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fence. >> and really it was not the ana, the very nice little girl i knew from amsterdam. the sad little girl. the first thing, we cried. then she asked if i could help with food. >> all hannah could manage was some cookies, bread, dried prunes and a little bit of sugar. she stuffed it in a sock and threw it over the fence. the first time, another prisoner stole it. later, she tried again. >> she caught the package, but that was the end. we saw one another at the end of february. and then i didn't see her anymore. >> reporter: hannah would never see anne frank again. after she was freed, she learned anne had died. hannah moved to switzerland and eventually immigrated to what would become israel. she became a pediatric nurse and lived to be 93. she died recently at her home in
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jerusalem and is survived by her three children. tonight we remember hannah pick. what an incredible life. the news continues. i want to hand it over to jake tapper and "cnn tonight." welcome to "cnn tonight". i'm jake tapper in washington. and tonight, make america great again again? we're just four days away from the all-important midterm elections. and with republicans optimistic that they're going to be able to flip both the house of representatives and the senate, donald trump is preparing to ride that wave right into a 2024 announcement. sources tell cnn that top aides to the former president are gearing up for a possible campaign launch around the third week of november, something trump himself hinted on the campaign trail again last night. >> now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, okay?
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>> those same sources, however, say that trump's announcement could be delayed if republicans do not do as well as he hopes. and perhaps an announcement could come earlier if there's a republican tsunami next week. i mean, who knows? it's donald trump. and there are some major headlines today that could have an impact on what happens tuesday. starting with a stronger than expected jobs report released today. 261,000 americans hired in october. in a normal campaign year, that would be welcomed news for the white house and democrats running across the country. but this is not a normal year. and the economic picture is much more complicated and in the view of most americans, pretty damn dismal. president biden's labor
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secretary today spoke of the dilemma facing democrats. >> at the end of the day, no matter how many jobs i can get in front of this camera and tell you we've added and how great they are, people are still feeling the struggle at the kitchen table. >> the biggest economic challenge at the moment seems to be inflation. and yes, today we saw americans' wages are rising, but they're not keeping up with the cost of nearly everything else that is soaring. that, we heard this week, remains the biggest concern of the chairman of the federal reserve. >> without price stability, the economy does not work for anyone. >> the trick is the fed's response to ease inflation was to raise interest rates again another three quarters of a point, which it did on wednesday. while we all want prices to go down, that move may act like buying a car or buying a house or just using a credit card, more expensive. and it makes it harder for democrats to win at the ballot box in a number of key races. take a trip with me across the country, as we visit some of those races. let's start in my home commonwealth of pennsylvania, where oprah is weighing in,
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endorsed democrat john fetterman over the man she turned into a household name. >> if i lived in pennsylvania, i would have already cast my vote for john fetterman for many reasons. >> fetterman's opponent, republican candidate mehmet oz, skyrocketed to fame, of course, because of his recurring segments on the oprah winfrey show. and that led him to his own syndicated show, which was coproduced by oprah. >> sometimes these things come alive. sort of sleepy here. now, these can grow -- can you hold that, please? >> no! >> just a little bit -- just a little bit there. >> onto the dairy state now and another candidate oprah endorsed for the senate, and that of course is wisconsin's lieutenant governor mandela barns. this afternoon, barns took on his opponent, ron johnson, after johnson would not outright specifically without equivocation commit to accepting the election results next week. >> a person who would go so far as to say, yeah, i didn't get
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what i wanted, so it can't be right, you know, it's very ar arrogant. it's the height of arrogance. but that's who he's always been and who he will continue to be. >> and across the country in arizona, more than 1.2 million early ballots have already been cast. nowhere, nowhere in the united states has the struggle between election liars and those who reside here on planet earth played out in more vivid detail than in arizona where three of the republican candidates, for governor, for senate, and for secretary of state of arizona, all traffic in donald trump's lies about the 2020 election and invented conspiratorial claims of widespread fraud that never happened. and election liars in arizona, they're not just on the ballot. they're also at the ballot boxes. this week a federal judge in the
