brian kemp, let me -- brian kemp: let me thank the atlanta press club. when i ran in 2018, i promise to put hard-working georges -- georgians ahead of the politically correct. i said i would work hard as your governor every single day for all georgians, whether you voted for me or not. i'm so optimistic about the future, the lowest unemployment rate in the history of the state, the most people working and economic opportunity in all parts of our statement of your -- state, no matter your zip code or neighborhood. stacey abrams says georgia is the worst state in the country to live in. marty, the girls and i disagree. that's why i'm asking for your vote and support to keep it that way. god bless. moderator: stacey abrams, 42nd. -- 40 seconds. ms. abrams: brian kemp did make promises. he promised to keep us safe and crime came -- went up. he promised protect us and yet he has attacked our freedoms. he's promised to take care of our families and yet the rising prices in georgia arising because he refuses to expand medicaid, he refuses to tackle the affordab

brian kemp, you get the first closing statement. gov. : first of all, let me thank the atlanta press club. when i ran in 2018, i promise to put hard-working georgians ahead of the status quo and politically correct. i said i would work hard as your governor every single day for all georgians, whether you voted for me or not. i'm so optimistic about the future of our state. the lowest unemployment rate in the history of the state, the most people working and economic opportunity in all parts of our state no matter your zip code or neighborhood. stacey abrams says georgia is the worst state in the country to live in. marty, the girls and i disagree. we think georgia is the greatest day in the country to live, work and raise our children. that's why i'm asking for your vote and support to keep it that way. thank you and god bless. donna: stacey abrams, 40 seconds. ms. abrams: i to thank everyone for your support. brian kemp did make promises. he promised to keep us safe and crime went up. he promised protect us and yet he has attacked our fr

the long awaited rematch, stacey abrams versus brian kemp, the two thrust into the spotlight in 2018 , just barely, less than 1.5%. >> the election is over and i'm honored to be georgia governor elect. >> shannon: abrams didn't quite concede. >> this is not a speech of concession, i cannot concede that. >> stacey abrams. >> in four years since kemp and abrams have remained household names, kemp making headlines signing new abortion restrictions and economic wins for his state. he is arguably most known for feud with former president trump who railed against kemp's decision to certify the 2020 electorial votes for governor biden. >> of course having her, i think might be better than having your existing governor, if you want to know the truth. >> stacey abrams is rising star among democrats who delivered 2019 state of the union rebuttal. >> i'm honored to join the conversation, we are georgia. >> building credibility with democrats and hollywood types through voter registration efforts and even been floated as potential vice presidential or presidential candidate. >> the soul of our st

and it seems to have a patience zero here in georgia and brian kemp.ves that there should not be a right to an abortion, then he should absolutely stand in that position. but that is not the issue here. he does not believe in a woman 's right to choose. he does not believe in the freedom that we should enjoy, the freedom to vote, the freedom to control our bodies. he also opposes marriage equality, and we know that right now, what we are facing in georgia is the possibility that, essentially, a governor who's either in line and in lockstep with clarence thomas, as he dismantles our freedom, or a governor who stands up to clarence thomas, and stands up for georgians. that is my intent, and i believe that in 29 days, that will be the reality. >> and last question for you, we had stewart stevens, the former republican strategist on the show earlier. he said democrats should be running on democracy. that's what we should put on the ballot. is that the top issue for you, in your run? or is it abortion rights? is it the economy? what is it? >> democracy unde

kemp. brian: i would tell people i support safety and justice, miss abrams refused to answer her question, the answer is zero, she has a stance of defunding the police, illinois cash bail and serve on the boards of -- eliminate cash bail and serve on boards that give grants to the organizations to the defunding the police movement. stacey: i do have the support of serifs, -- sheriffs, as my plan -- i have the support of sheriffs, advocates, victims, those that want to be treated fairly in our system. i have to have the conversations with entirety of georgia. i didn't have the luxury of being part of a good old boys club where we do not focus on the needs of people. that is why my mission has been to put up concrete plans explain how i will serve justice, safety, and how i will serve the citizens of the state of georgia. >> 30 seconds, brian kemp. brian: look, i would tell people, i know miss abrams is upset and mad. these are things that she said. this is not be making this up. this is things tha

