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this is "cnn newsroom" with max fo foster. it's tuesday, october 25th, 9 a.m. in london, 4 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where the nation's mid-term elections are just two weeks away. more than 7 million ballots have already been cast between early voting and absentee ballots. the new cnn polling shows the economy and inflation are the key items for voters. more than half in michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin say it will determine who gets their vote in congressional races. we're also keeping an eye on the governor's race in the key state of florida. incumbent republican ron desantis and democratic candidate charlie crist landed a set of blows. >> you're running for governor.

why don't you look in the eyes of the people of the state of florida and say to them if you're re-elected you will serve a full four-year term as governor. yes or no? yes or no, ron? will you serve a full four-year term if you're reelected as governor of florida? it's not a tough question. it's a fair question. he won't tell you. >> we did not agree on the candidates asking each other questions. >> is it my time? >> it's your turn. >> i know charlie's interested in talking about 2024 and joe biden. i want to make things clear, the only worn out old donkey i'm looking to put out to pasture is charlie crist. >> desantis boasted he lifted up the state instead of locking it down. crist said florida had one of the highest death rates in the u.s. that's nothing to boast about. highly anticipated senate debate will get underway in

nato. in the swing state of pennsylvania, that could affect the congressional balance of power. john fetterman will take on his republican rival, celebrity dr. mehmet oz. poll showing likely voters are leaning towards fetterman. u.s. president joe biden has been relatively quiet doing a small handful of appearances. monday he addressed the democratic national committee rallying them to finish strong. phil mattingly has more from the white house. >> reporter: president biden over the last several months has aschewed rallies and campaign ev events. his administration has been successful and created the country and the country at large recovering from the pandemic

that destroyed the economy and the entire public health system. now they're trying to sharpen that message. trying to sharpen the political bent of that message and trying to underscore that this is the moment to close. take a listen. >> so far we're running against the tide and we're beating the tide. we have 15 days until one of the most important elections of our lifetime. >> democrats are building a better election for everyone with an economy that grows from the bottom up and middle out. they're doubling down on the megamaga. it failed the country before and will fail it again if they win. >> that last part in particular is important when you talk to white house advisers. they are very cognizant of the fact that inflation remains at a 40-year high. that is something they are having to grapple with. however, they believe if it's not an ultimatum or referendum on the administration and democrats in power and instead the choice on what democrats will do going forward and what

republicans will do going forward, they have a fighting chance. they are working against history. the first mid term of a new president isn't going to go that well. however, they looked at polling and see they're within a point or two or even ahead in all of the critical races of the senate and a lot in the house. they believe if they're able to sharpen that message, particularly on the economy, what democrats would do versus what republicans can do, they have a fighting chance. you should get some data that can help them as well. gdp expected to show the economy growing again after two negative months. gas prices continue to tick down. something white house officials say is critical. will that be enough? again, history would say probably not. white house advisers say they have a fighting chance a couple of weeks before the votes are counted. phil mattingly, cnn, white house. some voters are seeking a temporary restraining order.

they're asking a federal judge to take action against clean elections u.s.a. who they say are photographing and following voters at ballot drop boxes. two armed people in tactical gear are seen near a drop box in meta, arizona, but left when authorities arrived. u.s. attorney general says such actions will not stand. >> we have an obligation to prevent, to guarantee free and fair vote by everyone who's qualified to vote and will not permit voters to be intimidated. >> the u.s. department of homeland security says it's focused on the heightened threat environment blaming the situation on conspiracy theories about voter fraud. in the hours ahead, richshi sunak will be the new prime

minister. this hour outgoing prime minister liz truss is set to chair her last cabinet meeting before leaning 10 downing street for the last time to meet king charles iii. sunak will be officially appointed to the post. once at 10 downing street, he faces a tough challenge ahead. the economy is the biggest issue. liz truss's mini budget caused a meltdown. he'll need to tackle the political turmoil and not least of which is his own party. he's pledged to work on uniting the party. cnn's anna stewart checking developments here in london and we're live in downing street. normally these moments are full of excitement. it doesn't feel the same. he's been there many times in the last couple of months.

