brutal strikes could be coming from russia. what the u.s. state department is saying tonight, as well, sharing declassified intelligence with ukraine. ian pannell from inside ukraine with what we re learning at this hour. in this country, the deadly flooding. torrential rains on the move tonight across several states. and now we learn of the wife and mother on the phone with her husband as her car was lifted by the waters. what she said to him. she did not survive. trevor ault in the flood zone, ginger zee timing out the storms tonight. this evening, two men convicted in the plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer. murder charges dropped against two police officers accused of killing rayshard brooks in atlanta. why the officers have been cleared tonight. the abc news countdown to the midterms tonight. and primary day in new york and florida. in new york, two veteran members of congress turning on each other, now competing to represent the same district. jerry nadler a
today, with just 11 weeks until the november midterm elections. one of the most closely watched races today is a contest pitting two powerful house democrats, jerry nadler and house oversight chair carolyn maloney along with progressive challenger suraj patel, against one another. let s discuss with our panel. gloria, let me start with you. this is getting it s very unusual, first, it s strange to have two incumbent powerful democrats put against each other. usually, the forces that be will protect them. but cnn reports that congressman maloney is privately telling people congressman nadler is half dead. nadler allies, not nadler, but allies are reportedly calling maloney kooky and not entirely sober. nadler s considered the favorite. he secured the endorsement of chuck schumer and new york, what is very important, the editorial board of the new york times,
comment on other campaigns. let them flail away. in a general term, this seat is going to stay democratic, but it s not good for democrats. it s unnecessary. somebody s political career is going to be over tonight, and how do you want your friend, because they friends, to go out? they were friends. i don t know if you can call somebody half dead and still be a friend. but it s unnecessary, and it doesn t look good because they are democratic leadership. they are chairman and chairwoman of two really important committees, and i think that for patel, if you re a voter in new york, i don t think he s going to win, but if you haven t been paying attention and you see these comments come out, you might just say, maybe i ll go for this third candidates and not vote for either one of them. congresswoman maloney is leading into her status as the only woman and something of a trail blazer in new york politics. she needs to be re-elected to get the era ratified into the constitution. i d
november. ra rachel scott here in new york city tonight. reporter: they are two of the most powerful democrats in the congress. jerry nadler presided over both trump impeachment trials as chairman of the judiciary. carolyn maloney leads the house oversight committee. but now a redrawn new york congressional map has forced the longtime allies to run against each other. and in the 11th hour, the race has gotten ugly. i think you should read the editorial in the new york post today. they call him senile. have you been disappointed by some of the comments from congresswoman maloney? yes. i ve been very disappointed when she talks about they re not really running for the seat, or that i m senile, i mean, it s absurd. i m surprised at her. reporter: both were elected in 1992. nadler has emphasized he s the city s only remaining jewish congressman. maloney has emphasized her fight for abortion rights. you cannot send a man to do a woman s job. reporter: today i asked nadler
what s your take on all this? it s just crazy. hostile, ugly. it s two people who are unwilling to give up power that they have had for a very long time in the house. and i think that the debate obviously hasn t distinguished itself. and you know, on policy, they re together. nothing, no differences. what are they going to do? they re going to fight with each other like new yorkers do, except worse. i think it s offensive. it s been a terrible race for both of them. the nastiness is in inverse proportion to the stakes here. you re not naming maloney or nadler, there s almost no reason to care about this. patel, who is 38, is running on generational change. this is a perfect example of why you might need generational change. but it ain t going to happen. ashley, nadler responded to some of the insults from carolyn maloney in a phone interview. he said, quote, it s obviously not true that i m half dead. good clarification. it s obviously not true that i m senile, but i m not