to yeah. zip it. that does it. jose diaz-balart picks up the coverage right now. and good morning, 10:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart and we are just five days away from the critical midterm elections with many key races neck and neck. president biden and former president trump hit the trail. we are live in two battleground states this morning. plus, the economy is top of mind for many voters as things like mortgages, credit cards, loan payments will soon be even more expensive. we ll talk to president biden s senior adviser public engagement and keisha lance bottoms including biden s warning to the nation about the threat to democracy. also north korea just launched another suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. we ll have a live report from seoul. back here at home, the feds say they busted a nationwide crime ring involving the theft of catalystic converters. we ll break down the details of the operation worth more than half a billion dollars
they clutch the pearls. oh, uh. be careful what you this is what you got to admire about the republicans is they have the courage of their convictions. they say exactly what they think. kari lake yesterday, when they asked her, was she going to complete her term, because she might run with trump. she said, complete the term, i m completing two terms. she goes right to the camera, that s eight years, arizonians of your worst nightmare. quote. your worst nightmare. wow. let me tell you, i come from to quote bob dylan, i come from a country they call the midwest, and out there in that part of america, where michigan yesterday took over the statehouse, the state senate and the governor s chair for the first time in 40 years trifecta. same thing happened in minnesota tuesday. people don t like this
kari lake, the republican candidate says her strategy is they have to get treated or get moving. some people says that s too harsh and she says it s tough love. katie hobbs used to be a social worker and she s focused on affordable housing as well as a $200 million investment into a trust fund for the homeless. you can see, these are polar opposite strategies that show you how divided this is. what s the reaction to the president s prime time speech last night. what are you hearing there? so i was at a campaign event with kari lake yesterday and remember, she is someone who has questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election. she s also repeated some false claims of election fraud. so i asked her to respond to the president s message that election deniers are a threat to democracy. the left is about silencing us, taking away our free speech.