hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. s as i said, that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there would
democracy, all of those critical objectives. but when it comes to what is driving voting behavior, i think you re much more likely to see voters paying attention to the prices that they re paying, whether their wages are keeping up, whether they re feeling financially strained. so whatever the other noble objectives of these hearings might be, will it affect the midterms? probably not as much as the price people are paying at the pump. all right. catherine rampell, thanks so much. thank you. you can apply online for student loan forgiveness thanks to the biden administration s new website. the education department student debt cancellation site went live for beta testing last night ahead of its official launch later on in the month. in august, president biden announced the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 a year. and borrowers who received pell