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watching in the united states, and around the world, i'm anna coren. this hour on "cnn newsroom," we are seeing millions of people across america casting their vote in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. coming up, why so many are voting early this year. and former british prime minister boris johnson could be vying for his old job. ahead, why the tories may support the boris or bust campaign. we're live from london. and later the symptoms of the viral respiratory illness known as rsv that parents need to be aware of and what to do if their child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. with so much at stake politicians have been hitting the campaign trail with urgency trying to clinch dozens of seats up for grabs. 218 seats are needed to control

the house. right now it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate three seats are considered toss ups, cnn estimates that 12 are solidly democratic or leaning that way, about 20 are either solidly republican or leaning to the right. in the state of georgia voters have been casting early ballots in record numbers. so far about 660,000 people have shown up to vote in-person, with more than 140,000 going to the polls on friday alone. officials say the numbers are shattered previous turnout records. cnn's nadia romero has more from atlanta. >> reporter: and here we're talking about key races, we have a gubernatorial race with our incumbent governor brian kemp with a rematch with democratic challenger stacey abrams. people are also keeping a close watch on our senate race here because of the national implications and that's why

people tell me they came out to vote. take a listen to two voters who explain the i wish auto us that matter most to them. >> i think it has turned into a circus, if you want to be honest. some of the things that are being said you don't even know if they could even be true, you know, some of the things, but i know that that is an important race because if the wrong person gets into office, then even more things could change just for my community. >> i think straes abrams and warnock is a great team together and that they will put their best foot forward as to look out for not just the democrat but the republican as well. >> reporter: now, another reason why voters tell me they want to participate in the early voting process is because of the key issues that matter most to them, people tell me that it's the abortion issue, it's inflation, it's the economy, it's health care. that's what's driving people to come out to the polls and vote early as well. >> nadia romero reporting there. one of the most closely

watched contests is the senate race in pennsylvania. its outcome could determine the balance of power in that chamber and the voters who could tilt the scales are women from the suburbs. cnn's jessica dean has this report. >> i'm dr. oz, i approved this message. >> reporter: as ads for the hotly contested pennsylvania senate race flood the airwaves in the final weeks of the campaign it's the philadelphia suburbs where women may end up deciding the outcome. >> i am fired up. >> reporter: the four so-called collar counties that surround philadelphia are home to some of the state's most affluent and educated female voters and they have a big independent streak. >> we know these voters have moved in recent years towards democrats but they have a long tradition of voting for republican candidates. >> reporter: most of the women we talked to have voted or considered voting for someone in both parties. >> in the past i was independent and i would vote on either side

but it's become clearer and clearer that i need to vote democratically. >> in 2016 i realized that there needed to be a change and so at that point i decided that i was going to become a republican. >> reporter: burrwood has studied pennsylvania voter trends for years. >> it's going to be an interesting push/pull between concerns voters have about the economy and inflation and then concerns about abortion rights. >> reporter: in bucks county, pennsylvania, women we spoke to named three key issues swaying their decision, the economy, crime and abortion rights. >> i'm voting based on our economy and based on the crime. >> reporter: sharon jackson said the country is moving in the wrong direction. >> i go to the grocery store and i'm like, oh, my goodness, this costs me $250. oz has more to offer to me and to i think -- i think he has a lot more to offer to our state. >> reporter: but for others

abortion rights remain top of mind and they plan to vote accordingly. >> john fetterman. >> why? >> because i care about reproductive rights. >> is that the biggest issue for you? >> it is. there's a lot of other issues but right now i've become a single issue voter. >> i'm afraid of the abortion issue, whether or not my personal opinions of that is nobody's business. >> reporter: the candidates are targeting suburban women in different ways. >> john getter -- woman. >> reporter: fetterman is leaving into the issue of abortion rights. >> women are the reason we can win. don't piss women off. >> reporter: while oz released an ad this week emphasizing political modder operation. >> extremism on both sides makes things worse, we need balance, less extremism in washington. >> reporter: both campaigns signaling they understand the potential impact of these voters in a race where the result could determine control of the senate. >> jessica dean with that

report. let's discuss now with the director of the u.s. and americas program at cha damn house. it is great to have you with us. there are a lot of issues motivating americans to vote in midterm elections, abortion rights, crime, the state of democracy but they certainly do seem to be giving way to inflation and the economy. i mean, what is your opinion as far as what is shaping up to be the most politically decisive issue? >> well, i think the headline news is that over the last few years the headline issue has moved from being abortion rights to being about the economy and inflation, but i think the reality is that different voters are choosing between these top two or three issues, you have to add crime in there as we've just heard and many women of course are registering to vote in record numbers and are turning out very much on the basis of their fear of losing that right to choose, that control over

