a duet with her father, the king of rock and roll. lisa marie followed in his footsteps becoming a musician, singer and songwriter. she released three albums. one of which reached gold. the life with lisa marie presley. reporter: lisa marie presley seen here at the globe a
you know what it is time for? lessons in diversity hi, and welcome to lessons in diversity. i am your host mary lou breton. this is what she looks like. and in a perfect world, diversity would be awesome. who does not want to work with the different people? as opposed to this. [laughter] there is nothing more boring and on the same, and i should know. [laughter] i love different phases in different races all comingling in a melting pot i call greg s hot tub of the quality. but today s diversity seems to be only about looks and ideas, which is not how you make something funny unless you look like this. [laughter] it s a cheap shot, but see. there is a downside to diversity once you put it over other variables like talent or skill and poor hygiene. what if you find someone that is funnier than someone else, but that person is not black or female or lgbtq asap byob lol. the problem with diversity hiring as you may end up with something or someone like this. [laughter] yeah,
this despite her repeated pledge. we re not cooperating with ice and we re a sanctuary city. we re a city that is a sanctuary city. we have immigrants from all over the world who call chicago their home. we re a welcoming city, a sanctuary city. chicago police department will not cooperate with ice. chicago has been a welcoming city and a city of immigrants since its founding. proudly so. the crisis at the border growing more deadly by the day. border patrol confirming at least nine migrants have drowned trying to cross the rio grande into texas, garrett tenney is live in eagle pass, texas. what have you got? the last few days alone. those deaths prompted the border patrol to issue an extreme warning asking migrants not to cross illegally due to strong currents in the river after getting a lot of rain with potentially more on the way. despite that warning, large groups of hundreds of migrants continue to cross over the weekend including some with young children. former
the fatal capitol hill riots last year. a us hearing is told then president trump chose to do nothing as violence unfolded, despite pleas from staff and family members. as birmingham prepares to host the commonwealth games, countries where it s illegal to be gay are warned they re unlikely to host future competitions. # now we re here in that famous tent.# and, we re behind the scenes as the great british bake off the musical prepares for opening night. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a tough year with injuries and a family bereavement, dina asher smith wins bronze in the 200 metres at the world athletics championships. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles to the ferry terminal. bosses at the port have blamed what they ve called woefully inadequate staffing at french border controls. this weekend marks the start of the sc