>> reporter: i mean, that's true. i feel like i've said the new prime minister x, x, x over times over the last 50 days. the conservative party will be hosting this prime minister will be staying in office for a little while longer at least than his predecessor, which will be liz truss. at the moment liz truss is chairing her final cabinet. that's happening now. we've been watching them go into number 10 downing street. the question is how many of those members of cabinet will be returning next week. rishi sunak will be making those appointments. he'll be appointing a new chancellor. home secretary, foreign secretary. that's said to be going to penny mourdant. he'll be communicating with the

nation and that's what we'll be seeing in 2 1/2 hours when he will make a speech and meeting in front of number 10. he'll have to address the nation and try and reassure them that he empathisizes with the struggles that they're going through. in some way, try and nip these arguments in the bud that the labor party is starting to press ahead with which is because of his gigantic wealth, his father-in-law is an indian billionaire, the so-called indian bill gates and he can understand the nation's problems and steer them through this. his entree, formidable. not only is the conservative party taking a hammering in the polls, you have a pushing for the general election, pushing for a scottish referendum. >> he's got to restore brittain's economic credibility at the same time retain that party unity. the two things are often in

conflict, aren't they? >> he's going to have to delegate. he's going to have to let someone else do that job which will be hard for him. he will be delivering a speech. he only had eight sentences in the speech yesterday and the economy was a short line in that. people want to have more detail. he is looking at an economy with double digit inflation, recession certainly looming. and of course cost of living crisis. all of the issues that were there as chancellor have gotten worse. we know from the first leadership contest this is a man keen on tough love in terms of fiscal policies and economy. we're more likely to see tax wise and spending cuts. so complete reversal of what we saw from liz truss. that is what markets always want. the devil will be in the detail. we'll get a lot of detail next monday if in course he sticks to that. >> thank you, anna and bianca. we'll get reaction to those key speeches today. meanwhile, back in the u.s.

health experts are warning of a triple threat of infections from covid, flu and rsv respiratory viruses. these illnesses are straining children's hospitals nationwide. the biggest is a high rise in the rsv cases. cnn's brian todd reports. >> reporter: a baby can with trouble breathing. it's why this mom in columbus, ohio, took his 2-month-old to the hospital. >> he declined super rapidly. >> doctors across the country are warning of a triple threat. the big three of viruses they call them. >> certainly know all about covid. we certainly know about influenza. rsv is known by every pediatrician because it fills up our hospitals every year. >> rsv, a common respiratory virus is severe in babies and

young children. experts say rsv and the flu are hitting earlier this year than they normally do. >> if you look in the southern united states, we're already starting to see flu cases take a really big high jump so we're really a little bit concerned about this overlapping of all of these different viruses because usually rsv comes later and flu comes nicely after. they take their turn. >> reporter: the number of rsv cases depicted by pcr tests was higher than any other week in the past few years according to the cdc. across the country three-quarters of pediatric beds are in use. a larger share than at any time in the united states. maine, rhode island and delaware have more in use. at this high school, half the student body was out with flu like symptoms and after falling for months, covid cases have reerchltly flattened out in the u.s. >> i'll be honest, i think we're

in for a tough several months. we're seeing a high number of children who are getting sick who are needing support to breathe and we're seeing earlier than expected seasons. >> reporter: rsv and the flu have similar symptoms. it's not always easy to tell which illness your child has and it can be challenging to know if you should bring them to a hospital. >> maybe they have a sniffle, cough, congestion but they're doing okay in the home or is your child really struggling or working to breathe such that they need to come see us in the hospital and in the emergency department. >> reporter: what about infants and newborns who can't tell how they feel? >> babies should not be refusing their bottle. you start to have trouble waking them up. >> reporter: the doctors we spoke to have this advice for the parents of young children on preventive measures against the flu, rsv and covid.

wash your hands often. everyone should cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. wear masks if you have symptoms. even though there is no vaccine for rsv, there are vaccines for the flu and covid. you can get those for children as young as 6 months old and now is an important time to get them. brian todd, cnn, washington. two people are dead in the state of missouri. a report from st. louis coming up. extreme weather in parts of the u.s. putting states at risk. will storms be enough to improve drought conditions? we'll have the latest forecast. and across the u.s. generally quiet conditions with the exception of the southern and southeastern u.s. parts of this region could see severe weather. we'll break this down coming up in a few minutes. . try all three flavors. only at ihop. downwnload the app and earn free food with every purchase. mucinex nightshihift fights yor worst nighttime symptoms so you can get to sleep and wake up ready to go.