and so voter fraud, voter frd, voter fraud was plastered by brian kemp.u see the newspaper that has what is called the quitman templates to on their orange traveling jumpsuits, making it really clear black folks use absentee ballots, it must be fraudulent. he brought the georgia bureau of investigation's in there to investigate this voter fraud. there were no convictions. the charges were dropped. but these women went through four yearsf hell, and losing their jobs and this was the intimidation that brian kemp brought on to these women. he also did the same thing with the new georgia project and with fair fight. again, charging voter fraud, voter fraud, voter fraud. and these are organizations that are about registering folks to vote. those who had not been in the system, the marginalized. so you see this pressure. we have got brian kemp on tape saying these groups are all out here registering all of these minorities to vote and if they show up in november, we will lose. so you get this is where the secretary of state has identified minorities as the way

facing georgia is four more years of brian kemp. >> ms. abrams doesn't want to talk about her own record. >> not to declare a state of emergency over the migrant crisis fearing it would make the look back. multiple city officials. >> fox has obtained surveillance video capturing what dhorts say likely gabby petino's last day alive before her remains were discovered on the 19th. >> implicating president biden in shady business dealings. >> chuck grassley indicate documents indicate chuck grassley aware of hunter biden's business arrangement and may have been involved. >> that's good. scott puts it down. that's good. the kick is good. and the chargers win it in overtime i want to put on my my, my boogie shoes austin texas, capital of texas according to reports. good news is we are now heard on klbj so lawrence baines johnson picked up the radio show. the station he used to own. i guess he sold it when he died. >> steve: lbj owned a bunch of them. lady bird johnson after he passed ran the radio empire of theirs. >> brian: good news for lbj an

brian kemp has an excellent record to run on. brian kemp is in a strong leadership position.. stacy abrams only wanting to attack him because she doesn't want anybody to understand what her background is what she's wanting for the last few years. she's made public her liberal progressive ideas. it was funny she tried to blame brian kemp on crime when crime is going up in the city such as atlanta and others that are democratically run cities where they had issues trying to defund the police and others. it's a hollow attack coming from abrams. >> harris: it's interesting, david, when you talk to people how crime really rates in that state. that might be why some people particularly people of color, might vote for the incumbent governor kemp. take a look at this. "new york times" columnist appears upset that some black georgia voters are supporting kemp. let's watch. >> there is a little bit to that number. you could have some split ticketing on the ticket between the governor's race and the senate race and may be black people doing that either we're told in a vote or voting for

quick witted rematch stacy abrams versus brian kemp.eshed into the national spotlight four years ago in the 2018 governor's race which one but barely. the margin less that 1.5% three. >> the election is over and i am honored to be dort or electric works of the time abrams infamously did not quite concede. >> is not a speech of concession as a woman of conscience and fate i cannot conceive that. quick stacy abrams. >> and the four years since, kemp and abrams have both remain household names. camp making headlines citing new abortion restrictions and notching economic winds for his state. but he is arguably the most for his feud with former president trump who railed against kemp's decision to certify george is 2020 electoral college votes for joe biden. >> i'll be here in about a year end half campaigning against you governor, guaranty and progress of course having her i think might be better than having existing governor if you want and of the truth. >> abrams is now a rising star amounts democrats who deliver the party 2019 state of t

federal democrats delivered that money, not brian kemp.nd we know that he's currently sitting on more than $400 million in affordable housing assistance to stop evictions and refusing to deploy that money. there's a 60% rejection rate. wsb actually did a very fantastic story about it, so i encourage people to look it up. but let's understand that there are four issues in georgia, affordability, inventory, gentrification, and homelessness. he does not have a plan to address any of those issues directly. by refusing to put money into the state budget to tackle these issues, he is not solving the problem. piecemeal solutions and stop gap dollars does not mean that you have a plan, and brian kemp has failed to do anything on real estate, except make money off of it as governor, he's made hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate and recently told a black radio forum, when he was asked whether he would allow local governments to tackle the issue of affordable housing through giving them more control over housing prices, he said no, he did

brian kemp and his cohort, brad raffensperger, have spent the last four years attacking our right to vote, making it more difficult to participate in our elections. they have gotten credit for simply not committing treason. but that is the lowest bar in america. we need leaders who actually believe in our access to democracy. and the last thing i will say on this is that we keep focusing on election denial about the outcome, but the more permissions version is denying access and that is what brian kemp and brad -- special isn't, denying access to the right to vote, keeping people away from their participation in our democracy. and that is more dangerous because you don't even have to manipulate the outcome -- >> i don't have to remind you. you're opponent, brian kemp, who just messaged had campaign for reelection against you in large part under the theme that you're soft on crime. it was repeated in your first debate with camp last week, his questioning of your law enforcement and relationships and it comes at a time critics are arguing some republican candidates are intentionally li

