we must vote knowing what at stake and not just the policy of the moment. but institutions that have held us together as we saw a more perfect union are at stake. we must vote knowing who we have been, what we re risk of becoming. president biden laid ous the threats to democracy. ahead of an election that he says will be a defining moment for our country. we ll have much more on his speech straight ahead. meanwhile, there are new details in the plot by donald trump s attorneys to overturn the 2020 election. his lawyers had a specific judge in mind. we ll tell who you that is. and also ahead, the latest from a major meeting in germany. the united states and allies are outlining the next steps in support of ukraine. good morning. welcome to way too early. thank you for starting your day us with. we ll begin with president joe biden s speech on the midterm elections and the future of our nation s democracy. the president delivered the remarks last night from washington s
governor, as your senator, as your secretary of state, as your attorney general, then democracy as we know it may not survive in arizona. that s not an exaggeration, that is a fact. that was former president obama hitting the campaign trail hard for democrats talking on election deniers in battleground states. that guy is pretty good. he s good at what he does. he s got a future in politics if he decides to go that way. president biden makes the fate of our democracy a key issue just days before voters decide who will control congress and the future path of our country. also ahead, new polling in several crucial races, including pennsylvania where voters are weighing in on the only debate between senate candidate john fetterman and dr. oz. plus, there are new details in the plot by trump s attorneys to overturn the 2020 election. his lawyers had a specific justice in mind, and we ll tell you who that is. and one of former president donald trump s top advisers has
attack on pelosi and other threats to leaders. and the escalating rhetoric. mary bruce is live. just six days now until the midterms. the economy issue number one. in nevada tonight, the first latina senator in the u.s., a democrat, fighting to hold opt her seat. former president obama trying to help. and what the voters there told our martha raddatz. plus tonight, georgia, pennsylvania, new hampshire, and ohio. rachel scott on these very tight races. we ll show you the numbers tonight. the fed hiking interest rates three quarters of a per essential today to try to slow down inflation and try to stave off recession. how americans will feel this. in parkland, school shooter nikolas cruz face-to-face with families, formally sentenced tonight to 34 consecutive sentences of life in prison. victor oquendo is there. the alarming escalation by north korea. more than 20 missile tests launched. what south korea did for the first time and matt gutman in south korea. the war i
over a million people are without power from texas to the east coast as bone chilling temperatures kick in. more than two hundred million americans are currently under warnings or advisories. this massive winter storm is causing holiday travel chaos. transportation secretary buda jen says it is going to be days before this gets sorted out. yesterday, about 10% of flights canceled. now, of course, that means 90% of flights were not canceled, but, you know, if it goes above two percent, we consider that a lot. so 10% means just a lot of disruption for a lot of passengers now getting back to normal. but we re seeing, again, over the middle of the country that extreme cold and then the east that that wind and snow coming. it s going to be rough for certainly the next couple of days. when it comes to aviation. so far , over twenty six thousand flights have been delayed and nearly 9000 canceled since wednesday. mike tobin is at o hare airport in chicago with the latest. hi, m
continue to liberate parts of their country, a special report from inside a police station where russian forces are said to have tortured people. and the giant of the french new wave cinema, visionary film directorjean luc godard, has died at the age of 91. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. another emotional staging post has been completed in the queen s long journey from balmoral to westminster abbey. her coffin is now at buckingham palace for the night after it was flown from edinburgh airport to raf northolt, west of london, a few hours ago, accompanied all the way by her daughter princess anne. the weather changed from sunshine in scotland to pouring rain in london, but still huge crowds lined the roads on the journey into central london. traffic came to a standstill as people pulled up and got out of their cars to watch the queen s hearse pass by on the other side of the carriageway. on wednesday, her coffin will travel to westminster hall wh