mosul. now five miles from the occupied city. the operation taking a horrifying turn. isis extremists slaughtering dozens of civilians in the streets. and at&t buying time warner for $85 billion. what does this mean for cnn? it is a big deal. good morning. welcome to early start. i m john berman. i m christine romans. it is monday, october 24th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s begin in the fight for florida. early voting in the state gets under way in hours. donald trump and hillary clinton are running neck and neck in the battleground state. a new abc tracking poll putting clinton ahead by 12 points. even trump s campaign manager concedes it s an uphill battle. where do you see this race? do you acknowledge you are behind? we are behind. she has tremendous advantages.
[burke] hot dog. seen it. we know a thing or two because we ve seen a thing or two. we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum battleground florida. florida is a must win. his campaign chief concedes he is trailing in the polls. kurdish forces five miles away from mosul. the operation has taken a tragic turn. isis extremists slaughtering dozens in the streets. big deal. at&t buying time warner. it s an $85 billion deal. what does this mean for hbo and cnn?