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
with election day fast approaching. is his message resonating right now as cnn s exclusive new poll drives home voters worries about the u.s. economy. also tonight, the trump organization s tax fraud trial is now under way in new york, after years of investigation. jurors being chosen to decide if crimes were committed by the former president s business. and as the battle for southern ukraine rages, russia is now accusing ukrainian forces of planning to detonate a nuclear-laced dirty bomb. the claim is being denial by officials in kyiv and here in washington. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, president biden hammering home his party s closing message just 15 days before the midterm elections. let s go straight to the white house where cnn s phil mattingly is standing by. as the president makes his push, a new cnn poll shows what voters care about most. give u
well, it is the top of the hour at cnn newsroom. 15 days now until election day and candidates are out battling for every ballot. in the florida governor s race, democrat charlie crist hopes tonight s debate will help shift the momentum as he tries to unseat ron desantis. in pennsylvania, there s a debate tomorrow in the much tighter senate race there. polls show the democrat john fetterman has a small lead over his republican rival, mehmet oz. nearly 7.3 million americans have already cast a ballot in 39 states with the early vote turnout in the battleground, georgia breaking records. cnn has just released new poll averages showing just how tight the race for senate is in critical swing states of pennsylvania and wisconsin. president biden just made another pitch to voters coming up on november 8th. that s the midterm election day. he just spoke at democratic party headquarters in d.c. to make his closing argument. cnn s senior white house correspondent phil mattin
new york and california now under pressure. michigan. we ll take a look at the governor s race. we ll take a look at those. these are the headlines, this is what is being talked about today. politco, big republican gains. the washington post, democrats fear that the mid-term map is slipping away from them. and axios is showing a red tsunami. president biden moments ago said this. so far we re running against the tide and we re beating the tide. we just have 15 days until one of the most important elections in our lifetime. it s going to shape the way this country looks like for the coming decade. he did zero campaigning over the weekend. let s bring in fox news contributor josh kraushaar. these are the senate toss-up races as you see them and as we see them. nevada, arizona, georgia, pennsylvania. let s take a quick look at arizona. this is a race that at one point the senate leadership committee said, blake masters is on his own. right? now this thing is tightening up.
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