their own bodies. i think the question then is what happens overall. one real concern is whether men will turn out and especially i think for the democrats a real concern is whether minority men, black and latino men, will turn out and on what basis. so there is a division, the headline, again, looks like it's back to the economy, a real concern with inflation, a real concern with the stock market, but we've seen also that president biden is squarely taking on this issue of the economy and he's trying to make the point that if the republicans come back there will be tax cuts, but that will add to the deficit. so right now, again, the headline is the economy but different voters are really putting a priority on very different issues. >> republicans appear to be gaining an edge just, you know, a bit over two weeks ago. why now? >> i think, you know, right now this is a race by race contest.

the pressure on the economy i think is driving many people out. there might be a sort of question mark about donald trump that the january 6th committee that decision to subpoena the former president might be pulling out more of his base voters, but, you know, the headline again is that overall we're looking at a record turnout in these midterms, 2018 midterms had the highest turnout about 122 million americans voted, that was the highest turnout since 1978 and i think right now we're on track to surpass that. so, again, the intensity around these midterms suggests that voters care passionately, that they're very worried about their issues, i think they're very worried about democracy, i think we're all very concerned to see whether these elections are free, whether they're fair and especially whether they're nonviolent. as we get closer to the actual day of those elections, the

campaigning is fierce, the candidates are out on the ground, the president is visible, the former president is visible for a number of reasons, and so passions are very, very high. >> well, as you mentioned inflation concerns are front and center for many voters. while this is a global phenomenon, people blame the government in power. do you see that playing out in the united states? >> well, i think, you know, if you go below the headline you're getting an intense debate about what's driving inflation, even amongst the democratic party. we've seen a very famous economist disagreeing with larry summers about, you know, whether inflation has been driven by the pandemic era spending or not. and so, you know, the facts on the ground are one thing, but you're right that right now people are blaming this president, president biden has

struggled, and the other thing that we're seeing is that, you know, a number of democrats and republicans on the ground are having to make a very specific choice about whether to align themselves with the president in the case of the democrats or the former president in the case of the republicans, because both of these leaders are struggling with significant constituents. president biden hasn't been polling well since that exit from afghanistan. so very difficult politics, but, remember, the stakes are extremely high, they're high for the economy, they're very high for abortion rights and they're especially high for the question of climate. this is where president biden has had tremendous success putting through that inflation reduction act and the future of this question has very significant stakes not only for america, for americans, but for the entire globe. >> leslie, almost 6 million people have cast an early ballot. i guess it's a hangover from the pandemic. any indication of which party

will benefit from this? >> i mean, i think that, you know, traditionally we suspect that democrats benefit from that early voting. a lot of democrats are concerned partly about voter suppression, they're worried about whether they can get the day off of work. the fact that there were so many contested elections state by state and obviously at the national -- at the federal level in 2020 has really raised deep concerns about -- amongst voters about being sure that they vote, that they vote safely, that their vote is counted. there's just, you know -- the good news story for democracy is that americans are out, they're passionate and they want their vote to count. the difficult news of course is that there's a lot of politics, there's tremendous amounts of disinformation state by state at the local level, there are still many candidates running on the republican ticket who deny the outcome of the presidential

elections. so it's a deeply fraught democracy, but the good news story again is this turnout on the ground by voters. >> leslie joining us from london, we certainly appreciate the context and your insight. many thanks. >> thank you so much. after ten years in power xi jinping appears well on his way to ruling china for life. a few hours ago the chinese communist party appointed mr. xi to an unprecedented third term as communist party leader. that ensures he will remain in power well into the future. russian president vladimir putin was among the first to send his congratulations telling mr. xi it would be a pleasure to continue russia's strategic alliance with china. let's get right to it with cnn beijing bureau chief steven jeng. it would appear the ccp is now a

party of one, that is the party of xi. >> reporter: that's right, anna. going into this party congress we had always known this would be enormous busting event but not sure to what degree and this unveiling of this leadership team really is the latest and the most powerful proof of this absolute power over this party of more than 96 million members and by extension this station of 1.4 billion people. with him staying on for another five years and potentially for life he obviously has broken with convention of two five-year terms and then of course not only term limits, age norms and power sharing convention as well as meritocracy. those all have been largely abandoned because when you look at this new lineup of this standing committee, the four new members on this most powerful decision-making body in clihina they have all worked closely with xi during a phases of his

