i want to thank you for all of that, for telling me about your pain and grief, and your love. the episode is called, you are not alone, it comes out tomorrow on apple podcast, where you listen pod house, the news continues, i wanted headed over to jake tapper at sea and end tonight. welcome to cnn tonight, i m jake tapper. we are just one week away from the critical midterm elections, one week, and in this final stretch of these races, one key issue for voters is now surging to the front of the pack of issues, according to polls, and that issue is crime, tonight we re gonna try to explain why this issue seems to be resonating with so many voters, and will investigate whether the perception of rising crime matches reality. let s begin by examining this through the lens of one particular high-profile assault. david depape, the man accused of attacking paul pelosi last week, he entered a not guilty plea to all state charges during his initial court appearance, according to his o
conspiracy theories that falsehoods that off-load in to try to discourage people from voting by mail, if they choose to do so, or voting absentee. and at the same time, all of this very good stuff, very secure election process is set up and ready to go. voters enthusiastic to participate is having alongside election deniers, running for office, and spreading misinformation about our democracy. so i m both hopeful and optimistic about the week ahead in our elections this fall. but also very soberly minded about the challenges that we may face as we seek to ensure that every voice is heard and every voice is counted and vote. we can change subjects in just one second we heard from a number democratic candidates, and also in polls from democratic voters who like president biden, just find that they don t want him to run for reelection. they think he s too old. that s a number one reason he was in florida earlier today, he got noticeably confused he mistook the russian invasion i
died. take a listen: inflation is a worldwide problem right now. as the war in iraq, there s gonna be a war in ukraine, thanking iraq s that s where my son died now is not where he s landed, although i know he does personally blame burn pits exposure, it s not having burn pit exposure for his son s death, of brain cancer. don t you think president biden might be hurting democrats with what seems like cognitive slips out on the campaign trail? i think the real twice in this election is one between truth and lies. we have to stay focused on that in my view, especially in these rainy days of the midterms. truly, the future of our democracy and our fundamental rights and freedoms are on the ballot. not just in michigan, but in pennsylvania, in wisconsin, in georgia, in arizona, and nevada. that is where we should be focused on and talking about. that s what i have been seeing voters want to hear. that s what they care about, they are saying that concern, and i hope that every voter
in mosul. a city that american troops have liberated twice before. so what s to stop that from happening again? what american military officials say, the iraqi government and american officials both say that they ve set up iraq for success. they say that because they argue that life under isis was so bad that iraqis will have no choice but now to pull together and make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. but iraq doesn t seem to work that way. i ve been covering the american war in iraq for 15 years now. and the truth is, i ve seen more victories than defeats. and yet, we re still here. and this is the first time, the first time i ve been covering iraq that i ve not heard anyone talk about an exit strategy. there just doesn t seem to be a way for us to walk away from all of this.
survive the moments. that the resentment that fuels the insurgency continues to simmer under the rubble only to reuprety raert that s what s happened here time and time again. including in mosul. a city that american troops have libertied twice before what s to stop that from happening again? will when american military officials say the iraqi government and american officials both say that they ve set up iraq for success. they say that because they argue that life under isis was so bad that iraqis will have no choice but now to pull together and make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. but iraq doesn t seem to work that way. i ve been covering the american war in iraq for 15 years now. and the truth is i ve seen more victories than defeats. and yet we are still here. and this is the first time the first time i ve been covering iraq and not heard he anyone talk about an exit strategy. there doesn t seem to be a way