comedian amy schumer shares her personal experience what she was going through before hosting snl and later what you may not know about tonight's powerball jackpot worth nearly $2 billion. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone i'm really in an alley, fujian for andrew. we begin with the final sprint before tomorrow's midterm elections. the stakes are high with control of congresstoricans are pricti a red wave due to voters concerns about the economy while democrats are pushing back and emphasizing issues like abortion in preserving democracy. meanwhile former president trump appears to be looking ahead to 2024 promising a big announcement today after taking a swim. wipe that florida governor rhonda santis over the weekend. abc is justin finch begins our coverage this morning, justin. good morning. brianna and good morning on this election eve, president biden is warning that american democracy is at risk, but it may not be enough to stop a red wave tomorrow night. president biden, making his closing arguments to voters in new york ahead of tomorrow's election, ra

. >>> finally amy schumer gearing up to host "snl," her list of dressing room demands. >> i know some edible arrangements, bejeweled goblet, tequila, giant bowl of loose cigarettes, $750 in unmarked bills. >> you know how babies can be. >> this doesn't sound like baby stuff. >> excuse me >> hey, did get my stuff >> they grow up so fast. >> all right a good saturday night. >> loose cigarettes. catch amy alongside steve lacy right here on nbc. >> okay. >> and dobby makes an appearance. >> keep your socks on. >>> all right. we are tickled pink or should we say red because elmo is in the building can't wait to catch up with him. >> all right you put him to work. >> oh, hi! elmo now the talk of the town? >> yes. >> ooh >> as soon as you find somebody, you can talk to them. >> hi! >> we see you! >> we love you >> oh, thank you >>> very good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. firefighters update us on an early morning apartment fire. some residents were forced from their homes. it started about 1:00 in the morning. no units were damaged. aws residents are now back in their homes and no o

host: you would like to see amy klobuchar move over to the house or would you like her to replace chuck schumer as the leader of democrats in the senate. caller: the house. the house would be great. host: that's joan in arizona. this is chris, florida independent. your thought on these leadership decisions. caller: i'm an independent soy don't belong to either party. i think parties are bad, i think we really should be more focused on who's good to be speaker of the house and would like to make a suggestion on my pic. i haven't voted since ross perot so it's not my choice but i'm just suggesting that speaker of the house may be could be donald trump himself. how about we get rid of parties? how about we quit worrying. aren't these people in congress and the senate supposed to be leaders of their state and leaders of the community? why do they need a leader in their party? whether it be someone to tell them up to -- what to do. i think it's wrong. >> why do you think donald trump would do a good job as speaker of the house? host: i said it was not my choice. what i said is they could. you don't