i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. this week, as voters in five states cast their primary ballots for upcoming midterms, the message from republican voters was really loud and clear. election denialism is alive and well. in north carolina, republicans chose ted budd as their candidate for the senate. last year, budd voted against certifying the 2020 election results. as recently as this week, he refused to say that president biden is the legitimate president of the united states. for the record, in case there is anyone out there who doubts it, joe biden is the legitimate president of united states. in pennsylvania, far-right state senator, doug mastriano, won the republican nomination for governor in a landslide. of course, mastriano attended the rally before the capitol riot on january the sixth. he was actually subpoenaed by the january 6th committee to provide testimony. you guessed it, he has ignored those requests. here is why this is a story of national importance
mcswain and businessman dave white. but we do have a projection to make in the democratic governor s race. and cnn projects pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro will be the democratic nominee for pennsylvania governor. shapiro coasts through uncontested. he will face the winner of the republican gubernatorial primary in the fall. dana bash, shapiro is counting on having a republican candidate, republican competitor whom he can easily paint as extreme. absolutely. he s already starting to do that. we should note that josh shapiro announced that he s positive for covid so i m not sure that we ll actually see him tonight. but jake is exactly right. he became a national figure during the time between november, the november election and when the inauguration happened because as the attorney general in pennsylvania, he was very aggressive about pushing back against gop efforts to overturn the election there. depending on who he has as his opponent, he might be fighting that
carolina, where all eyes are on the primary race for freshman congressman, madison cawthorn. cawthorn has come under attack from his own party, in the wake of multiple scandals. polls have just closed across the state of pennsylvania. we are watching some key races there where, frankly, the future of american democracy is on the ballot. pennsylvania republicans will decide if they will run to insurrectionists for senator governor this fall. in the senate primary, far-right candidate, kathy barnett, has seen a late surge in the polls, putting them, essentially, neck and neck. celebrity doctor, mehmet oz, it is david mccormack. new images emerged in barnett, and seen in the gray hat, and coach, marching to the capital building. this is after the ellipse rally, coming to the building. and this photo, she is seen walking next to members of the far-right gang, the proud boys. these two men, later, arrested, and indicted, on federal charges for, allegedly, breaking into the buildin
this is don lemon tonight. america is mourning after multiple mass shootings across the weekend at a grocery store, a church a, a few blocks from a nba game, and new york. this is a straight up hate crime. pure evil. the n word was unfortunately carved into one of his weapons. clearly he was bent on hate. plus major twists in key primary races with just hours to go until the polls open. in pennsylvania, a democratic frontrunner suffering a stroke and a republican candidate who marched the capitol on january 6 rising to the top of the field. and combat mission over. that is a message from ukranian forces after months of nonstop shelling at the steel plant in mariupol. we re going to have the latest on the agreement with russia that led to hundreds of evacuations. for more on these horrific shootings, though, and the motivations behind them, i want to turn to cnn s omar jimenez in buffalo, new york. good evening to both of you. omar, let s start with you. we are lea
heroic months long fight for mariupol appears to be over and it s a major win for russia and major twists in races, as five states go to the polls. good to have you with us, u.s. president joe biden will travel to buffalo new york in the hours ahead, where he will meet with families of the victims of saturday s racially motivated shooting. a white house official tells cnn, mr. biden will make remarks in buffalo and condemn the shooting as terrorism motivated by a hateful and perverse ideology, this comes as we learn new details about the 18-year-old accused in the attack. the gunman opening fire in the supermarket, traveled 200 miles to the predominantly black neighborhood two months ago and he was there this past friday. authorities believe, carrying out reconnaissance a day before the massacre. they are investigating the shooting as a hate crimes and a case of racially motivated violent extremism. the latest now from omar jimenez. reporter: new details show the gunm