the reaction from passengers was definitely mixed. there was like a wide range of ages and stuff, so, and a wide range of experiences. we ll continue to follow this story throughout the day, right here on cnn. to germany now where voters are casting their ballots in an election that will have consequences far beyond their borders. the race will determine who will succeed angela merkel after nearly 16 years in office. she s become a de facto leader of the eu and symbol of stability. it is unclear who will fill her shoes. polling show the race is just too close to call. on saturday, mrs. merkel made her final pitch to rally voters hein behind the conservatives.
reporter: after retraining his job, the governor tweeted, let s get back to work. kyung lah, thank you. the california recall election is being seen as a bit of a test for the democratic party s message ahead of the national midterms next year. it also comes as many americans are worried about america s democracy. now cnn polling show that most people think it s under attack and are are losing confidence that elections reflect the will of the people. break down these new numbers for us, chris. this is the most basic question. 56% of people say democracy is under attack, another 36% say being tested. that s the fragility governor newsom was talking about. democracy is not a self-sustaining thing. you have to do its care and feeding. now, you might think, 56% under attack, that s probably a lot of
there is a subplot to this that democrats need to make a bipartisan effort to reassure senators, we tried. so even if it falls apart that might make them more comfortable going for the reconciliation bill which would only grow if infrastructure had to be put into that. what s your polling show, the threshold americans want to see in terms of a cost, is there a sense of which party would take more of the blame if this fell apart? it s an excellent question. this poll is unique because it asks some edgier, interesting questions around that. it shows a lot of positive news, a high degree of consensus, both as you say and the president saw for the initiative the president is selling hard on reconciliation, there s a lot more work to be done, first and foremost because voters want bipartisan support. i think that there is a wariness
they need 20 turn oto turn out biden. he needs the high black turnout in wisconsin if he s going to win. or whom ever the democrat nominee is. who whomever the democratic nominee is. thank you. polling show president trump facing a major gap with his mank vo hispanic voters. hoping to shore up support ahead of the 2020 election. cnn reports it s an uphill battle in the blue city of el paso, texas. are you a member of border hispanic, yet. no. reporter: ray has his work cut out for him as chair of the board of hispanics for trump, his goal, get latinos ho help re-elect the president. odds are against him. with borders for trump. heard of us? how are you? reporter: there are countless latinos who support the president but afraid to commit it. he hopes to convince them
low-level he has a pretty good civil rights history, he was marching well before many. yes. whenever asked about civil rights, he always talks about marching with martin luther king jr. which is fantastic. there were people who were t weren t. if that s what you re reaching for and don t have anything to show for in the decades after that, then i find a problem with it. okay. valid point. matt, our new nbc news/ wall street journal polling show americans are split on a very important issue for the president, the economy and his handling of the economy. you think as a president and his advisers are looking at all the data that came out of our poll earlier today, this is the one thing that they re probably most worried about? well, i mean, the economy has been one of the strongest selling points that trump has a had and wants to use for his re-election. and there are some signs that we may be seeing a slowdown. you saw, i think, two top advisers just this morning on the su