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
good to be with you. i m chris jansing in for katy tur. president biden is making a big promise on abortion rights, a promise that he s betting will help lift democratic candidates who are on the midterm ballots. that s why these ecritical to elect more democrats to the united states senate and keep control of the house of representatives. folks, if we do that, here is the promise i make to you and to the american people, the first bill i send to congress will be could codify roe v. wade. and when congress passes it, i ll sign it in january. vote democratic and then i will send a message to codify roe but some folks are asking why wait until the next congress when the party has control now. i m going to talk to the director late they are hour on the timing of the president s speech and whether the issue can get democrats over the finish line. tim ryan and j.d. vance last night in a critical ohio senate race as well as in their last debate. the pair went toe to toe. temper
glenn youngkin is in wisconsin campaigning for the republican candidate there. tim michaels, both men, will be joining us here. we have a busy show for you. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it. lauren simonetti following the money. lauren? neil, 13 days and millions of dollars to go. so right before last night s one and only debate in pennsylvania, the gop senate leadership fund super pact poured $6 million in to the oz campaign putting out warnings like this add to attack fetterman s record on crime. you ll see what happens when guys like fetterman let the worst offenders out of jail early. protect your family. don t vote fetterman. fetterman brought in $2 million since the debate last night. his campaign calling those donations unprecedented and show grass roots enthusiasm. meanwhile, take a look here. the top super pact supporting house republicans, the congressional leadership fund fund, pouring $11 million in to these 16 close races. seven of which president biden won
good day to you. it is a debate that could be the decider, the final preparations happening now, in georgia, as we come on the air. that first and likely only debate between raphael warnock and herschel walker hours you a way. our team is standing by with what to watch for and why tonight could change this race. our team also live in pennsylvania, and nbc news exclusive, the republican senate candidate mehmet oz talking to us about the state of his campaign, and what he says about his strategy to blanket the air waves with ads about crime. also this hour, new details in the house investigate into the january 6th attack. why the committee, what the committee now has, from the secret service, and why the oath keepers are involved. plus, our new reporting on the newest flash point and culture wars across this country, why some republicans are now focused on, wait for it, kitty litter, as a political talking point. and why schools are at the heart of this. i m peter alexander.
intensifies his nuclear rhetoric amid a faltering military campaign in ukraine. the biden administration says it has told russia privately exactly what the consequences would be for using a nuclear weapon. we ll have the very latest on that. plus, a head turning new revelation concerning the attack on the capitol. what a former adviser to the january 6th committee says about a phone call between the trump white house and a rioter while the attack was underway. also this morning, tropical storm ian has just strengthened into a category 1 hurricane as it continues its track toward cuba and florida. we re watching that. and it is just six weeks until voters decide the balance of power in congress. we ll tell you where things stand this morning and what s in play. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s monday, september 26th. we begin with the new polling from the new york times that shows 54% believe donald trump threatened american democracy when he left office. 51