ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, owing stations are now closed in most states in us mid term elections that will set the course for the next 2 years of jo biden's presidency and the future of the united states. there were long lines that polling stations in battle ground state

like texas and arizona in a vote. they could see a shift in power. but republicans in control of congress. stay with us for dw team coverage from across the us. ah. hello, i'm claire richardson in berlin. a very warm welcome to the show. well, it is 3 o'clock in the morning here in berlin at 9 pm on the east coast of the united states. and we have the 1st results from these high stakes midterm. elections are starting to trickle in, and republicans have taken an early lead as expected with most states still to declare a big picture is still far from clear. americans have been choosing lawmakers for the entire house of representatives, 435 seats, and a 3rd of the seats in the senate. democrats currently control both chambers of congress. a poll suggest may could lose the house to republicans de railing.

president biden's agenda. and we will be bringing you the latest numbers and analysis shortly. but let's check in 1st with us voters. our reporters have been traveling across the us, asking them what matters most. reelection is important, but this one feels almost like a presidential. if i have been correct, like all the people i know you will be able to make a difference. the people who represent us are mostly octogenarians that are men. and i'd like there to be more diverse representation. the fate of our democracy is probably the top issue for me. i'm hearing that will be taken over by radical or religious sell it. it's pretty close. i'm hoping that citizens such as myself, actually get out and exercise their right to protect the democracy. if we don't go out and vote, we're not going to have our voices heard. let's bring in our correspondence to me, someone's gonna from what appears to be very cold, washington,

d. c. assuming as more polls or clothing across the country, we have the 1st major result. what can you tell us? well, one of the states, it's always interesting to watch in an election season is the state of florida. and there we've seen governor ron de santis when reelection handily. that doesn't come as that much of a surprise, the polls indicated heading into the election that he would win easily over his arrival as opponent a former republican charley chris. but what is remarkable is the margin of victory here, claire. it appears that he might, even when this reelection raced by more points than jeb bush did in 2002, when he won by more than 12 points. and he might even carry miami dade county. some of our international viewers will be familiar with the city of miami. it is a democratic batch. and so it really would be something significant. if rhonda sent us word to win miami dade county as well, the other was international viewers might be interested in. because rhonda santas

is a huge star in the republican party and content considered a potential, a challenger for the 2024 presidency. if he can get past, of course, the former president, donald trump, and this victory, this margin of victory would appear to put him squarely in on a collision course rather with the former president who has indicated that he would announce his intentions to run again for the 2024 presidency just next in a week's time from now. so we are interested to see how that might play out. but ron descent is clearly putting a stamp of victory on the state of florida. and again, reinforcing how popular he is among republicans. okay, so absolutely a name to watch there. i know we know. send me that mid term elections almost always punish the party in power in this case. that's jo biden's, democrats and early exit polling is painting a picture of unhappy voters. yeah, that's right, claire. some of the exit polling and just looking at the numbers here that we've seen. 46 percent of voters indicated an exit polling that they believe joe biden is

hurting the country. 3439 percent rather set that there are very dissatisfied with the way things are going right now. and 34 percent of voters st, they're angry about the way things are going. and i think clear a lot of that you can talk up to the fact that a lot of voters are not very happy with the state of the economy right now. and that means they're not happy with inflation. we've seen a price of soaring across the country prices for gas for food, of course, the cost of rent, the cost of living as well. this is something that is hitting a working class families middle class families very hard. and the message that republicans have been hampering home ahead of this election is that joe biden, president joe biden. and the democrats who are in control of congress right now are responsible for that inflation. and that is a message that we've heard from so many voters that they are weary of the state of the economy right now. and they are looking for change. okay, so inflation and surveys have short ahead of the elections of that has been a top issue. early exit polls appearing to suggest the same. what are some of the other top issues on voters minds in this election will clear beyond the

economy? so really depends on who you ask and of course, that's always the case in the u. s. are you talking about elections? but if you discuss the top issues with republican voters, it's interesting that they note that of course, the economy is top of mind. then comes crime, we really saw a branch of ads released by republicans, the head of the selection, focusing on crime, particularly and democratic lead cities. they said this is a massive problem that there's an upsurge of crime. the numbers don't really bear that out in most cities, but regardless, that's something we heard from. many voters said they're concerned about their public safety. and then immigration and culture wars issues, things like what books are being used in schools in algebra, 2 q themes up. but on the other side of the aisle clara, the issues that are really important to democratic voters. one abortion is a key issue there. a lot of a young voters, female voters coming out because they believed they need to protect the reproductive rights. and the other issue is democracy that the message we heard

