good evening. today in his new york civil fraud trial, the former president swung a wrecking ball at a pillar of his defense, namely that he left the question of his business empire worth to his accountants. or in the words of his codefendant son, eric, i pour concrete. i don t focus on appraisals. between attacks of the judge and letitia james, his words suggest the opposite, that he was involved. these are appraisals that the judge has already ruled were fraudulent. i would look at them, the former president said on the stand, i would see them, and i would maybe on occasion have some suggestions, which is what the state of new york is claiming, that the appraisals were inflated on his behalf and at his behest. he went beyond those already court determined appraisals saying, quote, the net worth of me was far greater than the financial statements. the former president also admitted involvement in lowering evaluations in the case of his trump tower at the time forbes magazine
it s election day in america. voters across several states are heading to the polls with dozens of key offices on hot-button issues on the line. and the outcome could reveal the mood of the nation less than a year before the presidential election. actually, 363 days before november of 2024 to be exact. the ballot issues include abortion rights, marijuana legalization, taxes and foreign spending on elections. meantime, kentucky s democratic governor andy beshear is seeking a second term in that red state. virginia s republican governor glenn youngkin is hoping to take full control of the legislature in richmond. and a cousin of elvis presley is trying to shake things up in mississippi and become the first democratic governor there in nearly two decades. we ve got cnn political director david chalian here to break it all down. david, let s start with the key issues of abortion. yes. we re going to see abortion rights sort of through several of these states today, boris. in o
we are delivering and you think results matter. so now it s time to put it in the hands of the voters to ask them to send a team to richmond to work with me and not against me. i believe we will hold the house and flip the senate. we have demonstrated that s a license that voters should extend to us after 2021 where we swept in across the state races and flipped the house. that was virginia governor glenn youngkin on a consequential election day particularly in his state. today abortion rights are taking center stage in key races across america. in virginia the state legislature up for grabs. republicans are seeking full control in richmond as youngkin pushes to restrict abortion after 15 weeks. ohio voters deciding if abortion rights will be enshrined in that state s constitution. kentucky, a democrat is fighting for re-election in a deep red state. in mississippi the republican incumbent facing a tougher than expected challenge from elvis cousin. harry, you are not elv
today on inside politics, it s election day in america. key races in virginia, ohio, kentucky and mississippi could give us clues about the mood of the electorate with one year to go until voters pick a president. one big issue in all these races is abortion. democrats think it galvanizes voters still fearhouse about the dobbs decision, but nearly a year and a half later, does it pack the political punch it did in the midterms? the house is poised to vote on a resolution censoring a congresswoman for recent comments many see as anti-semitic. we ll talk to one of her colleagues about whether fellow dremocrats will standby her. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we begin with today s off-year election. issues like abortion and inflation are dominating today s races, along with how voters feel about both the man currently in the white house and the man who wants it back. we are in kentucky where governor ann beshear is fighting for reelection
america. abortion rights, the biden presidency and elvis presley s second cousin all facing tests today. israel is making new advances against hamas near gaza city. new reports of more tunnels being taken out and the israeli prime minister for the first time really talking about what comes after this war. ivanka trump set to take the stand in the fraud case against her father s business. the admissions that donald trump made in his testimony that could leave a mark. i m john berman with kate bolduan, sara sidner is off. cnn news central starts now. it is election day in america once again, my friends. thank you. you want to know where the country is headed in 2024? pay attention to today. candidates and issues on the ballot in key states that could be a barometer of what is to come. abortion rights have been a huge issue since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, a winning issue for democrats. today, ohio, a red state, will decide whether to enshrine abortion rig