wade here's dasha burns >> reporter: thi planned parenthood is one of just five abortion clinics in kansas one of the few left in the entire region. >> we're trying to really explain to kansans we have seen what the crisis looks like we know what patients' faces look like when they realize it's going to be days on the road and we're hoping that kansas people take steps to avoid that crisis here >> reporter: on tuesday, kansas will be the first state to vote on abortion since the recent supreme court decision right now the state constitution protects abortion rights here but on the ballot is the value them both amendment which if past would open the door to restrictions or a ban for months volunteers have been knocking on doors. they've been rallying throughout the state including here at the capitol. activists holding concerts to get voters to the polls recent polling shows 47% support the amendment and 43% oppose the rest undecided now a final push from both sides >> this is your first time canvassing and doing the whole -- >> i loved the pro-life movement my whole life. >> what's at stak

legislatures but we are just days away from voters deciding the issue in one critical state, kansas dasha burns reports. >> reporter: it's the final push in the first state to put abortion on the ballot since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. in kansas, activists on both sides working around the clock ahead of tuesday's vote that could determine the future of abortion rights here. it's impossible to avoid the abortion debate here in kansas. everywhere you look, there are signs of the ballot battle ahd. from the streets -- >> voting yes on both amendments >> reporter: to the airwaves >> vote no >> reporter: in 2019, the kansas supreme court ruled the state constitution protects the right to an abortion if kansans vote yes, on the value them both amendment, that protection would be removed. the power to take action on the issue would be in the hands of the heavily conservative state legislature. that could mean more restrictions or a possible ban if kaine -- kansans vote no, the constitutional right to an abortion would remain in place, making further restrictions much more difficult to p

nbc's dasha burns tells us what's at stake. >> reporter: it's the final push in the first state to put abortion on the ballot since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade tuesday's vote could determine the future of abortion rights here it's impossible to avoid the abortion debate here in kansas everywhere you look, there are signs of the ballot battle ahead. from the streets -- >> voting yes. >> reporter: to the airwave. >> vote no. >> reporter: in 2019, the kansas supreme court ruled the state constitution protects the right to an abortion if kansans vote yes on the value, that protection would be removed. the power to take action on the issue would be in the hands of the heavily conservative state legislature. that could mean more restrictions or a possible ban if kansans vote no, the constitutional right to an abortion would remain in place, making further restrictions much more difficult to pass polling shows a tight race with 47% of kansans planning to vote yes, 43% planning to vote no, and 10% undecided. >> we have a limited right to access abortion care in our state right now

dasha burns and mary ziegler, thank you as well. >>> we have this long awaited endorsement by presidentnd eric. yep, just eric, in a race by, by the way, three erics, two of whom are on top of the polls, eric greitens, and attorney general eric schmitt have both claimed the endorsement, saying, no, it's me. both say they have spoken to the former president by phone to thank him for his support top to make matters worse, trump's team is refusing to provide clarity on this saying the endorsement speaks for itself. and as voters head to poll, the state attorney general who is running for u.s. senate has dismissed what he called this absurd suggestion that hundreds of dead people voted in the 2020 election. in a later to state senate candidate burn bernadette sand. and with the same accusation, an audit of more than 2 million ballots of maricopa county was led by the cyberninjas, and conducted by supporters of donald trump who believed the election was stolen from them. to be clear, trump had endorsed venture capitalists like masserts. joining me to talk about this, from our affiliate in ph

louis, missouri and dasha burns is in oberlin park, kansas. in the end there could be only one eric. >> certainly, jose, and it was, of course, missouri attorney general eric schmitt who pulled out this victim, who was able to best eric greitens who is the embattled former governor of the state. eric schmitt is someone who is seen as the more moderate of the two ericks and tacked to the right to get the support of former president trump. he is also -- came out against mitch mcconnell being the senate majority leader saying that if republicans win back control of the senate he will not support him. echoing the criticism of former president trump last night eric schmitt took to the podium sounding very, very happy. take a listen. >> what a hard-fought campaign it's been and it should be because the issues we're facing as a country are important. i want to thank my republican opponents for their love of this state and for the love of this country. now is the time to unify in this fight against the radical progressives. >> now we should note that