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grand canyon state blocked a right wing group from patrolling ballot drop boxes. voters say members of what's called clean elections usa accused them, these voters, of voter fraud while openly carrying guns and wearing body ar mor and masks and recording the voters. >> i covered my place because they're taking pictures and all this stuff. this is what we've come to in america. these guys call themselves patriots, really? this guy standing over there, he's got his face covered and he's armed. what's that tell you? they don't want you to vote. >> the justice department says the allegations, quote, raise serious concerns of voter intimidation, unquote, and likely violate the federal voting rights act. central, of course, to this is the lie-filled propaganda film "2,000 mules" we've told you about, a film, propaganda, claiming with zero evidence that drop boxes were the scenes of mass voter fraud in 2020. spoiler alert, they weren't. the organizer of the group behind this campaign went on steve bannon's show and explained to millions of
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listeners how that propaganda film fulls of lies and nonsense inspired this ballot watching movement. >> really what inspired me was the idea of "2,000 mules." i just threw it out on truth social one day. i said, we're supposed to be their boss, but they're stealing it. let's get out there, maybe two, three hours, ten people at a time, and just stand around them. keep those mules from wanting to come up to the boxes. and it was just a simple thought and it just took off. >> a simple thought is accurate. so, the judge's order now makes it illegal to stalk arizona ballot boxes and voters. but the misinformation driving all of this, that continues to stalk all corners of american democracy. here's the republican outgoing speaker of the arizona house, rusty bowers, a conservative republican, talking about his fears about the antidemocracy candidates and efforts in his state. >> i call it the possibility of
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going back into the dark ages in arizona, which would be a sad time. and i said, welcome to fascism. >> these lies, they're the center piece of many maga candidates running in battleground states, such as arizona, and a real concern for any american who wants all legal votes counted. we saw more of the impact of misinformation one week ago today, after a deranged man set out to harm house speaker nancy pelosi breaking into her house, and violently beating her husband with a hammer. president biden addressed this general threat in a prime-time speech this week. and once again, he warned the american people not to take democracy for granted. >> it's intimidation, this violence against democrats, republicans and non-partisan officials just doing their jobs,
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the consequence of lies told for power and profit. we have to confront those lies with the truth. the very future of our nation depends on it. >> but can people hear this warning amidst the cacophony of economic hard times? because we know that midterm voters' top concern, according to polls, is not the future of democracy. it is the current state of the economy, which is understandable, given the very real financial struggles folks are facing. as opposed to theoretical limitations of freedom to vote in the future. today, i asked the democratic pollster how democrats, he thinks, will fare in the midterm elections, what he's seeing out there. he responded simply with this screen grab, the image of a category 4 hurricane making landfall. not a good forecast for democrats. though, again, these are just
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polls and predictions and prognostications. at the end of the day, it's all up to you. now, you might remember our first guest, the georgia election official who, in december 2020, let loose on trump and others for pushing these election lies that he thought were fostering violent threats. >> it has to stop. someone's going to get hurt. someone's going to get shot. someone's going to get killed. >> gabriel sterling is about to join us. does he think the political climate has gotten any better? or is it worse since that day two years ago? that's next. stay with us.
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tight races, big names, and lots of political money mean georgia will be a key focus in next week's midterms. a record number of people have already cast their ballots. the state crossed the 2 million mark for in-person voting early on yesterday. numbers far higher than previous midterm cycles. the candidates for governor offering very different takes on the impact of the state's new election law. take a listen. >> in georgia, it's easy to vote and hard to cheat. >> that's like saying there are no more sharks in the water because more people get in. >> more than a dozen election related lawsuits are still being fought in courts over everything from past races to redistricting to voting machines in georgia. there will be a lot of people in georgia watching to see how things go tuesday. as chief operating officer for the georgia secretary of state's
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office, my next guest will play a key role in making sure it goes smoothly, gabe sterling. gabe, thanks so much for being here. what impact is the new law having on voters. >> we have record turnout. we have record use of early ballots, record use of early voting in a midterm. for anyone to sit and say there's no suppression going on. do you want to believe stacey abrams or your lying eyes? given the record turnout, will there be enough people to handle all the demand on tuesday? >> we haven't had really a lot of fear about that. most of the counties have said they're stocked up pretty well. and one of the fabulous things about having so much early voting -- you say we crossed the 2 million mark, jake. we're going to pass the 2.5 million mark by the end of all this. that means all the people have already voted, which takes a lot of stress away from election day. we anticipate we should have an exciting election day.
