optimistic. he s surrounded by family, so that s a wonderful thing. she sent out the video in a tweet which reads in part with a grateful heart i thank all who sent kind words and prayers for paul. it s a long road but he will be well. our security, our democracy, our planet, our values are on the ballot. we re in something of a unique moment in american history it seems. there s much that is familiar and normal in a midterm election, and at the same time there is so much that is not normal. normal is candidates criss-crossing their states in districts making closing arguments with control of congress for the next two years at stake. normal is big name surrogates campaigning with the interest they bring and the questions about the difference they might make. normal is having economic issues front and center with republicans focusing on high inflation hoping that will work against democrats. democrats pushing back today on new strong job numbers hoping that will give them a
good evening. with two weeks to go until the 2020 midterms, the control of office in statewide offices around the country is changing day by day. there is no better example than the contest for pennsylvania s open senate seat between lieutenant governor john fetterman, and dr. mehmet oz, his first and only debate just got underway in harrisburg. if you hours ago, the independent challenger efforts turned pulled out of the race through his support behind lieutenant governor fetterman, quoting from his tweet, announcing the decision that i am pulling around 3%, which places democracy at risk. it s not clear what pennsylvania voters will make of that notion, but it certainly one thing that you have to consider, along with what they see from the two main candidates tonight, in a race that could decide the control of the senate and perhaps congress for the next two years. what is true as well as the voters nationwide have more factors to weigh than in most midterms. not just the
we have a lot for you this hour, and we re following several major stories. president biden is about to sign a pact act, a major piece of legislation aim at expanding resources and benefits for millions of benefits exposed to those burn pits and other toxic substances. we ll take you live to the white house in just a moment for the signing. and it is just an extraordinary legal week for former president donald trump as he faces several major investigations. right now former president trump is sitting for a deposition with the new york attorney general s office, and this is in connection with a civil investigation into his businesses finances. it does come just two days after the fbi search his florida home known as mar-a-lago. the justice department was concerned trump had not returned sensitive documents. we have former details about how the president may frame his defense. let s begin this morning at the white house where president joe biden is about to sign that extra
this, of course, despite his promise to make saudi, quote, a pariah state. all this as the federal reserve is expected to announce its biggest hike in decades. john harwood is live in philadelphia. john, there is a lot at stake for the president. reporter: a lot at stake, erica, for the president. a lot at stake for the country. as we ve seen underscored by the january 6th committee hearings. the president s biggest political problem is negative public sentiment about high inflation. as you indicated, he is going to say that this is his top priority. mostly a job for the federal reserve, but he s also going to do what he can to try to make a difference on the margins. that s why he is going to swallow his statements about making saudi arabia a pariah and meet with the crown prince, mbs, on a visit in a few weeks. that s in hopes of expanding saudi oil production and getting gas prices down a little bit. he s also here before this friendly audience to talk about the positi
Tonight, we are learning more about how the planning for that deadly october 7th attack by hamas on israel went undetected, for two years. Sources tell cnn tonight, that hamas operatives were actually communicating through a network of land lines that were built into those tunnels that we have discussed, that are underneath gaza. Well have more on that tomorrow night. Thank you so much for joining us. Cnn news night with abby philips, starts right now. Three major stories tonight. The war in israel has taken a new turn. Donald trumps former Chief Of Staff reportedly flips on him. And the house is still without a speaker, as the Republican Party implodes. Thats tonight, on. And good, evening im abby phillips. It has been an extraordinarily bad day for republicans and their leader. In perhaps the Biggest Development in the serial indictments against donald trump, mark meadows has reportedly been given immunity to testify in the federal election interference case. That, according to abc n