2020 meeting in the Sedition Case against five oath keepers on trial for plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power. This as a sitting republican senator warns Political Violence is escalating. That senator says this. I wouldnt be surprised if a senator or a house member were killed. Up first for us, though, we count the midterm votes five weeks from tonight and there is a Blockbuster Development today in one of the senate races critical, absolutely critical to the Balance Of Power here in washington. The Daily Beast Reporting Monday Afternoon that georgias Republican Senate nominee, Herschel Walker, paid for a womans abortion back in 2009. Walker calls this accusation untrue. It is a flat out lie. And now you know how important this seat is. This seat is very important that theyll do anything to win this seat and lie because they want to make it about Everything Else except what the true problems that we have in this country is. This inflation. The border wide open. Crime. They dont want to talk about that. The former Football Star has campaigned on a no exceptions nationwide abortion ban. Now, cnn has not independently verified this allegation. But the Daily Beast Report does come with documentation, with receipts. The woman making the accusation provided pictures to the daily beast of what she claims is a get well card signed by walker. And the outlet says she also backed up the accusation with, quote, a 575 receipt from the Abortion Clinic and a Bank Deposit Receipt that included an image of a signed 700 Personal Check from Herschel Walker. Again, walker says its all a lie. But this complicates his effort, this here, very much so. Walkers 22yearold son, a Conservative Influencer in social media, says the Abortion Account convinced him it was time to speak out. Family values people, he has four kids, four different women, wasnt in the house raising one of them. Dont lie on the lives youve destroyed and act like youre some moral family man. Yall should care about that. Conservatives. With me in studio to share their reporting and their insights, cnns kaitlan collins, nprs aisha rasco, carl hulse of the New York Times, and cnns eva kent. Youve spent a lot of time on this race. Walker decided to go on Hannity Last Night and say its a lie. Inside the Walker Campaign what do they view as more damaging or how do they deal with the idea that you have this accusation from the woman about an abortion back in 2009 . You also have his adult son coming out and saying his father is not the person he claims to be in the campaign. And it is perhaps the son that is more damaging than the daily beast story because we dont know how long christian will continue to speak out. That is the real trouble here. But listen, the republican establishment seems to be rallying around walker for now. You have the nrsc as well as other groups saying that this is all a distraction mounted by democrats and their allies and that theyre going to stay ladsar focused on the issues. So theyre really saying all that they could say in this matter. But notably in these statements they are not repeating the fact that it is a lie. They arent denying the accusations themselves. And look what hes done time and time again. I mean, he the revelations that have come out since hes been a candidate really just go to speak to its a bad track record when it comes to credibility with voters. Because he criticized absentee fathers. Then it came out that he had a child out of wedlock. Then it came out that he had not told his Campaign Staff about two other children that hed had. Its just kind of been this pattern that youve seen. And there was a reason Establishment Republicans did not want Herschel Walker to be the candidate here, that they didnt want to initially put their support behind him, because the red flags were there. Right. So now were five weeks out, though, and the red flags were there. Much of the establishment wanted another candidate. Didnt get another candidate. So they rallied around Herschel Walker. So five weeks out the National RepublicanSenatorial Committee is comparing this this to smears against Brett Kavanaugh and clarence thomas. Walker zielded last night a candidate with Something Like this happens what do you want to do . Do you want to try to ignore . It . Do you want to deal with it by written statements or do you go on television . Herschel walker decided to call it a lie. I sent out so many get well sent out so much anything. But i can tell you right now i never asked anyone to get an abortion. I never paid for an abortion. And its a lie. What about the 700 check . Is there anybody you can remember sending that much money to . Well, i send money to a lot of people. I give money to people all the time because im always helping people. The conversation among Georgia Republicans today is that this is damaging. Walkers trying to say its all made up, its a smear. And that was a choice, right . Not to take ownership of it or say that maybe this happened but now ive changed. But he said no, its a flat out lie. The problem is his son, who isea leftist, you know, son whos estranged from his father, this is a conservative whos on who speaks about all these issues, whos saying you know what, i dont believe my father. I think hes lying. Hes destroyed my you know, hes destroyed many lives and committed according to his son atrocities. I mean, thats the Biggest Issue for Herschel Walker right now, is that his own son is saying if i talk more i could destroy this candidate, this candidacy from day one. And that is forgive me for interrupting. That is where it gets very difficult in the sense you mentioned some of the red flags, some of the surprises to his own Campaign Staff, is more of his biography has come out. This is Herschel Walkers flesh and blood, a 22yearold young man saying dad, we told you not to do this and we told you if you did it be honest from the beginning. We were told at the beginning of this he was going to get ahead of his past, hold himself accountable, all of these different things, and that would have been fine, go ahead. He didnt do any of that. Everythings been a lie. Everythings been downplayed. Everythings been cutting corners. The whole thing. And whose expense is that at . Me, my mom. I dont know how you deal with that. Its really difficult. What he did is undergird the credibility of the report. Right . Which we were all going to look at and review it in that way. And its interesting with the republicans. Ive talked to a couple this morning. Theyre shocked by it. Theyre rattled. But they also think, well, we have no choice. Were five weeks out. We cant replace him. And he would have to agree to step aside and hes not going to do that. The senates hanging in the balance on this race. They were always nervous about it, as kaitlan said. Now their unease has come true. And you know, i think this is very problematic right now. Whats notable, john, though, is that democrats arent pouncing on this. Every day i get emails from democrats in georgia saying that walker is wrong for georgia, but on this the Democratic Party in the state silent. They dont want to overplay their hand on this. Im speaking to sources who say we shouldnt get too gleeful about this, look at the former president who went on to win election when very damning allegations came out about him in the final hour. So their response has been something to watch as well. In addition to senator warnock, who steered the conversation back to the policy issue of abortion and reaffirmed his pro abortion stance, didnt double down in knocking walker. Warnock, the incumbent democrat, said ill leave this up to the pundits, i just want to reiterate my support that you know, the government does not belong in the room between a woman and her doctor, maybe a person of faith, keep the government out of the room. Its complicated because its a family matter. Its complicated because you have this allegation of something that happened a long time ago. Its also complicated because in this campaign Herschel Walker has left no gray area. This is Herschel Walker talking about his view on abortion rights. Youre saying that its okay for a woman to kill her baby. When it said thou shall not kill. And i said you know, i cant so i always vote for what my religious belief tells me. I cant square it. I cant get around it. So his problem here, number one, is if you believe this account and you see the documentation its hypocrisy. He doesnt say i speak as a sinner there. He doesnt say this is complicated. He says i cant square it, im against and he has no room for exceptions. Right . Incest, life of mother. And thats the problem with, you know, you have the majority of the public that supports some abortion in some trimesters and then you have this concern that you have politicians who will get out there and say oh, we dont believe in abortion but when it comes to their personal life they live a whole other thing. And thats the problem. People dont believe in it. They believe youre saying one thing and youre doing another. And if you want grace for yourself, you want to say maybe you evolved, thats not what hes saying, but you want to say i evolved, ive come to the light, i found jesus, but you dont want to give other people that chance. Thats the problem. And so the conversation last night, and in other races this morning, was that republicans are making some progress or at least stopping democratic momentum in some of these races five weeks out. If you look at you mentioned its a 5050 senate. So if you look at the map of Key Senate Races around the country, republicans are thinking we might lose pennsylvania. Theres a republican incumbent there, hes not running for reelection. Thats a competitive seat. If thats the case, if youre going to lose one as republicans, they havent ceded that, they want to win that race, but youre thinking we have to pick a couple of these blue states. You had Georgia Target number one. Then you go out to arizona, nevada. But in terms of the republican math New Hampshire. New hampshire. In terms of the republican math this is troubling. And there had been this sense i feel like among republicans that maybe democrats did have a really good summer and they were feeling optimistic but they were experiencing somewhat of a bounceback in recent weeks and then of course this headline comes out in georgia. And that has been the entire argument thats played out between rick scott, mitch mccom, donald trump about the quality of these candidates because so much hangs in the balance depending on georgia, depending on pennsylvania, and a headline like what came out yesterday with warnock with walker and the concerns about hypocrisy is not what they wanted to see i think also the democrats have been feeling much better about New Hampshire and arizona, which then make nevada and georgia extremely important to them. And you know, to your point i think the democrats are going to sit back and let everybody else talk about this. Their big goal is to win outright on election day. Otherwise, if neither gets 50 then it goes to december 8th, and theyre worried about the environment in a runoff there. Im sure theyre sitting there looking at this going maybe this can help us pull that off. And again, you have a strong statement from the National Republican senatorial candidate calling this a democratic smear, making clear on paper theyre with Herschel Walker. Watch the money. Five weeks from election day. Watch. Does tv ad money continue to flow into georgia . Do they make a calculation to move the money somewhere else . Something to keep an eye on. Up next, though, live trooing today president s biden and zelenskyy speak. This as Ukrainian Forces make significant battlefield gains. Russian fighters in retreat. So. Unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. To help keep me sharp. Neuriva think bigger. Lactaid is 100 real milk, just without the lactose. Tastes great in our iced coffees too. 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Feel the whoa some big developments today in russias war on ukraine. In just the last hour we learned President Biden spoke today with the ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. That call this morning. That call coming as a senior u. S. Defense official tells cnn the United States now set to announce another 625 million ukraine aid package. Ukrainian forces are making significant ground making up significant ground in their fight to reclaim key territories, pushing Russian Troops further to the east. Look at this new video released by Ukrainian Special ops. It shows them ambushing a russian unit in donetsk. Now, cnn cannot verify the authenticity of that video. All this as the kremlin Propaganda Machine tries to suggest all is well. Today president Vladimir Putin set to sign documents declaring four ukrainian regions are now part of russia. But the International Community of course calls that a sham. Cnns nick patonwalsh joins us live now from inside ukraine. Nick, a busy day of the two president s speaking. What is playing out on the battlefield . Reporter yeah, i mean, many Different Reasons why biden and zelenskyy could have talked today. Theres the possibility it may relate to Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that he outright would not engage in negotiations with Vladimir Putin. Its also entirely possible it relates to an announcement of extra aid, of himars missiles from the United States to ukraine, but its also possible it relates to the extraordinary developments on the battlefield that weve seen in the last 72 hours to be honest. It was at the weekend when it became clear that ukraine had taken lyman in the east, a vital russian supply hub, out of which Russian Troops had appeared to have fled friday, saturday, at the very moment russia was busy declaring here where im standing and other parts sorry, there in donetsk and luhansk and other parts of occupied ukraine as russian territory. At the same time we are seeing in the south here extraordinary developments. This is now two fronts that russia appears to be retreating on. Daviprid, which is sort of a central settlement in the whole area of kherson that russia occupies, thats back in ukrainian hands, making some concerned that were seeing an exceptionally fast retreat by russia in an area of ukraine that it occupies that is cut off from the rest of its forces by a river. The bridges across which are being repeatedly hit. There have been voices certainly saying in in russian analyst circles that this area of kherson was very vulnerable to ukrainian attack. That appears to be under way. Theyve waited, theyve bluffed. They appear to have shaped the terrain ahead of them. And now theyre moving forward very fast. Quite extraordinary to see yet another front going against russias favor. Very hard to see how russia turns around this ukrainian momentum. John . Nick patonwalsh, grateful to have that reporting from the ground to put the reality in perspective. Nick, thank you. Another Big International call today for the president of the United States. This one to japans Prime Minister following of course north koreas latest Ballistic Missile launch. During that call we are told the president reinforced the United States commitment to japans defense. The mi