. >> let's bring in jeff zeleny in atlanta, abby phillip also with us. abby, let me start with you.ficials, law enforcement officials and analysts and experts we had on the show say if this conspiratory political rhetoric continues, some day we would reach this moment. we're see what is on social media. he says he was looking for nancy. we're now at the moment. >> the moment has arrived for this country. i mean, think this has been years frankly in the making building and building of accelerating political rhetoric and also, political violence. i mean, this is -- these conspiracies already produced violence on january 6 th and so it's no surprise that would continue because now, the honest truth is that these conspiracies have actually been totally main streamed in our political system and this is the consequence of that. it's real. we've heard these warnings not just from people on the outside but members of congress themselves who are scared for their well being and that of their families because they are receiving threats, threats that are not just about free speech, that are abo

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. >>> senior political correspondent abby phillip's anchors inside politics monday.he two davids, david darken and david gergen is legendary bipartisan, senior political analyst. david axelrod is senior political commentator. plenty of warnings, plenty of warnings about the lies surrounding the 2020 election that could lead to violence. when someone who is seemingly, someone seemingly bought into the lies and engages in violent act like this, should we be surprised? >> no. when you legitimate the idea the election has been stolen, fundamental tenet of american democracy compromise, what we consider act of domestic terrorism in the mind of that person active patriotism. this has been legitimated again and again from the platform of president trump rallies. also by other leaders in his party. i remember the attack on steve scalise and other republicans on baseball fields. this has been spiraling up. at the highest levels of government from the highest levels of political leadership, you're telling people, these people are enemies of the state. they stole the election f

. >> abby phillip is cnn's senior political correspondent, lisa ram is host of morning edition of atlanta to you both. abby, let me start with you. christian walker is a very strident, i should say, conservative activist. when you pair that with this report, what we heard from him, what does this mean for the walker campaign? >> this is a story that i think is not going to go away as easy as the walker campaign wants it to. there are a couple of problems, one, the daily beast report has some evidence to support this woman's claim. we don't know who the woman is, but there's that card that you showed. there's the receipt for the money, and on the walker side, all there is really is a denial, and what the christian walker part of it is, his son, is that it fits this into a broader pattern that he's been struggle to combat and really having a hard time combatting, which is that herschel walker has a lot of skeletons in his closet. whether it is questions about the claims about his past that he's made that are not true or about children that he's not acknowledged, those issues all speak to th

abby phillips, thank you very much. john miller, thank you for all of your new reporting. as abby was saying, members of congress are facing increasing threats of violence for years now. especially recently. a "new york times" report shows since 2016, there's been this ten-fold increase of violent threats against lawmakers soaring to 9,600 last year. joining me now is democratic congresswoman, debbie dingell of michigan. congresswoman, uniqthank you ve much for being with us. what a day. what was your reaction when you first heard about this attack? >> well, my first reaction was that paul was going to be okay. he's been a friend for decades. we were spouses together before i became a member. but my next thought, i'll be very blunt, it's not a new message for me, the fear and hatred that is dividing us, pinning us against each other in this country is a real and present danger to our democracy. and i don't want to see this against anybody, and it isn't democrats that this is just targeted at. it's targeted at republicans, democrats, far right, far left, and local-level offi

i'm abby phillip. we are just over two weeks abuy from one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. millions of voters are streaming to the polls, so we want to take a look at the state of play in the house, senate, and the governor's mansions across the country. while control of the senate still remains a jump ball, the latest poll shows voters are inching towards republicans in many states. whoever wins two of the three toss-ups are likely to win the majority. that is the stark reality that we are in, and the candidates are now leaving nothing to chance. >> he uses it as a photo-op. he shows up and pretends to care. >> he seems to care more about the criminals than the innocent. and that's what i'm hearing, especially in some of the urban populations. >> when you look at that man, you see raphael warnock, you know he's not for georgia or the united states. >> he, on the other hand, claimed to be a police officer. he's not. even though he produced a badge. >> he let states outlaw abortion

joining us to discuss is senior political correspondent abby phillip. abby, this is the second accuser of herschel walker. >> reporter: yeah. it's another data point for georgia voters as they're already casting their ballots. again, in georgia it's a tricky situation. you saw hesitancy on the part of senator raphael warnock to go after the abortion part of this. for democratic voters it's not the fact of the abortion that's problematic. it's the hypocrisy of it all. it's the fact that herschel walker said he opposes abortion in all cases and he would allegedly have these incidents in his past. i think it's just yet another data point. also, just generally, herschel walker has been the candidate who republicans from beginning knew had skeletons in his closet. that may be coming to bear. the interesting thing is that republican voters seem to be saying it's all fine and the question now becomes what do independent voters think, what do moderate voters think and will it affect their vote choice. >> abby, do you think because this is the second accusation t

