it is 5:00 a.m. exactly in new york. thank you for getting an early start with us. i m christine romans. i m laura jarrett. good morning to you a in the united states and around the world. the democratic governor is hoping he s not punished for his party s in fighting in washington. it is down to one man. a moderate senator who is once again pumping the brakes on democrats domestic agenda. while the president tries to push that agenda over the finish line, he remains overseas at the u.n. climate summit where he s expected to speak this hour. we have all angles covered this morning starting with the polling location in arlington, virginia. good morning. big day there. reporter: it certainly is a big day, christine. this race is incredibly tight that has national significance, and national implications going forward. not only for midterms for the next presidential cycle, but certainly how many candidates across the country are approaching their races going forward. and
plus, senator joe manchin flexing his muscle as he threatens to employeblow up the democrats plan to pass two of the president s agenda items this week. and the unfriendly skies are getting unfriendlier. what happened on a delta flight, and why it was diverted. the red flags were everywhere. what a new investigation reveals about what happened days after the january 6th attack. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is tuesday, november 2nd, election day in america. this morning, the focus is on two high stakes races for governor in virginia and new jersey. polls just opened in both states. the outcomes will have enormous implications, not just for the candidates and their constituents, but for president biden and donald trump, as well. in the next 24 hours, we could get a feel for what next year s midterms will look like and maybe even beyond that. in virginia, which is the state that joe biden carried by ten points, the rac
polls opening one hour ago in both states. in the next 24 hours, we could get a preview of what next year s midterms will look like and beyond. in virginia, a state that joe biden carried by ten points, the race is neck and neck. terry mcauliffe is attempting to link youngkin to trump, and youngkin is trying to make education a core virginia issue. i am running against, i like to say, donald trump in khakis. or sweater vest. what is he going to do with all those sweater vests at the end of this campaign? donald trump issued two statements attacking me and endorsing glenn youngkin. today, two. what does that tell you? little maga people not as excited as you thought? so on day one, i will ban critical race theory from being in our schools. terry mcauliffe versus virginia. virginia wins every day of the week. that s virginia. in new jersey, the other big state we re watching right now, governor phil murphy is trying to become the first democrat re-elected to the governo
implications. not just for the candidates and the constituents, but for president biden and donald trump as well. the next 24 hours we could get a real feel for what s next for the midterms, next year. in virginia, a state joe biden carried by ten points, the race is neck and neck. will voters in the commonwealth respond to former governor terry mcauliffe s efforts to tie the republican glenn youngkin to trump. or will youngkin s focus on education make the difference. and governor phil murphy is trying to become the first democratic governor to win re-election in the state in 44 years. he s facing a tough challenge from jack ciattarelli who is taking part in this race. it also features a democrat trying to link his republican opponent to donald trump here. cnn s miguel marquez live at a polling location in new york city where voters are also choosing a new mayor. first let s go to sunlen serfaty in arlington. sunlen? reporter: polls are open here in virginia, voting got
very happy for you and you ve been such a huge hit for the network. ibly19 only 22 years behind you but i m trying to catch up. thank you and you are my buddy from the get go so back at you. i m laura ingraham. massive protests in new york city is thousands of workers march against vaccine mandates was the ingraham angle has footage. biden s cultural\taking place. but first, a commonwealth of insight is the focus of tonight s angle. fewer leon gave the much chance the clean-cut family man and american success story glenn youngkim decided to go all in in the virginia governor s race, he traveled the entire commonwealth connecting beyond the base to first-time voters and those who voted democrat last time around who have buyers remorse. we are waiting for him to speak any moment in leesburg, virginia and will bring you breaking news but here he was earlier tonight in virginia beach. november 2nd, we ask virginians, we get to make a defining statement about the future of our c