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>> now, you have raised concerns with county officials about how late reporting of results can fuel skepticism and doubt and conspiracies. only a third of the counties in georgia say they're going to begin counting early votes on election day. given how tight some of the races look, do you think we will know the results tuesday night? >> well, it's really up to the voters. they say a third of the counties, those third of counties account for probably 70% of our population because they're the big ones. and they're the ones that really need to do the early tabulation. that's one of the great things from the election integrity act. it now allows specifically for the first time they can do early tabulation of the early votes starting at 7:00 a.m. on election day morning. that way by 7:15, 8:00, a lot of the big counties should have the votes in, the absentees in so we don't have these big dumps of
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votes that concern people. and don't wait until you get all of them dumped. so we have a steady spread of information so people don't freak out over the wild swings. >> you're obviously worried and georgia setup a new text alert system. what response have you seen during this early voting system? is there cause to be concerned? >> so far so good. i've got to tell you, jake. after the primaries in georgia, president trump came and endorsed every one of the incumbents won. governor kemp thumped his opponent by over 50 points. raffensperger thumped his opponent. it's calmed down in georgia. are there going to be issues in georgia potentially? absolutely. that's why we have the poll worker first response text program so we can alert our headquarters, local county headquarters, and law enforcement with fast response with thorough information so we don't get these crazy rumors that get around twitter and stuff, we have real information
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to respond with. >> most people learned your name two years ago after you gave that emotional public plea to trump and others that people are going to get hurt if they didn't stop lying about the election, lying about all these election conspiracies. donald trump obviously has not stopped. and sadly, the numbers of those who believe his lies about the election, especially about georgia, have only grown. are you worried at all that his return to presidential politics, perhaps social media, will make your job harder? >> look, president trump's going to do what president trump is going to do. our job remains the same. we run really good elections in this state, we run fair elections in this state. we don't engage in voter fraud and voter suppression. we're here to count the votes, follow the law, follow the constitution, and declare a winner. i hope to see what secretary raffensperger called own, stand by the results, win or lose. that's what we did for 200 years in this country. come back and fight another day. do a better job. have better ideas and win over more voters. that is how this is supposed to work. >> since you made that speech,
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we've seen a lot of people get hurt. most recently speaker pelosi's husband, paul pelosi. we also saw a threat to brett kavanaugh, the supreme court justice. do you think that violence, political violence, is getting worse? >> it's definitely getting worse, but it seems to go in cycles. i'm old enough to remember the '70s when we had regular bombings. we need to scale back the rhetoric. let's remember it was mr. schumer that said they're going to reap the whirlwind after this. he had to walk that back. he didn't want to at first. and president trump continues with this irresponsible language. people need to be held accountable. the problem is right now the incentives are backwards. if you lose this kind of language, you raise more money, get more clicks, get more tv air time. it's hard to say let's have boring, normal politicians. who are just here to do their
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jobs and look up to the american people. they want to have bigger, twitter viewerships. they're incentivized to do it because there is no down side. >> some of us have boring people on. i just had you on. you're leading my show. >> thanks. i appreciate that. it's my job to make elections boring again, and i'm going to keep on trying it every single day. >> all right, gabriel sterling, thank you so much and thanks for the job you do. really appreciate it. coming up, as a january 6th member, my next guest has made it her mission to defend democracy. can elaine luria defend her seat on tuesday. she'll join us next. she's running one of the most contested house races in the country. right back with her.