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a shooting at a performing arts high school in st. louis, missouri, has left at least two people dead. officials say there were seven security personnel at the school when the shooting happened and the gunman was also killed. we explain from the scene of the a being at that. >> reporter: once again, a high school in america has become a crime scene.

this time in st. louis, missouri. investigators say the 19-year-old tutor graduated from this high school last year. the motive still unclear. investigators believe mental illness may have played a role. it's unclear how the 19-year-old was able to get inside the school because investigators say the building was locked. among the injured, teenagers, 15 and 16-year-olds with a variety of injuries including an ankle fracture wound as well as gunshot wounds. among the deceased, a 61-year-old female and a 16-year-old student. investigators say when the person entered this building, the weapon was not concealed. >> when he entered it was out. there was no mystery about what was going to happen. he had it out and entered in an aggressive manner. >> this could have been much worse.

the individual had almost a dozen 30-round high capacity magazines on him. that's a whole lot of victims but because of the quick respo response, that suspect didn't have the opportunity to turn this into -- it's tragic for the community but it could have been much worse. >> it could have been much worse. the commissioner adding he doesn't know if the security guards at this school had guns. adrian blottis, cnn, st. louis, missouri. in the aftermath of a different u.s. shooting 16-year-old gunman ethan crumbly pled guilty to all 24 charges against him in a michigan courtroom on monday. his guilty plea includes one count of terrorism causing death which prosecutors are calling a landmark case. crumbly killed four students and wounded seven others at oxford high school in november 2021.

he faces up to life in prison without parole. his parents have pled guilty to charges. a member of the texas rangers has pled guilty and will be sentenced. they say christopher kimball told investigators he focused on supplying updates to his bosses on the day of the shooting in may but he had no discussions about options to breach the classroom as someone in his position would have been expected to do. he's one of seven officers in the texas department of public safety being referred for investigation. 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in the massacre at robb elementary school. police have arrested a suspect after a shocking incident at the new york subway. i have to warn you, this next video is quite disturbing. you can see a commuter pushed from the platform on the tracks

in what police say was an unprovoked attack. police have arrested 41-year-old lamar mccray and are recommending multiple charges including attempted murder. parts of the u.s. that have faced drought could see rain this week. the mississippi river has reached historic lows because of the current drought including much of the great plains. they get some rain and more than they barring beganed for. meteorologist pedram javaheri has the story. >> that's right, max. you'll notice areas of the southeast here, a disturbance moving through the region into the afternoon hours and quick moving system here. the primary concerns going to be related to straight line winds, winds of 50, 60 miles an hour. tune in to places such as

memphis, birmingham, jackson, a level 2 on a scale of 1 to 4. maybe an isolated tornado scattered about this region. want to watch this into the afternoon hours of the storms. i think what will come out of this is going to be the beneficial amount of rainfall across an area so drought str stricken. it will be giving plenty of rainfall across the region. you'll notice some areas could see as much as 2 1/4 inches moving through the area. portions of dallas, eastern oklahoma, arkansas, louisiana and on to mississippi. very beneficial rainfall and we'll take anything we can. areas of the western u.s., it is an entirely different story. the first significant snow event has been in place in the last couple of days. tapering off the most. accumulating across west yellow stone, montana. a couple of pockets of winter weather still in place. talking about the highest elevations across the

u.s./canadian border. certainly the olympic mountains, parts of the cascades as well. could see about 8 inches of snowfall. you look at this region, very much drought stricken. anything you get is going to be beneficial. we expect more going into what is essentially going to be the wettest time of year, which is going to be the month of november. now across the eastern u.s. again, there is the pocket of wet weather we expect. that will be very helpful this weekend. temps will be helpful going into november especially around parts of the great lakes and parts of the northeast as well. 66 in chicago. aiming for about 74 in cleveland. can't complain when the last few days rang in 70 degrees. there's the latest, max. russia insisting ukraine may use a dirty bomb on the battlefield. ahead how the ukrainians are trying to disprove that claim.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster. if you are just joining us, let me bring you up to our top stories. just two weeks away from the critical mid-term elections. key issues driving voters to the polls are the economy and inflation. in the u.k. rishi sunak is set to be the next prime minister in a few hours. he'll be the third prime minister in seven weeks.

