hello, i'm victor blackwell.

welcome to "cnn newsroom." >> and i'm bianna golodryga. nearly 12 million americans have already voted across 43 states in the midterm elections. inflation, crime and abortion were the topics that dominated fiery debates last night. in pennsylvania senate's race the most high profile of the midterms another factor came into play and that is the health of one of the candidates. the performance democrat john getter han who survived a stroke has put a new intensity into the matchup. some fetterman voters are saying after seeing him struggle they're now worried about on the fence people like independents and undecided voters. >> another cold cnn, this is the quote, it was tough to watch fetterman, it's kind of like looking at a car accident, you want to look but you don't want to look. however, the fetterman campaign says he raised more than a million dollars in the hours after that debate. fetterman's republican rival mehmet oz is getting negative feedback for his response to a

question on abortion. the fetterman camp is highlighting oz's remarks in this just released campaign ad. >> this is who dr. oz wants in charge of women's health care decisions. >> i want women, doctors, local -- political leaders. local, political leaders. local, political leaders. >> oz would let politicians like doug mastriano ban abortion without exceptions. >> cnn's dan merica is here. dan, we have these quotes from fetterman supporters because of your reporting. tell us more about what they said about his performance. >> i spent the morning talking to folks i had met on the campaign trail covering fetterman who attended fetterman events, these are hardened supporters and to a voter they all plan to vote for him in november. most same disparaging things about dr. oz, they couldn't imagine voting for him but also to a voter they are deeply learned about the health questions that debate raised particularly when it comes to

friends, family, co-worsers who are swing voters who have questions raised about the debate last night. there is a lot of compassion among these voters for john fetterman but also a lot of concern. neither candidate was far from we are effect in the debate last night, the numbers stumbled over a number of issues, fetterman got into a tricky position when he was pressed on his opinion and his position currently on fracking. take a listen to what he said when pressed on his one-time opposition to the oil and gas extraction. >> i've always supported fracking and i always believe that independent energy is critical. >> there is a 2018 interview that you said, quote, i don't support fracking at all. so how do you square the two? >> i -- i do support fracking and i don't -- don't -- i support fracking and i stand and i do support fracking.

>> it was that moment actually that riled the most fetterman supporters concerned about how swing voters could view that. now, mehmet oz the republican candidate in this race also failed to give a concrete answer on abortion as you noted cut an didn't take a firm position on the lindsey graham bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks, that's a federal bill that would deal with abortion. take a listen to how you struggled with the abortion question last night. >> i don't want the federal government involved with that at all. i want women, doctors, local -- political leaders winning the democracy that's always allowed our democracy to thrive to put the best thoughts forward. i'm not going to support federal rules that block the ability of states to do what they wish to do. the abortion decision should be left up to states. i've been very clear on my desire as a position not to interfere with how states

decide. >> victor and bianna, the real question leaving that debate is whether enough voters, especially swing voters, watched and whether they cared. that's a question that we're going to have to spend the days leading up to the election to get the answer to because it's unknown at this point whether it will swing the smaller, smaller sliver of swing voters that will likely decide the election between oz and fetterman in november. >> and that was a question, dan merica, and for us here at the table to discuss later on is that these debates are held rather late this year. whether it's in pennsylvania or other states, what that really means for undecided voters for the few that are left out there. >> hundreds of thousands of people in pennsylvania already cast their ballots before the two candidates took the stage last night. >> dan merica, thank you. let's go to new york now, gubernatorial debate also very contentious incumbent kathy hochul and republican lee zeldin their big issue the state's growing crime problem. >> athena jones has been covering the new york race. what were the big take a ways from the debate last night? >> that's one of them.

you would expect to see more focus on things like the economy and inflation, these are also issues at the top of voters' minds but it's clear that congressman lee zeldin wanted very much to focus on crime. this is what we've seen from him over the last several weeks and months showing up at various locations where there has been a violent incident, he himself was attacked or nearly attacked on the campaign trail in july. kathy hochul tried to push back by focusing on gun and gun control. take a listen to that exchange. >> there is no crime fighting plan if it doesn't include guns, illegal guns, and you refuse to talk about how we can do so much more. you didn't even show up for votes in washington when a bipartisan group of enlightened legislators voted forward an assault we willen ban. >> she believes the only crimes being committed are crimes with gun. you have people afraid of being pushed in front of oncoming subway cars, being stabbed, beaten to death on the street