this is killer mike and this is what he had to say about brian kemp. >> the guy she's running againstective campaign. >> brian kemp. >> i would advise if i was in the camp, you need to go everywhere he just went. >> you need to go everywhere kemp went because he had an effective week with black people. >> i am confused as to how somebody who is working to suppress the votes of black people which includes black men could have an effective week with black people. is there a black male brian kemp sort of fan base and if so, is it divorced from the voter suppression piece? i'm confused. >> 10% of black voters are conservative and let's be clear that the two events that are being referenced here, one was a curated event led by a self-professed conservative and the other was an event i was at before he was. but let's put that aside. let's also talk about the fact that today i was with black and brown business owners, small business owners that invited us to come and talk about plans for the state of georgia. i showed up where they are. he went to brooks county where ten years ago, he arrest

early voting underway in georgia were republican governor brian kemp and democratic challenger stacey abrams went head-to-head in an intense debate last night. the incumbent pushing abrams on her past and i police rhetoric. listen. >> how many sher sheriff sherifs have >> i think you believe it's the truth. i support law enforcement and did so for 11 years. >> ms. abrams refused to answer the question so i let you know the answer is zero. no sheriffs are endorsing her statewide because of her stance to want to defund the police. >> carley: during that the feet abrams launching a wild accusation at the governor saying he's responsible for rising prices. >> promised to take care of our families get the rising prices in georgia are rising because he refuses to expand medicaid and he's sitting on $400 million of our money that he will not spend keep us in our homes. >> senate hopeful j.d. vance also facing off the air the republican nominee calling out the current congressman after thousands of steel workers lost their in his district. >> what were you doing on those renewable solutions a

you say one of the biggest challenges for stacey abrams 2.0 is brian kemp 2.0. a sworn enemy of trump, specifically because he refused to throw the 2020 election in trump's favor. do you think in the end that action of kemp's ultimately may be his saving grace here? >> his decision to go up against donald trump, i mean, who could have ever seen it turning out this way? that absolutely fueled his total dominance of the gop primary. may he beat donald trump's hand picked candidate by more than 50 points we didn't see that coming. and we didn't see this coming that brian kemp who was caricatured in 2018, by all democrats, especially stacey abrams, as being a tool of donald trump's. through his own actions and no political gain anyone saw in the moment of 2020, that has inoculated him against that charge he's a trump crony. obviously he's not. we've seen cross over appeal from some democrats who said that brian kemp did the only thing i wanted him to do in 2020 and that was stand up for the state of georgia. so we know that helped him a lot. will it help on election

four more years of brian kemp. you know, that is the direct opposite.ed for a change. right now stacey abrams cannot catch traction no matter what she does. she cannot catch traction. >> todd: okay, that is focusing on the candidate when it comes to trashing. historically early voting hasn't help the democratic party in this race. but nationally and specifically in georgia, we just read that line, 2 million people have already voted. half of the nation can vote early by the end of this week. does that benefit republicans, or does it benefit democrats like stacey abrams? >> i absolutely believe it benefits republicans because i don't think anyone wants to be a democrat. at this stage in the game, everyone is feeling the strain of inflation. they are feeling it at the pump. these are direct impacts on people's every single day. and i think and the end of it all, that will make the decision when you go into that booth, go when they privately and make a decision regardless of how you vote in the past. >> carley: janel, last night senator tim scott, lindsey

there is a clear difference in the quality of candidate between brian kemp on herschel walker. walker has a ton of baggage in the last month we have seen is a fathered several children. he denies it now, sometime said it could have been true he may have paid for an abortion for a former girlfriend for these and the type of stories that are coming out about him. and that probably accounts for the discrepancy why it brian kemp running for governor as a republican is leading herschel walker looks like he is much further behind running as a republican for senate. arthel: meanwhile it seems of politicians are always campaigning. but does it also seem election cycles get shorter and shorter jamie meeting there's less demand for the candidates to work for the vote? they don't have to work for the vote. people seemed a more attached to party and ideology rather than focusing on who can get the job done for the benefit of the greater community. >> i think that is certainly true in some cases. may be a concern going into the election. i think there is some heartening the public should ta

one message that we heard repeatedly from brian kemp on trail, he is urging republicans to the to not just go out on election day, but take advantage of early voting and cast a ballot and show the enthusiasm early as the campaign is saying. and to that point former president mike pence is going to be here in georgia tomorrow to join brian kemp on this kind of a bus tour that he has been embarking on in the last two weeks or so and two stops, an hour north of atlanta and in reliably red counties but certainly the focus is to drum up enthusiasm. and chris christie will be here later in the week. on the democratic side, stacey abrams also has a very packed schedule, on a bus tour of her own, in a press call, earlier today, with reporters, her campaign manager kind of talked about their ground game in the days going forward. and i asked, what does that look like? what are they doing? and they say they are getting out not only the effort to vote but making sure that people know their rights when they go to vote. and they say that making sure that people know that once they're in line, for

