good morning, everyone, and welcome to your new day. middle are it is saturday, october 15th. 16 days away from halloween. i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we are so grateful you startsing your weekend with us. up next, the countdown to not just halloween, but the elections. the 2022 mid-term elections are on the way and candidates across the country are working hard to lock down support. the balance of power in congress is up for grabs and there are a handful of states which could determine which party takes control. that includes arizona where the race for u.s. senate is leaning to the democrats and mark kelly over republican blake masters. in nevada the contest for u.s. senate is a toss-up and at pennsylvania, the race between mehmet oz and john fetterman also up for grabs. another key senate race is right here in georgia where the candidates met in a heated debate last night. senator warnock faced off against herschel walker af
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. s as i said, that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there would
the saudis share that urgency. reporter: despite how those production increases were only fleeting, biden says he has no regrets about the trip. no. the trip was not essentially for oil. the trip was about the middle east and about israel and rationalization of positions. good afternoon, everybody. reporter: the administration now contemplating next steps, including tapping into the strategic reserves again despite saying 48 hours ago that wasn t on the table. we re not considering new releases, releases from the strategic petroleum reserve beyond the 180 million. reporter: even before opec s decision gas prices were already on their way up after a recent 99-day streak of decline. with 32 days to go before the midterm elections republicans are putting gas prices and biden s energy policies at the forefront. he s made us dependent upon russia, saudi arabia, and now venezuela. he hates american oil field workers so much that he ll never turn to us. reporter: mem
of sweet and low has the potential to kill 500 people fentanyl seizures sky rocking across the country. these parents know too well the horrific consequences. zach was a 17-year-old high school senior. he had no history with abusing drugs or alcohol. so it was a complete shock to us when he was at his desk and passed away two days after christmas of 2020. she went on the stream to get replacement nor a benzodiazepine. it was straight-up fentanyl and killed instantly. got drugs delivered to our house at night like a pizza over snap chat. jumped the fence, got what killed him and we found him in his room in what they call the fentanyl death pose. his mom was stroking his hair and i was holding his hand when he took his last death. martha: florida s attorney yeah is classing to push fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction in this country and suing the biden administration over their border policies fuelling the crisis. first we go to matt finn near the southern border
what is the white house saying not much apparently not publicly now joining us live. the president has been monitoring isolating in the residence here saying he is feeling well and beginning strict isolation measures and to be conscientious of any executive residence of secret service and other staff whose duties require the proximity to him. that there were six close contacts and none have tested positive after new questions arising how strictly he adhered to cdc guidelines after seeing not masked at public appearances recently. this comes with the possible pelosi stop in taiwan. you can see it located between the announced stops between singapore and malaysia. and left off the itinerary that you could keep the chinese guessing if she doesn t go it would signal weakness and call into question alliances in the region. the white house has not advised policy not to go to taiwan but have reassured beijing the one china policy has noted changed. an adversary or an enemy a