presidential debate the candidates were fighting each other. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. with fewer people on the stage this time it was the third debate, everybody could have more talk time. some of it was pretty chippy. we learned a lot, though. like where they stand on the economy, abortion, foreign enemies, and former president donald trump. why it should be them instead of him. that was an interesting segment. and the spirited back and forth got pretty personal. do you want a leader from a different generation who will put this country first or want dick cheney in three inch heels? we have two of them on stage right now. i would like to say they re five inch heels and i don t wear them unless you can run in them. we have two of you on stage. the second stage i will say i wear heels not for a fashion statement, they re for ammunition. ambassador haley said i wasn t doing she welcomed them into south carolina, gave them land near a
the beat with ari melber starts right now. our top story is this democratic resurgence we re living through this week, brought to you by the voters of the united states of america. republicans are straight up reeling because voters, including in often more conservative leaning states, are rejecting this version, today s version of the republican party as measurably unpopular. as something that these voters oppose, and they oppose the policies, and i m not talking about opinion, i m not talking about speculation or polling. i m just reporting for you on what we re learning from the vote this week and the party that is now dealing with what has clearly a brand. that fed weeks of chaos in replacing a speaker, shows the candidates running for office right now against the very creator of maga, trump, while he skipped this debate they did last night, and they were clearly still split over how to challenge him and each other against the backdrop of these new losses. all of it
take debate stage once again, and once again, donald trump is trying to steal the spotlight. sara sidner is off today. i m kate bald win with john ber m berman and this is cnn news central. it is election day in america, and the polls are open, and we are watching several key races that could not only impact lives today, but can also send some loud messages for the next year s presidential election. abortion rights are on the ballot today in ohio where the voters will decide whether to enshrine the issue in the state s constitution. it has been an issue since the overturning of roe v. wade and others are hoping it helps in west virginia where the chambers are up for grabs, but the republican governor in virginia is trying a new approach to abortion approach is a model for republicans in virginia and far beyond. jessica dean is in virginia. jessica, the election in virginia is not just about at the lives in the commonwealth, but what are you hearing about today and the c
terrorists. the idf in heavy armor and tanks now reportedly taking out hamas targets and terrorists overnight. [explosions] harris: as you can see it went on long enough for day break. new video shows israeli troops raising the jewish nation s flag in the palestinian territory for the first time in 18 years. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced the second phase of the war with the israeli forces reaching built-up areas including the outskirts of gaza city. reports on the ground idf blocked a key road linking northern gaza to the south. netanyahu has told his nation to expect a long, hard conflict. this is our second independence war. we are fighting on defending our homeland. we will fight and not quit. we will destroy the enemy of the land and under. we will fight and win. harris: here is what an israeli soldier told fox. on a regular basis we re worried about rockets, missiles, drones, even people cross
enough. clinton world joining forces with obama world and taking over the reins of the biden campaign. hostile takeover. obama sees the race for what it is, a nailbiter, but biden does not always listen to obama s advice, he questions his judgement so obama is going around joe and is personally calling biden s campaign chair and close advisers asking about strategy and how biden was taking their advice. he has the biden campaign wired. obama s people have ordered the biden campaign to make sure obama is in the loop on campaign updates. obama is even making staffing decisions at biden s headquarters in wilmington. obama s lieutenants warning they will be watching thursday night. no pressure. this is the most important 90 minutes in joe biden s political career, it s one of the most important 90 minutes and recent political history because if joe biden does not do what he needs to do thursday, and i think he can, he s a solid debater, i m not sure trouble even debate septem