brian kemp was the secretary of state, and he has assiduously denied us the right to vote. that the right to vote is the only way that we can make the changes we need in a state, the only way we can make the changes we need in this country. whether it's access to the right to the abortion, ability to take care of our families, we need government believes in the right, vote and all of voter suppression, which is a hallmark of brian kemp's leadership. >> that was just tonight in georgia, one of four major election debates happening tonight, there is another debate of the governor's race in iowa tonight, as well, a debate in the senate race in ohio, between tim ryan and j.d. vance, also had been in the race for senate in utah. mike lee and evan mcmullin. joining me now is nicole wallace, she's the host of, deadline white house, she's also hosting a new series called deadline, special report, on americas mental health crisis. all four episodes that are streaming now on peacock. nicole, congratulations on that, it's good to see you as always. >> thanks so much for having me, it'

in georgia, brian kemp squares off with his democrat opponent stacey abrams for the first time in the gubernatorial rematch and what they will be telling voters. what will happen there in the first big election cycle since donald trump allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election in that state. we have a report on what election officials are doing to stress test new security features meant to protect the process. and the senate race is tight in ohio, republican jd vance and congressman tim ryan will debate for the second time and what voters tell us they're looking to hear from the two men. and where it all stands, new numbers out today shows a lot has changed in the last month. can we trust those numbers though? are they outliers? we will get some expert opinion on that. i'm katy tur in for hallie jackson. with me now is nbc news correspondent blaine alexander in atlanta, jesse kirsch in youngstown, ohio, and nbc news senior political editor mark murray is here with us as well. start us off, blayne alexander. give us the expectation for tonight's debate. >> well, this is a closely-w

of report from d.c. >> brian: let's bring in brian kemp. choked on my governor of georgia once four more years doing the job. governor, what was the difference between this debate and the ones you had four years ago? >> first of all, good morning, thank you for having me on. i have a record to run on now, georgians know me where last selection they really did not and abrams had the national media and tons of money. just like she does now, 90% of her money is coming from out of state. but we have also raised a lot of money too have a great record to run on and that's what i was doing last night. i think the biggest takeaway and i told her georgia voters this last night is stacey abrams is attacking my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> rachel: absolutely. by the way, democrats keep talking about abortion. i don't think anyone, people in your state want to talk about inflation, the economy, crime, stacey abrams, someone who has never had a child, telling people the heartbeats we here in our ultrasounds aren't real. how

listen here, this is the georgia republican governor brian kemp on fox this morning after his debate with democrat stacey abrams last night. >> people here are concerned about 40-year high inflation. i saw -- heard where you guys are saying president obama is coming down here. i wonder why joe biden isn't. it's because his policies are very unpopular. it's caused 40-year high inflation, disaster at the gas pump and border and these are the policies that stacey abrams supports, i mean, she wanted to be his vice presidential candidate and these are the policies that she would bring to georgia and we're fighting against that. >> t >> with me in studio, audi cornish, sewn who is right? you heard governor abrams. he's going to focus on economy, job, inflation, on the incumbent president's unpopularity. the president today is going to urge voters, sure, you're probably worried about the economy and inflation but don't forget about abortion. "the new york times" poll published yesterday, what do voters care about most, the economy, 26%, inflation, 18%, abortion, 5% so if we went back to rig

brian kemp was the secretary of state, and he has denied access to the right to vote.e right to vote is the only way that we can make the changes we need in the state, the only way we can make the changes we need in this country, whether it is access to the right to abortion. we need a governor that believes in the right to vote. >> that was just tonight in georgia, one of four major election debates happening tonight. there was another debate in the governor's race in iowa tonight as well, a debate in the senate race in ohio between tim ryan and jd vance. also a debate in the race for senate in utah, mike lee versus evan mcmillen. joining me is my friend nicolle wallace. all four episodes of that are streaming now on peacock. niccole, congratulations on that. it is great to see you as always. >> thank you so much for having me. it is such a marvel to listen to the tapestry you weave. i usually watch them at home with my mommy juice and a mug. the only thing i would add to the backdrop is the republicans in terms of their numbers, they may be the largest in terms of th