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cnn's political correspondent abby phillips joins us now. the senate and the big picture here. >> yeah, victor and erica, look, this is going to be a very close midterm cycle and every single race counts, here's why, take a look at where the balance of power stands here in the senate in terms of these are the races that are competitive in this cycle, look over here, just three seats, three seats are rated ass to-ups, that mean that are favored democrats likely to be in the democrat column or lean democratic and 20 are leaning toward the republican column likely or solidly republican and that's why you're seeing such focus on just a few of these races, let's talk about some of them, these are the three cnn rates as our toss-ups in the senate. the georgia race, incumbent senator raphael warnock going up against herschel walker, then down in pennsylvania, the lieutenant governor of that state is going up against a trump-endorsed celebrity doctor mehmet oz. this is an open seat, neither are incumbents. but take a look at nevada, democrats are de

. >> abby phillip, good to see you. steve was running through where the fiery touch points were in this debate. what did you notice in this debate and what it says about where this race stands right now? >> i think this was interesting to watch marco rubio's evo evolution, understanding he would probably have some kind of democratic opponent, rubio has been tacking to the right. you saw that in the clip steve played on guns, backing away from his own position. this is someone who ran for the republican nomination for president of the united states, has been seen as a rising star, as someone who is sort of across party appeal at a certain point, but the way rubio has been running, the way he ran on that stage last night was pretty much in line with the right wing of the republican party. val demings, her job last night was to show she could go toe to toe with an incumbent senator. to a large degree, she did that. she seemed prepared. she had her zingers and one-liners and created some foment no herself. it's not clear, n

let's discuss with this gloria borger and abby phillip and cnn political commentator bakari sellers. you think fetterman's performance last night at the pennsylvania senate debate is going to have a significant impact on voters' confidence in them? >> well, you know, i think as jessica just said, we have to just see what the voters decide. the factor in this race that i think is a little more unusual than you might typically expect is that john fetterman has always been a bit of an unconventional candidate. i think voters have always known they are going to get something a little bit different. he's not a guy who is particularly comfortable in a suit. he's not a guy according to most people that know him is particularly comfortable on a debate stage and so i don't know that we know whether or not voters have already factored that in and/or maybe they haven't. maybe they feel like they didn't know what they were getting in a john fetterman as the democratic nominee and that they don't like what they see. so far, though, just given the fact that he is recovering from this stroke for mo

our senior political correspondent, abby phillip, explains. >> reporter: perhaps the most vulnerable democratic incumbent governor in the nation is here in reliably red kansas. it's also the place where this summer voters overwhelmingly opted to protect abortion rights. >> the vote on august 2nd made it very clear how that can be that kansas will tend to elect to the governor's office a common sense mindful person to run their state and make sure the basic services are provided for them. >> reporter: governor laura kelly has tried to brand herself as a bipartisan leader. >> if you ask me, the middle is the best place to be. >> reporter: meanwhile, her republican opponent, attorney general derrick schmidt, has criticized her handling of covid-19 lockdowns and has sought to tie her to national democrats. >> laura kelly won't stand up to the liberal washington agenda, but i will. >> reporter: the kansas vote in august was a political earthquake. one that prompted democratic governors in other states to run explicitly on abortion access. >> nearly $30 million going towards 30 new project

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perspective now from abby phillips. also pennsylvania republican congressman charlie dent and david urban with us as well as dr. tara narula. the fetterman campaign has been trying to lower expectations saying fetterman is recovering from a stroke. last night senator klobuchar told me he was never the best debater to begin with. it's not uncommon for campaigns to do this. do you think voters will hold fetterman to a different standard given his medical condition? >> i think that remains to be seen. voters in pennsylvania seem to have been pretty forgiving of this situation from the beginning. it's been months now since fetterman suffered that stroke. he had been off the campaign trail quite some time and still came out of that period leading oz in the polls. it's just not clear to me how much the race is turning on the issue of fetterman's health, his recovery or turning on some of the other fundamentals, the economy and crime, and the fetterman campaign right now needs to find a way to reach independent voters who are

