rob portman, again endorsed me, has done a lot on the meat side -- a mental side of the equation. i think that's an important part of ensuring these school shootings -- mr. ryan: just quickly -- i'm not sure why rob portman endorsed you because you don't agree with any of the compromises he's been able to make in the last year and mental health issues happen around the globe. this is the only country where we have these kind of things happening. keep the guns out of criminals' hands and keep mental health -- mr. steyer: thank you, topic. -- next topic. ms. mccoy: in policing, mr. vance, you've argued in keeping qualified immunity for police in excessive force. but in light of ongoing instances, what measures would you support holding police accountable? mr. vance: look, i think there are measures right now in place to hold police accountable and i've talked to a number of the membership of the fraternal order of police, who endorsed me, and they will tell you there are a lot of things that are in place to make sure bad cops aren't able to continue to what they do and the good cops

your colleague, senator rob portman, is stepping down. ast year, portman cited the hyperpartisanship that you and i are talking about. he said, quote, this is a tough time to be in public service. i don't think any sane office has been more successful in getting things done but, honestly, it has gotten harder and harder to breakthrough partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy that has contributed to my decision, end quote. you are a substantive policy guy. it becomes very hard today to have conversations about substantive policy because of this, because of all the noise of election denialism, because of the noise of extremism. tell me how you evaluate this whole thing. i think you generally like working with rob portman, he was certainly one of the last republican senators to still agree to come on our shows. >> yeah, the politics, i don't see politics as liberal and conservative, left or right, i see it as who's side are you on. and it's so clear that tim ryan is on the side of workers. i took often about, from dr. king's

. >> rob portman endorsed me of course and i find it interesting how preoccupied you are with this at a time when people can't afford groceries to walk down streets safely let's focus on the significant issues right now, tim. >> are they different. >> people can't afford to walk down the streets safely people can't afford to go to the capitol and be safe because people are actually taking them and jd vance not only encouraged this but raised money for the insurrectionist and i think tim ryan made that today. i think democrats probably got into this earlier, democrats have to be more effective and responding to -- how can you say that you're a party that against crime when donald trump is your leader and you're supporting an insurrection against united states capitol. >> this really is for republicans to address that it's more than january 6. it's 365 days a year, not just one day of the year and we're looking at many democratic candidates are soft on crime, they have -- they have advocated, we're talking about available form soft on crime, we're talking about defund the police. democr

rob portman who are two republicans who did very well in ohio. then also sharon brown a democrat who is doing well in ohio. he's trying to put himself as whole highly first. and he needs to do that. why? because donald trump won ohio by eight points in 2020. so he's going into this knowing this is a state that is weaning red. more than leading red is heavy right at this point. so he's got to something different than democrats. >> we are seeing this every time in pennsylvania. he's been ocean this outsider. now, it is who is pennsylvanian that. between fetterman and gnaws. who is that person. you laugh, but that whole comment today about who looks the part. who plays a part. who is relayed-able? the people of that calm walk this instance. >> you don't imagine new jersey and a home in florida. you try to run for office in pennsylvania. nobody really buys that in terms of your authenticity. the same way with herschel walker take go back to him again. even though i know the university of georgia, i was a huge football star there. he's been living in

even though rob portman, the moderate republican senate or in ohio, helped put this together.ded the intel project, 100 million dollar investment by intel and other companies. average wage here, $135,000 a year. we are building electric trucks, electric cars, electric tractors, battery plants, solar panels. the announcements right after the inflation reduction act have been unbelievable and that's the next generation of manufacturing that we are doing right here in ohio. people are going into the future, not the past and that's what j. d.'s, so we are pumped a better, i think people are really excited, they want somebody who's fighting for them in the united states senate. they know that's tim ryan. >> what is your reaction when you see your opponent j. d. vance get publicly humiliated by the guy who chosen, donald trump. and donald trump says to ohio voters that j. d. vance kisses my you know -- he says that publicly about the candidate that he picked to run in ohio. and j. d. vance just takes it. i've never seen anything like that in a senate candidate before. >> thought ted

