where i m standing right now. he s going to talk about the millions of americans who could see their benefits like social security and medicaid go away should the republicans play this game of brinksmanship every five years as rick scott is proposing. that is certainly an argument that we ll hear from the president later tonight as he rallies with those democratic nominees for governor and senate and, again, we are in the last week of the election, the president hoping to draw that contrast and, of course, galvanize the democratic base, abby. there s also the prospect of a desantis/biden match-up in 24. thanks for that. now on to las vegas where democrats there are betting there former president obama will boost voter turnout. manu raju is there for us. manu, obama is on a full blitz, a full swing, wisconsin, michigan, georgia, now he s there in nevada. what are you seeing? reporter: yeah, this is a huge state. this could determine control of the senate.
black smokers who use them most heavily. we get more from rehema ellis. reporter: the fda has talked about the dangers of menthol cigarettes for years today the agency is proposing to ban them. the proposed product standards would, among other things, improve the health and reduce the mortality risk of current smokers of menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars. reporter: menthol makes up one-third of all cigarettes sold in the united states, and a ban would overwhelmingly impact black and young people i was planning on quitting anyway. reporter: research shows 85% of black smokers use menthol cigarettes, compared with 29% of white smokers. the cdc says smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, and black men have the highest rates of that disease. if this ban goes through, how significant would it be in terms of affecting the health of all americans this is a landmark regulation that fda is proposing. our projections are that 1.33 million
our institutions. the courts, we ve got to defend, the press we ve got to defend, the congress we ve got to defend the rule of law itself against what donald trump is proposing. they no longer act like a modern political party. they act like a religious and political cult of personality and it s a very dangerous thing that has evolved over there. and we re asking for people to stand strong. and i salute patriots from the republican party like liz cheney, like adam kinzinger, like the seven senator who s voted to convict the ten representatives who voted to impeach all of those who were standing up for truth because that s what s at stake right now. congressman jamie raskin, we d love to talk to you further about all of this, especially your very important new book. thanks for your time this evening. the new book is called unthinkable trauma, truth, and the trials of american democracy. very powerful, very timely, congressman, thanks very much for your time, and our best to
independent sovereign european country. and i think that, let me be clear, that would be catastrophic. there will of course be pressure for continued conversation, negotiations, and that is right. whilst there is still a discussion to be had, of course, a discussion should be had. and the uk will be engaged actively in diplomacy at all levels to try and find a way forward other than through the violence that president vladimir putin is proposing. i want everybody to be in no doubt that if vladimir putin continues down this track of violence and aggression of a full scale invasion of encircling kyiv itself which seems to be what he proposes to do, capturing the ukrainian capital, it is absolutely vital that that
invasion of the ukraine. and the overrunning, the subjugation of an independent sovereign european country. and i think that, let me be clear, that would be catastrophic. there will of course be pressure for continued conversation, negotiations, and that is right. whilst there is still a discussion to be had, of course, a discussion should be had. and the uk will be engaged actively in diplomacy at all levels to try and find a way forward other than through the violence that president vladimir putin is proposing. i want everybody to be in no doubt that if vladimir putin continues down this track of violence and aggression of a full scale invasion of encircling kyiv itself which seems to be what