demand action on gun reform. in a moment, i will talk to maria, whose organization, votes for latino, or to organized a rally. major new developments in what maybe the country s most closely watched senate race. on both sides of the ballots, but details of that are coming up. and democracy in danger. a bombshell report, secret tapes that reveal the gop plans that could help them steal the next presidential election. all of, that s plus the trial that may have single-handedly and did the me too movement. the detaining impact of the johnny depp and amber heard trial and they have had on count ability when it comes to domestic abuse. that conversation is ahead. we want to begin this hour with that breaking news. we told you about last hour. one of the largest u.s. factories for baby formula is back up and running. abbott laboratories announcing today it has restarted specialty formula production at its michigan plants, which had been shuttered since february. nbc s steve patters
elections. good day. i am chuck todd in philadelphia. it is a city rich in american history and a fitting place to talk about the future of our country less than a week before some of the most important primaries on the 2022 midterm calendar. pennsylvania will be key in the midterms and key in 2024. it may have replaced ohio as the state. we spoke to voters, officials and one of the top republican senate candidates at the center of a very muddled and messy primary. today the focus is on the future of the democratic party and the message pennsylvania democrats appear to be sending is clear as an unorthodox politician appears to be pulling away in the primary. this wasn t expected to be a blowout if you will. according to one poll the lieutenant governor john fetterman is up nearly 30 points over the more moderate congressman conor lamb and malconkenyata. we have an exclusive look at the fettermans, he and his wife in a moment. the question on the minds of democrats around the
carley: it is election day 2023 voters in 37 states heading to the polls to cast ballots in state and local elections, being viewed as dress rehearsal for the presidential race next year. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: can you believe we are one year away from 2024. i m todd piro, keeping close eye on key races. every seat up for grabs in virginia. youngkin put his weight behind republicans there and could generate buzz about a possible presidential run. abortion big issue on the ballot there, as well. to kentucky, republican attorney general cameron, running to oust bashear. carley: in mississippi, tate reeves is running against presley, a second cousin to elvis presley. and working toefrtime to flip the state senate and assembly red, would take winning six democrats seats and seven in the assembly to do it. take a look at whether issues like parent rights and wind turbines will be enough to get it done. todd: breaking news out of
couple of weeks. you ll recall last year fetterman suffered a stroke just days before his primary race, and earlier this month, he was hospitalized after saying he felt lightheaded. but tests ruled out yet another stroke. nbc senior national reporter sahil kapur joins me with more on the senator s condition. i know fetterman s chief of staff said the senator has experienced depression on and off throughout his life. we re also hearing from a senior aide saying staff and fetterman as well they were taken by surprise by the really seveon set of this current bout. a senior aide tells nbc news they ve noticed a change in his demeanor in recent weeks. they say he s become more reserved, more withdrawn. this comes after a highly competitive campaign that he won after suffering that stroke that he s moved to d.c. since then in a new environment away from his
needs. some of fetterman s critics have said have wondered whether the temporary leave could turn into a permanent one. his office has sought to tamp down on any speculation with his chief of staff saying that resignation is not going to happen. sahil kapur for us, thank you. i want to bring in now dr. brandon gigglio, a vascular neurologist at nyu specializing in strokes. thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate you. neither you nor nyu langone have treated the senator, but we can talk broadly about depression subsequently after strokes and how common it is. i think a lot of folks don t necessarily know that. i want to put up a stat for folks saying just about a third of stroke survivors experience depression compared to between 5 and 13% of adults who have not had a stroke. why is it so common amidst stroke survivors to experience this type of depression? of course, thank you, yasmin,