but the u.s senate race this year has been fiercely competitive, with republican senator rob portmaniring, democratic congressman tim ryan is locked in a dead heat against republican j.d. vance to fill the seat. karen casler of ohio public radio and television joins us now to share her insights. it's great to have you here. karen: it's great to be here, jeff, thanks. geoff: in speaking with democratic officials here in washington, they have said all along that they could not have asked for a beer candidate than tim ryan to run in ohio. he has this blue-collar image. he tends to be more of a moderate. he's raising a ton of money. j.d. vance, though, has really struggled to raise money, and he also seemed to take the summer off from campaigning. the difference, though, is that national republicans stepped into the race. they poured millions of dollars into that race to help j.d. vance. but national democrats aren't doing the same thing for tim ryan. what's going on? karen: i think some of that comes from that ohio went for former president trump in 2016 and 2020 by eight points. i mean

that's not rob portman, that's not george voin vich, that's not sherrod brown.s very, very dangerous. >> first of all, rob portman endorsed me, of course, and i find it interesting how preoccupied you are with this at a time when people can't afford groceries, people can't afford to walk down the street safely. let's focus on the significant issues right now, tim. >> so, jason, that's the oh, my insurrection is showing. let's talk about groceries. i mean, groceries, deadly serious issue for all american families, but it does not erase the need to explain your support for those who participated in the inrex. >> yeah, nicolle, this race and i spent a lot of time last night texting, i used to teach in ohio, taught there for years, talked to a lot of my former students paying attention to it. this race is the epitome of what the challenge is for a lot of democrats across the country. these are not issue campaigns anymore. the people who care about issues already know how they feel. if you're unhappy about the supreme court, you already know how you have voting about

rob portman is going to be a problem. you are losing some expertise and folks who really are deeply in the weeds of this. but that will not mean that you don't have other members that say this will not be there issue. maybe in a good way. by my definition. >> what i think about it, i give president to president clinton who got it through our congress. it wasn't that popular. there was a lot of resentment on agricultural side and a variety of other agreements. he had friends all over the republicans and made a former usgr over to the east room to talk about this about why they should care about the nasa. he got a through. what happened today, i think partisanship has become more polarized. that worries me. >> i think, i always found, private members of congress were thoughtful and well educated on trade. they didn't always have the flexibility to express that when they left the private room and went into a hearing. for other purposes. but, i think the one argument that really cuts across in a positive way in bipartisan is

vance is within the margin of error even though rob portman won that seat by 20 points and governor divine >> bret: there you go. leave it there much more to talk about in three weeks. thanks, guys. petr>> time for "tuesday tweets" ryan tweeted in where is the baby formula? that's a great question. as of just last week, there were all kinds of questions about baby formula around the country. it's still not resolved. we are continuing to follow it. up next blue steele want to know who would be your dream person living or not to interview and why? living right now i would like to interview xi jinping right now. that's what i would like to do. going back i think president eisenhower would be a great interview. lastly cab lover asks along that line when will we see your next book? well, i am working on it right now. next year you will. tomorrow on "special report," an in-depth look at the oregon's governor's race. thank you for inner violating us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. we fit it all. in "jesse watters primetime" is the ne

. >> sandra: they are running to replace rob portman and the race is close. according to the latest fox news power rankings, it's in lean republican territory as of latest power rankings out today. >> mike: when you have a retiring republican senator, democrats are looking for a possible pick-up. >> sandra: and bret baier will talk about it top of the hour. >> mike: vladimir putin meeting with the head of the nuclear watchdog group, pushing moscow and kyiv to a demilitarized zone, as zelenskyy addresses an emergency meeting following the most extensive attacks in his country in months. at least 19 killed, more than 100 hurt after russia carried out missile strikes across ukraine on monday. hello, trey, live in kyiv. >> mike, good afternoon. today ukrainian president zelenskyy held emergency talks with g7 leaders following the missile strikes across ukraine yesterday. as the war drags on, a firsthand look at the russian border, offensive continues and the ukrainians are trying to hold their territory. >> ukrainian soldiers are resupplying positions near the ru

