welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead, the two candidates who want to represent georgia in the u.s. senate took to the stage last night. you will hear some of key moments from the debate just ahead. president biden gives his support to protesters in iran as this video sparks fresh outrage. and later massive flooding is causing thousands in southeast australia to evacuate their homes. we ll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with one of the most closely watched senate races in the country as control of the u.s. senate hangs in the balance. the one and only debate between current georgia senator warnock and former football star herschel walker was held friday night with plenty of dodging and deflection. one bone of contention was someone who wasn t even on the stage, president biden. listen to this.
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. s as i said, that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there would
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essential categories like shelter, medical care and food. the report illustrating that inflation has spread beyond volatile categories like food and energy. core inflation which strips away those two categories rose 0.6% in september or 6% annually. that is a fresh 40 year high. the stubbornly high inflation also reflected in separate government released data. consumer spending in september was flat compared to the month prior. while americans continue to spend at restaurants, bars and clothing stores, sales fell in other areas like electronics, appliances and furniture. the chief economist for the national retail federation saying in a statement in part, inflation is the main factor that is determining how much shoppers are willing to spend. households are tapping into savings, accessing credit, and reducing their savings contributions as they meet higher prices head-on. third quarter corporate earnings season also kicked off this week.
according to the retail sales report, consumer spending in september was dplat compared to the month prior. people still spent in restaurants and bars, but appliances and furniture fell. chief economists saying inflation is the main factor that s determining how much shoppers are willing to spend. households are tapping into savings, accessing credit, and reducing their savings contributions has the they meet higher prices held on. third quarter corporate earnings season kicked off this week. we heard from major u.s. banks such as jpmorgan, beating wall street expectations for revenue and earnings. also beating expectations, u.s. bancorp and wells fargo. next week earnings season continues when we hear from other major companies like bank of america, johnson & johnson, and netflix. rahel solomon, cnn, new york. the white house looking for a silver lining on those numbers.