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
hello, everyone. thank you for joining me this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with a country in mourning. heart broken and searching for answers after a halloween celebration in south korea turned deadly. the crowd tusurging in a nightcb district, killing at least 153 people. at least two americans were among those killed. authorities are trying to determine what triggered the crush. witnesses say people were trapped and panicked. world leaders are offering their contdolence condolences. joe biden saying he grieves with the south korean people. reporting now from the scene, cnn s correspondent will ripley. reporter: halloween horror and heartbreak. in seoul s popular night life district, nightmare scenes. the narrow alleys lined with lifeless bodies, many in costume. first responders trying to save them. this is a row of stretchers that we initially thought were waiting for potential survivors of this incident at halloween party where thousands of people we
still pursuing a nuclear still. sandra: kick off america reports with democrats staying on message in the final midterm stretch potentially at a cost. focused on abortion, but turns out there s a lot more on the mind of voters. and polls show those issues do little to help democrats. sandra smith in new york, and jackie, great to have you here today. great to be here, i m jacqui heinrich in washington. john roberts is off today. president biden talking about restrictions to fire up the base, but not as receptive to the message as supreme court had just overturned roe v. wade. sandra: a new monmouth poll shows inflation topping the list of concerns at 46%. abortion below voting, crime, immigration, and jobs. edward lawrence is live at the white house to kick things off. inflation, i should say, top of that list. abortion falls significantly below other issues, so edward, many are asking why do democrats focus on the other issues? that s a good question, 90 minutes ag
number one, but fears about crime are up there, too, and republicans are winning the issue by double digits. but should they be? the fact is the rates of violent crime are higher in oklahoma that s not true. under your watch than in new york and california. that s a fact. oklahomans, do you believe we have higher crime than new york or california? that s what she just said. well, here is a fact check. she s right. so should more democrats take joy hofmeister s lead and talk about what people are talking about around the kitchen table. steve bannon sentenced to four months behind bars for thumbing his nose at a congressional subpoena. he s heading home instead of to jail. we ll explain that in a moment. finally, if you re joining us from the west coast. look up. numerous ufo sightings over the pacific ocean by more than a dozen commercial pay lots. mysterious lights caught on camera. some of them 10,000 feet above where the planes were flying. what the heck is
putin responsible for recent attacks in ukraine. but how? the lead starts right now. a global response as russia bombards ukraine with mass missile attacks for a second straight day. what the president just said about the aggression in an exclusive interview with jake tapper. also this hour, another cnn exclusive, one on one with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. his take on republicans chances of winning a majority in the midterms, plus the one question he refused to answer about donald trump. and the worst is yet to come. the new recession warning as top economists also predict exactly when the economic downturn will hit. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper. we begin with world leaders pledging to stop russian president vladimir putin s reign of terror in ukraine. an emergency debate today at the united nations and the g7 heads of government including president joe biden on an emergency call with ukraine s president today, vowing