with hammers. >> both candidates have a point. kathy hochul want to go highlight the efforts she's made on gun safety, passing a law after the tops supermarket shooting that races the age to buy a semiautomatic weapon to 21. when it comes to other issues hochul tried to tie zeldin to trump. he is a long time supporter of the president, he voted not to certify the election in arizona and pennsylvania in 2020 and she's also hit him on abortion. he is someone who has celebrated the dobbs decision, calling it a victory for life and she pointed out you are the only one who has his name on a bill that says life begins at conception. zeldin saying this is moot, this is new york, rights to abortion are codified in new york law. the thing is a lot of new york voters support abortion rights and so this is one of the reasons kathy hochul wanted to highlight this on the part of zeldin's record. >> athena jones, thank you. joining us now the king of the commonwealth -- no,

pennsylvanian and cnn political commentator michael smerconish, he anchors smerconish on cnn saturday mornings. good to see you. let's start with the senate debate and this question to how much this matters to vote he wishes. you just heard dan merica's reporting that even his supporters say they're worried about what this means for the undecided voters. how much do you think this performance matters? >> well, there's consensus, victor, as to what went down. it was a bad, bad night for john fetterman. sure, there were some answers that were poor on the part of oz, i thought oz looked slick, but fetterman was terrible and you just have to say that. the issue now and you and bianna addressed this, this is my pennsylvania mail-in ballot. i have not yet mailed it in. but half of those voting by mail in the commonwealth already have voted. today is the 26th of october, it's so damn late and maybe the

cake has already been baked. the one thing we all ought to be able to agree on, there should have been several debates, it's the most significant race in the country. the idea that there was one debate, candidly it was hard for some people to find it and others were shut out because of an issue with verizon fios. so for a whole host of reasons imola meanting the fact that this was it and it was only 60 minutes long. so i wish there had been more. so many people are voting based on what they want in terms of control of the senate or control of the house and overlooking their own local candidates. example, it's reported that another herschel walker accuser is about to come forward. a lot of republicans in georgia who are pro-life, they are overlooking his shortcomings because they want there to be republican control of the senate. so is that the way it's going to go down in pennsylvania? i don't know. we will find out in 13 days. >> you are making the argument it could just be all about power. but when it comes to swing

voters, whatever -- however many, there are still undetermined voters and undecided voters in pennsylvania, i'm curious just going back to dan's reporting where he said that fetterman's reporters felt like they were watching a car accident, it was tough for them to stomach watching them but still support him. their concern is whether swing voters will vote for him. does he need those swing voters to beat oz? >> he does. and, bianna, here is something else that's going on in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, we have a rich history of ticket splitting, you think of al gore winning in 2000 at the same time voters were putting forth rick santorum, after land spectre, john heinz, republican senators, bob casey, father of the current senator, a democratic governor. so pennsylvanians have a history of voting for rs and ds. i have this theory that the better that josh shapiro does running for governor as a democrat, meaning the worse doug mastriano does it helps oz

because peek can say i will vote for shapiro he is a d, i'm not going to give the democrats both, i guess i will go for oz, maybe that plays out as well. >> john fetterman said that transparency for him was showing up. now, he was there last night, we saw the performance. the fracking answer specifically, we don't need to play it again, we just heard it, didn't make sense. we don't know if that was because of some of the auditory challenges from the stroke recovery or if he just didn't have a good answer or if he was nervous, but the transparency step would be releasing those medical records which last night again he said his campaign would not do. >> your heart has to break for the guy. he's worked hard, whatever his politics may be, you know, he earned the opportunity to be the democratic nominee, but now we're left wondering is it simply an auditory processing issue or is there something cognitive going on? to your point he could probably clear it up by releasing those records. i think he can't be silent for

the next 13 days. at a minimum he's going to have to sit down with a journalist who is prepared to question him in a pretty straightforward and difficult manner so that we can get another look at him because otherwise there are just so many questions that were raised about what we saw. >> both candidates have taken the opportunity to campaign on certain moments from last night, whether it was oz saying that there would be local politics -- politicians elected political leaders there in the decision-making process for a woman having an abortion, and then obviously the fracking issue with fetterman. which do you think -- which candidate benefits from campaigning on both of those fumbles? >> oz. there's just no doubt about it. i thought that oz was loose with his language when he said local control. i gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought that he meant that in a post roe world it will be settled by states. i don't think he meant that your county commissioner needs to make an abortion decision. he needs -- you know, clean up