russia has accused ukraine of getting ready to use a dirty bomb. ukraine has invited inspectors. nato's secretary general says russia may not use it as a pretexts to escalate the conflict. the u.s. says russia may use a dirty bomb and warned of consequences if it does. >> we're concerned when we hear this type of patently false disinformation emanating from the kremlin. we know the kremlin's track record when it comes to these types of claims. >> the legal team of brittney

griner have asked to postpone her appeal hearing until 1 p.m. moscow time. that's about 90 minutes from now. a court is expected to hear griner's challenge against her 9-year prison sentence. she was arrested at amos could you airport and accused of having cannabis oil. president joe biden says griner and paul whelan are being illegally detained. let's get more from fred pleitgen and claire is here as well. fred, in terms of what's happening on the ground, explain what it means when we're talking about false flag operations and pre-moves in terms of what might happen next, it's very confusing, this dirty bomb story. >> reporter: it certainly is very confusing, max. the ukrainians are trying to get ahead on this as far as all of the messaging is concerned.

they say all of the allegations russia is making are false. they say the ukrainians are working on a dirty bomb. explain to our viewers what that would mean essentially is a conventional explosion laced with radioactive material that could release a lot of radioactivity in a large area if it was, indeed, exploded. the russians claim the ukrainians are working on something like that. the ukrainians say it's untrue. there is no evidence that was given by the russians. what the ukrainians have done is rmt they have specifically invited the atomic agency to sites to inspect those sites and see that there is no illicit activity going on. i did hear from the international atomic agency saying they visited one of those sites about a month ago and didn't find anything suspicious there. we do have to note that the iaea is actually very active here in ukraine. they're obviously right now trying to come to terms with a

situation at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is held by the russians but has a presence here and can check it out. the ukrainians are saying they believe the russians are using this as a pretexts to escalate the entire war here and it might be the russians who are plotting something like this. they put out a fact sheet claiming the russians have been undertaking some illicit construction work at the zaporizhzhia power plant especially at the spent fuel plant which is where they believe the strike could emanate. it's a very fluid situation. it's a very difficult situation. both sides sort of accusing one another but certainly the u.s., its allies, most western nations and the ukrainians say they'll

want to be as transparent as possible. >> thank you, fred. claire, explain why the legal team in the brittney griner case want this delay? >> reporter: we don't know, max. it's only a two-hour delay. we know brittney griner, who we have seen appear in court several times throughout her trial, wouldn't have been there anyway. she was going to appear via video link. we know she was severely stressed ahead of this despite the fact they said she's a very strong person. it was starting to take a toll on her. this is sort of the end of the road as far as the russian legal system is concerned. there are three potential outcomes today. they could leave the sentence as it is and she would go off and serve it. they could overrule it or reduce it. clearly she was desperately hoping for at least some kind of reduction because after this the only hope to get her home before the end of that was some kind of prisoner swap. we know while the u.s. and the

administration officials said discussions on this were pretty persistent, there is still according to the u.s. no serious counter offer from the russians on a prisoner swap. that work is still ongoing. still no real progress there. >> what do we know about who's involved in that prisoner swap? are we getting any information whatsoever? >> nothing new. we knew over the summer. the u.s. side let it be known there was a leak that they offered victor booth, the convicted arms dealer, in exchange for both brittney griner and paul whelan. the russians had asked for a convicted murderer as well as victor booth. they didn't want to do a two for one deal. they asked for someone else. we don't think that was acceptable to the u.s. side. they haven't had a counter offer from russia. apparently they are still talking. >> claire, thank you very much. thank you, fred, in ukraine. lindsey graham won't be

forced to testify in georgia. clarence thomas put a temporary freeze on a lower court order that would have required graham to testify about the 2020 presidential election results. the freeze is likely an administrative maneuver to give justices more time to examine the dispute. atlanta's district attorney wants to question graham about calls he made to election officials in georgia after the vote. paula reid has what graham is accused of and how long this freeze could last. >> reporter: this is a temporary win for senator graham who so far has been unable to convince lower courts to block the subpoena from an atlanta area grand jury. now investigators in this grand jury, they want to talk to graham about calls he made following the 2020 election where he allegedly discussed issues like absentee ballot