and questioned about her polling, some polls show her trailing brian kemp. she said that polling is simply a snapshot and she defended that saying she is on the right side of issues and voters. jose. >> shaq, what should we be looking for tonight from the only scheduled debate between the florida senate candidates? >> reporter: jose, this will be the only opportunity for florida voters to hear the messaging they've been hearing on television airwaves, interviews, hear that messaging on the debate stage as candidates change their views with one another. this is a race that's tighter than many people expected at the beginning of the campaign. when you compare it to what you're seeing in the margins of the governor's race in the state of florida. this senate race is closer. part of the reason for that is the fund-raiser you've seen democrat val demings be able to achieve since the start of the election. she breezed through her primary campaign, a former police chief, she was on president biden's short list as a presidential contender so she's had the ability to

the hypocrisy between brian kemp and herschel walker is a very strong sign of the kind of leadership is a rule for him and different rules for the rest of georgia. >> and how is that playing? are you hearing, is the herschel walker scandal and the refuse of any republicans to withdraw support for his candidacy, is that hurting republicans? >> we don't know yet. but we are going to absolutely make the case. because the reality is their hypocrisy is not limited to abortion. but it is draconian. under the law in georgia, women are being told they can't have access to basic medical care because the doctors and nurses are afraid that they will be subject to ten years in prison. but we also know that the very party that is said that women cannot make their own choices, they're being absolutely silent, in fact rallying around smurn who has done exactly what they've denied right to other women to do. and what is more disturbing to me is that brian kemp likes to hold himself out as a moralist, but he is someone who is an on or opportunityist. he prefused to stand on his convictions and using

. >> current republican governor brian kemp is ahead of democrats stacey abrams in the polls.t's their second match after camp narrowly beat abrams in 2018. greg steen says this year is different. >> she is now running against a governor who has a record. that's made it really hard. >> that record now includes signing a long getting abortions in geoia after fetal heart is detected and signing the law allowing gun owners to conceal without a permit. on the economy, kemp touts his decision to ease covid-19 restrictions early in the pandemic. stacey abrams condemned his time as governor. >> what do you plan to do to overcome the pulling margin between you and governor kemp? >> i am going everywhere and talking to everyone. our second responsibility is to remind people of what has happened in the first four years -- in the last four years. 38,000 people died of covid. he risked our lives to be first. he did not put in place any protections for our workers, he did not put in place in place any investment for our people and he did not put in place any plans for our future. you do no

doesn't want to talk about her own. >> the most dangerous thing facing georgia is four more years of brian kempeporter: kemp defended his record, pointing to his decision to re-open schools and businesses during the pandemic. repeatedly tying abrams to president joe biden. >> she supports these policies that have raised taxes on hard-working americans and georgians when they promised they would not. >> reporter: and then there was this moment. a contentious clash over crime and gun policy including a bill kemp signed into law that allows georgia residents to carry a handgun without a license. >> there's a federal background check on every individual that buys a firearm in the united states of america. >> that is not true. mr. kemp, that's not true. >> i understand the point you're making. but the point is when you buy a firearm, you get a background check. none of the laws -- >> mr. kemp, if you purchase a weapon in georgia through a gun sale or private sale, you are -- >> we are going to have to move on. >> ms. abrams, i have not interrupted you tonight. >> reporter: abrams then apologizing. >

obviously not running for governor, she's up against her governor brian kemp in this debate tomorrow night. he would cc rahm's, right? how close she came to governor's office in 2018. what you did when it came to a voter turnout, especially the black community in the 2020 election. what are we going to be looking for in this debate tomorrow night? >> this race is a rematch of 2018 where, as you point out, serums came in fifth five -- she did lose that race and this time it's brian kemp with the advantage. he is leading by five or six points in recent polls in this debate, the first of two between abrams and camp is an important point for abrams to try to turn this around she has a chance to do so in the last few weeks before election day. we are likely to hear about the top issues on the minds of voters, the biggest of which is the economy and cost of living. brian kemp has highlighted his work in reopening georgia's economy after covid tax breaks, a form of say income taxes as well as gas tax relief. abrams has percentage are self as a candidate with a plan to deal with economic pro

brian kemp and stacey abrams sparred over a number of issues, they clearly came prepared last night. break it all down for us. >> reporter: governor kemp spent much of the evening touting his record on the economy, saying he would be the best choice to continue leading georgians through inflation. meanwhile, abrams arguing that on everything from guns to abortion kemp's policies, bianna, just too extreme. >> i believe that we can protect the second amendment and protect second graders at the exact same time. because of the criminal carry law that brian kemp signed into law there is no longer a background check for those who have concealed carry permits. that makes all of us less safe. >> thank you. >> we know that the right to vote is the only way that we can make the changes we need in the state. the only way we can make the changes we need in this country. whether it's access to the right to an abortion, the ability to take care of our families, we need a governor who believes in the access to the right to vote and not in voter suppression which is the hallmark of brian kemp's leade

