mitchell reports. we are live from pnc park this pittsburgh. the main event is tonight when john fetterman faces off against trump-backed republican, dr. oz with fetterman trying to lower expectations for his performance due to his continuing recovery from a stroke. in the home stretch, pennsylvania is crucial. if democrats are going to keep control of the senate. even have a chance of keeping control of the house. as momentum shifts to the republicans over concerns about inflation. we will get the latest from the political reports david wasserman. adidas ending their ties with kanye. new reaction from brittney griner s teammates after the russian court today rejected her emotional plea, pleading from jail for a shorter sentence. she now faces eight more years in jail. unless vladimir putin agrees to a prisoner swap. we begin this hour with politics right here in pennsylvania. that big senate debate tonight with two weeks until the midterms. joining us, dasha burns
you hear that? the herschel walker exception. republicans want to eliminate all access to abortion in america for you. but if herschel walker or any other rich republican or republican at all was involved in an abortion, well, we re just going to have to pretend it never happened. plus ron johnson s statement that january 6th was no armed insurrection, that did not age well. it was refuted in the on earth keepers trial the day before he said it. cori bush s challenges to make it to congress, and why the midterm afflictions five weeks have so vitally important. we begin the reidout with president biden and the first lady touring the damage florida today, one week after hurricane ian made landfall. the storm killed more than 100 people and left thousands without a home to return to. president biden met with some of those families whose lives were upended, promising to help them rebuild. today we have one job and only one job, and that s to make sure the people of fl
brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. we are 15 days away from the midterm elections and u.s. voters are hitting the polling booths nice and early. almost 7.3 million ballots have been cast in 39 states so far. florida and georgia, critical battlegrounds, reporting huge numbers. not so great news, complaints of voter intimidation in arizona. two armed men were seen in tactical gear according to the election department. the men left when deputies sh showed up. this afternoon, merrick garland responded to that incident with a pledge t
an epic battle for control of congress is heading into the final stretch tonight. with only two weeks until election day and miles to go for the candidates out there on the campaign trail. let s get right toe hottest battlegrounds. pennsylvania. where the senate race could be decisive for democrats. cnn s chief national affairs correspondent is there for us. on the eve of a critical debate, all eyes are on pennsylvania. in the fight for control of the senate. as democratic john fetterman and republican, mehmet oz, share a stage for the first time. a new cnn poll shows fetterman with a narrow edge. 51 to 45%. just outside the surveys margin of error, as oz works to boost his campaign two weeks before election day. the race to fill the seat of retiring republican senator, pam toomey, has played out as a bitter, long distance duel with a sharp focus on fetterman s recovery from a near deadly stroke in may. it s the elephant in the room. having a stroke. at a weekend campai
it is the top of the hour. we re so happy you could join us this morning. i m don lemon. it it is november 2nd. losing faith in the election system. a new poll reveals how many voters already distrust the results of the mid-term elections before they even come in. and, wow. caught on camera, this texas woman gored by a bison in a state park. you are going to hear from her during and after that attack. a very busy wednesday here in the country. we re going to begin with this new reporting. members of the pelosi family will soon be able to hear audio from the 911 call paul pelosi made to police on the night he was assaulted and they ll get to see camera footage of that brutal attack. jamie, good morning to you. what do you know? reporter: good morning, guys. don, as you said, the police, the local san francisco police, the d.a. are providing members of the pelosi family. they will be the first to hear that 911 call, which we know lasted about three minutes. that may be