today marks the midterms going into high gear. the unofficial sprint towards election day as president biden touts his domestic recording with including those late summer break throughs while also arguing that democracy and believe it or not in a very real sense, trumpism are on this ballot. if you re counting, election day is just about nine weeks out. the maga republicans don t just threaten our personal rites and economic security, they re a threat to our very democracy. i do think anyone who calls for the use of violence who fails to condemn violence when it s used, refuses to acknowledge when an election has been won, that is a threat to democracy. i will not stand by and watch elections in this country stolen by people who simply refuse to accept that they lost. the trump-fueled effort to take over once independent election offices is clearly up for a test in these midterms. about half of americans, roughly, will choose their leaders from a ballot with at least one
watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former president trump now facing a subpoena from the january 6 committee. we ll break it down. and plus we re live in london with a look at the top contenders for the next prime minister and whether boris johnson could attempt a comeback. and ukraine warns russia is setting its sights on a critical dam. we ll have a live report from kyiv ahead . the select committee has made good on its promise to subpoena former president donald trump. that subpoena was formally served on friday. compelling the former president to testify under oath is extremely rare and it could test the limits of the law as it applies to trump in this circumstance, but the committee says it need to say hear from him to bring its long investigation to a close. the panel writes, quote, we have assembled overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn
really demonstrates that we have to calm things down. we have to decide that we are going to be more respectful as an american society, that it s okay to disagree. san francisco s district attorney makes a plea for decency in the national discourse following the politically motivated attack on nancy pelosi s husband and now we re learning more about what the suspect had planned for the speaker of the house. meanwhile, that disturbing attack is becoming a punch line for more and more republicans. the latest coming from the far right nominee for governor of arizona. and also ahead, affirmative action goes before the supreme court with justices hearing arguments in two cases tied to college admissions. good morning, and welcome to way too early, tuesday, november 1st. we are exactly one week from election day. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. the man accused of breaking into nancy pelosi s home and brutally attacking her husband has been set wit
coming up we ll have more on that story coming up. the president appeared hesitant to announce his run in 2024. does he still appear to be leaning that way? i ve not made that final decision but it s my intention to run again. we have time to make that decision. kevin: in the meantime, the president is focused on issues that really matter to voters. coming into question tonight with a new monmouth university poll showing a staggering 63% of those surveyed saying they wish biden would get the memo and focus on what really matters. that story is just ahead.in tige claims made by mr. biden during his speech about the economy friday, claims that aren t quite standing up to scrutiny. lucas tomlinson has more. hey, l.t. reporter: president biden took a shot from republicans. it s mega-maga trickle down. mega-maga trickle down. the kinds of policies that failed country before and will fail it again. reporter: the university of pennsylvania says it could cost more than $1
we all have so many people in this company that we depend on, and work with, and of formed lasting friendships with, michael young is just one of those people where this is the sweetest ghana, world any so good at what he does. i can t wish him anything but all the best. well good luck to you michael, and thank you very much rachel. there is so much news to get to tonight, five weeks into hours until election day, the justice department opened its case, the january 6th was a seditious conspiracy. the trump lawyers are trying to slow walk the documents stealing case. putin, losing in ukraine, a deadly hurricane, american democracy still under threat, and donald trump is still racist. we will get to all of that internees show. but, america got better today. history was made today, in an achievement 233 years in the making. the supreme court of the united states, began its new term with justice kennedy browned jackson on the bench. the first black woman to ever sit on amer