of our country. they re trying to block the system. this looks like a celebration, there is no celebration yet. the flow of migrants into the u.s. is slower than expected. a 50% drop in the number of encounters versus earlier in the week. this week has seen more crossings than any week in our history. we re still on high alert. governor ron desantis was back in iowa trying to get his 2024 groove back. we must reject the culture of losing the time for excuses is over. for many republicans, they view the next election as important. can ron desantis bring it? white house officials say talks have continued. we need an outline in hand by the end of the week. i really think the desire on their part as well as ours is disagreement. it s time to bring spending levels back to pre-covid and then talk about raising the debt ceiling. tatum knocks done another! incredible! the tornado continues. 51 for jayson tatum in game seven. i had to put on a special p
last night heated debates across the country the economy, crime, voting rights, now remember here, the senate is split 50-50 so every competitive race is crucial. cnn s political correspondent abby phillips joins us now. the senate and the big picture here. yeah, victor and erica, look, this is going to be a very close midterm cycle and every single race counts, here s why, take a look at where the balance of power stands here in the senate in terms of these are the races that are competitive in this cycle, look over here, just three seats, three seats are rated ass to-ups, that mean that are favored democrats likely to be in the democrat column or lean democratic and 20 are leaning toward the republican column likely or solidly republican and that s why you re seeing such focus on just a few of these races, let s talk about some of them, these are the three cnn rates as our toss-ups in the senate. the georgia race, incumbent senator raphael warnock going up against hersc
military, too. sandra: are america s fighting forces focused on defending us in war or is it all about going woke now? it is a question many are asking. welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two on this tuesday afternoon. john: good to be with you. i m john roberts in washington. military may not be ready for a major conflict, according to a stunning new report. that s all new at 2:00, but we begin with a fox news alert. sandra: there is now a 100% chance of a recession within the next year. that warning coming there bloomberg economic, just 21 days to the midterm elections and democrats are using the final three weeks to focus on abortion. it does not rest with the extremist republicans in congress and finally say, finally say about your right to choose that it rests with you and if you do your part and vote, democratic leaders in congress i promise you will do our part. i ll do my part. john: president biden making a major promise to put abortion right
one of your top if not your top campaign issue has d been access to abortion. you signed a bill to codify roe here in new york. i thought it was interesting to hear nikki haley, the only woman currently running for president in the republican party say this yesterday in response to the idea of a national ban on abortion, which some of her fellow republican contenders have proposed. here s what she said. for a national standard, i think we have to tell the american people the truth. in order to do a national standard, you would have to have a majority of the house, 60 senate votes and a president. we haven t had 60 pro-life senators in a hundred years. so the idea that a republican president could ban all abortions is not being honest with the american people anymore than a democrat president could ban these pro-life laws in the state. so let s be honest with the american people and say let s find national consensus. do you think there is such a
upward of 60 seats, the house is such a coin flip but in those battleground districts it s all going to be about how those voters view the job democrats have been doing while they ve been in power and the economy is really top of mind when it comes to that issue. all right, abby, thank you. today president biden promised to make roe v. wade the law of the land if democrats remain in power in november. he would send congress a bill to codify roe. the hope here is that that promise that will galvanize voters enough to get them to the polls and keep democrats in control of the house and the senate. here s the promise i make to you and the american people, the first bill that i will send to the congress will be to codify roe v. wade and restore the right for woman to choose in