from president biden himself saying that democracy itself is on the ballad. the selection, something that we heard, many democratic voters tell us that they think they need to protect as well. that's why they're casting their by so those are the issues that we saw and that we heard rather from voters of this election season. that is a stark warner you just mentioned there from joe biden. what will it mean if we see republicans take power in congress? in either the senate or the house or both. how will that affect joe biden's presidency? it will make it a really difficult next 2 years for him. claire, we've talked about the inflation reduction act. this is a jo biden's. the legislation that he narrowly got through congress that does things like a lower prescription drug, drug prices and invest in clean energy. joe bite is mekaux. he wants the climate change and tackling climate change to be a priority for his presidency. will republican say they will sti me efforts to spend more in climate change? also to spend on pandemic relief, for example, because they want to spend that to sammy efforts rather from the president to spend more money to create. they want him to curb spending. and one more issue that i

think would be interesting to watch clear is whether the republicans will continue to support sending billions of dollars of a to ukraine. they've shown some skepticism leading up to election day and that could be another stumbling block for the president going forward. if we see a republican controlled congress or that's d w soon, nissan was gone to for us in washington dc. thank you so much for your reporting and we can turn to the numbers now and get a look at the total number of seats that are counted so far in both the senate and the house. so starting with the senate and the votes that are not up for grabs in the selection. now we can see coming in at the newly decided seats. so at this point, the democrats with 41 seats so far, that's against 40 seats held by republicans. so if we look at the house now, $26.00 out of the $435.00 seats have so far gone to the democrats and $64.00 to the republicans. but of course, as we've said, for both chambers, still far too early to draw any conclusions. and fraser thin margins like this in

key races, a full picture may not be available for days or even weeks. i'll be keeping you posted on that. now as we heard, voters are saying that the most important issues for them in this election are inflation and the economy. so perhaps not surprising, considering what people are paying to day for gasoline and groceries compared to just a year ago. let's also take a closer look at some of the other issues that are on voters minds. ah, it's the economy, stupid. that famous phrase coined by bill clinton's advisor in the 1992 presidential election, still rings true and the 2022 mid terms. the economy and in particular, inflation the growing cost of every day life caused in part by the pandemic in the warren ukraine. regularly. poles among the tub issues us voters care about. after reaching a 40 a peak in june, inflation still hovers around 8 percent. and many people want the government to

deal with it. now. abortion is another issue that gets notice halt under the con i always, ideologically divisive. the issue has been thrust into the spotlight since the u. s . supreme court overturned the constitutional right to abortion. that had been guaranteed since 1917 afraid. it's now a state by state issue. and many women are forced to travel to other states to access safe and legal abortion. pay. religious conservative. it's a big when they don't want to give up. mm. i think it's a severe violation of human rights that needs to be dealt with starting at the valid folks then there are a range of other issues who's perceived importance up and follows partisan lines.

as well as another political mantra. all politics is local. black though to cite crime as a top sand the selection. so do many older republican leaning voters. the letter also care about immigration and gun right. we got to use everybody to counteract that without their democratic leaning boat is a likely to came or about climate change about education, l g b t q rights and democracy itself last year storming of the u. s. capital by trump support. is it still a hot button issue for many democrats? they see it as proof that democracies increasingly under threat. and they want urgent action to safeguard democratic institutions. but if the pull the anything to go by and it really is the economy stupid january 6th when be the issue that the sites the elections and it has been

a role at all as part of our election team enjoys me now in the studio. i, peter, as we've heard the economy, is the main issue for american voters in the mid term elections. how is that reflecting on joe biden, and the democrats in congress? well, it's really hurt them with one crucial boating group, and that is a working class blue collar boaters, you know, people without a college degree that used to be quite firmly. and the democrats corner back when it was a party of labor unions. but what we're seeing is that they have started to increasingly turn away from the democrats, you know, driven by a concern that the democrats are much more occupied with, you know, so called woke identity issues. they're more concerned about transgender rights. then there are about a pocket book issues, the bread and butter issues, how to provide food for your family. and this is a group that made of more than 40 percent of all voters in the last election. and

