pulled out an honorary badge. they pressed him on the use of the badge overnight. this is from my home town. the sheriff of the home town which is a legitimate badge. this gives me the right let me finish. if anything happened in this county, i have the right to work with the police and get things done. does that have arrested authority or it is an honorary badge, it is an honorary baenl but they could call me whenever they want me and i have the authority to do things with them. the national sheriff s association said an honorary badge is for the trophy case. why make the decision to flash it at the debate. that is totally not true. walker went on to acknowledge sending a woman a $700 check, but said he didn t know what it was for. woman said that check was payment for an abortion that she had at walker s request. and still ahead, joe biden has been away from the white house frequently. but it is not all been for the campaign trail. how the presidents days in
authority or is it an honorary badge? it s an honorary badge but they have the ability to call me when they want me and i can do things for them. the national sheriff s association said an honorary badge is for a trophy case. why flash it at the debate? that s not true. on the stage tonight governor brian kemp squaring off against stacey abrams. abrams will be getting help from barack obama between now and november. the former president will be also campaigning in michigan and wisconsin. and democrat tim ryan and jd vance go toe-to-toe in round two of their debates in ohio s closer than expected senate race. and in utah, a battle on the debate stage in the only senate race in the country where democrats decided not to field a candidate. cnn national politics reporter
the national sheriff s association said an honorary badge, quote, is for the trophy case. why make the decision that it that is totally not true. we ve got a lot to, as you can imagine. one caveat though. we can talk all day about the numbers and the horse race, but again this is not a normal election. hanging above all of it, all of the normal policy issues, like the economy, crime, abortion, there is the very not normal issue of whether to believe in democracy itself. that conversation we re going to have that in a moment but let s start with our reporters who are hearing a lot of stuff on the ground, joining me from atlanta, is nbc s blayne alexander, and in youngstown, ohio, nbc s jesse kirsch. so moving on from the senate race and going toward what we re going to see tonight in georgia, and that is the governor s race, between stacey abrams and brian kemp, what is the status of that race, and what do we expect for
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.
hometown. this is from johnson county, from the sheriff of johnson county, dhz a legit badge. everyone can make fun. let me finish. if anything happened in this town, i have a right to work with the police getting things done. reporter: walker saying he s participated in training and leadership programs with law enforcement for years. does that have arresting authority or is it honorary badge? it is an honorary badge but they can call me and i have the authority to work with them on things. the national sheriff s association said the honorary badge, quote, is for the troph if i case. why make the decision that is totally not true. reporter: the johnson county sheriff confirms to nbc news he gave walker the badge. just one of many races tightening as the race approaches. chuck grassley facing a surprisingly close race, while republican mehmet oz and democrat