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experts who officially make that determination are not there, at least not yet. republicans across the country are highlighting, reflecting and capitalizing on the country's sour mood. most democrats, however, are taking a different tact, talking about the very real threats to democracy posed by those who refuse to embrace election reality. elaine luria of virginia is trying to make it clear this election is about standing up for democracy in united states. she's running for election in virginia in one of the most competitive states in the united states. this is her final pitch to voters. >> if standing up for what's right means losing an election, so be it. if you're looking for someone who will say anything just to win, i'm not your candidate. if you support insurrectionists or call our military weak, i'm not your candidate. if you attack the fbi and defend donald trump, i'm not your candidate.
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and if you believe the 2020 election was stolen, definitely not your candidate. >> and congresswoman luria is on the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack. she joins us nows. a new poll from the "new york time" shows 26% of voters think the economy is most important facing the country. 18% say inflation. only 8% say democracy. are you at all worried you're focused on an issue that doesn't resonate with voters the way you need it to? >> well, jake, i think voters are smart. i think when they show up at the ballot box, i think they can have more than one issue on their mind. i definitely understand. we see it all with the gas pump, the grocery store, grocery prices are higher than what we're accustomed to. i think this is real an existential threat to the future of our country. and the work i've been doing on the january 6th committee, i think it's very important. we have to get this right to preserve our democracy in the
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future. this was my 17th ad of the cycle. i bookended it. back in july when i ran by first 60-second ad, i also talked about this. and over the course of the last several months, i've had an opportunity to talk to voters about a lot of issues they find are important. and when i'm out and about around the district, the number one thing that people say when they approach me is thank you for the work you're doing on the january 6th committee. and i do find in our committee here in virginia that people think this is an important issue. >> what is your message on the economy for the voters who come up to you to say, what are you going to do to help me pay the groceries? >> well, i think first is to say, we understand. it's tough right now. we're seeing these gas prices. i understand the grocery store. we're seeing these prices that are higher than we're used to. but we talk about the things that we've done over the course of the last year, things we're trying to do to help people, high costs, work we've done to cut prescription drug costs. right here in virginia we have
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the third largest port on the east coast. and those investments we're making to ease these situations that are leading to higher prices. and that's when you can have an in depth conversation about real things that you're doing. it resonates with people. >> the only other committee member who is in a competitive race this election cycle was congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming. she lost her republican primary. does that make you nervous about your own fate? >> well, jake, every district is different. i have been on the ballot here twice before with the voters in coastal virginia. and i think our message resonates. you know, i've spent 20 years in the navy. this is a navy community. and i'm certainly the only democrat out there talking about the fact that over the course of the last two years i've gotten $62 billion added to the defense
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budget. we need to build more ships. we need to stand up to russia, china against taiwan, russia's invasion of ukraine. there's a whole host of issues, different in every community. and i'm confident my track record my first term in congress is going to carry us across the finish line again. >> if you don't prevail on tuesday, will your dedication to the january 6th committee have been worth it to you? >> absolutely. i think this is the most important work that i've been asked to do professionally more than the 20 years i spent in the navy, more than the work i did in congress leading up to this. and i think that this is critical to understanding what happened that day and to prevent something like this from ever happening again. so, i'm proud to have been part of something that i think we wish we would have never seen as a country, but it is important work. and i -- i'm proud to have been part of this. >> you're also a member of the house homeland security committee. states are working overtime to secure their election websites to avoid cyber attacks from
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china and other bad actors. are you confident that our election results will be secure on tuesday? >> i am confident in our election results. i'm very familiar with the process that we have here in virginia. the use of paper ballots and the ability to have a thorough audit of every vote that is cast. and i know that our election workers around the country are working diligently to ensure that our elections are safe and fair. >> lastly, another issue that's important to a lot of voters is immigration and the fact that there is a crisis on the southern border with people coming in. and because of the border problem, coyotes and others taking advantage of migrants who are seeking a better life, what do you think president biden should be doing to improve the situation at the border? >> well, you know, i have -- since the first time i ran, we