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abby phillip in washington and mj, we know the economy blows away all others so why is this, abortion right, the focus for the president today? >> reporter: well, ana, i think this white house would certainly argue that this isn't the president's focusing on abortion issues over the economy. they have been focused on both but, yes, today was the day when he wanted to take the opportunity to make a big political speech to talk about this issue that is certainly very divisive but that they also know has been very politically salient. it is no surprise, of course, we have been reporting on this just how much the white house and democrats in washington have really seized on this issue ever since the supreme court earlier this year overturned roe v. wade and now that we are just three weeks out from the midterms, yes, this is an issue they feel confident will hopefully help them galvanize and mobilize their base and their supporters. but i do think a healthy dose of a reality check is really important here. on one of the things we heard the president make a promise on and that was that he

i'm abby phillip. the january 6th committee ended what could be its final hearing with a bang, a vote to subpoena former president donald trump. >> this afternoon, i am offering this resolution, that the committee direct the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oath from donald john trump in connection with the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. >> the committee also unveiled extraordinary never-before-scene footage of congressional leaders hiding from the mob. >> i worry about you being in that capitol room. don't let anybody know where you are. >> we've been told it could take days to clear the capitol and that we should be moving everyone here to get the job done. >> d.c. has requested the national guard, and it's been denied by dod. i'd like to know a good god damn reason why it's been denied. >> answer my question. does that include asking the president to get these people who are followers of his to leave the capitol? >> the panel also aimed to pro

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. >>> welcome to "inside politics sunday," i'm abby phillip. control of the u.s.enate could well rest on the state of georgia. republicans can't be feeling good about their chances there after the week their candidate has had. days after a woman told "the daily beast" that herschel walker encouraged her and paid for her abortion in 2009, "the new york times" is reporting on friday that he wanted her to have a second abortion two years later. that time she told "the new york times" she refused. she has the baby who is now ten years old. that child is one of three children that walker had not acknowledged publicly until this year. quote, as a father, she told the times, he's done nothing. he does exactly what the courts say and that's it. she said that walker has only met his son about three times. now, cnn has not independently confirmed this woman's account. here is what walker told reporters about the initial report that he told that woman to terminate her first pregnancy. >> they're desperate to make this race about my family. they know they don't want to talk a

. >>> senior political correspondent abby phillips anchors "inside politics sunday." two davids here as well, former senior presidential advisors. a cnn political political analyst. david axlerod a senior political commentator. there have been plenty of warnings, plenty of warnings about the lies surrounding the 2020 election that could lead to violence. so when someone who is seemingly brought into the lies, engages in a violent act like this, should anyone be surprised? >> no. i think, you know, when you legit mate the idea that the election has been stolen, the fundamental tenant of american democracy has been compromised, then what we consider an act of domestic terrorism is in the minds of that person an act of patriotism. and this has been legit mated again and again and again from the larm of president trump's rallies and also by other leaders in his party. look, there have been -- i remember the attack on steve scalise and the other republicans on the baseball field. i mean, this has been spiraling up. but from the highest levels of government, from the highes

i'm abby phillip. days after hurricane ian slammed into florida, residents are still trying to assess the damage that's been left behind by a record setting storm surge, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding. at least 67 people now we have learned were killed by this storm in florida. nearly 900,000 residents remain without power. last night, the white house announced that the president and first lady will travel to the hard hit state on wednesday after first visiting puerto rico, which is still recovering from hurricane fiona. boris sanchez is down there in ft. myers, florida, with the latest. boris, you are standing in front of real devastation. some officials down there are now saying that the communities that were there are unrecognizable now. what are you seeing? what's the latest on the ground? >> what has been a search and rescue effort is now transitioning slowly into ra recovery effort. hurricane ian slammed into florida five days ago. at least 67 people killed as a result of the storm. tha

. >> stay with us us, i want to bring in jamie gangel and abby phillip. jamie, you're doing a lot of reporting, what are you learning about new information, details we might learn tomorrow? >> i'm told that all roads lead to donald trump tomorrow. that the hearing is going to be big picture, a lot of new evidence. but also a look at his state of mind and what he was doing on january 6th. i'm also told that the committee -- look, we heard jamie raskin say, clear and present danger. they are going to double down, triple down, on the fact that donald trump continues to be an election denier, support election denial, and that he is setting the stage for the same thing in 2024. >> do you get a sense that this new information about trump that will be revealed tomorrow will actually move the mark for those trump supporters out there? >> i'm not sure anything will move the mark for trump supporters. but let's think about this. in the course of these hearings, most of the witnesses have been republicans. and trump officials. and so i think, little by little, the c

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i'm abby phillip. two weeks before the midterm elections, we are once again faced with an act of horrific political violence. house speaker nancy pelosi's husband paul was brutally attacked by a man wielding a hammer in their san francisco home early on friday morning. the attacker was looking for nancy pelosi. >> this was not a random act. this was intentional. and it is wrong. our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, their counties, their states, and this nation. their families don't sign up for this to be harmed. and it is wrong. >> in her first statement on the incident last night, pelosi said their children and grandchildren are traumatized by the attack, but that paul pelosi's condition continues to improve. now, the suspect is a 42-year-old with a trail of troubling social media posts. false claims of the 2020 election was stolen, qanon and covid-19 conspiracies, and vile anti-semitic screeds. and, for us now there are some hard questions about the safety of our elected