off in there one and only debates like tonight. the pennsylvania senate matchup is in the spotlight. it is a race that could determine which party controls the senate. polls show only single digits separating john fetterman and dr. all is. and federman s campaign is trying to lower expectations about his performance tonight. reminding the media he is recovering from a stroke and was never much of a debater even before that. and that he lacks his republican rivals experience in television. meanwhile, in florida, governor ron desantis faced off against his democratic challenger, charlie crist, last night. chris came out swinging, but desantis gave it back pretty good. watch. why don t you look in the eyes of the people of the state of florida and say to them, if you were are reelected you will serve a full four your term as governor, yes or no? yes or no, ron? will you serve a full four-year term? we did not agree to the candidates asking each other. i know charlie is tal
election day. right now, average polls at half a dozen senate races are within the margin of error. so what moves the needle now? three huge debates are scheduled tonight alone. we go to our reporters live in the field in just a minute. plus, what the biden administration is calling a sham appeal hearing that was over before it started. brittney griner denied her bid to get out of a russian prison. it will no doubt ramp up international pressure on vladimir putin. that may be nothing from the pressure he s getting against his own people. plus, the flu, covid and now rsv. how worried should you be? the answer coming up. but we start with the mid-terms. and let s get specific. new polling shows both ohio and wisconsin senate races are a statistical dead heat. and a tracking poll out of pennsylvania shows john fetterman and dr. oz points apart. tonight s huge debate in pennsylvania provides a critical timed opportunity for both candidates to gain some late momentum. and that
of arizonians. 740,000 ballots violated. it s gnaw true. the maricopa county board of supervisors put out a 98-page report. that is a fact. check your facts. not true. not remotely true. but the threat to democracy is real. and with two weeks until election day, we re already witnessing how that threat is becoming a reality. also tonight, you would think justice clarence thomas would stay out of any cases involving trump s big lie, given that he s ginnee s husband, but he s gotten involved again to help out one of trump s washington cronies. and republicans love to point the finger of blame about ifflation, but do they even have a plan? what would it mean for the u.s. economy if their plan was implemented? plus, if you want to be the republican nominee for president, apparently, you have to break a few laws. new reporting tonight on the migrant flights organized by ron desantis. we begin tonight with the open unabashed rise of anti-semitism. over the weekend,
might not have actually come from florida. more on that in a second. today, governor desantis defended his actions. we are not a sanctuary state, and it is better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures. critics call it a stunt. we should point out that last month, 1. 8 million arrests, apprehensions or encounters on the southern border who supported that s according to customs and border protection, an increase from the last fiscal year. this one is not over yet. the move from desantis nearest districts that texas governor greg abbott began months ago, sending migrants to two other areas mostly populated by democratic voters, new york city in the nation s capital. today, at least two more buses arrived in washington d. c., this time outside the u.s. naval observatory, the residence of vice president kamala harris. it comes after she made comments at the southern border was, quo
16 days and counting. a brand-new nbc news poll just released this morning gives us new insight into the midterms as president biden tells me what s at stake in our exclusive interview. when you are an undergraduate school, they talk about every generation has to protect democracy. it really does and i think we re at one of those inflection points in history. and house speaker nancy pelosi joins me live to talk about how democrats can keep control of the house and what could happen if they don t. i m jonathan kaye part. and this is the sunday show. this sunday, the midterms are just 16 days away in a new nbc news poll shows that the economy, threats to democracy and immigration are among the top issues for voters. it also showed intense polarization. around 80% of both republicans and democrats think the opposing parties agenda poses a threat that will quote destroy america as we know it. and while republicans are still favored to take the house, the race for the senate i