on aisle 5 for sure, but i just don't think there's parity between his performance and fetterman's performance last night. >> michael smerconish, thank you as always. what did you say, king of the commonwealth? >> see you guys. >> i like it. >> i'll take it. let's go to arizona next, the senate race there republican nominee blake masters is getting a boost from donald trump. the former president's super pac launched a blistering new add against masters' democratic opponent senator mark kelly. >> video from a documentary shows the former president calling out masters for not pushing election fraud claims hard enough. >> you want to get across the line you have to go stronger and that one thing, that was the one thing, a lot of complaints about. kari, she is working with her little money. >> i'm not going soft. >> cnn's kyung lah is in phoenix. these allegations have been

repeatedly disproven. what is masters saying now, though? >> well, he's essentially saying what donald trump suggested he do in that video. we don't know the exact timing of it, but it certainly appears that donald trump watched the u.s. senate debate and was not pleased at what he heard from blake masters about the 2020 election. in the primary blake masters was promoting the lie that donald trump won and that donald trump won in 2020 and that he won the state of arizona. we saw that shift in the general. now, what i want you to listen to here is the before and after that we heard from blake masters, separated by just four days this month. take a listen. >> was that election stolen? >> if big tech and big media and the fbi didn't work together to put the thumb on the scale to get joe biden in there. >> but not vote counting, not election results. >> yeah, i haven't seen evidence

of that. >> at one point your website had featured this statement, if we had a free and fair election president trump would be sitting in the oval office today. that comment no longer sits on your website. why not? >> well, i still believe it, that's for sure, and like i said in my debate last week i think if everyone followed the law president trump would be in the oval office. >> so he said in the u.s. senate debate that he didn't see evidence of any sort of interference in the election and then four days later it appears to be about -- it was four days later that he said that he still believes in that election lie. was the trump call in between that? that is unclear, victor and bianna, but certainly it does appear that donald trump is getting involved again, he has put some money forth in an ad, his super pac throwing some money into this state to support blake masters. i just want to add one last

thing, in that tucker carlson fox clip that was released yesterday, he also -- blake masters also disparaged ryinos, republican in name only. i've talked to a few republican operatives in the state of arizona who say that is also very disturbing to them because a third of the voters in the state are independent and they need to win moderates in order to win that senate seat. >> crucial context there for us. kyung lah in phoenix, thank you. two big verdicts in today. in wisconsin a jury has convicted the man who killed six people during a christmas parade attack. in michigan three men were found guilty of plotting to kidnap michigan's governor. details on both of these cases next. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪limu emu & doug♪ it's nice to unwind after a long week of telling people how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. showtime. whoo! i'm on fire tonight. (limu squawks) yes! limu, you're a natural.

we're not counting that. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uhhhh... here, i'll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar and nutrients for immune health. sometimes you're so busy taking care of everyone else you don't do enough for yourself, or your mouth. but eventually, it will remind you.

when it does, aspen dental is here for you. we offer the custom dental treatments you need, all under one roof, right nearby. so we can bring more life to your smile... and more smile to your life... affordably. new patients without insurance can get a free complete exam and x-rays, and 20 percent off treatment plans. schedule your appointment today.

we the jury find the defendant darrell brooks guilty of first degree intentional homicide as charged in count 1 of the information. and there you just heard a wisconsin judge announcing a jury's decision finding darrell brooks guilty on all counts stemming from last year's christmas parade attack. >> six people were killed, dozens of others injured when brooks drove his suv into the crowd that lined the streets for the annual parade there. josh campbell joins us now. josh, explain the jury's decision here. >> this jury decision came after a truly tragic and unusual trial. tragic because of the number of victims that you mentioned there, six killed, dozens and

dozens injured. unusual because we saw the suspect, the defendant here, actually representing himself. he previously had an opportunity, fired that attorney, withdraw an insanity defense and decided to represent himself. we saw three weeks of this unusual trial where he was often combative with the judge, with witnesses, with the prosecutor. at times the judge had to actually move him to a separate courtroom because he became so disruptive. yesterday during closing arguments he appealed to the jury saying that he didn't intend to do this but the jury ultimately deciding that, yes, this act was intentional. he was found guilty on six counts of intentional homicide as well as a host of other charges. it's worth noting that those counts of intentional homicide require a mandatory life sentence. now, we just heard moments ago from some of the victim family members speaking to the press about today's verdict, including the son of jenny sorensen, one of the victims killed that day. take a listen.

