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
jacqui: president biden touts the massive spending plan in oregon this weekend. we learned that president obama will be giving democrats much-needed star power at high profile events in atlanta, detroit, milwaukee in the coming weeks. we ve got coverage with dan springer in portland, but we ll start with the heated georgia senate battle. heated indeed. reverend warnock faced hershel walker running for senate as a republican. the two met in a debate in savannah last night and there were fireworks sparring on a range of issues, including abortion, take a listen. that a patient s room is too narrow and small and cramped a space for woman, her doctor, and the united states government. i just a neat talker, but did he not mention that there s a baby in that room as well? on the topic of election integrity, hershel walker acknowledged that president biden legitimately won the 2020 election. senator warnock dodged the question on whether he d support the president if he seek
we are learning new details about the tragedy in connecticut. two officers were killed in the third critically wounded and what police believe was an ambush following a phone 891 call for help. critics say anti- police rhetoric is only making things more dangerous for the men and women in blue who risk their lives daily to keep us safe. correct alexis mcadams is live in new york city which much more on this tragedy. what a shocking thing to happen in connecticut. how many people in that committee are grieving the loss of the families who have to say goodbye to their loved ones but across the country though crime against police is up. and up a lot for the national fraternal order of police funding at all on failed policies and anti- police rhetoric. this comes as crime is more the top priorities for voters right now. just a sense of monday at least 12 police officers have been shot. four of them killed. you can see right there on the map the shootings happened in half a doze
oregon. dan. reporter: yeah. hey, rich. as you know, very few democrats have chosen to campaign with president biden this year, but when he asked if he could come out to oregon and help with the run for governor, tina said come on out. biden s three-state western spring began in colorado where he appeared with senator michael bennett who looks to be pretty safe there. he attended fundraisers in california and now he finishes up in portland. he gives a speech on lowering cost for american families. cotech is locked in a three-person race, and it s been locked up for months. betsy thompson, most believe is taking more support from the democrat than from the republican. she attacks cotech relentlessly over the dual crises of homelessness and crime. in a statement she said, quote, i hope biden comes more often so that portland will clean up more of the trash and tendencies that tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with
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