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really need comprehensive immigration reform. i think that being able to improve the system for those who want to come here and live and work legally is very important. and i think that we need to put the right resources into securing the border. i voted during the trump administration and the biden administration to continue to improve security at the border. and i think that there's other resources. i mean, when someone presents themselves legally, you know, seeking asylum or as a refugee, that needs to be handled expeditiously, properly, and with dignity for that person or that family because, you know, i think about the situation of, you know, how bad can someone's life be that they would literally put their child in a baby stroller and walk across an entire continent to try to come and live and have a better future in the u.s. so, we need to -- there's a lot of work that needs to be done. and i look forward to working on that when i come back to congress. >> congresswoman elaine luria, democrat of virginia, appreciate it. enjoy yourself on the campaign
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trail over the next few days. among the election deniers on the ballots, mark finchem truly stands out. attended trump's stop the steal rally on january 6th. he goes to qanon conventions. he self-identifies as a member of the oath keepers. finchem would not accept an invitation to this program, but his opponent did. stay with us. i'm excited about pronamel repair because it penetrates deep into the tooth to help actively repair acid-weakened enamel. i recommend pronamel repair to my patients.
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arizona is a variable rattlesnake nest of election lies. the state's already seen 18 cases of alleged voter intimidation at drop boxes referred to the department of justice based on those lies. even in a career with hundreds of election deniers and liars on ballots across the country, arizona is on another level. it's really the only state where all the major republican candidates for u.s. senate, all of them deny the truth, the fact that joe biden legitimately won the 2020 election, that
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there was no widespread election fraud. and in the secretary of state race, the republican candidate mark finchem was actually in the crowd on january 6th. we invited finchem on the show tonight again but have not heard back from his campaign. i'm joined by the democrat who's running to keep finchem from that office which controls election in arizona, adrian fontes. he's a former u.s. marine and former maricopa county recorder. you called this, quote, powder keg. how big is the risk someone will get hurt trying to count the ballots or in any related way. >> jake, thanks for having me. the risk is real. that's the problem. we're finally in a weird place in the united states of america, an uncomfortable place where we're talking about the possibility of violence in what ought to be the most civil activity we have in the united states of america, which is
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elections and voting. this is what they have devolved us into the, the election liars, the election deniers, the oath copers, the insurrectionists, they have brought us here because of one person's loss. that is the true disgrace we're facing, and we've got to have a come up answer about this. >> the federal rule stating they the first amendment right to vote ballot boxes. what are the rules about what is and what is not allowed? >> that's why they're in front of the courts. this isn't something anybody has ever really contemplated that much. ballot drop boxes have always been pretty mundane. you know, you go up, drop your ballot in the box, and that's that. but these folks who have so corrupted their own narrative and so bent their own minds around the big lie have gotten themselves to the place where now we're in court trying to figure out exactly how it is we can keep our own people safe and feeling safe while they're
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voting. imagine that, jake, united states of america, we now can describe fear in the hearts of american citizens at the prospect of going and voting. that is absolutely shameful. it is the maga republicans who are responsible, particularly people like my opponent who continue to, without any evidence, push the big lie. it's a disgrace and it's embarrassing. >> didn't your opponent, mark finchem, didn't he say he wouldn't count any of the ballots from maricopa county, which is the most populous county in arizona, where you were an office holder? >> yeah, i was the county recorder who ran the 2020 election that was subject to the cyber ninja audit. i know these systems inside and out. and mr. finchem does not. he has no idea what he's talking about. his conspiracy theories are based completely in lies and ignorance. for him to make any proposals about not counting american ballots really lays bare his fealty to one person, this kind of psuedo-totalitarian/
