for the first time in more than 100 years in more than a century an official in the united states has been barred from holding office and barred under the constitution s ban for insurrections. the founder of the cowboys for trump, roy griffin to be removed from his position as county commission, he s been convicted of participating in the january 6th riot. the court concluded that january 6th, 2021, mr. griffin became disqualified under section 3 of the 14th amendment from serving. accord together the department of justice, griffin was there on the capitol steps, well within the restricted area on january 6th when he made this video. the people have shown that they ve had enough. the people are ready for fair and legal elections, or this is what you re going to get. you re going to get more of it. this is what you re going to get and you re going to get more of it. this is, though, a history making decision by this judge. the last time a public official was removed ba
watching in the united states, and around the world, i m anna coren. this hour on cnn newsroom, we are seeing millions of people across america casting their vote in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. coming up, why so many are voting early this year. and former british prime minister boris johnson could be vying for his old job. ahead, why the tories may support the boris or bust campaign. we re live from london. and later the symptoms of the viral respiratory illness known as rsv that parents need to be aware of and what to do if their child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. with so much at stake politicians have been hitting the campaign trail with urgency trying to clinch dozens of seats up for grabs. 218 seats are needed to control the house. right now it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate three seats are
we are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. it s the final days before the midterm elections, today is down to 16 if you are counting. president joe biden is planning a rare stop to stump for democrats in florida. the president has kept a relatively low profile on the campaign trail this season as his party fights to win a few crucial races in several swing states, a prominent senator was on cnn earlier this morning warning that democrats need a messaging shift. is the abortion issue important? yes. but we have also got to focus on the struggles of working people to put food on their table. i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. and i think, again, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. and cnn s joe johns joins me now from delaware where the president is spending his weekend. joe, you ve covered these stretches many times before, w
defense ministry pointing to a map that acknowledges significant losses on the battlefield. this is the map that russia showed today of territory it claimed is under its control. in one day they show that russian forces have been pushed south. you can actually see it in the change in the shades. they re showing that themselves, and the russians are talking publicly about their significant losses. a war correspondent for russian state media today said that russia s special military operation is undergoing a, quote, operational crisis. and drenched in the blood of our soldiers. that s a direct quote talking about retreat, a brutal retreat and that it has been a disaster. these are graphic and brutally honest observations of the counteroffensive for the ukrainians that has been gaining steam. today, ukraine, once again, raising its flag over multiple liberated towns all in the kherson region. also posting this video of a modern russian tank abandoned. this is one of their more i
think it s more or less you have to work for it. reporter: her hard work paid off with a lifetime of awards, including the presidential medal of freedom in 2013. as for inspiring future performers, she said they needed to be one of three things. great, different or first. and i just happened to be different because i started writing my own songs and didn t really realize the things that i was writing about nobody wanted to talk about them. they were just doing them, you know? top of the hour on cnn newsroom . i m victor blackwell. and i m alyson camerota. it s been six days since hurricane ian made landfall. the death toll up to 106. 102 are in florida. and that makes hurricane ian the state s deadliest storm since 1935. one sheriff described the challenges still facing search and rescue crews. we have a difficult time identifying property at times because the property is no longer there. get us the information. and the second we re able to, these strike teams will