take debate stage once again, and once again, donald trump is trying to steal the spotlight. sara sidner is off today. i m kate bald win with john ber m berman and this is cnn news central. it is election day in america, and the polls are open, and we are watching several key races that could not only impact lives today, but can also send some loud messages for the next year s presidential election. abortion rights are on the ballot today in ohio where the voters will decide whether to enshrine the issue in the state s constitution. it has been an issue since the overturning of roe v. wade and others are hoping it helps in west virginia where the chambers are up for grabs, but the republican governor in virginia is trying a new approach to abortion approach is a model for republicans in virginia and far beyond. jessica dean is in virginia. jessica, the election in virginia is not just about at the lives in the commonwealth, but what are you hearing about today and the c
smith. john: i m john roberts. the story with martha starts rights now. martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. right now breaking on the story, israel s prime minister saying the fight in gaza is the second war of end. he calls it an existential battle. any calls for a cease fire, he says, would be a surrender as idf expands their ground operation and rescues an israeli soldier who was kidnapped october 7th. a huge development this afternoon. they have vowed to carry out more raids and put pressure on hamas to release the 229 or maybe north of that number remaining hostages that are believed to be in gaza including ten, is the estimate, we think is the right number of americans now being held hostage by hamas. the biden administration has teed up big meetings that could be central to what happens next. senior members of biden s cabinet will sit down with top saudi officials over the next few days. saudi arabia could be very pivotal in the future of the middle eas
yes, yes. haed it right into veins. happy tuesday, everyone. so bad news for hunter biden. nw will close dozens of underperforming restaurantsnt ,complaining that lately sales have been flat. oh, good. i know. i feel dirty saying it.me some filing for bankruptcy file under chapter 38 double d. all right, i ll stop. the new york times reportsyork that joe biden prepping for the cnn presidential debate inside an airplane hangar. apparently, they succeeded in finding the one place where he won t bumairplap into anythih to reduce distraction. cner wn has declared thursday s debate will have no live audience and only one live candidate. where are msnbc s andrea mitchell criticize biden because his inner circle is made up of all white men in their sixties. is w, who else does she think is joe s bone marrow match? by the way, she s married to an old white guy. guy ink. yeah. and for money. anyway, as you ve heard th debate, for the the president has been sequestered since last wee
washington tonight. as always thanks so much now,g us now. s desperate to stop the maga express, the biden campaigmoreno tried out more slogans than leo dicaprio is trieriedd outg to 22 year olds. we re going to build back bettebetter.r. we have to. webeca must weuse will becausec who we are. canadian comics aren t making fun of biden comicsnd anymore, but thinking maybe it works to build from the middlep. out in the bottom up. en h january 6 happened when he unleashed an insurrection. ay now he s running again and is clearly unhinged. it s e let me tell you about this a ultra maga agenda. mit s as most maga things are. oc is any of that landing? well, while the national headsoo to head polls are tightening a bit historically, this is some the best swing state see polling that donald trump han.s seen. he s leading in five key t battleground states in the elusive pennsylvania. and whoa, check biden s approval ratings in some of these states. % in36% in arizona, 35%
wiw? how?nnounc welcome to hannity . and tonight, stay tuned. by the way, a major announcementemt from our frien, our colleague, g.a. caldwell. but first, let s right in. butt the 2024 electiohen is only 136 days away. early voting in pennsylvania, new that begins in 87 days. rolls out to other day states thereafteother. r in and the very first presidential debate is less than one week away. and just six days, two left wing self-proclaimed journalists who are really just talk show host from fake news cnn. they will moderate thursday ne now, needless to say, the odds a are stacked against donaldre trump. the former president recently said he thinks therep.h pres is% chance that cnn will be fair. our prediction is the odds are actually much lower now.e for starters, i think we can expect the first half of the cnn presidential debate to be dedicated, dedicated to questions about january six and abortion. the left s abortio mongering about trump s desire for political retributi