under way, jury selection in the manhattan s district attorney s case set to begin this hour. while former president donald trump has not been personally indicted the trial could impact the future of his business empire. we re live outside the courthouse. across the u.s. rsv infections spreading in children and that is also sparking concern about what the rapid spread of this virus could mean for the weeks and the months ahead. cases now reaching a two-year peak sending more kids to the hospital, in fact, three quarters of pediatric hospital beds now in use across the country. and in the uk a possible new prime minister today. this hour the candidates to replace liz truss will be announced. do either former finance minister rishi sunak or house of commons leader penny mordaunt have the 100 needed nomination their conservative party nominators. we are live in downing street. here in new york the manhattan district attorney s tax fraud trial against the trump organization
hello and welcome to inside politics. thank you for sharing your day with us. polling out of pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan. an important read of your midterm move 15 days before we count your votes plus a disturbing reality check what democracy looks like in 2022. armed vigilantes dawning tactical gear patrolling a ballot drop box in arizona and a vow and warning from liz cheney. the promise, that if donald trump testifies the january 6th committee won t let him turn it into a circus. the warning in her view nominating trump would equal the death of the gop as we know it. i think that the party has either got to come back from where we are right now which is a dangerous and toxic place or the party will sprsplinter and there will be a new conservative party that rises and if donald trump is the nominee of the republican party, the party will shatter and there will be a conservative party that rises in its place. up first, just releasing right now cnn battle groun
an epic battle for control of congress is heading into the final stretch tonight. with only two weeks until election day and miles to go for the candidates out there on the campaign trail. let s get right toe hottest battlegrounds. pennsylvania. where the senate race could be decisive for democrats. cnn s chief national affairs correspondent is there for us. on the eve of a critical debate, all eyes are on pennsylvania. in the fight for control of the senate. as democratic john fetterman and republican, mehmet oz, share a stage for the first time. a new cnn poll shows fetterman with a narrow edge. 51 to 45%. just outside the surveys margin of error, as oz works to boost his campaign two weeks before election day. the race to fill the seat of retiring republican senator, pam toomey, has played out as a bitter, long distance duel with a sharp focus on fetterman s recovery from a near deadly stroke in may. it s the elephant in the room. having a stroke. at a weekend campai
point in the last midterms, 2018. but some people are making up their minds and locking in their votes even as candidates try to close the deal or make their case in these high stakes debates. dr. oz has never done one single issue towards crime. he uses it as a photo pop. he shows up and pretends to care. joe biden with the almost 100% support of senator masto have passed policies that are killing the american dream in las vegas. we have the best governor in the whole country. so you re a desantis fan. absolutely. i don t know anybody really that likes charlie. the fact of the matter is, his policy have made our economy worse. for me, the most important issue of course is the economy. the economy, the inflation, gas prices. as promised, we get right to it. democratic strategist, cohost of the politics war room podcast, veteran of many a campaign, perhaps too many campaigns some would say. you have been around the block. welcome back. a lot of blocks out the
the interest rate for a sixth time to fight inflation. plus our report on energy costs skyrocketing as we head into winter. how you can save money. and serving up more than a good meal. a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in the world. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden is calling on all americans to stand up to protect our democracy amid the threats that election deniers pose to the voting process. the white house says the president is seeking to find common ground with voters that our country s future is more important than our political parties. all this is taking place as the house continues to investigate the january 6 attack on the capitol in which thousands attempted to interfere with the verification of the 2020 presidential election. and it comes just days after the alleged attempted murder of hous