be clear. and i think that that s just a natural reality. that didn t turn out exactly how i wanted it to. it sure didn t. and as republicans like glenn youngkin and daniel cameron lick their wounds, democrats celebrate big victories in yesterday s elections. with voters sending a clear message to republicans abortion is still a big problem for you. also tonight, ivanka trump. found a baby sitter, allowing her to take the stand today in the new york civil fraud trial. bringing with her a three-word phrase that got a lot of use. i don t recall. plus, breaking knew tonight, the pentagon says the u.s. has carried out another air strike in syria following attacks against u.s. personnel in that region. but we begin tonight with a message for republicans i don t know who needs to hear this in the republican party since y all keep trying even though voters keep telling you over and over and over again, but abortion is a big problem for you. that should be the message rep
welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez. it is wednesday, november 8. and it is a great day for democrats. they may still be celebrating victories that they notched in elections across the country. in ohio a decisive vote in favor of enshrinie ing the right to abortion in the state s constitution. this has been a proven winner for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. there was no choice. we had to win. we had to end the ban. winning was our only option and we did it together. abortion was also a major factor in virginia where cnn projects democrats will now control both houses of the state legislature. in the governor s race in deep red kentucky, andy beshear fended off his republican challenger daniel cameron. this wasn t my win. this was our victory. it was a victory that sends a loud clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. so with all of that good news
good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. breaking overnight, big democratic wins in several key states on this off year election cycle. abortion rights proving to be the main driver of their success. what this means for 2024 and how that could affect the republican candidate s strategy tonight during the third gop debate. we ll have a preview. inivanka is now on the stand in her father s $250 million fraud case. overseas, israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city as its military steps up its ground offensive against hamas. the white house warning israel about its plans to take over security in gaza. we ll talk to senator mark warner of virginia, chairman of the intelligence committee, about that and more. and we begin this hour with big victories for democrats and abortion rights. yesterday s elections. in ohio, voters added the right to an abortion to the state constitution. seven states voted to protect abortion rights
take debate stage once again, and once again, donald trump is trying to steal the spotlight. sara sidner is off today. i m kate bald win with john ber m berman and this is cnn news central. it is election day in america, and the polls are open, and we are watching several key races that could not only impact lives today, but can also send some loud messages for the next year s presidential election. abortion rights are on the ballot today in ohio where the voters will decide whether to enshrine the issue in the state s constitution. it has been an issue since the overturning of roe v. wade and others are hoping it helps in west virginia where the chambers are up for grabs, but the republican governor in virginia is trying a new approach to abortion approach is a model for republicans in virginia and far beyond. jessica dean is in virginia. jessica, the election in virginia is not just about at the lives in the commonwealth, but what are you hearing about today and the c
good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. here is the story. former president trump back on the stand right now behind those doors in new york city. he and the judge went at it this morning with trump telling him this is a very, very, very unfair trial. and then the judge asking trump s attorney to get control of his client at one point. before we take you to the courtroom with the very latest and the reporting inside, look at these new polls that came out over the weekend from the new york times sienna polling group shows trump beating the current president pretty handily in the battleground states right now. take a look at the margins. this is nevada, georgia, arizona, michigan, pennsylvania. if you can see those numbers. maybe we can take them tighter. most of these are really the battleground, the deciding states for 2020. when you look back at 2020, the same period of time, biden was ahead in these states. he went on to win all of these states. now you have big-name demo