>> this morning my 5-year-old daughter came up to me and handed me this necklace with my mom's ashes in it and she told me to take my mom with us for the sentencing. so she was with us today and i just want to thank everyone for what they did today and one last thing, my mom always used to tell us when we were kids in our family she always said angels watch over you guys. so i just want to say angels watch over you guys and turn on the blue lights tonight. >> prosecutors thanked the jury for their verdict in the case saying justice is served. officials also noting that nothing can bring back the loved ones of these family members that are here today, including the six that were killed, the dozens and dozens that were injured. it's worth noting that some of the people who were injured that day are still recovering from those injuries. victor? >> josh campbell, thank you for the reporting.

a jury in michigan has found three men guilty in the plot to kidnap the democratic governor gretchen whit am err in 2020. they were members of the wolverine watchmen and each was found guilty of providing material support for a terrorist act, gang membership and fell me possession of a firearm. they could face up to 20 years in prison when sentenced later this year. back in august a federal jury found two other men guilty in the scheme, they are facing up to life in prison on charges for conspiracy to kidnap whitmer. the st. louis school superintendent says students will now have to study a new subject after that fatal shooting at a st. louis high school. >> unfortunately we are working with our outside partner to add into our curriculum gun safety, of all the things to add, not just reading, writing and arithmetic, but reading, writing, arithmetic and gun safety. >> a tragic reality in schools today. police say 19-year-old orlando harris was armed with an ar-15

style rifle and more than 600 rounds of ammunition when he opened fire inside of the school yesterday. he shot and killed a teacher and tenth grade student before police killed him. he left a letter in his car calling himself an isolated loner who had no friends. police say harris' mother is cooperating and that she had been seeking mental health support for her son before the attack. scientists now say the moves that helped keep us safe during the covid pandemic may be the reason behind the unprecedented surge in rsv and flu in children. more on the immunity gap ahead. and a month after hurricane ian hit southwest florida there are a lot of people and neighborhoods still struggling to recover. some people still living without power and without running water.

think he's posting about all that ancient roman coinage? no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investmentccount in real time and that's... how you collect coins. your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. let's try the tissue test. ooof, still yellow. there's toothpaste white and there's crest 3d whitestrips white. whitestrips safely work below the enamel surface for whiter teeth in 3 days, guaranteed. a zillion times whiter! crest. the first time you made a sale online was also the first time you heard of a town named... dinosaur? we just got an order from a dinosaur, colorado. start an easy to build, powerful website for free with a partner that always puts you first. godaddy. tools and support for every small business first.

♪ the only thing i regret about my life was hiring local talent. if i knew about upwork. i would have hired actually talented people from all over the world. instead of talentless people from all over my house. think about the best night's sleep you've ever had. at tempur-pedic, we're dedicated to helping you sleep like that. every night. so you get the deep, comfortable, undisturbed rest you deserve. for a limited time, save $300 on select* tempur-pedic mattresses.

the department of health and human services just issued alarming new data ababout three hospital and icu beds are currently in use as the nation faces a triple threat of respiratory illnesses, covid, flu and rsv. >> the scientists are attributing the surge of rsv to behaviors that actually helped keep people safe during the pandemic with the lockdowns, the physical distancing, young children likely developed an immunity gap to these types of

viruses. cnn's medical correspondent dr. tara narula joins us now. so frustrating for parents, do you everything you're supposed to to keep your kids safe and now this comes. >> you have probably never heard the term immunity gap, right? >> first time. >> this is something that scientists had predicted. the pediatric disease group published a paper last august with mathematical modeling saying we should be expecting an increase this things like rsv and influenza because of what we've done. this is coming as a bit of a surprise but what happened is what you said, all of these mitigation strategies prevented us from getting covid but also prevented kids from getting exposed to viruses they see every year. we saw rsv cases go down over the past two years, you have a whole cohort now of kids born during that time or young during that time who never developed any immunity and now they're getting exposed all at once. in addition you had moms to never got exposed an didn't pass along antibodies to the placenta

