they re extreme positions, out of touch with the value of pennsylvanians. here s what we need to fight about inflation because it s a tax on working families. and dr. oz can t possibly understand what that is like. he has ten mansions. pennsylvania s senate race, it took center stage on debate night in america last night. i m brianna keilar with alex marquardt. such a pleasure to be back with you. john fetterman and mehmet oz trading attacks in their first and only debate. they sparred over abortion, inflation, and fracking. issues that are the most important to pennsylvania voters. fetterman s health has been a question in this campaign and the debate highlighted the recovery from his stroke. he used closed captioning for assistance. in new york, fighting crime was front and center between kathy hochul and lee zeldin. recent polls show the governor s race is tightening in the final weeks of the campaign. in michigan, gretchen whitmer and tudor dixen clashes over
cnn newsroom. police make an arrest in connection with a series of killings in california. hear why they believe the suspect was out hunting for another victim. black smoke rises above iran s most notorious prison, one that holds political dissents, including some american citizens. a live report on the protest inside the facility. chinese president xi jinping prepares to make history. taiwan has it own response to xi s address at the chinese communist party congress. we re live in beijing and taipei with details. authorities in stockton, california, have arrested a man they believe is connected to a series of killings. they say the suspect was armed and on a mission to kill another victim. cnn s camila bernal reports. reporter: we have been following this story for days. and now authorities say they believe they have their suspect. this is 43-year-old wesley brownlee of stockton. and what authorities are saying is that they were able to arrest this man thanks
that i m fit to be serving and that s what i believe is where i m standing. democrats are seizing on dr. oz already on defense for criticism of discredited theories he promoted on television saying this when asked whether aside from exceptions should abortion be banned in america. i ve been in the room when there s some difficult conversations happening. i don t want the federal government involved with that at all. i want women, doctors, local political leaders leading the democracy that s allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves. we ll get reaction here as well as reports from other key contests across the nation. and we ll take a closer look at threats to election workers undermining access to the vote and election security in georgia, two years after former president trump tried to change the 2020 results. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell here in pittsburgh and the big question in pennsylvania this morning
i m christine romans. new day starts right now . two weeks from today. the midterm elections. brace yourself. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the race for control of the senate looks to be tight. new cnn polling shows democrat john fetterman with a slight edge over republican mehmet oz in pennsylvania. and in wisconsin ron johnson, democratic challenger men della barnes basically even. inflation the top issue. followed by abortion rights. early voting in that state begins today. in pennsylvania 44% of likely voters sight the economy. and more on debates in a moment. tonight in new york, a highly anticipated debate between incumbent democratic governor kathy hochul and republican challenge lee zeldin. zeldin made crime the focus of his campaign. and last night desantis and crist going toe-to-toe on abortion. and theian going poulter wars and may have his eye on the white house refusing to commit all four years if he wins the election. according to a top official,
battleground goes bionic? the lead starts right now. one of the most anticipated debates of the year. john fetterman versus mehmet oz as this political season kicks into overdrive for candidates nationwide. plus, distraction for democrats. the anger and outrage over a letter to president biden now retracted. and moscow shuts down an appeal to release brittney griner from a russian prison. is there any hope left to bring the wnba star home? welcome to the lead. we ll get to the midterms in just a moment. first, a significant step for the justice department and its investigation into the january 6th attack. sources tell cnn the doj is trying to force the testimony of pat cipollony and patrick philbin, the top two lawyers from donald trump s white house, and hear about their conversations with the former president. this is exclusive new reporting, so let s get right to cnn s sarah murray. this is an attempt to break through a firewall of sorts trump has used to avoid scr