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authoritarian fascism where one person becomes a supreme leader and your vote just doesn't matter as long as he decides that it doesn't matter. that's not how america is supposed to work. his attitude is anti-american. he does not have -- he really ought not have a place in the public conversation. that being said, we're going to beat him at the ballot box. we're going to make sure that he and his type go away. and i'm excited about facing him on tuesday and throughout all of early voting, as we have since october 12th because we've got an election season in arizona, not an election day. >> you've been noticeably using tougher language than others in the democratic party. you called january 6th an act of terror. you pushed back on the phrase, election denier. you instead call the people who spread these election conspiracies liars and fascists. do you worry at all that that risks inflaming what already
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seems an already angry electorate in a combustible situation? >> how much angrier can they be when they erect a gallows to hang mike pence? how much more outside of civility can they be if they're standing wearing camouflage and long rifles threatening voters? these people are already insecure. they are already cowards, and they are already at the precipice. if we mealy mouth around what they truly are, which is domestic terrorists, if we treat them with kid gloves because we're worried about their feelings, then what we're doing is playing into their trap and legitimizing their position, which is absolutely illegitimate. there are no two sides in this fight. there is the american side and then there's the maga side. and i'm hoping that just like all the republicans and independents, that whole
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coalition that we've built in this campaign, i'm hoping the rest of the country comes to and says, look, republicans alike -- we've got adam kinzinger's endorsement. we've got a sitting member of our house of representatives. we need to start treating these thugs and criminals like the domestic terrorists that they are. they are eroding confidence in our elections. they are destroying america. there is no two-siderism here. we are running out of time here. >> why is it even close? you have kari lake and mark finchem openly telling the citizens of arizona, i wouldn't have counted your votes. i couldn't have certified the election. why is it so competitive? >> it's competitive because candidates like myself and my opponent we're relatively unknown. just a few weeks ago, in all honestly, our campaigns -- i was a county official. he's in the house of representatives. it's a very large electorate. in fact, when we started, one in five arizonans had never heard our names. but we are winning. we are winning the undecided voters by a 2-1 margin by the last numbers.
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i'm excited about continuing the campaign to help spread the good word. >> adrian fontes, thank you so much. enjoy your remaining days on the campaign trail. coming up many celebrities are helping to get out the vote in this final stretch. actrust and activist kerry washington is one of them and she's actually in arizona right now trying to get our last guest elected. she's here next. stay with us. the abcs of ckd a is for awareness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes could progress to dialysis is important. b is for belief that there may be more you can do. just remember that k is for kidneys and kerendia. for adults living with ckd in type 2 diabetes, kerendia is proven to reduce the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. kerendia is a once-daily tablet that treats ckd differently than type 2 diabetes medications
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with just a few days left until the midterm elections, voter advocates are ramping up their message to get people out to the ballot boxes to vote. actress and activist kerry washington is among the others who have been out there doing this, tweeting non-stop about the get out the vote effort, and posting videos of herself with candidates such as stacey abrams and senator reverend rafael warnock, both of them running tight races in georgia. kerry has been crisscrossing the states campaigning in other
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battleground states, nevada, michigan, where she pleaded with voters to protect democracy. kerry washington joins us now from phoenix, arizona, where she's rallying tonight. man, you never stop. you're campaigning like you're running for president. you have my vote, by the way, if you ever seriously decide to do that. let me ask you, why did you decide to campaign in arizona this weekend? and why is this so important to you, the get out the vote? >> you know, i'm calling this my sos tour. you know, we are in an emergency moment, but really i'm calling it sos because i'm focusing on secretaries of state because i think we're in a moment where our democracy is on the ballot and our secretaries of state are the people who really defend our right to a free and fair election. so, i'm trying to give as much support to those races as possible. also, you know, because the presidential elections always get a lot of attention. they're splashy elections. midterm elections, that's where we impact our local and state governments as you know. and secretaries of state, that's one of the many roles or offices we're electing this time. just trying to draw people's attention, educate folks about how much power they have in these midterm elections to protect democracy itself as well
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as the education, the environment, health care, a woman's right to choose. there's so much that's on the line in these elections. >> it is a crucial, crucial election, and so much is on the line. as you point out, the secretary of state's office is so important. even if people never really paid much attention to it until the 2020 election. i have to ask, i know it's important for you. you were just in georgia. in the united states, i don't believe there's ever been a black female governor. stacey abrams obviously trying to change that in addition to everything else you've just talked about. you also said part of your goal is for every american to be able to see themselves represented in our government. we've obviously gotten farther than we used to, but we still have a ways to go before we're i love the first words of our constitution, we the