through the newborns. all of this is con verging when we see influenza and other viruses to make a difficult situation shoo we hear from doctors like yourself about mitt fwagt things that we can do at home. aside from washing our hands, what are they? >> this virus can live on surfaces for hours so cleaning and disinfecting will be important, covering your cough and sneezes, keeping your little ones away from other ones who may be sick. lots of little ones get this from older siblings, parents, schools, and then we also want to recognize symptoms early, have a good relationship with precede tigss. if your kid is having a high fever, getting dehydrated, respiratory difficulties, that would be the time to take them to the emergency room or talk to your pediatrician for sure and really know that for most cases kids do well with they get symptomatic treatment. this does not tend to be a deadly virus, however, kids can develop pneumonia or bronchiolitis or inflammation of the small airways, particularly

less than six months, if they have underlying respiratory conditions or premies. these are things to keep in mind. we don't want to alarm apartments but we want them to be aware. >> have your pediatrician on speed dial. >> yes. >> dr. narula, thank you. hurricane ian ripped a deadly path across florida's west coast four weeks ago but the people who live there they are still struggling with the storm's aftermath. >> living conditions remain challenging for so many there, so many still don't have power or running water. others are battling with insurance companies and fema for assistance. cnn's carlos suarez is in fort myers beach. what are people telling you about their road to recovery? >> reporter: well, bianna and victor, the folks that we have talked to for the better part of the last three days tell us that this recovery effort, the progress out here has been slow. there is a great deal of frustration when talking about the degree of debris, the garbage that covers the neighborhood -- the neighborhoods, rather, across

southwest florida. getting on to fort myers beach is still an issue as well as sanibel. residents can only come out here five days throughout the week from 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon and then they have to get out. over 500 people are still living in one shelter and according to fema over $1.2 billion worth of federal aid has already been made available to survivors. now, in north fort myers and fort myers the stories we heard from folks there are homeowners, some that already have some of the relief claims in that don't have any homeowners insurance, they said that they've already started to see some money from fema, but they don't believe it's going to be enough. and then for some other homeowners who had flood insurance, they had a policy, they don't believe that money is going to come in anytime soon. one woman we talked to said that she was told it will be another three months before they could, quote, give her any numbers. here now are two of just the homeowners we talked to. >> we've gotten some assistance

from fema. i don't know what that assistance was, but b. you they sent us a check for about $40,000, which included two months of lodging. >> the people next door who don't have insurance, fema came and cut them a large check already in three days. so it's like if you don't have insurance you seem to get more than if you do have insurance. >> underscoring just how bad things are when it comes to getting some of this debris out of these neighborhoods, the governor he was in town this morning and said that tema is now going to start using satellite photos to try to better pinpoint parts of the county that really need some of this attention on getting some of this debris out. again, the story three weeks, four weeks into this is folks believe that the progress out here just hasn't been fast enough. guys? >> a lot more still to do there obviously. carlos suarez, thank you. the leading super pac for house republicans is pumping millions into congressional races to help the party win control of the house.

we will speak to a democratic incumbent in one of those pivotal races. that's next. ♪ what will you do? will you make something better? create something new? our dell technologies advisors can provide you with the tools and expertise u need to bring out the innovatorin. let's take care of each other... do a little more good. that's what we want... at unitedhealthcare. it's why we have dual complete, a health plan that offers people on medicare and medicaid more benefits and support than you'd get with original medicare... at no extra cost. it's our way of doing a little more good.

all right. less than two weeks now until midterm election day. a republican super pac is dumping an additional $11 million into 16 house districts. the congressional leadership fund which is linked to house my mortgage leader kevin mccarthy is targeting seven districts where president biden won. now, republicans are pouring 820,000 of those dollars into my

next guest's race in virginia. incumbent congresswoman abigail spanberger is in a tight race with yooep yesli vega. congresswoman spanberger is with me now. glad to have you back. let's start with a little bit of politics and we will get into some policy. cnn has your race right now leaning democrat, cook political report has it moved to toss up. where do you see the race now? >> it's a competitive race, it's always been a competitive race and i've only ever won competitive races. we have tremendous momentum on the ground, we are engaging voters across the seventh district and we're making sure that people know what's at stake in this election, what it is i've done for my constituents and why i'm asking for the voters of the seventh district to reelect me. >> so president biden today held an event on junk fees, he's got a new op-ed on cnn.com talking about the choice on the economy between the parties, he talked

