former hedge fund ceo dave mccormick. their positions have been flip-flopping all night long. thousands of votes still left to be counted. as things stand this race will almost definitely trigger an automatic recount. in the governor s race in pennsylvania trump backed candidate doug mastriano with a clear lead, cnn projects he has won the republican nomination. he is pennsylvania s leading far right figure. he has championed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. he will face democrat josh shapiro the state s attorney general. shapiro is the first nonincumbent to run unopposed in a gubernatorial primary since 1930. also in pennsylvania john fetterman easily won the democratic senate primary, he might be the first candidate to do so from a hospital bed. he is out of surgery this morning after suffering a stroke and receiving a pacemaker just hours before the polls closed yesterday. we will hear from his wife on his condition in just a bit. meanwhile, north carol
unofficial returns completed within the next few days, and every county will be reporting their unofficial returns by next tuesday, so we will have a sense very soon as far as, you know, how many mail-in ballots are left to be counted. the outcome in pennsylvania sets up a consequential race for november. now, that could ultimately determine who controls the senate. tuesday was the biggest day so far of the 2022 primary season. it was expected to be a referendum on whether former president trump has any staying power, but the results have been a mixed bag. in the pennsylvania governor s race, state senator doug mast ya know won, trump endorsed him at the last minute. in north carolina trump endorsed the incumbent in the 11th second district. there will be no return for madison cawthorn. david chalian is with me now. let s start with the pennsylvania gop senate primary. where are these outstanding votes for republicans? first, just look at this margin here, right? we re ta
cliffhanger in pennsylvania. the trump endorsed tv doctor, mehmet oz, is neck and neck with david mccormick. we ll break down the former president s election night wins and losses as he s now pressuring dr. oz to declare victory before the last votes are counted. and another chilling twist in the buffalo shooting massacre. we re now learning that the suspected gunman revealed his racist attack plans online some 30 minutes before the deadly rampage. and that s prompting a new state investigation. there s a lot to discuss when the mayor of buffalo joins us live this hour. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, ukrainian forces are within miles of their enemy s backyard, after making significant new gains in the kharkiv region near the russian border. cnn s nick paton walsh is on the front line. every inch of respite from russian shelling here comes at grotesque cost. what
tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
his skin. on his son s 3rd birthday. ten people were killed saturday at tops friendly market in a racially motivated attack allegedly by an 18-year-old white man who is now in custody. wasn t even the only mass shooting this weekend. we have learned a lot about the alleged killer already. his background, prior red flags, the racist poison he apparently drew on and how widespread it sadly is, and we ll talk about all of it tonight, but we re not going to use his name or show his photo. he livestreamed the killings. he wants fame. we don t want to be part of giving him that. instead, we begin tonight by telling you what we know about those whose lives were stolen on saturday, like andre mackneil. by the way, he went everywhere, we re told, with his son. his fiancee said his little boy would follow his dad like a shadow. saturday she said today my baby was born, but today my soul mate was taken. how do i tell my son his daddy s not coming home? how do i as a mother make it okay?