here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, it is monday, october 24th. i m christine romans. we begin with the midterm elections now just 15 days away. early voting already under way with more than 5.8 million ballots cast in 39 states. right now polls and political spending suggests republicans are surging and stand a good chance of retaking the house of representatives with a solid majority. recent surveys show the reason for that surge, the economy. inflation and to a lesser degree crime. early this summer looked like the anger at the supreme court ruling overturning roe versus wade would give democrats a chance to hold back the red tide and keep control of the house. now it looks like that abortion-fueled momentum may have peaked too soon. they have to split their messaging between abortion and the economy are the democrats. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than economy. but it s about both. i can tell you that that issue is ver
here in the u.s. and around the world. it s monday, october, 24th, i m brianna keilar with john berman. it s it s 15 days until the midterm elections and the races are tightening. in georgia, raphael warnock is looking to hold onto his senate seat in a tight race against herschel walker and brian kemp trying to fend off stacey abrams in the governor s race. early voting off the charts in the state, nearly three quarters of a million have cast ballots. in pennsylvania, the two senate candidates face off tomorrow. john fetterman is locked in a raise with mehmet oz. and in florida, ron desantis debates crisp. and bernie sanders is warning democrats to focus more on the economy instead of abortion rights. nancy pelosi pushing back, why not both. and kari lake is still attempting to sow doubts about the integrity of the system in her race for governor of arizona. are you confident it s going to be a fair election? i wish i could say i have complete faith in the system. i
the box office this weekend. heroes don t kill people. well, i do. black adam starring dwayne the rock johnson estimated 67 million dollars breaks a block buster dry spell for movie theaters lately. in second place mom, dad. you learned that to make me look bad. you didn t need my help there. take it to paradise stars hollywood legends george clooney and julia roberts. it brought in more than $16 million which is notable for the romantic comedy genre. thanks for joining us. i m christine romans. new day starts right now.