tomorrow morning. jose diaz-balart picks up live coverage right now. good morning. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 13 days before the midterms. candidates across the country face-off on the debate stage, including in pennsylvania where senate candidates john fetterman and mehmet oz sparred on a host of issues. in fetterman s first debate since suffering a stroke. on capitol hill, a key member of donald trump s inner circle testifies. plus, the president of the united states warning the leader of russia as the kremlin is insisting ukraine is planning to use a dirty bomb. and we re keeping an eye on the white house as the president is set to speak later this hour about what the white house calls new actions to provide families with more breathing room. and we begin with our top story. in 13 days voters will head to the polls for the pivotal midterm elections. candidates made high-stake pitches in four intense debates last night. pennsylva
texas state senator and get his reaction. it s sunday, july 10th. thank you for waking up with us. president biden is defending his decision to visit saudi arabia when he travels to the middle east this week against criticism and controversy surrounding that trip. the president will meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman but, remember, as a candidate for president biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. now, as president, he says his visit to the country is critical to u.s. security. in his op-ed in the washington post the president also touched on saudi arabia s role in dealing with a spike in energy prices. he writes, quote, today saudi arabia has helped to restore unity among the six countries of gulf cooperation council, has fully supported the truce in yemen and is working with my experts to help stabilize markets with other opec producers. the president s trip has come under criticism because of saudi arabia s role in the killing of journalist jamal k