that really turned, i think about the 6 out of 10 voters voter republicans of this working class group . so it's a huge, huge segment of the electorate. it's crucial that democrats, when at least a portion of that boat, and we're seeing that they've really lost touch, been struggling to connect with that group of race. i think that's really a microcosm of that struggle is pennsylvania is where joe biden was born and raised from scratch and pennsylvania, proud working class kid as he calls himself and is a state that is really, really been hurt by by globalization. it's the kind of industrial heartland, and we now have a jo, federal match, the democratic candidates, i think i was, you can see this up on this against this opponent dr. amendment os settlement has

been trying to portray himself as someone who is that typical blue collar voter where a hoodie and shorts and he had a very strongly for much of the race. he then suffered a near fatal stroke, and that's raised a lot of questions about his ability to govern. so we are seeing some people starting to drift towards us. it's, it's a neck and neck race there. so it's going to be really interesting to see as an indication of where that goes. ok, so that will be a key race to watch. i'm thinking of demographics, black and latino voters are traditionally a major voter base for the democrats. what does that looking like? this year. yeah, that's another groups where we're, we're, a democrats have surprisingly, started to, to also struggle little bit. we are seeing, especially in george's, is one of the races that a lot of people are watching to get a sense of how that is going to play out. black voters were absolutely instrumental in securing the white house for joe biden, in 2020, also help them secure the senate because rafa warner can we see there on the right

who won a special election there securing the senate for the democrats. and so they used to be very, very friendly in, on the democrat side. but there's also sends now that they've been taken for granted maybe by the democrats for a long time. and that they again have started to focus more on identity issues. then again, pocket book issues. black voters are, you know, often work in precarious jobs. the same do latino voters, they've been really hit by the pandemic. and a lot of them trust the republicans more on the economy. so it is on the margins. they're still largely behind the democrats, but with really tight races that could make all the difference. i did of is peter role, and i'll thank you so much for joining me in the studio and breaking all that down . could be with the us state of arizona in the south west of the united states is home to one of the most watched contests in this election. the republican candidate

for governor has echoed former president. donald trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen despite official investigations and court challenges. finding them to be baseless. we're going to go to our correspondent in phoenix in just a moment, but 1st, let's take a closer look. i carry lake meat, carrie lake, the former fox news tv host, who's becoming the new figure, head of trump, make america great. again, republicans the main calling card. this is called joe biden, and illegitimate crisis was that mean he lost the election initial be in the white house. we had a corrupt election. it was that promotion of the big steel lie about the 2020 presidential election that drew from support. and his seal of approval was what she needed to go from regional celebrity to republican candidate for arizona, governor. he is how term free counts the moment their political alliance caught

fire. i met her and almost immediately i said this one is in grad about and a person who you just saw one of the hardest politicians in this world. i think at this moment that i think it's going to be their way for a long time. she's incredible. like tom lake is tough on immigration and anti abortion, but most of all, she has what it takes to command a political congregation. god is with us. he has chosen me and he has chosen you and i don't believe for one second that god makes mistakes. that talent has led many to tip her as a potential running made to trump. if he runs again in 2024, he supported the police. we and we can go at your phoenix now where i'm joined by our washington bureau chief in as all who is following the race in arizona. i in as i want to talk to more about kerry lake in just a moment. but 1st hole should be closing. they're right about now in arizona. i

what can you tell us? yes, exactly. they just close and actually, claire, there was a little bit of a debate because a republican republicans put in a request to extend the poli, ours. why is that? because some of the printer in a round, 60 or so polling stations, obviously had some problems as and as early boarding was so high, they feared the republicans feared that their republican, a supporters who normally go vote on the very day wouldn't get it's fair chance. but a judge just decided that the polling stations are closing by 7. and this is why you see this long line behind me because i am here at an event of the republican party that carry lake is just about to speak. and i had the chance to talk her with the republican boarder, why she supports carrie lake is

a very detailed plan about the border, which is a real problem here in arizona and now is spread throughout the united states. so we need to do something about illegal immigration, some people a thought that the ruling of the supreme court regarding the protection of abortion, a rights might change the outcome of these election in favor of the democrats. what do you make of that? i think while it's important to some, there are so many other issues that override that issue as far as important, like crime, they immigration and it just the expense. inflation is huge. here in arizona, we have a very high inflation rate, right in as a ok, this is exactly what people are going. so that's what people are concerned about here in arizona and across the, the country. it's always coming down to inflation and many, especially in the southern states, all worried about immigration issues. and so you've been following these republican

