if they re not going to win it, have some fun. andy, thank you very much for that. i will see you tomorrow, my friend. and thanks to all of you for joining us, i m kasie hunt. don t go anywhere, cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. glad you re with us, it is election day. there s a lot of news to get to. let s start with five things to know, tuesday, november 7 th. polls are open in virginia and par parts of kentucky. two governorships and abortion access measures. and donald trump brings his campaign bomb a campaign bombass to the wind stance. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country needs to oversee security in the gaza strip for, quote, an indefinitely period of time after the ongoing war. this comes as the health ministry says 10,000 people have been killed in gaza. a man is dead after suffering a head injury in southern california. the medical examiner ruling this a homicide. wework has filed for bankruptcy after
polls are open. the key races, the key issues on the ballot and the key signs that the election day could offer republicans and democrats as we race into 2024. moments ago, the families of some 240 hostages held by hamas spoke on capitol hill. and the cases that the supreme court justices are hearing today and what it has to do with domestic abuse. i m kate bolduan and sara sidner is off, and i m here with john berman. this is cnn news central. and now, the polls are open, and with the presidential elections a year ago, we could have some crucial insight into the political climate that we are in today and the issues that americans are caring about the most. abortion rights have been a winning issue for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, but does it hold still today? ohio will decide whether to enshrine abortion access into the state s constitution. abortion rights also a campaign issue in virginia though not in the ballot where every seat in the g
today on inside politics, fear of an escalating war. the united states top diplomat is on the ground in israel as hezbollah warns it is an unprecedented battle that they are in with israel. and all scenarios are on the table and possible on the border with lebanon. plus, president biden is under pressure from his own party over israel s response to the brutal hamas attack inside israel. 13 senate democrats are now pushing for a humanitarian pause in gaza. and a cnn exclusive, republican congressman george santos is speaking out on the criminal charges he s facing and why despite all of the lies, talk being a lot of lies, and his legal problems, he still thinks he has a shot at reelection. i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with secretary of state antony blinken s powerful message in israel today. he was visibly shaken, describing more horrific images that he was just shown by israelis. from the barbaric hamas terror a
israel. when we look at the campaign video that s out now when the speech before congress featured do you think that speech in the u.s. helped or hurt him? i think it was neutral. i don t think it hurt him that much amongst the electorate. i think it helped him that much. there s broad agreement that they agree with netanyahu on the iran issue. favor this hard line approach. the other reason is the issues which have had real visibility in this campaign have been economic issues., the cost of living, houseingeing costs have gone up 50%. although the iran speech may have helped to bolster his image as the guy who will keep israel safe, he s had nothing to say on the economic issues. that s why he s behind in the polls right now. thanks so much.