top of the hour here on cnn newsroom. the countdown continues to the midterms. 22 days left until election day determining who will control congress, and a new poll from the new york times shows that republicans have a slight edge here. 49% of likely voters say that they plan to back the republican candidate for their house district compared to 45% for democrats. now this poll also found it combined 44% of likely voters are most worried about the economy or inflation. now today, early voting begins in the battleground of georgia. and the race for senate there, one of the tightest in the nation, democratic incumbent raphael warnock casting his ballot you see there. there s also a new twist there in the drama engulfing his republican rival herschel walker who s been denying allegations he paid for an abortion for his ex-girlfriend years ago. well, today walker confirmed the check in question was, in fact, his, but then doubled down the denials in terms of what it was fo
index. and of exercise. it is something they practice. it is something they are very comfortable with. they have never use them for real, other than in tests. so this is something, and i think it s why the biden administration, rightfully so, in my view, has had this concern on the back of their minds since the beginning of this conflict. susan glasser, the president also said here he is trying to figure out what is putin s off ramp. where does he find a way out here? where does he find himself in a position that he does not only lose face but also lose significant power within russia? that s the presidents quote. putin has backed himself into a corner. how does he get out of it? i think that is one of the words, when i hear off ramp and american officials talking about putin, because again and again and again, putin has showed over the last two decades that he is heedless, largely, of american efforts to guide him in any direction and off-ramps are not appreciated. one t
the last time i observed a russian exercise in moscow or outside of moscow, they have a tendency to always and their training events with a nuclear index. it is an end of exercise. it is something they practice and something that are very comfortable with. they have never used them for real other than interest. this is something and i think it is rightfully so in my view why the biden administration has have the concern since the beginning of the conflict. susan glasser, the president also said that he is trying to figure out what his offramp. where does he find himselfposit lose faith but no significant power within russia? that is the president s quote. he has backed himself into a corner so how does he get out of it? i think that is one of the words when i hear offramp and american officials talk about prudent. has shown over the last two decades that he is heedless largely of american efforts to guide him in any direction and off ramps are not appreciated. here we are
good to be with you. i m katy tur. we ve never seen anything like this before in key places across the country, interest in the election is so intense that millions have showed up to vote early. shattering turnout records, especially in the midterm year. who does that help? and is all of that enthusiasm reflected in the polls? we re going to explore that in just a moment. along with the concerning rise in threats at polling places, axios is reporting local mayors and police chiefs are being warned that extremists like the proud boys and the oath keepers are signing up as poll workers and drop box monitors, as part of localized efforts to intimidate voters. again, we will get to all of that in a moment. but first, if you were not already convinced by the campaign ads, or the mailers, or the emails, or the texts, last night s debates gave voters, you potentially, a lot to chew over. candidates in close races, in pennsylvania, michigan, and new york, faced off, first up in penns
expected to reach hurricane strength when it reaches puerto rico later today. we are live in the cnn weather center. gruesome discoveries in kharkiv, and accusations of depravity from a fleeing russian military, we will have that story coming up here in a second. japan issues a tsunami warning for an outlying area. right now we are looking at live pictures of the queen lying in state in westminster. it s 9:00 a.m. in london, the final full day that people can come pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end at 6:30 tomorrow morning, that s when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for the funeral. prince william and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as their parents are done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. also on saturday king charles did a walk ab