vance and tim ryan, the incumbent congressman running for senate to replace rob portman against j.d.ous to watch whether vance could perform head-to-head with a career politician like ryan. who succeeded was in the eye of the beholder as i think these top issues are. if you're a republican there is no doubt the ghetto crime wave is front of mind. it is something that is absolutely troubling suburban voters throughout this country. there is a fear even though the statistics don't bear it out, there is a fear that the country is going to hell in a hand basket in terms of violence. in new york you have the lee zeldin having people shot outside his house. in philadelphia the 416 murders that just were referenced in that report. that actually is flat year the date but there is a perception in philadelphia, as there is in new york and here in ohio, that things are getting out of control. a lot of it has to do with the surveillance video we see. a lot of it is objectively true. but when i say it's in the eye of the beholder, if you are a democrat timing is everything in life. if you are a d

i worked for the last republican senator, rob portman. the state's, a state that has sherwood brown. it's wonderful for democrats with the right kind of message. what you really need to be looking at here is what are independents doing in this race. what that ad isn't a direct appeal to -- if you're alienated from both parties and just want to elect problem solvers. that's sort of the antithesis of j. d. vance. he's a better educated version of herschel walker. people, i think, feel uncomfortable with the guy. and i think that if ryan can close on strong here, he can win the race. >> for none, what do you think? >> jonathan, that is an ad of a confident campaign, that is going on offense, and they think they have the win on the back. that kind of add so just what stewart was alluding to. they're looking at the, polled they're targeting but the higher electorate and ohio to get them to target. i think it's independents. it's been part and parcel of what tim ryan's approach has been, he's been muscular in his message, he's not afraid to tal

they are seeking the seat of rob portman. cnn's omar jimenez is live for us. this is their second debate. what could we expect? >> reporter: yeah, john, their second and last time debating this election cycle. about three weeks to election day. and if you watch the first one it was contentious at times. they hit some on some of the major issues in the midterms like abortion, law enforcement, the economy, and more. but at times they were talking directly at each other, moderators were trying to jump in. tim ryan said of j.d. vance, kissing up to president trump at ohio, and i'm quoting here, an ass kicker, not an as kisser. so we'll look for that same dynamic and ryan didn't want to see president biden run for a second term saying he wants to see a generational change on both sides of the political aisle. and the other interesting fact here is that despite ryan out-raising j.d. vance by a large margin from july to september, advance vance is set to outspend from now through election day largely driven by national republican financial support. the likes of which

rob portman said he's going to do all he can to make sure the seat remains in republican hands. so that is a big part of this. trying to get vance over the finish line, one of the trump super pacs has spent more money on ads, like 1.4 million for new ads across the buckeye state because they realize it's a blitz there. and we have been talking about abortion, and that came up during last night's debate. congressman tim ryan addressed the issue, said the supreme court should never have touched precedent here. >> very extreme position. j.d., you called rape inconvenient, right. that's -- rape is not inconvenient. it's a significant tragedy and he thinks that we should have ohio state law which says if you are raped or incest, pregnant through incest, that you should be forced to have the baby. we can't ignore the level of ext extremism. no exceptions for rape and incest? >> one word we heard over and over from tim ryan trying to paint vance as an extremist. and he wants to see a minimum standard with abortion restrictions. he had a lot to say as well. >> i've always believed in re

you and congressman costa have been here and -- rob portman and the team on ukraine in capitol hill. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have to tell you a never name it is not just them naming their children after high marks -- it is also the drone that is a hot name as well. thank you for your leadership in summarizing that you rain is winning. stop. thank you for pushing on economic support just as hard as you have been on weapons. it is crucial. thank you for your time enjoy 8 -- one of my favorite cities. >> ok thank you so much secretary-general as well. >> thank you ok bye. >> five. >> congressman costa, sir, you are muted. >> how about now? >> that is perfect. could you tell us how you see things. you're just back from key of the floor is yours. x -- you are just back from keith --kyiv the floor is yours. >> -- thank you for having me. all the good work that has been done today and throughout this challenging time that we face with russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine, secretary-general -- i agree with you. thank you for your good work and i think as always, the atlantic co

