of power. we begin in georgia where the only debate in the race has just wrapped up. it took place three days before voting begins. warnock won his seat in the 2020 election. warnock is a pastor. herschel walker running on a family values platform is currently involved in a scandal of pressuring the mother of one of his children to have an abortion. a week before the debate a former girlfriend made public accusations that you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. this week you said the accusations are, quote, all lies. can you explain the circumstances around these claims. you have 60 seconds. 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 here things. at the same time, that s a law. on abortion, i m a christian. i believe in life. i tell people this. georgia is a state that respects life and i will be a senator that protects life. i say that was a lie and i m not backing down. we have s
tonight fresh in their minds. democratic senator rafael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker. senator warnock as you know won his seat in the 2020 election in a narrowly decided runoff. walker a former running back with the former president firmly behind him. senator warnock is a pastor. herschel walker is currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children to get an abortion. here s how the abortion issue came up tonight. a week before the debate a former girlfriend made public accusations that you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc interview this week you said the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. 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 here things. at the same time, that s a law. on abortion
next friday right here at 10 pm eastern. right, now the 11th hour begins. he 11th hour begins tonight, more incredible and never before seen video from january 6th. as the committee hints at a cover-up. plus, the dramatic debate tonight in georgia. senator raphael warnock and herschel walker go head to head just days before george and start to cast their votes. then, a critical week for our democracy and what leadership looks like in the face of crisis. jon meacham is here as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. good, evening i am alicia menendez, and for stephanie ruhle. we are still waiting for a definitive answer on what donald trump intends to do about the subpoena he s getting from the january six committee. he did release a rambling 14-page letter today. were he repeated his election lies. but gave no indication of whether he will actually testify under oath before the committee. meanwhile, nbc news has attained more never before seen video of congression
governor greg abbott. by his own count, abbott has sent some 11,000 migrants to new york so far. mayor eric adams went him against him this week, giving gop stunts that the city shelters that capacity, which means many of these migrants can find themselves alone. today s rivals also coming just days after florida governor ron desantis took credit for orchestrating two flights, mostly venezuelan migrants from texas, to martha s vineyard. men, women, children arriving without any warning, and under false pretenses. migrants say they were told they were going to boston. they were promised jobs and homes. and npr reports they were approached by a woman named perla, who said they would get their papers expedited, if they got on their plane. none of that was true. there is one of those migrants, explaining the ordeal to nbc news. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] the most uncertain 24 hours we ve ever had, no way to listen to how one-way hel
the united states and around the world. welcome to cnn newsroom. the final stretch. 16 days to go until the u.s. elections, the candidates are pulling out the stops and pulling in high-profile support. xi jinping secures an unprecedented third term, cementing his iron grip over china s future. we re live in beijing and taipei with the latest. and ukraine s power grid under attack with frigid winter just around the corner. russia takes aim at critical infrastructure. a live report from kyiv is just ahead. the u.s. is just over two weeks away from the tightly contested and deeply consequential midterm elections. at stake this november, control of congress. and by extension, the president s political agenda. joe biden s democratic party currently holds 220 seats in the house, and to keep its majority, it must hold on to 218 of them. right now, though, republicans have a slight lead in the polls with 18 seats still up for grabs. in the senate, 35 seats are in play. cnn