last week about inflation and gas prices. do you think that your party has collectively focused often enough and efficiently on the economic question that is at the top of voters' concerns? >> well, i think certainly across our district i have been focused on the issue of inflation, which is impacting everyone, at the gas pump, at the grocery store and at the pharmacy counter. i hear from voters every day about the challenges that they are facing, people are hurting and the reality is that we have voted for a law to lower the cost of prescription drugs and lower energy bills, but there is much more to do. and i'm proud of the fact that i was endorsed by the u.s. chamber of commerce because of the work that i have done addressing the challenges facing our economy since i've been in congress and certainly as we've been working to recover after covid. there is much more recovery, much more stabilization and growth of our economy ahead of

us and that's what i am focused on with the legislation i'm working on, the legislation i'm writing and certainly with the laws that we've passed. >> you talked about the legislation you're working on. president biden says that if democrats retain control of the two chambers that the first bill that he would send over would be to codify roe, to solidify abortion rights nationally. do you think that that should be the congressional priority for a democratic congress in 2023? >> i think we have many priorities, but certainly the issue of codifying roe is an important one. and the issue of abortion rights is an important one within our district. we have voted to codify roe in the house of representatives and certainly we need the senate to take the same steps so we can send a bill to the president's desk but in our district abortion rights are an issue as are so many other things, but i'm running against an opponent who has doubted publicly whether women can get pregnant from

rape, favors a national abortion ban and is absolutely presents a clear contrast to my opinion and my position which is as a federally elected official i have no place making decisions for constituents across my district. that's a decision to be left to a woman and her doctor and the contrast on this issue in particular could not be clearer in our race. >> let's talk about some policy now. you are on the house foreign affairs. the 30 house progressives who sent that letter to the president urging him to in addition to the economic support and the weapons support start a diplomatic effort to bring the war in ukraine to an end. they've now withdrawn that letter, they say it was composed and signed in the summer, representative jayapal said a staffer sent it out without vetting. you did not sign that letter but what's your view of the sentiment that there needs to be some negotiation to bring this war to an end? >> well, i'm glad that they

withdrew this letter and i would note that our diplomats continue to engage with our ukrainian partners, our diplomats continue to engage with the coalition around the world that we the united states of america have built up to put sanctions on russia, to make clear consequences for russia and to continue providing support to our ukrainian partners, humanitarian support, aid support, lethal support, communication support. this is all coming because of u.s. diplomatic efforts. but at the end of the day any negotiations that may or may not exist into the future between ukraine and russia needs to be driven by ukraine and russia and at a point in time when we see russians -- the russian government, the russian military committing heinous war crimes, raping and killing civilians, murdering civilians, bombing play grounds, that is not the time when the united states should be dictating what its that the ukrainians need to be doing. the ukrainians need to win this war and we need to continue as

the united states of america supporting them in that effort and rallying from a position of global leadership our partners and allies throughout the world to help make that possible. >> do you think there will be some electoral consequence for not just the 30 who signed, but for democrats more broadly for that letter being released just two weeks ahead of election day? >> certainly i can't speak for anybody else's election, but i think that it's clear that in races where, you know, people are talking about the issue of democracy here at home, the issue of democracy around the world, certainly the issue of democracy and safe guarding it in ukraine as we watch our ukrainian partners and allies fight for their freedom, i think that i'm glad that they withdraw this letter because it certainly isn't representative of my opinions and i clearly not representative of the central mass of the democratic party.

>> all right. congresswoman abigail spanberger, virginia's 7th, thank you so much. now, we reached out to spanberger's opponent twice to invite her to speak with us here on the show. we have not heard back. supreme court justice samuel alito calls the leak of his draft opinion overturning roe v. wade a grave betrayal. the latest on where the investigation into the leak stands. that's up next. with leading ultra-capacitity g coverage. t-mobile foror business has 5g that's ready right now. a dental tool is round for a reason. so is an oral-b. round cleans better by surrounding each tooth. so clean, you'll feel like you justeft the dentist. oral-b. brush like a pro. your shipping manager left to “find themself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. i need indeed.

indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire imagine having to use the wrong tool at your job. (upbeat music)