procedures in the state and voter fraud. now the senator has argued that these calls, these were all part of his duty as a senator, that they are constitutionally protected legislative activity but lower court judges have not agreed with that and they have ruled that he should be able to potentially be questioned about certain aspects of these conversations. now this temporary stay will be in place until the supreme court finally rules on this matter. the justice has given the investigators in georgia until thursday to respond and it is expected then the larger questions in this case will go to the full supreme court for a final answer on the questions raised in this case. paula reid, cnn, washington. jury selection resumes today in the trump organization tax fraud trial in new york. the former president's businesses are charged in what prosecutors call a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities. former chief financial officer

allen weisselberg has agreed to testify after pleading guilty for not paying taxes on nearly $2 million in off the books income. maggie haberman was asked what trump might be thinking about the trial. >> reporter: anything involving trump's business is painful for him if it involves courtroom or a prosecutor of any kind. just tarnishes the company further at a time when the company is not expanding, at best it is in stasis. allen weisselberg is going to be a star witness for the prosecution. there are few people who have been around donald trump and with such knowledge of how that business works as allen weisselberg. so even if this doesn't personally touch on trump criminally, this is not going to be a series of good news days for him. >> the former president is not a defendant in the case and isn't expected to be implicated in any way of any wrongdoing. now just ahead on "cnn newsroom," public protests are

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u.s. financial markets hoping to extend their winning streak when trading gets underway in a few hours. the dow gained more than 400 points finishing up 1 1/3%. the s&p 500 finished higher. u.s. futures market shows us how stocks are likely to open today. the nasdaq up but the other two main indices are down at the moment at least. markets in hong kong struggled to recover from their worse day since the 2008 financial crisis. the hang seng and shanghai comp

composite. the yuan tumbled to an all-time low. in china speaking out publicly against the government is rare. protesters are turning to a more private venue to vent their anger as cnn's celina wang reports. >> reporter: graffiti with angry messages scribbled all over stalls might be a common site all over the world but not in china. this reads anti-dictatorship, anti-covid tests. messages like this are spreading in bathrooms in several chinese cities. it is because public restrooms are one of the only places in tightly surveilled china without security cameras. this graffiti says remove dictator and national traitor, xi jinping. no to covid tests. yes to food.

no to lockdown, yes to freedom. no to great leader, yes to vote. don't be a slave, be a citizen. their messages copy the slogans written on two banners hung on a busy overpass in beijing. a rare protest in the capitol just days before the start of the congress party. it didn't stop people from replicating the act around the world. the same slogans hung on london's westminster bridge and draped over the chinese embassy. inside china, public displays of dissent against xi are extremely rare. it can lead to long prison sentences or even worse. we spoke to one man who graffitied in a bathroom. we're shielding his identity because of fears of retribution. >> i had to wear a mask. we can only write slogans in places like bathrooms to reflect

our views. it's so pathetic we've been suppressed like this. >>. >> reporter: china has sensored any images of the cartoon character being compared to xi. i hope people who see my slogan can start changing their minds realizing they've been brainwashed. we have no way to independently verify all of the graffiti and it's unclear how widely viewed these are in police state but for frustrations over the zero covid measures are growing. harsh lockdowns over a handful of covid cases. constant covid testing. mass quarantines. anti-xi slogans are spreading. in paris, an outdoor play took parody over xi jinping's rule.

