i m fareed zakaria coming live to you from new york. today on the program, i ll talk to new york times columnist tom friedman who points out not only is the united states involved in the largest war in europe since world war ii, but america has also entered a sort of tech war with china. and an energy struggle with saudi arabia. what in the world is going on? and china s leaders, more than 2,000 of them, are gathering this week to make major decisions about the country s decision for the next five years and beyond. on the agenda, an unprecedented third term in office for xi jinping. what else will be decided? i will talk to the former prime minister of australia. then stop the steal maybe headed south of the border, as latin america s largest democracy seems to be taking cues from its neighbor up north. you don t concede when there s theft involved. we ll tell you about the controversy with brazil s presidential election. but first here s my take. a distinguished ru
viewed justice clarence thomas as key to stopping the certification of the election. the former director of national intelligence is my guest tonight. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, biden s major speech this hour, with just six days until election day, president biden any moment now will deliver a major speech. the topic is the threat to democracy, and it comes on the heels of a violent attack on the house speaker nancy pelosi s husband paul. biden betting this will turn the tide of the midterms. but as he prepares to speak, only 9% of likely voters say voting rights and election integrity are the most important issues to them. 51% say the economy is their number one concern. 51%. and today that issue was front burner. the fed raising interest rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point. rates have been rising at an unprecedented pace with mortgage rates above 7% for the first time in 20 years. you can see the stage
history. it comes every five or six generations. so much has changed in america and around the world. but the decisions we make, the decisions you make, over the next two to three years are going to determine the fate of this country. not until for the next decade to two decades. president biden makes the first of what will be several speeches, now less than a week until the midterm elections. we ll look at what the white house and democrats have planned for the final days of the campaign. also ahead, the man accused of trying to kill nancy pelosi s husband makes his first appearance in court. as more disturbing information is coming out about that attack. and in ukraine, officials say russian forces are clearing out civilians in a significant southern city, where a major battle for the region appears to be on the horizon. good morning. and welcome to. way too early. on this wednesday, november 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re
the list of deaths. we could see more when everything is said and done. there is still a big concern for people stranded in their cars, when there was whiteout conditions. people would get lost in the storm. people were making contact with people stranded in cars. the mayor saying 200 individuals, they could still be out there, that they are trying to make sure they get safe. there s also some frustration in the voice of officials here, as they say that people do not are not really getting it right now. and braving the streets. that should be off in the distance here. we don t know where they could be going. only essential travel is allowed right now. they are clearing the streets to be drivable, just like the one you see here in downtown buffalo, and allow first responders to basically make it out to calls if necessary. but as far as the storm, this has been just it has not sto stopped. erie county officials say the storm is going to hover over buffalo, and perhaps we ll
keilar and those were the words from president biden, taking direct aim at what he calls maga extremism. biden says it is threatening the soul of the nation and fanning the flames of political violence. flanked by marines in the shadow of philadelphia s independence hall, the primetime speech was more than a warning, it was a call to action for voters to make their voices heard in the midterm elections. it may have sounded political, but the white house this morning insists it was, quote, entirely about democracy. here are some highlights. as i stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. maga for