actual federal land, and i want to leave you with a statement because it s very telling in this letter. t it says some of the barriers placed by texas and the armed soldiers deployed by texas are on federal land. specifically texas national guard is blocking entrances through federally owned and maintained border barriers with armed soldiers, and poppy, and phil, the dhs has given texas until wednesday to give border patrol access. back to you guys. rosa flores, thank you. and cnn this morning continues right now. the first votes of the 2024 presidential election are now just hours away. we want to save america from crooked crooked joe biden, you must caucus tomorrow. final pitches and sub zero cold. it s on track to be the coldest caucus night in history. even if you vote and then pass away, it s worth it. we can do this, this starts with iowa. i like being underestimated. i like being the underdog. i think that s better. i would rather speak the truth
today on inside politics, undecided in iowa. those voters do exist and every candidate is desperate to reach them. and tonight voters will hit nikki haley and ron desantis with questions live right here on cnn. plus more than 5.5 million dollars, according to a new report from house democrats, that s how much china spent at trump s properties while he was in the oval office. and one-on-one with nancy pelosi. the former house speaker will weigh in on president biden s reelection plans and she s here to mark nearly three years since the january 6th attack on the capitol. but first, we begin with breaking news. carnage again in america. this time at a high school in perry, iowa. the sheriff says there s multiple gunshot victims. we re waiting to hear how many people were hurt and if anyone was killed. a law enforcement official just told cnn the shooter is dead and there s no further danger to the public. this was the first day back to school for students in perry, iowa,
consequential midterms in our lifetimes. more than 40 million ballots have been cast nationwide and the senate will be a nail biter. democrats are hoping they can preserve their narrow majority there and in a sign of the times for democrats, president joe biden whose agenda is on the line is campaigning tonight in new york. new york. one of the country s bluest states where democrats are struggling to keep the governor s mansion. we all know in our bones our democracy is at risk. if you-all show up and vote, democracy sustained. the gop is feeling optimistic tonight. the momentum is theirs but they are also trying to sure up some key battle grounds which is why former president trump spent the weekend in the great commonwealth of pennsylvania and tonight, he was in miami campaigning for marco rubio. we have a lot to discuss tonight and we ll get started with a look at the midterms and the state of play. we have democratic strategists and scott jennings and paul with us.
midterm vote count. how you feel about the president, the economy, how excited you are to vote spells giant trouble for the democrats and giant opportunity for republicans. plus, some new cnn reporting on the behind the scenes battle between senators mitch mcconnell and rick scott over who should get more credit or more blame for how the senate shakes out after the midterms and an interrogation. other targets, new horrific details about the assailant who bludgeoned the speaker of the house s husband until he was unconscious. mr. pelosi asked to go to the bathroom which is where he was able to call 911 from his cell phone. the defendant realizing that mr. pelosi had called 911 took mr. pelosi downstairs near the front door of the residence. two police officers arrived at the front door two minutes after that 911 call. up first for us, though, a final snapshot of the midterm climate and it is beyond bleak for the democrats. let s set the stage, remember, republicans need on
welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. we start with the money lead. wall street closing this hour mostly flat after today s jobs reported exceeded expectations. great news, obviously, but not slowing rising prices and fears of a recession. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the united states added 372,000 jobs in june and on average american paychecks are up 5.1% in the last year. but that s not keeping up with inflation, which jumped 8.6% annually in last month s report. that s a problem for president biden as he is struggling to convince americans his economic agenda is working. my economic plan is moving this country in a better direction. reporter: more signs on friday of a robust u.s. labor market. the economy adding 372,000 jobs in june, far beating economists expectations and the unemployment rate remaining at 3.6%, near historic lows. president biden celebrating the news, saying the u.s. has now recovered all of the jobs lost du