their ballots with the vision for the country very much up for grabs. welcome to america reports on this election day. i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you on this important day, i m john roberts in washington. democrats hope to remain in control of congress to further advance president biden s agenda. republicans believe voters frustrations with how things have gone the past two years will send them back into the majority. sandra: a seat the democrats will likely need to win in order to keep the senate is arizona. there is also a crucial governor s race taking place there. john: a busy show ahead. all-star analysts will preview, and all of the closest races. start with senior correspondent at a polling site in the phoenix suburb of paradise valley. wh john and sandra. the maricopa county elections division says 20% of the tabulation machines in and around the county are malfunctioning, means the ballots are not being counted at the election site w
occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a
the district attorney on the case is outfront tonight. new video of new russian recruits desperately pleading with their leaders saying they re being sent to the, quote, meat grinder. bring in the big names. all out on the trail tonight speaking in our hour. we ll take you there live. let s go outfront. outfront this evening, the breaking news. paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is now out of surgery for a fractured skull. this after police say an intruder broke into their home overnight and attacked with a hammer. that intruder also attempted to tie mr. pelosi up until nancy got home. speaker pelosi was in washington at this time. but sources tell cnn the intruder repeatedly asked where is nancy? the rampage. the suspect is now identified as 42-year-old david depape of california. he is facing charges of attempted homicide as well as burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse i m going to talk to the district attorney in charge o
refinery maintenance shutdowns ant and opec s latest cuts as retirees will soon get the biggest social security living increase that they ve seen in decades. in a moment we will hear from the wall street journal jon hilsenrath. analysis in moments. arthel: the white house trying to get in front of rising gas prices and inflation among top voter concerns. hey, lucas. lucas: price of regular unleaded gasoline nationwide is 3.91 according to triple a. president biden lashing out against saudi arabia and opec for cutting oil production former secretary of state mike pompeo responded this morning on fox news sunday. the the point the finger at someone else opec and saudis is enormous mistake when america has the capacity to produce energy independence for its own country and provide energy for the world as well. lucas: pompeo also taking issue with biden s comments on armageddon defined last battle between good and evil before day of judgment and called comments reckless and w
one the supreme court is about to hear a case you might not have heard of, that concerns a benign sounding theory about state legislatures. this case could quite literally and democracy as we know it. there is not been nearly enough conversation about this case, and we are gonna change that this morning. then every politico in the bell when trying to figure out how the republican overreach that landed us in this dystopian row post row reality is going to effect next month s elections. one louisiana candidate is literally embodying the shifting landscape. we re gonna tell you her remarkable story and we will meet her in the next hour. velshi begins right now. good morning, feel it is an effort in the ninth. i am a label. she just must election. they were officially in of the 2020 midterms. is the first major election since the 2020 presidential election, and the insurrection of the. capital as well into these last weeks of the election cycle, the former president s grip on t