happening now, early voting is underway in the critical midterm election battleground state of georgia. we await the start of a high- stakes debate in the governor s race and a dustup in the senate showdown, as well. republican herschel walker s on the defensive for using an honorary sheriff s badge as a political prop. russia intensifies its attacks on civilians, unleashing a swarm of kamikaze drones on the ukrainian capital. i will ask a former cia director, david petraeus, about the u.s. response to this brutal phase of russian president vladimir putin s war. cnn is on the scene with an all-female fighting unit supporting protesting against iran. the battle and why they take it personally. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you are in the situation room. we are hitting a critical stretch for the candidates of both political parties. the final chance to make an impression on voters with early ballots already being cast. natio
a lifelong dolphins fan. that misconception was i was misleading. director anthony fouts he says never got political. he was responsible for closing schools. i had nothing they are going to sneak it. he gets the push and the first down. pittsburgh is going to snap they re 4 game losing streak. what a drive. steve: good morning on this monday october 17th. you are looking live at nashville and listening to jay allen saying it sounds good to me. they were said to be married in fort myers beach on october the 1st. but as you know, there was a terrible hurricane. they put that particular nuptials off. today, they are going to be appearing on fox & friends this hour, because they are sponsoring a relief fund for fort myers beach. find out how you can help the folks down there coming up this hour of fox & friends. brian: that frustration is kicking in now. the best scenario he could have the best response. it s been three weeks. how i think it s going to to
included the candidate flashing a badge. does that have authority? they can call me when they want and i can do things for them. the national sheriff s association said quote it s for the trophy case. this is not true. in kyiv overnight, at least four are dead after russia strikes the capital again with iranian drones. and the prison on fire this weekend as the women s protests spread around the country and former president trump whose own daughter, ivanka, son and law, and grandchildren are observing jews is facing scrutiny today over comments of the jewish community on social media. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. early voting begins today in georgia. where residents are deciding between rafael warnock and herschel walker after what was likely their only campaign debate. kristen welker challenged walker on a range of issues including the abortion and domestic violence allegations barely raised at the debate. herschel walker providing his
we re back to president biden giving an update on the student loan forgiveness program. he will be speaking at that podium right there. we ll go there when he begins. first, candidates in some of the most crucial races of these midterms are starting to debate in a few hours. in georgia, brian kemp squares off with his democrat opponent stacey abrams for the first time in the gubernatorial rematch and what they will be telling voters. what will happen there in the first big election cycle since donald trump allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. we have a report on what election officials are doing to stress test new security features meant to protect the process. and the senate race is tight in ohio, republican jd vance and congressman tim ryan will debate for the second time and what voters tell us they re looking to hear from the two men. and where it all stands, new numbers out today shows a lot has changed in the last month. can we trust those number
good afternoon, everyone. i m bianna golodryga. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. it s good to have you. more than 9 million votes across the country already been cast. election day just two weeks away now. not two days away. two weeks away. and the pressure s on for the candidates to win over every voter. it s especially high in pennsylvania. tonight democrat john fetterman will face off against republican mehmet oz in perhaps the most anticipated debate of the election season. it s also the only chance for pennsylvanians to see the candidates argue the issues side by side. in a 50-50 senate pennsylvania is one of the races democrats hope to gain to retain power over the chamber. many voters there have already made up their minds, though. nearly 640,000 people have already turned in ballots. cnn s jessica dean is in harrisburg, pennsylvania. jessica, give us a preview of tonight s debate. reporter: well, bianna, you really just outlined how critical this