their races. that includes a very high profile race in new york, featuring the head of the democratic congressional campaign committee, a member of house democratic leadership. the is apparently so worried about his own chairman that they are throwing another $600,000 into the race to defend him. that alone for democrats is alarming, but democrats are concerned about have seats in new england, that is a flashing red light. first lady jill biden heads to rhode island tomorrow to help with democratic house candidate there. vice president kamala harris visited connecticut earlier this month to help a house democratic candidate there. and republicans are reportedly now recommitting money in new hampshire, to try to unseat democratic senator maggie hassan. continuing our trip now through the political landscape, let s go visit my home commonwealth of pennsylvania. tonight, the two senate
this morning abortion one of the issues at the center of the high profile race for governor in georgia after a court ruling georgia s ban on abortions after six weeks back into effect. cnn s eva mcken has the latest. reporter: in an election year even your local farmer s market could become the sight of a surprise stop. stacey, we re big fans. of course. reporter: the future of abortion rights has become central for stacey abrams strategy to win in november. how much emphasis do you plan on putting on abortion rights in the closing weeks of your campaign? it s going to be front and center in the conversation. women deserve full citizenship in the united states and certainly in the state of georgia and they re being denied that. reporter: in 2019 brian kemp signed a bill into law that bans most abortions. when early cardiac activity is
the soul of this nation. i don t even understand what that means, honestly. let s keep on point. te me w ng to be a better economy for america in the next six months, one year. reporter: republicans are eager to blame biden for the economy. house republican leader kevin mccarthy, the man hoping to be the next speaker, also in pennsylvania today. let me state the obvious. our economy is now in a recession. reporter: but there s another issue democrats hope breaks through. how roe versus wade plays out. i am pro-choice. reporter: democrats pointing to three surprise special elections as proof of abortion s impact. kansas voters striking down a move to take the right to an abortion out of the state s constitution. a new york democrat winning a congressional race by emphasizing choice and overnight. a democrat defeating sarah palin to win alaska s only house seat. no question pennsylvania is a critical state, everyone closely watching. the high profile race here that
recall election played factor in us moving forward, in pennsylvania, we don t have recall election, impeachment process is outlined in our state constitution and that is what we intend to do. the focus is on philly, what happens in philly spreads to the rest of pennsylvania and we re see thanksgiving spread across the country. high time somebody put a stop to it, you gentleman are trying, state reps, we appreciate it. thank you for having us, todd. it is electric day in five states including south carolina where nancy mace is on the ballot in one of today s most high profile race. carley: that is right. she likes her chances and will be here to tell us why. first we re talking to the voters, that is next.
offenders sent to prison and promised to hold police officers accountable accountable. those in the city blame him for rising crime rates. progressive congresswoman karen bass is headed to a runoff with a republican turned democrat, a billionaire named rick caruso. neither candidate in the very high profile race was able to win more than 50% of the vote. incumbent governor gavin newsom and senator alex padilla both easily won their primary races. people in the united states may soon have a fourth covid-19 vaccine option. an independent group of advisers to the fda yesterday voted in favor of authorizing novavax vaccine for people 18 and older. next the fda will decide whether to authorize the shot for emergency use. the novavax vaccine is the first protein based shot made available in the u.s. which is in line with many long standing vaccines including those for hepatitis b and shingles.