the couch has been to a have you been to a renaissance fair? pete: many times. will: rachel and i have never been. pete: my mom loves the festival but we never wanted to go. because of it i like to say unguard. rachel: this segment kind of talk as lit the bit about biological dinses so before we even started, they were hitting each other with swords. i didn t grab my sword until, you know, the camera came up. now i m going to do what you guys were doing but i think it s interesting that swords were brought and immediately you guys start fighting. pete: absolutely. that s what they re for. rachel: that s what boys do. pete: look at those moves. can t take me. will: renaissance, fair, huh? pete: it s celebrating an era that doesn t get much love. like the vikings. rachel: it s not the vikings. rachel: beer. will: whatever they drink. will: what is mead? rachel: i don t know. it s some sort of drink. we ll see what they drink at the renaissance fair. will: attorneys for hunter
new day starts right now. four ukrainian regions illegally annexed by russia under martial law this morning. the russian military does not even have complete control of the areas, in kherson, the russians are trying to accelerate the relocation or evacuation of some 60,000 residents in the face of ukrainian advances. vladimir putin perhaps struggling to maintain his grip even inside russia. introducing several levels of increased security measures. overnight a russian rocket struck a children s school in a village in zaporizhzhia. and destruction towards the south after another night of strikes targeted the energy infrastructure. here in the u.s. president biden weighing in on the declaration of martial law saying it reveals putin s dwindling options in the war. i think that vladimir putin finds himself in an incredibly difficult position. and what it reflects to me is, it seems his only tool available to him is to brutalize individual citizens in ukraine. the state
top of the hour, i m erica hill. good to have you with us this morning. election day, two weeks away exactly. today there is a major focus on pennsylvania. voters gearing up for a key senate debate tonight. republican mehmet oz and john fetterman will face off in the first and only debate. this is a new poll showing fetterman leading with a narrow margin. we re on the ground in harrisburg with a preview of tonight s debate. plus overnight in florida, governor ron desantis vying to keep his job facing off against challenger charlie crist in their debate, the two trading barbs, insults, on a number of topics. charlie crist will join me in just a moment. but let s begin with what is expected to be the fiery debate tonight in pennsylvania. jessica dean is on the trail in harrisburg. and it is important, this is the only debate for voters between oz and fetterman. what are we expecting them to tackle tonight in addition to the expected fireworks? right. well we re going to see
welcome to 10:00 a.m. eastern hour, my friends. i m erica hill. voters will decide who will control congress. president biden announced he ll give a major speech tonight. a lot of big names hitting the campaign trail. former president obama is in arizona today. former president trump stumping for republicans in iowa and both expect to be it s liz cheney making waves in michigan with her endorsement of a democratic candidate, elizabeth slot kin. if we want to ensure the survival of our republic, we need to walk away from politics as usual. we are americans above all else. we re told the president s speech will be about protecting democracy. mj lee is joining us with details, all of this coming on heels of what prosecutors have said was a politically motivated attack of speaker pelosi s home and her husband paul was the one who was ultimately attacked. what do we know? president biden s schedule has been officially updated to reflect the speech he is going to be giving
united states economy as we get close to inside of eight weeks from election day. obviously that is the dominant story back at home in the united states. also, a ukrainian blitz could be turning the tables on putin six months after he waged war on ukraine. it s a fascinating september move that is happening as the ground kind of shifts a bit in ukraine. we ll talk to a perfect guest for this today, richard sheriff, nato former deputy commander. he joins us with his take on what s going on. let s take this aerial shot for a moment in london. queen elizabeth s 500 mile journey to her final resting space through her beloved kingdom. first, a final night at buckingham palace where she was queen for 70 years. that will happen before tomorrow s procession to westminster hall, which will be by gun carriage. she s coming in to hyde park here. that s wellington house and the gate there on the left-hand side of your screen. she s getting very close to buckingham palace. people have bee