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
we re back to president biden giving an update on the student loan forgiveness program. he will be speaking at that podium right there. we ll go there when he begins. first, candidates in some of the most crucial races of these midterms are starting to debate in a few hours. in georgia, brian kemp squares off with his democrat opponent stacey abrams for the first time in the gubernatorial rematch and what they will be telling voters. what will happen there in the first big election cycle since donald trump allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. we have a report on what election officials are doing to stress test new security features meant to protect the process. and the senate race is tight in ohio, republican jd vance and congressman tim ryan will debate for the second time and what voters tell us they re looking to hear from the two men. and where it all stands, new numbers out today shows a lot has changed in the last month. can we trust those number
Time. D. A. In el paso. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Right in front of us, guys. Violent tornadoes. Dana Severe Weather outbreak over the Central Plains spawning dozens of tornadoes leaving five people dead. Destroying homes and causing damage. The worst outbreak of tornadoes this year. Special Response Teams are surveying the hard hit areas as cleanup and recovery get underway. Were live in nebraska, but first. Intense antiisrael protests overrung College Campuses across the country Sewing Division among students, faculty and communities nationwide. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. How are you doing . Bill are you all right . Dana second hour. Bill nice to see you. Im bill hemmer. Good morning. No longer limited to big cities or ivy league schools. It is affecting americans in just about every part of the country. Loud and disruptive demonstrations taking place on College Campuses. Weve seen in public squares and on busy highways. Dividing democrats who stand
No fewer than 3,764 students from 126 institutions have sent in applications for the student loan as of 7:27pm on Friday, data obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed.