trial. reporter: can trump overcome this case? house judiciary chairman jim jordan will join me next. and political shock wave. the historic indictment further unsettles the presidential contest. it is a horrible thing for this country. i have never once suggested to the justice department what they should do or not do. reporter: will trump be on trial while he is on the trail? i ll speak to former impeachment prosecutor and democratic congressman dan goldman, ahead. plus, pardon power. one republican presidential candidate said he d pardon trump if he wins. this is not about politics to me. this is about principle. reporter: another says trump needs to drop out. the country doesn t need this distraction. reporter: how does the indictment change the gop race? two presidential hopefuls join me in moments. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is once again in uncharted waters. this weekend a defiant donald trump is once again pre
house, only one seat to flip the senate and all eyes are on key battleground states. brooke singman has the latest, brooke: good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. and election day has officially begun, 34 million ballots have been cast by mail or in person at early voting centers according to the associated press. republicans are looking to flip both chambers of congress, 35 seats up for grabs and 435 house seats are up for election and all eyes on the battleground as republicans hope today is reverend up on failing democratic policies and could come down to pennsylvania, georgia, nevada and arizona, just four states. senate candidates speaking at rallies yesterday in one final effort to garner support. too many extreme positions in washington, too much out there pulling us away from where the real answers lie. i will bring balance to washington, but john fetterman will bring more extreme. dr. oz will still be a fraud, i need every one of you to get out to vote. so i can get to
anyone s game with four critical tossup races neck and neck. you are watching fox and friends first, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. governor races across the country are scrambling for votes in theun areup to the big day. i m a democrat running on my record on crime. seem to care more. my eight year old understands the government printses trillions of dollars, prices go up. you sent me to get stuff done, that is what i ve done. working with republicans and democrats to get legislation republicans know tim ryan is completely fraudulent when he claims to have supported policy, they know the record. this race for governor is not about democrats or republicans, it is choice between sanity and chaos and about electing leader to goff earnwith vision and strength. solid conservatives for a long time, we haven t moved, guess who moved? democrats, further and further and further. todd: ashley strohmier has more on the final pitches. ashley: a new abc
involved have been charged with federal civil rights violations. join me now to discuss this is our nbc news justice corresponded. charles coleman, and reverend al sharpton, founder of the national action network. reverend, you know the family. as you know she was an aspiring nurse, she was working as an emt when she was killed. police were looking for a former boyfriend who wasn t even there. as someone who fought for the family to get justice what is your take on this decision? i think it is an important step in the right direction. clearly you look at the indictments, four of the officers have been indicted because they actively tried to cover up what they did. they conspired to violate her rights. the other went around the house and shot through what they called the curtains set where you could not see, shot in and ended up with a bullet going into a neighbors house, clearly a violation of civil rights. i think what is important is she was still pushing as were so many