i m wolf blitzer in washington along with kaitlan collins. this is america s choice, election day in america your headquarters for all the crucial issues driving voters to the polls. key races are in mississippi, kentucky and ohio. the first polls close in hours from now. these races can help us get a sense of where the voters are. we ll see in abortion rights will continue to be the driving force so clearly in last year s election after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. in ohio tonight, voters are deciding to enshrine the right to one in the state s constitution. and governors contests in kentucky and mississippi, along with control over the government of virginia, where all 140 seats in both the house and the senate there are up for grabs. . we have live team coverage of it all. jessica dean is in richmond, virginia. kyung lah, you re no franklin county, ohio. what have voters been saying as they cast their ballots today. reporter: what you re he
what so proudly we hailed at the twilight last gleaming it s really stirring to hear the music and see the flag and know what it stands for. what makes this country great is the sacrifice that our men and women in uniform make every single day to defend our freedom the country is great because they respect individual liberties. it respects the right to be left alone. when the country, meaning the government, stays faithful to those rights, we have a lot more happiness and a lot more prosperity. my own family background is three or four grandparents born in italy, having come here as young children at the earliest part of the last centry. they assimilated into american society and gave their children, my parents, a lot better lifestyle than they had just as
that sentiment is out there, because people are struggling and people in the case of how they re dealing with high gas prices are suffering. so that s we are fully aware of that and that s why this president i think you will see, will continue his focus on growing the economy, creating jobs, on working with congress to pass legislation that does that, working with congress to take measures that reduce our deficit, that invest in those areas that allow us to grow, allow us to compete, make sure that we educate our kids so we can be competitive in the 21st cent fip the centry. the remarkable thing to me, you always hear this, right, the train never stops, the speed, the events and the demands are so great, and what we have seen
the capital of the confederacy. we have our first african-american president who lives in the white house. why are we still having these debates? i think it s a question of recognizing that this is not the last centry. this is a new century. we expected him to do that, but his actions have belied what he said. i mean, he came in cutting public education, k-12 to a horrible degree. we restored some of the cuts, the democrats did. i don t mean to jump in, a lot of states have had to do that. are you saying he did that in a way that was race motivated? i put it this way. k-12 education is critical not just for african-americans but for all virginians to keep us competitive in the race forestry and tourism and to cut can h 12