of our democracy. we will be covering everything over the next two hours. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. it s no longer election day, it is election month with just ten days until the midterms, more than 21 million americans had already cast their ballots across the nation, including president joe biden. today, the president and his granddaughter natalie voted in biden s hometown of wilmington, delaware. that comes as president obama hit the campaign trail, urging voters in georgia, michigan and wisconsin to do the same. so if you re scared, if you re anxious, if you re frustrated, don t complain, don t do, don t do know, don t get distracted, don t get bamboozled, don t fall for you go out and why? vote! get off your couch and what? ! vote put on your phone and what? vote! these buttons at the first nationwide election since donald trump began spreading the big lie, following his loss to joe biden back in 2020. that lie of a stolen election
processing another act of political violence in this country. and we still do not know an exact motive. we do not know the power of lies and how they spread in our political discourse. no further than the general sixth attack at the u.s. capitol, that threat to our democracy remains clear and present. joining me now from san francisco for the latest on that attack, nbc news scott cohn. scott, where is the investigation at this hour? and what are you learning about the attacker? reporter: yeah, alicia, this is a widespread investigation. it includes, of course, the san francisco police department and the district attorney. also, the capitol police and the fbi. and a lot of it really focusing on the alleged attacker, david depape, 42 years old, who we know has led an unusual life for certain. and it s culminated in recent months, apparently, with a lot of blog posts and social media posts that are really kind of going through a potpourri of hate, and conspiracy theories and t
Good evening and welcome to ayman tonight. state at the state, our special midterm coverage takes underground and critical house races across the u.s.. we ll speak with four democratic candidates. congressman pat ryan in new york, state representative jasmine crockett of texas, former congressman max rose in new york and state representative andrea salinas in oregon on the pressing and important issues facing this nation. the economy, crime, abortion, election threats and the state