- let's get into the numbers. - why would a company do that? especially with hr and payroll software. with paycom, employees enter and manage their own hr data in a single, easy-to-use software. visit paycom.com and schedule a demo today. from the #1 fiber brand comes metamucil gummies. getting your daily fiber is now even easier. made with prebiotic plant based fiber to support your digestive health. each serving has 5 grams of fiber and no added sugar. metamucil fiber gummies.

supreme court justice samuel alito says that the person who leaked the court's draft decision to overturn roe versus wade put lives in danger. >> the leak also made those of us who were thought to be in the majority, in support of overruling roe and targets us

for anas nation because it gave people a reason to think they could prevent that from happening by killing one of us, and we know that person has been charged with attempting to kill justice kavanaugh. it's a pending case so i won't say anything more about that. >> in may, the supreme court marshal launched an investigation to identify the leaker. no findings have been made public as of yet. now some pointed comments there from the justice. what more did we hear? >> we're finally hearing from the guy who wrote the opinion that got leaked. those were strong kmcomments, y know, we heard from roberts and kagan and gorsuch. they had all criticized it, but that was alito, and those were striking comments. he said it was a grave betrayal and he felt like a target of

assass assassination. i've covered the court for a long time. we've never seen protests like we did last term when those fences went up around the court as well as the protests in front of the justices' homes, and it culminated of course, like alito said with the arrest of that man who was arrested for attempting to murder justice kavanaugh. there's a status hearing on that today. we learned other things from the speech he gave. one thing is it sure sounds like you said, that they haven't found the leaker. he wasn't absolutely clear about that, but he suggested that the leaker hadn't been found, but he echoed chief justice john roberts, sort of suggesting that now the court wants to move on, put last term behind them and move on away from that, but he also made a very important point near the end of his speech last night, and that is he defended the legitimacy of the court, and he didn't mention the fact that liberal members such as kagan and sotomayor had really questioned last term's opinion.

he said, you can criticize his opinions all you want, but don't call into question the character of the justices or the legitimacy of the court. that was a really strong speech last night from justice alito. >> the justices may disagree on issues, that's for sure, but when it comes to the character of the court, they seem to agree on that. thank you. >> thanks. police in iowa are looking into claims by a woman who says that her late father was a serial killer who murdered dozens of people. we've got a live update on the investigation. my name is joshua florence, and one thing i learned being a firefighter is plan ahead. you don't know what you're getting into, but at the end of the day, you know you have a te behind you that can help you. not havi to worry about the future makes it possible to make the present

as best as it can be for everybody. one prilosec otc in the morning blocks excess acid production for a full 24 hours. unlike pepcid, which stops working after 9. 24 hour protection. prilosec otc one pill, 24 hours, zero heartburn. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

i love san francisco, but i'm working overtime

to stay here. now is not the time to raise taxes. i'm voting no on propositions m and o, because the cost of everything is going up. san francisco collects more tax revenue than nearly any city in america. but our streets are dirty and public safety is not getting better. i'm working hard to live within my budget. the city should too. join me in voting no on m and o. now is not the time to raise taxes in san francisco. vote no on m and o.

multiple law enforcement agencies are looking into claims from an iowa woman who says her deceased father was a skilled serial kill who are got away with murder. >> she claims that she helped him get rid of the victims' bodies. cnn's national correspondent brynn gingras is here. this is a bizarre story. what are you learning about the claims? >> reporter: they are trying to figure out if the claims are true or untrue right now. there are federal and state officials out there, but they went to the place where she claims these bodies are buried and she says she helped her father do it when she was a kid. it's a vast and rural area in iowa which is about 40 miles south of omaha, nebraska. i want you to hear from the

sheriff about what he says about bringing those cadaver dogs to that area. >> we did bring a couple of cadaver dogs. they looked in there or around the area and they did indicate in the area -- not going to say it was over the well or where, but they indicated in the area. >> reporter: indicating meaning it could be human remains. it could be other kind of remains. it's not 100% clear and that's why they want to bring this these other agencies and get more technology to look into that area, see if it's something that they actually need to do to start digging. so that's where the investigation stands right now. we talked to a state official who says it's very much in an infancy stage. this is something we could take for months, so we'll stay on this one. so interesting and bizarre at the same time. >> lots of questions. brynn, thank you. and it is the to