but brian kemp is leaving by seven points. what do you make of that mixed about in georgia?lot of question about herschel walker weathers a good enough candidate to win. it is very interesting. typically we talk about campaigns we do not talk about senate debate as playing a real role in the race but most voters do not watch them in their own states and much less nationally. the pennsylvania race of the georgia race these are make or break moments for these candidates. raphael warnock is a great debater. he is a minister. when he is good on a pulpit he's good on the stump and we do not know about herschel walker yet. he's have a strong night to bring this home. sorry to use the analogy would take his campaign into the ends of her. >> you know some is going to do that you had to do. yahoo! news talks about this on friday, the ship we're seeing is the race impose tight inflation shifting the midterm momentum back to the gop. when you make of that? it is sticking up again. >> look, there are so many factors in the selection breed that is what makes this particular midterm so un

we will talk with republican senate nominee herschel walker incumbent republican governor brian kemp equal time to senator raphael warnock and stacey abrams they declined our offer. we will visit with georgia voters in this hour to learn what issues are most important to them. and and we will hear from a special panel of local journalists covering these races. we are in ache worth georgia in the bell county of cobb northwest of downtown. plaintiff before we get into politics take a look at other headlines today. u.s. supreme court justice samuel alito says unveiling of roe v. wade puts his and mates in danger no. results have been made public from the investigation into that leak. a judge here in georgia is ordering former white house chief of staff mark meadows to testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then president trump and his allies illegally tried influence the state's 2020 election. meadow's attorney says executive privilege and other rights shield his client from testifying. russian president vladimir putin's monitoring drills of the country's strategic nu

this comes as georgia's republican governor brian kemp is fighting for reelection against democrat andting rights advocate stacy abrams in a rematch after he signed into law new restrictions that disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color. it was one of many voter suppression efforts in republican-led states. in florida, republican governor ron desantis' election police unit -- he has set up an election police unit -- has arrested people for voting. florida law allows formerly incarcerated people to vote unless they were convicted of murder or felony sex offenses. those arrested say florida officials encouraged them to vote and they didn't know about the exclusion. this is police body camera footage of tampa resident tony patterson and his arresting officer, recently obtained by "the tampa bay times." >> apparently, i guess you have a warrant. >> for what? >> i'm not sure. >> for voter stuff. >> sent out something less to give voter fraud, voter stuff. were not supposed to be voting maybe? >> this is crazy, man. your put me in joe for something i didn't know nothing about. why w

i will never concede, i'm the real governor and brian kemp and libertarian, stupor star shane hazel - shane shane, hazel. >> he weakened gun laws and flooded our streets. weakening our privacy rights and women's rights. the most dangerous thing facing georgia is 4 more years of brian kemp. >> i would let people at home know the largest fastest growing segment of the population is buying handgun ands firearms is african-americans and females you know why, the criminals are only ones that do have guns. >> georgia we will have less and less gun laws whether under republicans or libertarians, libertarians believe you know how to best protect you some your property, the biggest mass murder in history is government. kennedy: please stop talking. how could that liberty lover shake up the race as we near finish line, fox news powerrages have kemp in front, ahead 5 and 8 could shane hazel once again force a run off in great state of georgia, joining me now shane hazel. great work last night. did you get good feedback from your performance at the debate? >> i got to tell utoday has been and las

georgia is gearing up for a gubernatorial debate between governor brian kemp. and democratic nominee stacey abrams. it's a very close race, the other thing that's happening early in person. voting begins. alex push a abc news atlanta alex. thank you. with control of the senate at stake. president biden will also be returning to pennsylvania this week attending a fundraiser for john fetterman and biden will travel to florida. november 1st to campaign for charlie crist, who's running against governor ron desantis. the biden administration is now taking applications for its sweeping student loan forgiveness program . the education department launched a test version of its website. to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt, but applications submitted now what we processed until later this month as they work out any potential bugs. the program is also facing a number of legal challenges in north carolina. police still don't know what led to last week's shooting rampage that left five people dead and two others wounded in raleigh, and there's a chance we may never find