. >>> in ohio the race to replace rob portman also competitive between democratic congressman tim ryan, who's portrayed himself as a moderate, and trump-endorsed author j.d. vance who has sought to portray ryan as a party line vote for democratic priorities. in nevada where early voting starts today, incumbent democrat katherine cortez masto, the first latina to serve in the senate, finding herself within a statistical margin of error partly due to how hard the state has been hit by inflation and how the tourism industry suffered during covid. hispanics might hold the key to that race. arizona, democrat mark kelly despite being not just the incumbent but a former astronaut, moderate and husband of gabby giffords finds himself in a surprisingly tight race with blake masters. and in utah, a recent poll showed incumbent republican mike lee leading independent challenger evan mcmk cmullin 41 putting the race within the margin of error. if mcmullin wins as an independent, this could make him an interesting power broker if the senate does end up in a tie. bernie sands and angus king caucus w

we start on ohio, and the race to replace retiring senator rob portman up today, republican nominee j.d with portman. and governor mike dewine in cincinnati area. the trump backed candidate is facing democratic representative tim ryan, ohio will be a much watched they don't election night. joining us now from columbus is nbc's jesse crist, jessie, it's good to see. you so, look governor dewine, it appears, is heading for reelection. but the senate race is a lot different. right? you've got vance, ryan, a lot closer. talk us through that. >> yeah, obviously mike dewine is in incumbent governor here in -- trending more and more red. so that is not surprising. but the question then becomes, why does it look like j.d. vance might not be keeping pace with him? there is a couple of things that could be responsible for that, yasmin. first of all, tim ryan, the democrat, is running a campaign but to get a message that he is hoping, clearly, will appeal to people who are moderate republicans. who are not looking at party, who are just focused on issues like jobs and workers rights. that is somet

rob portman, what an incredibly good guy and quality legislator, and he was almost on the ticket with mitt romney, but there is not a future right now in the short term in the party for him. no grades, we had dinner -- bill graves, we had dinner with bill graves the other night, and he came out and endorsed a democrat in the state. times are changing. gerald: last question, david. >> when you pull republicans on their belief in the big lie on the reading of the election, you get as high as 70% who believe that. mr. newhouse: i get 59% or so. >> is there any way to differentiate between those that believe that? mr. newhouse: that is tough. we do ask on the survey, on some of our surveys among republicans , do you consider yourself to be a trump republican or closer to trump of the republican party, and the ones closer to trump our the 70% to 80% member who think the election was stolen, but right now, a majority of republican primary voters fall into that category. gerald: i think in your latest work, the share of the party who said there more trump voters than traditional republican v

heated exchange given that one of those will be replacing the much more mild-mannered persona of rob portman the republican who is leaving his seat in that state. blayne, to you in georgia, which has notched record first day, in noirn voting for a midterm as gubernatorial candidates there brian kemp, stacey abrams sparred in their first debate last night. what are the crucial issues there? stacey abrams who has been on the cusp of a win multiple times now is facing a little bit of a deficit in recent polls. >> reporter: absolutely. she actually addressed that last night, peter. certainly a busy couple days here in georgia. we'll get to the record breaking early voting turnout numbers in a minute but it is notable voters actually heard from both gubernatorial candidates on the same day that they were able to go out and cast their ballots for governor and the other races in the state. when we talk about this race of course, this is a very closely watched rematch, a repeat of what we saw back in 2018. both candidates are in a very different place now in 2022. last night the economy and crime an

we have rob portman's former chief of staff helping us with a huge republicans for ryan effort, lots of two-time trump voters that are supporting us, and, you know, yet we still can't get the kind of -- the air support that j.d. vance is getting, but look, make no mistake. we just had a huge fundraising haul. we raised $17 million, the national, you know, and state donor base are being very very helpful. you know, low dollar donors, i get little notes, joe, probably like you did when you ran. you know, someone that's on social security sent you a $10 check because that's all they can give. i like it a little bit, you know, david versus goliath. we're going to shop the world, and we're asking people to go to timforoh.com. no one is saying we can win. they have been saying it for a year and a half. we're grinding it out and we're going to knock this guy off because he's a complete fraud as we proved last night. we'll prove it again at the debate, and we're going to do the final order of play. >> willie, i did get the little notes, get off my lawn, stop littering our neighborhood with y