career even in the provinces or beijing and three of the four men have served as his chief of staff or chief secretaries. they are really the men that xi jinping feels closest to, the men he can trust. so really another indication that in this system under one man rule the only thing that matters is loyalty and affinity to xi regardless of your capability or job performance or even unpopularity. for example, when you look at the number two leader, lee chung, he is very much expected to become china's next premiere, the one man who is going to be in charge of the world's second largest economy in a time when the economy is facing so many challenges partly due to his strict zero covid policy. he actually gained notoriety during shanghai's very chaotic two-month covid lockdown from april to june because he is shanghai's party chief. there is video online of angry

local residents shouting at him, blaming him for the shanghai government's mishandling and asking him how is it possible for residents of china's biggest and wealthiest city to go hungry and have to search for daily necessities during that lockdown. it doesn't matter, that hasn't prevented his political rise. in another highly symbolic moment on saturday during the party congress closing session we see xi's predecessor hu jintao because escorted out of the great hall of the people. we are still not sure about the exact circumstances surrounding that moment but you can see hu obviously appearing to be reluctant to be let out after some brief exchanges of words with two staff members as well as to xi, he was still, you know, eventually had to leave. that is really another moment showing the era of collective leadership during hu jintao's time that is gone and the lack of visibility reactions from all the people sitting on the stage, another reminder the ruthless

nature of this party and it's leader, no one wants to show reaction that can be used against them, apathy may be the only option for all of them in the hall. >> it was certainly a humiliating experience for hu jintao. you talk about him surrounding himself with loyalists, the concern is he is then in an echo chamber. there are many people within china and out concerned about that. steven jeng joining us from beijing, many thanks. now to the uk. conservative party leaders are preparing to vote this week for their next leader and prime minister. british media are reporting two of the top contenders, boris johnson and rishi sunak held secret summit talks saturday evening. neither one was formally announced their intention to enter the race. the third top contender house of commons leader penny mordaunt has already thrown her name into the ring. let's bring in anna stewart live from london with more. anna, we are not hearing much

from the sunak or johnson camp about that secret summit, but what are the experts saying, other than whoever becomes the next leader must unite this conservative party? >> reporter: well, that would be the obvious point but i think it has been a point for some time now and hasn't hit home with the a various prime ministers we have had. we don't know whether sun image or johnson will join the race with mordaunt. they will likely have more support than her. we will find out by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow whether they will join the race and whether they have enough support. it may surprise viewers to consider that boris johnson could make a political come back so soon, he only left office last month. you have to remember that the revolving door of prime ministers has been spinning since 2016. take a look. >> the stunning decision, britain is ending its 43-year long relationship with the european union. >> reporter: from the moment this happened -- >> independence day.

>> reporter: -- the uk has been caught up in tumultuous times. there have been resignations. >> i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. >> reporter: promotions. ♪ and a lot of late night votes as the country tried to get brexit done it was the undoing of theresa may. >> the second female prime minister but certainly not the last. >> reporter: in the end it fell to boris johnson. he won an election with a resounding majority and eventually -- but the political chaos didn't end. months after brexit the covid pandemic hit the uk hard. there was tragedy as more than 200,000 people died and many more were hospitalized including the prime minister. there was also fasts as top officials were forced out

breaking their own social distancing rules. >> those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them. >> reporter: including the prime minister with a scandal known as party-gate, a row over illegal gatherings held at number 10 during lock downs. johnson was forced to resign. >> the baton will be handed over. >> reporter: his replacement didn't fair much better. an implosion in the uk economy following a so-called mini budget full of unfunded tax cuts led to liz truss becoming the uk's shortest serving prime minister. >> i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. >> reporter: and leaving her successor with a multitude of challenges and no end in sight to the chaos. >> anna, that chaos has had the air of tragic or perhaps tragic comedy. the last prime minister wasn't elected by the british public,

they were appointed by the conservative party as we will see this coming week. that prime minister had a real and damaging impact on the uk economy and people's personal finances. there are some that argue there is a democratic deficit here and that this really should be going to the public with a general election. >> that would sound commonsensical, but, you know, that doesn't always work. anna stewart, good to see you. well, ukraine's power system takes a major hit from russian drones and missiles. now concerns are growing about power shortages this winter. we will get a live report from kyiv. and a storm in florida, some residents are confused and outraged they've been accused of voter fraud and arrested just as the midterms approach. choose dove? the dove beauty bar, is gentle. it not onlnly cleans, it hydrates my skin. as a dermatologist, i want what's best for our skin. with 1/4 m moisturizing cream, doveve is the #1 bar dermatologists use at home. bipolar depression. it made me feel trapped in a fog. this is art inspired by real

