there is a lot to discuss. with our cnn political commentators. we have scott jennings, karen finney, and senior political analyst, bonnet brownstein. great to have you here. let s start with the senate debate. the john fetterman and mehmet oz that just happened tonight. and of course, crime came up. it has been a big issue in that race. let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on the stage right now that has been successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the eternal order of police, from braddock, this meltdown he represented, endorse me, because what he is saying it s not true. violent skyrocketed in braddock. the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he. okay, john. i know you are chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange bec
question what will pennsylvania voters think of john fetterman s debate performance? the senate race showdown produced big policy clashes between the two. it was also an hour long look at fetterman s ongoing recovery from a stroke. i m also having to talk about something called the oz rule that if he s on tv, he s lying. he didn t pay for his own house. he got it for a dollar from his sister and he hasn t been able to earn a living on his own. plus, 13 days out, president biden tries another take at a closing message. new steps announced today he says will help ease the pain of inflation. a warning, republican control of congress, the president says, will bring government shutdowns and chaos, the camera captures a call between donald trump and blake masters. the former president s advice, peddle election lies at every turn. if they say how is your family, say the election was rigged and stolen. you lose if you go soft. you ll lose that base. i m not going soft. up
[cheers and applause] thank you, thank you for receiving us with open arms. even if they are covered with black sabbath tattoos and number 77 sunscreen. let s cover some news before we go to the monologue. an american who was trapped in ukraine for eight months says he evaded russian troops by prevpretending to be irish. in other words, he was drunk. comedian gallagher sadly has passed away at age 76. his family scheduled a private ceremony. followed by smashing him with a giant hammer. [laughs] laura: we had to show the picture of the watermelon. amazon s jeff bezos and ncb giving his fortune to charity, earning praise for hunter biden who gave most of his fortune to charity a month and the other girl dancing wednesday night shift. [dracula sanctuary city of philadelphia.- [cheers and applause] sparking outrage from migrants who packed for martha s vineyard. this isn t what i signed up for, said one refugee named beto o rourke. the department of energy is projecting he
complicating that effort, however, is fetterman s ongoing recovery from a stroke last may. dana: health concerns front and center as fetterman and oz clashed on everything from inflation to crime. let s also talk about the elephant in the room. i had a stroke. he has never let me forget that. this campaign to me is about fighting for everyone in pennsylvania that ever got knocked down. there was a lady in beaver county who told me with fear in her heart she wanted to provide food for her son s chicken she wanted and couldn t afford it. i can make the difficult decisions as you do in the operating room as a surgeon and cutting our budget as well to make sure we don t have to raise taxes on a population already in pain from the high inflation rate. he has 10 mansions. he must push back against corporate greed. we must make sure that we re also pushing back against price gouging. fetterman has been trying to get as many murderers out of jail as possible. he does it wit
stretch. america reports is looking to a battleground matchup where stakes couldn t be higher. j.d. vance is neck and neck with his republican opponent. he join us live. judging from the opponent speaking this morning the tense political battle is about to hit a boiling point. try to dismiss j.d. as being an extremist weirdo which he is and everybody knows it. extremist weirdo? see how he responds in a closing race that could poachly tip the power out of democratic reports. welcome to america reports second hour. we will get to vance in a moment i m sandra smith in new york. we invited democrat tim ryan to join us any time. he s welcome on the program and hope he will come on to make his case after we hear from j.d. vance. he s been here before and can be here again. we begin the hour with breaking news. the hour at the white house the press secretary will face questions any minute 13 days from the midterm the president announcing plan to tackle inflation vowing to