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people. we the people at the time it was written to include women, black bull, or white men who didn't own property. only wealthy white men were included in that statement. at the time we are moving toward having up to those first three words and doing that in places like georgia, or places like nevada, where i just came from. we have to protect this ability for americans to see themselves in this process. listen, these folks work for us. we get money taken out over taxes, that money is to pay their salaries. we have to remind them that we are the boss, they work for us, we had to show up and vote so they know how to represent us. we have to make sure they are representing our values. today is the last day to early vote in nevada and arizona, it's super for, and i'm going places where there are reasons, or places like pennsylvania,
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where there is a governors race, and in that state, the governor appoints the secretary of state. some of you are well versed on these issues, i didn't know the governor of pennsylvania appoints a secretary of state and i'm from pennsylvania. after, harris was elected, there was an instagram film where they showed every vice president in american history, and it was white men, white men, white men, white men, and then all the sudden your scandal, olivia pope was notorious for cleaning up little menaces, and what which you make of the fact that voters don't leasing to care about scandals much anymore? >> i do think people care, i think people care a lot, but i don't think people understand how much power we have to make a difference. i think there has been some disconnect in people
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understanding that we are the answer to the problems that we are facing. i think too often people look toward a character like olivia pope or even a particular candidate to say that one person in office can take everything better. olivia pope, you've got to help us. the reality is, each of us has the power to be the solution to the problems that are facing our communities. we show them boat and engage in civic and ready, we allow ourselves to participate in this democracy. democracy only works because we show up. when we show up, we have the ability to transform our counties, states, country and world. a lot of why i come out here is not to say hey, do what i say, because i'm carry watch, i'm really powerful, i come out here to say you are powerful. i don't have the right to vote in arizona or nevada, but i can remind people that they have the power, they have the capacity to transform their
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lives and make sure their representatives are representing them, to not give their power away. >> you started in the school for good and evil. let's look at a clip. you can accomplish anything. >> it is such a fun film. you look like you had so much fun doing it you channeled beyoncc for your new character. what do you mean by that? what else are you working on? >> it is that look, the amazing , blunt textured hair. if you want to look like realty, you can't not think of beyoncc. she is an inspiration. i have another film coming up that i won't tell too much about, you helped us out, and we are excited to see you, something we just finished filming at the comp me.
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it's so funny, one of the things young people always want to talk about after the film is this idea that no one person is all good or all bad, and it's important to remind people in this political process as well that no candidate is perfect. we are not trying to put perfect people in office. we are trying to make sure the people in office are accountable to us and that they are willing to hear us and see all of us, because that's their job. i love the message of the film, i love the idea that we are all out here just trying to do the best that we can, i feel like it is important for me to carry that message both as a storyteller and as an american participating in the system. i so appreciate you having me on the show. i have to be really honest with yourself and have enough humility to know when i look at the research, the research says to be honest, me being out here telling people to vote is not as powerful as their friend or family member telling them to vote. that's what the research says.
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a famous person can say your vote matters, but once when you are close to tells you to vote, that's what really gets people to take action. for anybody watching, know that you have more power than olivia pope, more power than kerry washington, you have more power than jake tapper, you can really influence the people in her circle.>> after you're done watching, don't turn us off. but after you are done watching, get on the phone, get on your text threads and reach out to people in your circle and tell them you care about them and you want them to care about themselves and you want them to vote. >> kerry washington, always a delight. it was so good to see you. we will be right back. ♪limu emu & doug♪ it's nice to unwind after a long week of telling people
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