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earlier on saturday russia sent a barrage of drones and missiles at power facilities across the country. nic robertson joins from us kyiv to tell us more. nic, tell us about these strikes and how the power outages are affecting ukrainians and the war effort. >> reporter: yeah, they are affecting them in many ways. about 11 regions in the country are without proper electricity at the moment, rolling blackouts or organized blackouts, key, for example, areas of city will have four hours off, six hours on, four hours off and that's affecting all sorts of things from bakeries to mines in other parts of ukraine. electricity is being cut to mines that produce coal by means that coal isn't available to fuel the power stations. so that real assessment is from ukrainian officials is that russia is very carefully strategically targeting the

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and warnld, i'm anna coren. in just over two weeks millions of americans will head to the polls for the tightly contested midterm elections. in november one of the biggest issues on the ballot will be immigration, it's a subject that deeply resonates with latino voters who could tilt the scales in key races. polls show that most of them support democratic policies on immigration, but many are starting to favor more conservative views, like stronger border security. it comes as border crossings appear to be increasing. this fiscal year u.s. authorities say they encountered more than 2 million migrants at

the border, that's up from 1.7 million last year. but even with migrant numbers up buses carrying asylum seekers will no longer be sent from el paso, texas, to new york city, that's what el paso's mayor tells cnn. a new york mayor eric adams confirms the news. adams credits the white house with an initiative to ease the crisis and reduce the number of buses filled with migrants that have been arriving from other states. >> reporter: new york city mayor eric adams is certainly crediting the biden administration at least for now for what appears to be a significant decrease in the number of migrants that are arriving here to new york city. the biden administration shifted course several days ago and now the policy is that venezuelan migrants will be turned back at the border. now, an administration official tells us they have already seen a significant decrease at the border by 80%.

now, the mayor spoke with cnn's chris wallace, telling him that even though the numbers may be decreasing, there are still thousands of people here in new york who will need access to resources. in fact, the city of el paso alone sent more than 10,000 migrants here to the city in the last couple months. the mayor says the city is preparing and will need federal resources to deal with people here who will need that help. >> we must sit down at the table and have a clear pathway for those seeking to experience the american dream and i think we have failed to do that for generations and i'm hoping with the decompressing strategy and a real strategy that the white house has put in place we're finally going to deal with, number one, allowing those who are here to work, to give them financial resources to those who are really carrying the responsibility of those who are coming here to our country. >> reporter: and what the mayor is saying there is also what

service providers here in the city have been telling me over several weeks, that even as the numbers continue to decrease there are thousands of people now living here in new york who will need to be connected to legal resources, health care, public education and who will likely need housing as they move through what are very complicated asylum cases. so even as the arrivals begin to decrease, still thousands of people here in the city who will likely be in need of help for several months to come. police body cam videos from florida obtained by cnn show the confusion of convicted felons who were arrested for alleged voter fraud. they say they did nothing wrong. the arrests were the first public demonstration of florida's new election security force established when governor ron desantis signed a bill back in april. leyla santiago has the story.

>> a hard, conniving slap in the face by the state of florida. >> reporter: that's what ron miller said he felt when accused for voter fraud. more than a dozen arrested as part of an operation to crack down on supposed voter fraud in florida. arrest that is left many confused. >> i didn't commit no fraud. >> what is wrong with this state, man? voter fraud? >> what's this about? >> reporter: newly released body camera footage gives a fresh glimpse of the confusion from many arrested. >> these folks voted illegally. they are disqualified from voting because they have been convicted of either murder or sexual assault. >> it wasn't my mistake that was made. i trusted in the state of florida to let me know what's going on. and they failed me. >> reporter: he says he thought

he was allowed to vote. miller has a list of convictions under his name, including second-degree murder, but he tells us he's tried to stay out of trouble since his release. and then in october of 2020 he tells us he was approached by someone registering voters at the grocery store who told miller he could restore his voting rights. miller signed off on the registration and then this voter id came in the mail a few weeks later, just in time for the november 2020 election. >> i was happy that i was able to vote again. wow. >> reporter: so he voted, he says, even kept his i voted sticker, about but two years later -- >> they were like this at my door. >> reporter: in 2018 nearly two thirds of voters passed amendment 4 in south florida, it restored voting rights for those convicted of felonies not including murder or feel knee sex offenses. legal battles ensued, confusion spread, voting eligibility remained unclear for many.

