walensky continues to push for the unvaccinated to get their first shots. she also said today she s not surprised that so many people are hold out because of how misinformation has actually crept in. i do think if we had community health workers in so many communities that have been vaccine hesitant now, that have been checking diabetes and checking blood pressure control and doing all of those things when it came time to vaccinate, it would have been a no-brainer, they would have easily been able to convince their communities to get vaccinated. they have been trusted health providers. so the u.s. is finally seeing a drop this cases, about 10% nationwide. that s the good news. but not in many lower vaccinated places like nebraska who are rationing care. in tennessee, officials have given one of the most effective covid treatments only to unvaccinated patients and those who are immunocompromised. we re talking about monoclonal antibodies. they ve chosen to give it to only
two people killed there, dozens feared dead under the rubble. first lady jill biden making surprise trip to ukraine across the border in eslovaquia touring refugee center. first lady greeting her and thanking her for the support. 3 americans pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in their rooms. officials say they died of unknown causes. team coverage start right now, christina coleman in la in mysterious tourists death. lucas tomlinson at the white house. alexis mcadams in st. patrick s cathedral where the nypd is stepping occupy patrols ahead of protests, alexis. they are aware of protests but i haven t seen anyone just yet in front of st. patrick s cathedral as mass is underway. take a look at the video yesterday. there were a protestors. small group of pro-choice advocates gathering outside of procedure to show support for women s reproductive rights. listen. you do not have to like abortion. reporter: the national catholic advocacy group catholic vote calling
what evidence does the special counsel have against trump. trump s legal team wants to know. the lead starts right now. it is a scramble for trump s lawyers as their client faces a potential third indictment and second federal indictment. what does the special counsel know that team trump does not and how will donald trump hanle the invitation for him to appear before a grand jury by tomorrow. and a new photo of the american soldier detained in north korea. why did he run across the border into the hermit kingdom? a saw is telling what she noticed about the moment. and plus signs of life. the new grainy video suggesting that yevgeny prigozhin might be alive. this is weeks after his revolt in russia. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper and we start with our law and justice lead. and in what could be an unprecedented third criminal indictment and second federal criminal indictment against former president trump. for his unprecedented actions. today trump s lawyers
top of the hour, i m erica hill. good to have you with us this morning. election day, two weeks away exactly. today there is a major focus on pennsylvania. voters gearing up for a key senate debate tonight. republican mehmet oz and john fetterman will face off in the first and only debate. this is a new poll showing fetterman leading with a narrow margin. we re on the ground in harrisburg with a preview of tonight s debate. plus overnight in florida, governor ron desantis vying to keep his job facing off against challenger charlie crist in their debate, the two trading barbs, insults, on a number of topics. charlie crist will join me in just a moment. but let s begin with what is expected to be the fiery debate tonight in pennsylvania. jessica dean is on the trail in harrisburg. and it is important, this is the only debate for voters between oz and fetterman. what are we expecting them to tackle tonight in addition to the expected fireworks? right. well we re going to see
good morning, i m erica hill, it is a busy tuesday at this hour. we are officially two weeks away from the midterms. a major focus on the senate battle in pennsylvania today, one of the most critical races this cycle. tonight republican mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman will face off for their first and only debate, and we are on the ground in harrisburg. overnight in florida incumbent republican governor ron desantis going toe to toe with his democratic challenger charlie crist. the two sparring on a number of topics, we will discuss with charlie crist in our next hour. plus new this morning, adidas officially severing ties with kanye west following a rash ant submit tick comments. a moscow regional court upholding the drug smuggling conviction of american basketball star brittney griner. she was sentenced to nine years behind bars in russia. cnn s kylie atwood is live at the state department for us this morning. kylie, what more are we hearing about what this coul