we have democrat stacey abrams, she has trailed republican governor brian kemp throughout the campaignd him in terms of polling. she is still within striking distance, but she is down by a greater margin than when she lost to him in 2018. so why has this year's election been more of a challenge for? tia: i think there are a lot of factors at play, but the biggest one is stacey abrams is no longer running for an open seat against someone who is trying to build name recognition statewide, just like she is. she is now running against an incumbent who voters know, and many voters will say, you know, i am doing all right, things seem to be going ok for me. do we need a change? we also know that the enthusiasm factor isn't there. not that people are not fired up about voting, or there is something against stacey abrams. i think she is just not the fresh, new voice she was four years ago. again, people now know stacey abrams as well. and so, i do not necessarily think people are saying i have turned my back on stacey abrams. i just think some of the factors that helped fuel her campaign four

governor brian kemp, stacey abrams faced off in the final debate in the georgia governor's race.i did not say, nor do i believe in defunding the police. he is lying again. >> ms. abrams on cnn goat asked the question, would she defund the police and she said yes, we have to reallocate resources. >> i'm not a member of the good ol' boys club. i don't have 107 sheriffs who want to be able to take black people off the streets, who want to be able to go without accountability. stuart: joe, i noticed that governors races are trending republican. do you think that affects the house and senate races down ballot? does the republicans, an advantage down ballot, house and senate? >> that's is a very good question. just to fact check stacey abrams very quick, i'm literally looking at the transcript from the interview brian kemp referenced. she was asked yes to some defunding. she said we have to reallocate resources, yes. there it is in writing. lied on national television in that debate in georgia. to answer your question, look at georgia brian kemp up seven to 10 points on stacey abrams,

with the two candidates highlighting their differences. >> under brian kemp's four years as governorme has gone up, six hospitals have closed, housing prices are skyrocketing and communities are in turmoil. they are worried about their rights. and they are worried about they futures. but i want to do better by georgians. i want to put you first every single day. >> we have the lowest unemployment rate in the history of our state. we got the most people ever working in the history of our state. and we're seeing economic opportunity, no matter your zip code or neighborhood because we have been focussing on strengthen rural georgia. stacey abrams said we live in the worst state in the country. we don't believe that. >> both candidates agreed to accept the outcome of the election. more than a million and a half voters have cast their ballots in georgia. >>> the race in florida's latino dominated theth congressional district is up for grabs and in the final days of the campaign, democratic nominee accuses her republican opponent of spreading fear among voters with a campaign of misinforma

he did not support brian kemp. seems to be doing a lot better. a number of republicans will look at georgia and see how a trump ak light performs. >> speaking of a trump endorsee, let's talk about pennsylvania for a second. that's been a hot topic. the issue of john fetterman's health, how he is recovering from his stroke is now back on the front burner of that race. listen to how fetterman talked about how oz has been attacking him, to try to flip this issue in the eyes of voters. >> i certainly hope that you did not have a doctor in your life making fun of it or telling you that you aren't able to work or you're not fit to serve, but unfortunately i have a doctor in my life doing that. >> what do you make of that? >> extraordinary. not just that his opponent is his opponent, but is a doctor, talking about the other candidate's medical history. it's two narratives. the one narrative is fetterman isn't well enough to be senator and he hasn't been transparent about his condition, versus the narrative of cruelty on hi

and georgia's republican governor brian kemp is rung against stacy abrams. he was quick to pounce in the shift of voter sentiment. >> georgians should know that my desire is to continue to fight through 40-year inflation and high gas price and other things that our georgia families are facing right now. quite honestly because of bad poll -- policies from washington, d.c. and the democrat who is have complete control. yamiche: president biden announced he will release 15 million barrels of oil. but biden said he will prioritize passing abortion rights if his party can hold on to power. >> if you care about the right to choose, you you have to vote. that's why these midterm elections are critical more senators and more democrats to keep control of the house of representatives. folks, if we do that, the first bill thatly accepted to the congress will be to codify roev. wade. yamiche: joining me now is ri kline, director for abc news. he can be seen on "power trip." it offer as behind the scenes look of the campaign trail covering the mid terms. joining me here

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-- against governor brian kemp on issues such as the economy and inflation.fulton county, georgia, saturday, abrams made the case why she's better for georgia's economy. she touched on a number of issues including her plan to give teachers pay raises and expand affordable housing, things he said are only afforded to the privileged under kemp. >> we're going to have a governor who believes in all of us, who believes in one georgia, who doesn't believe that it's an old boys' club, believes that it is one georgia that belongs to every one of us. >> reporter: yeah, and the kemp campaign had this ponce to abrams saying many a statement, quote: the people of our state know that abrams only offers the same failed leadership they see with democratic control in washington which created 40-year-high inflation that's hitting americans in the wallet every day. meanwhile, governor kemp has been fighting for georgia families and with more than 1.5 million if people having already voted early, mike, it's going to be a fight between kemp and abrams on the debate stage as the

