wednesday morning, everyone. don lemon, alongside poppy harlow and kaitlan collins here. it is wednesday, november 2nd. we re so glad you chose to wake up with us and tune in. a big news day too. it is a big news day. the big questions this morning, do politicians and their families need more protection after the attack on paul pelosi? capital police making a desperate plea. the second question this morning, what were those officers waiting for? we have exclusive and chilling 911 audio from a 10-year-old girl named chloe. she called police, begged for help during the uvalde school m massacre. our third question is whether or not former president barack obama had help push democrats over the line. he s campaigning with arizona katie hobbs. finally, this is an important question, what would you buy first if you won $1 $1.2 billion, meaning after you picked yourself up off the floor. the power ball jackpot soaring to record highs. we ll get to all of that. but first,
capitol police officers weren t monitoring surveillance at the pelosi residence. there was no capitol police. there was no private security present at the time. gas prices now rising to $3.76. president biden claims his policies are driving prices down. gas prices are coming down. the oil industry is not doing the right thing. flies it to center field. mccormick is going back. he is at the track, he is at the the wall. gone. wow. monstrous blast. steve: sixth days until the voting starts. as you look live at capitol hill where the balance of power for the house of representatives, senate and the congress hangs in the balance. we should know in about seven days, maybe. currently on it is 57 degrees. going for a daytime high of 70 degrees. and sunrise, by the way, is going to be at 7:37 this morning. ainsley: i can t believe it s november 2nd. brian: i know outside i came n a tank top and shorts. that s how hot it feels like august. i fully screwed up.
attack on pelosi and other threats to leaders. and the escalating rhetoric. mary bruce is live. just six days now until the midterms. the economy issue number one. in nevada tonight, the first latina senator in the u.s., a democrat, fighting to hold opt her seat. former president obama trying to help. and what the voters there told our martha raddatz. plus tonight, georgia, pennsylvania, new hampshire, and ohio. rachel scott on these very tight races. we ll show you the numbers tonight. the fed hiking interest rates three quarters of a per essential today to try to slow down inflation and try to stave off recession. how americans will feel this. in parkland, school shooter nikolas cruz face-to-face with families, formally sentenced tonight to 34 consecutive sentences of life in prison. victor oquendo is there. the alarming escalation by north korea. more than 20 missile tests launched. what south korea did for the first time and matt gutman in south korea. the war i
the rising tide of threats some amplified by people in power is escalating the risks. and it prompted this warning from hillary clinton. a woman who knows all-too well what it is like to be targeted. ask yourselves, please, why would you entrust power to people who are either themselves unable to see how terrible it is that someone would be attacked in their home or don t really care because they think that it will somehow get them votes that will get them elected. and speaking of big political names, some of the biggest are on the campaign trail today including former president obama in arizona. we have brand new poll numbers from there and from wisconsin where margins in both the senate and governor s races are razor thin. and soon the gunman in parkland, florida is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. not the death sentence so many families have been hoping for. later this hour, i ll talk to the reverend risher whose mother was killed in charleston. w
money. the more we found out about him, the more dangerous he became. he is starting to brandish a gun. i had my guns leached and next to me. i had a back pack for myself, the minute i had heard him storing i jumped out of my bed. this guy needs to be stopped. we all banded together. he s not gonna do this to another woman. it all came down to this moment. we had officers and agents in vehicle, extra points, entry points to make sure he doesn t escape. finally he was in their sights. this guy needs to be stopped. he was going from state to state and he wasn t being held accountable. this is what he did for power. it s almost like a drug. he was good. really good. the best liar i ve ever met in my life. he just didn t count on her. you have no idea, i m not gonna stop. cindi pardini was a true success story. she earned her degree in construction management and engineering. graduated with all men in a hard hat, and a gown. she went into tec