governor and tomorrow in the contest for senate in pennsylvania. nearly 7.3 million people have already cast their ballots in 39 states according to one analysis. right now, president biden is making his pitch to voters. he s hoping to shift the momentum away from republicans. a new analysis of the political landscape in these final weeks shows republicans are making late gains as they try to win back control of the house. white house correspondent jeremy diamond is with us now. give us details on what the president is saying. reporter: president biden is delivering right now what he termed a closing argument here as we are just about two weeks from election day. the president, though, isn t in the battleground states where you might expect him to be delivering that kind of closing argument. he s at democratic party headquarters where he said his goal is to try to energize the organizers who are calling into those battleground states, the staff at the democratic party who
brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. we are 15 days away from the midterm elections and u.s. voters are hitting the polling booths nice and early. almost 7.3 million ballots have been cast in 39 states so far. florida and georgia, critical battlegrounds, reporting huge numbers. not so great news, complaints of voter intimidation in arizona. two armed men were seen in tactical gear according to the election department. the men left when deputies sh showed up. this afternoon, merrick garland responded to that incident with a pledge t
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
an epic battle for control of congress is heading into the final stretch tonight. with only two weeks until election day and miles to go for the candidates out there on the campaign trail. let s get right toe hottest battlegrounds. pennsylvania. where the senate race could be decisive for democrats. cnn s chief national affairs correspondent is there for us. on the eve of a critical debate, all eyes are on pennsylvania. in the fight for control of the senate. as democratic john fetterman and republican, mehmet oz, share a stage for the first time. a new cnn poll shows fetterman with a narrow edge. 51 to 45%. just outside the surveys margin of error, as oz works to boost his campaign two weeks before election day. the race to fill the seat of retiring republican senator, pam toomey, has played out as a bitter, long distance duel with a sharp focus on fetterman s recovery from a near deadly stroke in may. it s the elephant in the room. having a stroke. at a weekend campai
earlier, liz truss travelled to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire where she accepted the queen s invitation to form a government. borisjohnson had already left downing street his words prompting speculation that he might want to return at some point. that he might want to a that he might want to day of transition and an ever for a day of transition and an evening for the new prime minister of shaping her government. we ll have the latest on the shape of the new cabinet and on the policy challenges. one other story, following the fatal shooting of a school girl in liverpool. for the first time, the mother of olivia pratt korbel makes a public appeal for the killer to come forward. i m hoping that they come forward. that this doesn t happen to anybody else. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a busy evening of european football celtic among the british teams in action but can they overcome the european champions real madrid at celtic park? good evening. the new prime mi