wire. we are now just four days from election day. control of the senate and the house up for grabs as republicans and democrats are now vying for every vote. the candidates and their surrogates right now as we speak fanned out across the country. right behind me pictures of rallies in battleground states, wisconsin, georgia, ohio and pennsylvania. the republican pennsylvania senate candidate dr. mehmet oz is just wrapping up a rally. he s neck and neck with his democratic opponent john fetterman. and the winner of that race in pennsylvania could literally determine control of the entire u.s. senate. so as of tonight, first, the senate races in georgia, nevada, and pennsylvania. all of these considered total toss-ups, anybody s game. arizona, new hampshire, wisconsin and north carolina tilt slightly in terms of one party or another. there is an incredible amount of uncertainty in these final hors of campaigning and there is no room for error for democrats. that s how many sea
welcome to 10:00 a.m. eastern hour, my friends. i m erica hill. voters will decide who will control congress. president biden announced he ll give a major speech tonight. a lot of big names hitting the campaign trail. former president obama is in arizona today. former president trump stumping for republicans in iowa and both expect to be it s liz cheney making waves in michigan with her endorsement of a democratic candidate, elizabeth slot kin. if we want to ensure the survival of our republic, we need to walk away from politics as usual. we are americans above all else. we re told the president s speech will be about protecting democracy. mj lee is joining us with details, all of this coming on heels of what prosecutors have said was a politically motivated attack of speaker pelosi s home and her husband paul was the one who was ultimately attacked. what do we know? president biden s schedule has been officially updated to reflect the speech he is going to be giving
fundamental question of voters confidence in the vote result. and exclusive cnn reporting of the bravery of one little girl in the middle of the uvalde massacre, begging for help why law enforcement stood outside. thank you so much for being here. we begin with a critical decision from the federal reserve and the major ripple effects it will have on the economy and also potentially the election. the fed is expected to announce another big rate hike this afternoon, another effort to tamp down inflation. this would be the sixth rate hike this your. it comes as new polling shows that voters are most concerned about the economy and inflation, putting republicans in a strong position ahead of the mid terms, the poll also showing enthusiasm among democrats is significantly lower than it was twoiers. two former presidents are hitting the campaign trail hard. barack obama in arizona, former president trump heading to ohio tomorrow, and we learned that joe biden will be speaking to t
personality mehmet oz, and mccormick. kathy barnette is right now trailing in third place there. we ll have more on the state of the contest, but we ll start with the results of the republican primary race in the pennsylvania governor s contest in which the gop has now doubled down on its pro-insurrection brand by nominating someone who was at the capital on january 6th, someone who faces a subpoena as we speak from the select committee investigating the insurrection and someone who could very well end up under scrutiny for doj for appointing a fake slate of doj electors. that man doug mastriano, he rocked to a primary after a twice-impeached ex-president who endorsed him. pennsylvania s leading far-right figure funding busses to shuttle supporters to the rally on january 6th 2021, that preceded the attack on the capitol. during his run for governor he has bard the news media from attending his campaign events and the qanon conspiracy theory. it is difficult to understate the
tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m