. >> carley: janelle king helped brian kemp defeat stacey abrams in 2018.he's here to tell us what georgia voters are saying in the final week before election day. ♪ our internet isn't ideal. my dad made the brillant move to get us t-mobile home internet. -which... we have to share our signal with the entire neighborhood. yeah, now we do some weird things to get our speeds. well... i'm up. -c'mon kids. this sucks. well if you just switch maybe you don't have to be vampires. whoa... -okay, yikes. oh sorry, i wasn't thinking. we, uh, don't really use the v word. that's kind of insensitive. we prefer pro-lunar. yes, much better. ♪ >> todd: the defund police movement taking center stage at last night's georgia gubernatorial debate between democrat stacey abrams and republican brian kemp. >> carley: but it was this attack from abrams against georgia sheriff that left viewers stunned. >> i did not say and nor do i believe in defunding the police. he is lying again. and i've never said that i believe in defunding the police. >> ms. abrams don't see an end, got ask

. >>> in a rematch for fiery debates of the same job back in 2018, republican brian kemp and the democrat made pitches. stakes higher for abrams trailed in recent horoles, challenging kemp now on background checks. >> there is a -- >> that is not true. >> the point -- i understand. >> that's not true. >> i understand the point you're making, but the point is, when you buy a firearm you get a background check. >> mr. kemp -- >> none of the laws were change. >> mr. kemp you purchase a weapon through a gun sale or private sale the gun show or private sale you are not subject. >> we have to move on. >> and -- >> candidates, we have to move on. >> voting rights was also front ant center. >> brian kemp was a secretary of state and has assiduously denied access to the right to vote's we know that the right to vote is the only way that we can make changes we need in the state and in this country. whether access to right to abortion, ability to take care of our families we need a governor to believes in access to vote and not suppression, the hallmark of brian kemp's leadership. >> i'm the person

stacey abrams, and brian kemp, republican. each making the case for deserving their vote. >> the current failures we've seen in this state are not only damns, disqualifying and over the next few years we have an opportunity to change the trajectory of the state. >> my desire continue to help them fight through 40-year high inflation and high gas prices and other things that our georgia family, facing right knew quite honestly because of bad policies in washington, d.c. >> reporter: governor kemp campaigning for a second term and led polling in the race. for many georgians this election sree match of the 2018 contest between kemp and abrams. while a federal judge ruled last monthga's election law did not violate voters' constitutional rights. in response to a lawsuit brought by abrams founded group fight fair action started in 2018, the democratic candidate repeated some of these accusations to georgia voters. >> we need a governor to believes in access in the right to vote. >> reporter: governor kemp pushed back against abrams

brian kemp has been extremely popular. well ahead of herschel walker in just about any poll. that's probably what herschel walker has going for him, the chance that brian kemp will perform so well that he will drag walker across the finish line. on his own, that's tough. another thing herschel walker has going against him is his opponent warnock is a very talented candidate. he is running a better race than abrams who is running against kemp. that's why you see a big gap. he has to hope kemp can carry him through. >> yamiche, brandon, thanks to both of you. fascinating race. we will keep a close eye on that one. >>> yesterday, the government presented new evidence in their case against five members of the oath keepers for their alleged role in the january 6th insurrection, including this chart of those in the conspiracy that the government alleges. right at the top is the founder. joining us is ryan reilly, and barbara mcquad. this is a recording of stew ste rhodes from november of 2020. >> ryan, what is the significance f

in georgia, governor brian kemp and democrat stacey abrams will get the chance to make a closing argument early voting. let's bring in joe concha and jose. they're standing by. but first to charles watson live in atlanta. charles, good afternoon. >> good afternoon, trace. georgia senator raphael warnock and his republican challengering herschel walker squared off in a debate over the weekend. while walker has been applauded by some on both sides for his performance in that debate, it hasn't been quite enough to stave off the controversies that he's had in the past. we heard from walker on nbc's today show where he pushed back on some allegations that have dogged him in the media for weeks. he denied claims that he paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion. for the first time, walker admitted the check used to pay for the procedure was in fact signed by him. listen. >> do you know what this $700 check is for? >> i have no idea what that can be for. >> is that your signature on the check? >> it could be. doesn't matter whether it's my signature or not. >> when pressed, walker said for the first