>> if we don't do anything, it means we are willing to be ruled by the ccp. when i saw the graffiti in the bathroom i started crying. it shows that some of the chinese people want democracy and freedom of speech and are willing to pay o of a price for it. >> yet xi's power is ironclad. the public's anger reduced to scribbles in bathroom stalls. those will quickly be painted over. celina wang, cnn, hong kong. declined to comment on xi jinping's unprecedented third term as president. the next g20 summit is next month. communications shut down earlier this year after house speaker nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan. the u.s. justice department is cracking down on chinese spies. merrick garland has cracked

down. prosecutors say they tried to bribe their targets with lavish gifts, including all expenses paid trips to china. >> reporter: the indictment alleges that between 2008 and 2018 the defendants used the cover of a purported chinese academic institute to target, corrupt and direct individuals in the united states to further the prc's intelligence mission. those directives included attempts to procure technology and equipment from the united states and to have it shipped to china. they also included attempts to stop protected first amendment activities. protests here in the united states, which would have been embarrassing to the chinese government. >> two others are accused of trying to undermine the u.s. government's case against the chinese telecommunications company. a person familiar with the investigation tells cnn that

company is huawei. if you can't sent whatsapp messages right now, you're not alone. widespread outages of the messaging app which is owned by meta have been reported today. what's causing the disruption remains unclear. cnn will continue to track this story and bring you the latest updates as it develops. now american schools see a big drop in test scores. ahead, why math and reading skills are declining at an alarming rate. and twice the choice. sirlrloin salisbury steak and all-natural salmon. perfrfect for lunch or dinner. only at ihop. download the app and earn free food with every purchase. mucinex nightshift fights your worst nighttime symptoms so you can get to sleep and wake up ready to go. how could you? ♪ so, ri above the misery. wakep to a new you. how dare you! today, you're back an. this will not stand. ugh...

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the chicago bears are back snapping their three-game losing streak with a monday night mauling. justin fields scored the game's first touchdown from 3 yards out. the patriots answered with this 30-yard strike from myers who crawled into the end zone for 6 points. the bears picked off three patriot passes over the course of the game. final score bears 33, patriots 14. an alarming report has shown just how badly the pandemic has impacted education in america. according to a national assessment math scores amongst fourth and eighth graders saw their biggest decline since the u.s. started keeping track 32

years ago. reading skills have also dropped significantly prompting the u.s. education secretary to call for change. cnn's gabe cohen reports. an alarming snapshot of learning loss from the pandemic. new test results from the nation's report card show in most states fourth and eighth graders are falling behind in reading and math. the math scores are historic. the worse decline ever recorded with roughly 25% of fourth graders and 38% of eighth graders performing below the basic level. the lowest of the three achievement levels for the test. students who are already struggling in school show the most dramatic dropoff. secretary of education miguel cardona calling the results appalling and unacceptable. >> we're isolated for a year and a half to two years. that's a huge, huge problem. >> michelle burke is an eighth grade teacher on long island and

has a daughter in eighth grade. >> my daughter is struggling in math exponentially. a lot of the things that we're seeing emotionally, behaviorally are putting a huge strain on what you're seeing in the classroom. huge strain. >> reporter: the findings come more than a month after similar results showing math and reading scores for 9 yeerlds fell by a level not seen in decades. the federal government is pumping billions in relief funds into districts requiring them to spipd spend at least 20% on learning loss. schools nationwide have been trying to hire more staff but with teacher burnout and fewer new teachers, many schools face a teacher shortage, especially in rural areas and those with more low income families and students of color. >> afternoon. ids please. >> reporter: at kaasa grand high

school, some schools have more than 70 students and in other rooms paraeducators are teaching lessons prepared by a certified teacher. >> i struggled with math. if i was sitting in that classroom, i needed help, i needed somebody to break it down in a different way. if there's nobody that has the content knowledge to do that, i'm going to shut down. i think many of our students might be shutting down as well. >> cnn's gabe cohen reporting there. family, friends and fans are remembering leslie jordan. he died in a car crash early at the age of 67. he was small in stature but he brought laughs to millions in the height of the covid pandemic. >> hello, fella hunka downer. >> just having to make up things to do, pass the time. i came up with a good one today though. i painted my toenails. >> jordan was best named for playing beverly leslie in the

sitcom will and grace. in his autobiography "my trip down the pink carpet" jordan talked about growing up gay. >> i have come up with a better exercise today than yesterday. yesterday we used the back scratcher to great effect. today we're going to make a back scratcher a baton because when i was little my daddy took me to my very first football game. he said, this is the offense, this is the defense. he said, when do the majorettes come out. he would come home, he'd be with all his army buddies. daddy, daddy, watch me twirl. daddy. oh, son. son. don't you twirl that baton in the house. >> jordan also recorded the

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