thank you. thank you. and cnn this morning continues right now. our first look at the results from cnn s new 2024 presidential poll. donald trump has a narrow lead among registered voters. the president has to do things that show people he can engage, he can handle the combat and debate. do you think the bidens policies helped you or hurt you? the bestning in the poll for joe biden is the date on it. 2024 top of mind this morning after yesterday s elections. big wins for democrats and for abortion rights. ohio voters decided to make abortion a right under the state constitution. in virginia, cnn projects democrats will gain full control of the state legislature and a major setback for republican governor glenn youngkin in virginia who had been pushing to restrict abortions after 15 weeks. and in the deep red state of kentucky, democrat andy beshear won re-election. donald trump won kentucky by 26 points in 2020. last night s results have left us with som
welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez. it is wednesday, november 8. and it is a great day for democrats. they may still be celebrating victories that they notched in elections across the country. in ohio a decisive vote in favor of enshrinie ing the right to abortion in the state s constitution. this has been a proven winner for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. there was no choice. we had to win. we had to end the ban. winning was our only option and we did it together. abortion was also a major factor in virginia where cnn projects democrats will now control both houses of the state legislature. in the governor s race in deep red kentucky, andy beshear fended off his republican challenger daniel cameron. this wasn t my win. this was our victory. it was a victory that sends a loud clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. so with all of that good news
good morning, everyone. big night, big election night. a lot of headlines to get to this morning. a little bit of a narrative shift, perhaps. a little bit? maybe. a lot of bit. democrats celebrating big wins this morning after ohio voters resoundingly say yes to a constitutional right to abortion. they notch victories in virginia and kentucky. that is where democratic governor andy beshear won a second win in that state. a new cnn show president biden losing in a potential rematch to president trump. an evacuation corridor is open for people to get out of northern gaza. that corridor closes next hour. new this morning, the house has censured rashida tlaib for her criticism of israel. 22 democrats joining republicans to reprimand the democrat. and ivanka trump is set to take the stand today, the fourth family member to testify but she s not a defendant in the case. cnn this morning starts right now. and phil is right, a big narrative shift and a huge night
irregularities. they are very well corroborated, and that s all right. what they are exactly, how many, which ones, and what effect, if any, they have will be determined according to law. the other big headline comes from virginia. cnn projects democrats will flip both chambers of the state legislature, taking back control of the statehouse and senate for the first time in 20 years. and in mississippi, cnn projects tate reeves will win the governor s race over democratic attorney general jim hood. let s bring in cnn s ryan nobles live in richmond, virginia. so, ryan, it s not november 2020, but it seems to be the next best thing right now. those two results, especially in virginia and kentucky, democrats will be cheering. republicans maybe not so much. reporter: yeah. you know, john, i think that this empty ballroom that i m standing in actually reflects how big the win here was for democrats in virginia. this is a democratic victory party, and it s already over because the results