price tag for democracy. how the big money on elections is being used, to deep into the divide. and before results are even in, republicans in key battleground states, already said to challenge the outcome, while the doj plans to monitor dozens of polling places, to make sure no one intimidate voters. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. in just a few hours, the polls were open, and the midterm elections will officially be underway. more than 42 million americans have already cast their ballots, millions more will do it tomorrow, in this pivotal election where the control of congress and much much more are at stake. republicans need to win just five state seems to take control of the house. in the senate, they need just one. and tonight, nine senate seats are considered competitive. many key races are knitted heat, and both parties are watching to see what swing voters do. tonight, the candidates are out making th
this is, by the way, the first time i ve ever campaign for a democrat. it s the first nationwide vote since an american insurrection. we need to get back to the policies the of the real donald trump. ohio needs an ass kicker, not ask sir. now with 36 states voted for governor. republicans will never lose another election in wisconsin. 35 senate seats up for grabs. you have to know stuff to do this job. all 435 house that s in play. i means that the government is shut down, i ll be calling for a government shutdown. and fear that this free and fair election would be the last. make no mistake, democracy in the ballot for all of us. tonight, special election eve coverage, with nicole wallace, joy reid, chris hayes, alex wagner, lawrence o donnell, ari melber, stephanie ruhle, steve kornacki, the big boy, and the msnbc political insiders. special coverage of the 2022 midterm elections begins now. good evening from msnbc headquarters. i m rachel maddo
well. it might be weeks before the tally is finalized telling us whether we see a red wave or ripple or something in between. so take a breath and be patient because a lot is already happening. we have new reporting from nbc in pennsylvania on the legal challenges already being filed regarding the number of mail-in ballots. details in a moment. from politico in arizona where christina bob, one of the trump lawyers caught up in the mar-a-lago documents investigation said in a recent interview that it will look suspicious if states fail to report electioults by early wednesday. the truth is that it s going to take time and that is normal. especially considering that turnout is expected to break records. here are just some of the lines we are seeing today. take a look. this is georgia. michigan, wisconsin, arkansas, new york, florida, and indiana. by closing time tonight, we could find 120 million people showed up to weigh in on abortion, crime, the economy, climate change, demo
jacqui: i m jacqui heinrich, more details on suspect and his past. he s expected to be arraigned on tuesday. christina coleman with the latest developments, hi, christina. christina: we are here in front of the home of the philosophies and you can see there s very easy access to it and that unfortunately is what the suspect took advantage of. paul pelosi suffered fracture to skull and injuries to right arm and hands, fortunately he s expected to make a full recovery. he s expected to be okay. he underwent a successful surgery to repair the school fracture yesterday. house speaker nancy pelosi arrived at san francisco general hospital to be with husband, was in washington, d.c. during the attack. yesterday president biden condemned the attack and he also commented on paul pelosi s condition. i spoke to the speaker, she said that he s doing okay. he went to the hospital, was operated on and he seems to be coming along well. he s in good spirit and the whole family is there. c
this latest attack you are seeing on the screen now. and he says he s always been a monster and it s never going to change. so will anybody believe him before he s released again? welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two on this monday afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york, and gillian, it s great to have you today. gillian: great to be with you. i m gillian turner in for john roberts. so chilling words from the lifelong violent criminal helping to make the case now, clearly against going soft on crime. fox news alert now. [screaming] that is the sound and sights of multiple missiles raining down on the capitol city of ukraine, kyiv, under aerial attack from russia, intensity not seen since the early days of the water. vladimir putin targeting political infrastructure, and calling for retaliation of the bombing of the only bridge linking russia to crimea, a critical supply line for his army. gillian: and ukrainian officials say the airstrikes have killed