the same robot that found the titanic sub is back at the wreckage site, the lead starts right now. what went so tragically wrong? causing the implosion that killed five people on that v voyage. first on cnn, a new mission today for that remote vehicle that discovered the sub debris. plus, a cnn exclusive. fake electors compelled to testify. as a special counsel investigation looking in efforts to over turn the 2020 election heats up. and in the shadow of trump, 2024 republican hopefuls converge on a conservative conference and try to separate themselves on one of the most divisive issues of this election cycle. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper here in washington. and i m anderson cooper in saint john, newfoundland, where the sub started one week ago today. this afternoon the canadian government is announcing it is launching an investigation into the implosion of the sub which killed all five people on board. mothership is set to arrive in
donald trump. and jurors are expected to hear from a new witness today. we ll tell you who that is and why his testimony could be important to the case. plus, another emergency rescue effort in an attempt to curb panic in the markets. details on the deal involving sw switzerland s largest bank. xi jinping is in moscow right now and just met with vladimir putin. xi s new comments this morning about why he s there. 20 years ago today the u.s. invaded iraq. we are live in baghdad with the scars from that war still felt today. we ll also talk to congressman jason crow who served in iraq and now says there should be no more blank checks for the military. and back at home, deadly violence erupts during spring break in miami beach. we re live with how the city is cracking down. and we begin with the very latest on the investigations surrounding former president donald trump. a new york city grand jury could hear from what could be the final witnesses in its investigatio
words together. but it knocked me down but i m going to keep coming back up. i ve visited vocational schools, i didn t visit it with john, because obviously it wasn t clear enough for you to understand this. there s no way around it, john fetterman s health was the big issue last night in pennsylvania and he and dr. oz faced off in the only debate for the state s senate seat. we re going to have much more on the this consequential showdown, next. plus, democrats are now bracing for a possible red wave. and it even appears that strongholds could be in jeopardy. and president joe biden shares his thoughts on the midterms saying americans face a choice and the stakes could be higher. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this wednesday, october 26th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. pennsylvania voters saw their candidates for u.s. senate side by side last night for the one and only debate in the high-stakes race. lieutenant governor
On the stage and defending your record. We have got to choose right, we have got to win and somebody that will be able to serve two terms. Picket in front of the white house in washington, d. C. Thats really why the protest needs to be. A nation without borders is not a nation. We have to secure the Southern Border. Thats not true. Chinas the real enemy. As the u. N. Ambassador you literally bring it. You got bad information. Rather than creating clarity, it creates more of a muddle for voters. There will be a lot of pressure to kick somebody off the island. Seven candidates were on stage. The one who was not, donald trump, may have benefitted the most of all. Good morning. It is the top of the hour. We are glad you are with us, especially if you stayed up late watching the debate last night. At the end, no one wanted to vote anyone else off the island. One person did. We will talk to him shortly. Five minutes. Most did not want to. Yet again, the gops frontrunner donald trump was not
we re doing all kind of bills. trying to keep up with all things trying to get done in the next two to three months. mcconnell has represented kentucky in the senate since he he isn t up for re-election again until 2026. there s a widely held belief he won t run again. his health has been closely watched by the white house. he s become an important bulwark the white house belief for some of the important elements, and he s been able to stand up at times to mccarthy and trump. the white house fears whoever could come next even if it s a somewhat moderate like a john thune who we just saw there that person might feel they have to turn much more to the right and be a more difficult partner. everyone is watching what happens next. still ahead we ll turn to sports, and baseball s best