president. all at the forefront as a nation once again heads to the polls. an election is not a referendum, it s a choice. at the center, control of congress with a 50/50 senate boiling down to a series of tight races that could tip the scale. the open nature of our border which john fetterman supports. trying to make himself not appear to be the radical leftist that he is. this is the man who spent 12 years in office misleading people. it s the voice of the voters that will prevail. which issues matter most to them in this final stretch. after roe, i ve never lived in this type of era. gas prices, food prices. everything is so expensive now. from the nation s capital and from just down the road from the u.s. capitol, i m steve kornacki, and we re eight days away from the midterm election that will decide who controls that building right behind me. the margins, they could not be tighter. democrats clinging to a senate majority thanks only to the tie-break
distracted from the central political headline of this story. that years of republican propaganda and trump fueled fascism led 42-year-old david depapp to break into nancy pelosi s san francisco home, with the intent to harm her. today he will likely be charged with the attempted murder of the speaker s husband who was in the home when he allegedly invaded it. he smashed his way in, a man on a mission, and confronted paul pelosi, but looking for nancy. according to the ap, citing a person familiar with the situation. pelosi told the intruder that he had to use the restroom. he was engaging with him, trying to hold him off, and in the restroom, that s where paul pelosi s phone was charging. that s when he dialed up 911. when police arrived, depap attacked pelosi violently, smashing a hammer into his head and arms, fracturing his skull. he went into surgery. he is expected to make a full recovery. police say zip ties were found at the scene, just like the ones found on those wh
good day. i m chris jansing live in beautiful cleveland, ohio. this state home to one of the most critical and close races in the country. you can t go anywhere without finding someone with a strong political opinion. that doesn t mean their minds are made up. how many of you have decided on every single person you re going to vote for? no. i talked to a panel of cleveland area voters. all of them still waiting to cast their ballots about why they are still on the fence and whether the brutal attack might play a role in pushing them off. as we speak, the candidates are in five senate races separated by three points or less, including tim ryan and j.d. vance. but are voters happy with the choices that are out there? we ll talk about that and why millions of voters are identifying as independents and living their tickets potentially, a phenomenon not just in ohio but critical races around the country that could make a difference. finally, the message voters want to send to ca
developments in the attack on paul pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the house, as we re coming on the air. pros cures just finaling two federal charges against filing two federal charges against the suspect, including attempted kidnapping. we have new details about what the suspect planned to do if he had found speaker pelosi inside the lome. we ve got those disturbing new details coming in. also, this hour, new strategies and new names heading into the campaign trail, a big name democrat, now adding arizona to the calendar for a last-minute rally to push candidates across the finish line. we re live with that, as republicans plan to kick off a rally any minute. in georgia, new rallies, on the powerhouse race, one not so close and another couldn t be any closer. our team covering all of this, standing by. plus, former president trump is asking the supreme court, what he is asking the supreme court to do today and the new reporting coming from the white house team o
tonight from the heart of times square, this is cnn s new year s eve live with appearances by usher, ellie golding, kevin hart, patti lupone, patti labelle, jean smart, john stamos, jennifer lewis, amy sedaris, tenacious d, nick cannon, ava max, samuel l. jackson, plus more surprises. and now live from new york city, your hosts, anderson cooper and andy cohen. and welcome, everybody, to times square in new york city. anderson cooper here. i m andy cohen. they brought us back for another year. they did. yes, they did. with stipulations. some stipulations this year. we ll get into that. yeah. there s fine print. yes. it is a balmy night here in new york. it s almost like 50 degrees. yes, it is. i was schmitzing. i got rid of my coat. we were all prepared for it to get colder. the crowd has been assembling for hours here in times square. very wet very wet. i would call them flaccid, the crowd. okay. it s early. not the word i would use.