republicans former president barack obama was stumping in week, continues hig campaign blitz, this week he will be in nevada. obama spent saturday going after republican candidates herschel walker. and dixon. he is a celebrity who wants to be a politician. and we have seen how that goes. he said i m a celebrity. you got that one wrong i m not a celebrity. i m that warriors for god. opponent, her plan would slash billions of dollars from education to change michigan constitution to allow taxpayer dollars to go to private schools. a new theme of democrats to mock parents in state of michigan, parents who ar concerned about learning loss. he mocks the idea of parents have to have decision making power. bill: i want to show where you joe biden stands in his general approval rating at 40%. 4 years ago, former president president trump at 43% during midterm, republicans lost 40 seats in the house, back to president obama two terms, lost 13 seats approval rating just a tick
handful of battle grounds. ohio, georgia, pennsylvania. the republicans who are trying to flip control of the senate say they see opportunities in some races that have not been getting as much attention. i think we clearly pick up georgia, clearly pick up nevada and a good chance in new hampshire. we have a really good chance in arizona. and joe day is behind. and levy is behind five points. depends on the night. i think we ll have a great night. the closing argument for democrats is all about republicans. warning if congress clips, social security and medicare benefits are in danger. the republicans say they want to undo the inflation reduction act even though they ll need biden s signature to do that. there s a new abc poll that shows 38% of voters will trust the gop more with handling inflation as 21% say they truth democrats. the president himself has had really limited exposure to the campaign trail lately. the only battle ground on the schedule this week is pennsylv
place for 24 counties in the storm s path, and is urging people across the state to start getting ready. we have team coverage tracking tropical storm ian. cnn s carlos suarez is covering storm preparations and meteorologist allison chinchar is in the weather center. you have a new update from the national weather center? we did. a good look now, sunlight for several hours, what this storm looks like on visible satellite. it s starting to come together. you see signs that the storm is beginning to strengthen even though the winds haven t jumped all that much. sustained winds 45 miles per hour, gusting up to 60 miles per hour. we have tropical storm watches in effect for jamaica, but hurricane watches for the cayman islands and the reason for that is we anticipate this storm is expected to strengthen to at least a category 1, possibly even a category 2 hurricane by the time it crosses over the cayman islands. then it will strengthen even more as it is making its way towards
you are live in the cnn newsroom. we are monitoring two storms this morning. we begin in florida where in 24 counties there is a state of emergency. tropical storm ian is moving through the caribbean and could grow to a category 3 hurricane before it hits florida next week. residents from the florida panhandle to the florida keys are being told to prepare for storm surges, hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall. meanwhile, hurricane henfiona i moving through eastern canada. you see the driving wind downing trees and breaking power lines. in novema scotia 300,000 customs are without power. residents in four provinces face severe weather as the storm moves north. cnn s allison chinchar and paolo suarez are joining us now. allison, we will get an update on tropical storm ian, which seems to be getting stronger? yes, a first look now that the sun is starting to come up over the visible satellite. we can look at tropical storm ian. it s starting to come together and look a l
russian men being wrenched away to fight. terrified. loved ones being sent to kill or be killed in ukraine. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. well, what had been a sleepy atlantic hurricane season is now roaring to life and millions of americans are right in the path. this is tropical storm ian churning across the warm energizing waters of the caribbean. it s expected to strengthen to a hurricane before slamming into florida next week and if forecast models are accurate, it will be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. floridians are heeding the warnings and talking up on water, fuel and supplies and this afternoon florida s governor expanded a state of emergency to blanket the entire state. he says conditions are, quote, projected to constitute a major disaster. just minutes ago the national hurricane center issued its latest update. let s go straight to the cnn weather center where we are tracking it. what have we le