adam goodman is the attorney defender nathaniel singleton, also among those arrested. >> it seems improper that the government is saying go ahead and do this, huh-uh, we've got you, now you are in trouble. it seems like they're taking advantage of people. >> reporter:? florida state law requires the state to notify local supervisors of elections about voters convicted of a felony or not eligible to vote. in the five counties where the voter fraud arrests occurred we are told the state did not inform them arrested individuals were not eligible to vote before they cast a ballot in 2020. >> why are they doing this now and this happened years ago? >> i don't know. i have no idea, ma'am. >> this is crazy, man. >> i think it's not coincidental that the arrests occurred before the midterm elections. >> reporter: a voting rights expert called this a political employee. >> the danger as i see it is it's intimidating and it is voter suppression, it is, i think, designed and targeted at

a lower income voters who also disproportionately tend to be men and women of color. >> reporter: for ron miller he wants nothing to do with the election process anymore after the arrest. >> i want them to drop the charges on me and just leave me alone. >> leyla santiago with that report. police in texas have identified the man accused of shooting and killing two workers at methodist dallas medical center on saturday. ernesto hernandez faces capital murder charges. he was on parole for aggravated robbery and had an active ankle monitor on. no word on what may have led to the shooting. authorities are investigating. here is cnn national security analyst juliette kayyem. >> where were they in the hospital? if they are on the seventh floor and not the first floor someone was looking for either them or the place where they were

working. >> the hospital issued a statement saying the methodist health system family a heartbroken at the loss of two of our beloved team members. our entire organization is grieving this unimaginable tragedy. a viral respiratory illness known as rsv is spreading much faster than expected among infants and small children. more than 7,300 cases were reported in the u.s. in a single week this month. that's the highest number for any week in the past two years. this data is likely just a small fraction of the total number. while rsv is similar to the common cold, it can cause serious illness, especially in the very young. take a listen. >> that's where you start to see the child being really upset, they can't get air in, they're huffing and puffing, they might be panting or even grunting. so it looks like maybe they've been running a marathon, even though these kids are tiny.

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solidarity with protests around -- around the world. >> well, look, anna, from the beginning all this protest movement in september students have been at the forefront of the movement, taking on that sort of risk that we are seeing the hard line crackdown by the iranian security forces standing in huge numbers in the streets in protest against the iranian regime and against the repressive restrictions on women's rights and the way they choose to dress. we saw over the weekend the continuation of those protests despite that crackdown, students in tehran university, students taking to the streets chanting freedom, freedom, death to the dictator, dig to khamenei according to video we have seen that has been provided by the pro reform outlet iran wire which has been working with cnn. these videos are pretty remarkable to see the brazen and clear public rejection of the iranian regime. we also saw university students in the east region also

protesting in huge numbers according to video we have seen circulating on social media chanting the regime's days are numbered. this is of course coming in its sixth week of protests. these are continuing to gain momentum up and down the country. not only are we seeing protests now, but we're also seeing strike action by business owners, by factory workers, even teachers going on strike in solidarity with the protest movement. in the northwestern kurdish region over the weekend we saw video of the streets eerily quiet and empty, storefronts closed as business owners took part in that strike. teachers across the country, a teachers union calling for a sit in today and tomorrow in protest against the death and detention of students and young people and of course we have seen hundreds of people being detained according to human rights organization iran -- which is a -- has been telling the death

toll since the beginning of the protest movement. while it's impossible for cnn to independently verify the death toll this human rights organization has tallied it at more than 200. there is clear and growing concern over the crackdown that could intensify as these protests continue to gain momentum. >> six weeks on and the protests going strong. that takes incredible courage. nada bashir, thanks for the update. hurricane roslyn is category 3 and bearing down on the western coast of mexico. cnn's derek van dam has the very latest on the track of the storm when "cnn newsroom" continues. please stay with us. caplyta can help let t in the lyte. discover c caplyta. caplyta is a once-daily pill proven to delivever significant rerelief across bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and bipolar ii depression. and in clinical trials, movement disorders

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