voters at this event, also following the campaign of republican candidate for governor kerry lake. we saw in that report i'm she really seems me picking up the mantle of former president donald trump. right. she's endorsed by donald trump and it's quite interesting that her opponent in the primaries was endorsed by a former weiss, president mike pence. i saw her a couple of days to day and also some weeks ago at some bigger events. and carrie lake is a very, very gifted speaker. she has been working as a t v anchor for more than 20 years. and you can feel that she is really able to read the room and bring across her message and is not shy and has not been shy and saying, if i don't want in these government elections here in arizona, there's only one reason for that. and this is because the elections are raked and she also says, god supports me and therefore i win. and that really sets the tone not only here in

arizona, but also in other states. many republicans are saying that if they don't wind, then there must be a problem with the electoral system is a very serious concerns there in as how widespread are those concerns about election integrity in the united states. yes it, i mean it always is always depends whom you talk. but mainly in the republican, a kind of side. many people still believe the big lie from former president donald trump, that the 2020 elections were wrecked. and again, if they don't win or there are a candidates, don't win in the midterm, speak times that only can be happening if the system is not working fair. this in itself is a problem. but what makes it probably even more dangerous? also from an international perspective, is that many of those elections deniers not only on the government level, also, and lower levels. judges, as sheriff's might be elected into offices, and they,

by the end of the day, might be the ones who will decide who won the 2024 elections. and think about that if someone decides that who in fact is an election deny or that is usually problematic for democratic structure looking ahead till 2024 am. it's looking like these midterms right now could be a victory for the republican. so what do you think that is going to mean for the 2020 for presidential election? yeah, i mean, it will be very, very difficult for a president biden and the white house to govern. it will be very difficult for him to succeed with anything he once saw on the outcome if it comes as it seems at the moment. if the republicans being big time, it will be very, very difficult for the biden administration over the next 2 years. of the rarity in as paul are pointing for us today from phoenix,

arizona. thank you so much for that update. wanted some other news now and on day 3 of the un climate summit in egypt, world leaders are repeating the words, implement action and financing. and this is especially true for developing nations . they want richer countries to pay for the damage caused by decades of greenhouse gas emissions. like my help, 27 leaders are developing nations are pleading for action. precedent us below and below, we are being drawn and quartered cove. it decimated our economy. even as we are working to rebuild the climate crisis is tearing us apart. limb by limb, and they're demanding rich. a countries have done far more to heat up the planet finally agree to make the fossil fuel industry pay for some of the damage. it's cold afternoon. in the 1st half of this year,

6 fossil fuel companies and emphasized 6, made more than enough money to cover the costs of major climate damages, and developing countries with nearly $70000000000.00 in profits. it is about time that these companies are made to pay a global cobb carbon tax on the profits as a source of funding for loss or damage. the issue of loss and damage of who should pay the huge costs involved and mitigating the effects of the climate crisis is high on the summits agenda. the world's poorest countries are already suffering disproportionately from the impacts of climate change. germany's chancellor shalt said his country was committed to helping as he left the talks. the so i thought front of that is why germany has also announced that we will contribute to making international climate financing. possible with the target is 100000000000 euro

a year. germany will contribute 6000000000 to this by 2025, and this is then indeed our big contribution to this difficult situation is actually log in. with 10 days of talks left climate experts, a hoping more of the world's richest polluters will commit to paying their their shaft. and another hint toward the question of whether gay and lesbian people will be able to feel safe at the upcoming world cup and katara. the country's prime minister has given a security guarantee for visiting algae beaches plus football fans. after the catch her a world cup ambassador called homosexuality at the results of mental illness. with less than 2 weeks to go before the world cut kicks off in guitar, the nation's world cut ambassador has said l g b t q, tourists will be accepted. but colleagues, selma followed that with this declaration, they have to accept our rules here in islamic law. homosexuality is her arm or

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and that the football and the world cup are tubing for it. and this year's world cup has been done by criticism guitars to record as much as tact. i'm really quick reminder of our top story before we go. a public unsafe an early league and lead and then the term results in the united states. but most states still need to declare. so the big picture remains unclear. americans are deciding which party will take control of congress with the results expected to take days to finalize its update at this hour. thank you so much for joining us. with

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