thank you, dasha burns. and vaughn hillyard, president trump's strength within the republican party certainly most noticeable in your home state of arizona. a lot of very interesting races there. >> reporter: andrea, in the conversation that we've had over the last weeks was what impact would the january 6th public hearings have on the greater american population? ultimately republican voters at least here in arizona, they pushed aside the rather damning allegations, the serious allegations laid out against the former president in the leadup to january 6th there, and backed his slate of candidates here in arizona. not only for attorney general but also for secretary of state, for u.s. senate. he celebrated the ousting of rusty bowers, who of course is the arizona house speaker, who testified in front of the january 6th committee about the pressure he faced from trump allies to overturn joe biden's arizona victory. he was beat by a trump-endorsed challenger. but then of course you've got the governor's race w

. >> reporter: dasha burns was with an abortion rights advocate when the results came in. >> excitement, joy >> we will not let the government overreach into our personal rights we just won't. we said no >> reporter: tonight, abortion rights opponents vowing to fight on >> this is something that's a long term effort, of course. we're in this because we believe very strongly in protecting both women and babies. >> reporter: democrats are now hoping kansas is a bellwether for november at the white house, president biden looking to capitalize, signing an executive order that aims to protect women traveling out of state for abortions. >> voters in kansas sent a powerful signal that this fall, the american people will vote to preserve and protect the right and refuse to let it be ripped away by politicians. >> reporter: but analysts caution kansas was an election were much of the focus was on the single issue of abortion and democrats are still bracing for the possibility of losses with inflation at a 40-year high and president biden's approval ratings low could what we saw in kansas foresha

i want to bring in dasha burns on the other side of the state line in kansas. also joining me former senator claire mccaskill, who will be adding her insights throughout the hour. and steven mcalister, former attorney for kansas. we have been watching hundreds of canvass, door to door in this heat, many of them coming from out of state, we know how big a deal this is. but put it into words and what you're seeing and hearing on the ground. >> it's complex and chaotic. this was going to be on the ballot before dobbs was decided. and i think, frankly, and my friend from kansas may disagree with me, i think that the republicans were trying to be strategic by putting it on the primary ballot. why do i say that? typically, republicans outnumber democrats 2 to 1 in kansas. there are more unaffiliated voters in kansas than there are democratically aligned voters. those last two democrats and unaffiliated typically don't have much to vote for in the primaries. so they are not accustomed to coming out in big numbers for primary elections in kansas. now this has made it a

shaquille brewster is in michigan and dasha burns in kansas.? >> reporter: and his message was similar to what you heard from congressman meijer yourself. john gibbs is over here. he's about to vote for himself, obviously, and meeting with reporters and campaign staff there. he told me he's coming into this race feeling confident. he feels like he's ahead. his internal polling is going extremely well and he has a double-digit lead. meijer saying that his internal polling shows he has the lead. both candidates say there are two big factors in this race. one is meijer's impeachment vote supporting the impeachment of president trump after the january 6th riots, but former president trump weighing into this race. his endorsement having a huge impact on this race. former president trump weighed into the governor's race here. he had a town hall last night and i talked to a bunch of voters today about the impact of trump's endorsements and how that weighs for them as they're going in to cast their ballot. listen to what they told me. >> how much does

i want to bring in nbc's dasha burns who is live in kansas. there is a lot at stake here. kansas are in kind of an island as it is. >> reporter: yeah, hallie, that's right. in fact, i'm standing in front of just one of five abortion clinics this the state of kansas, that's recently become one of just a few clinics in this entire region after the fall of roe. so many of the surrounding states enacted all-out bans or significant restrictions to abortion. so yeah, the stakes are high here, as they vote here. in kansas, in 2019, the state supreme court ruled that the state's constitution does protect the right to an abortion. if this amendment passes, though, it would remove that constitution protection and pave the way possibly for more restrictions, essentially, hallie, it would give the power to this heavily conservative state legislature to stake further action on abortion. abortion rights activists, believe that will inevitably end up in a ban. those in favor of this amendment down play that possibility, say thing is just about protecting the regulations that already exis

dasha burns, thank you.t moments ago the justice department saying the attorney general, merrick garland, will hold a press conference next hour announcing the first affirmative litigation to protect access to reproductive health care. it's unclear what exactly the details are but this could be part of the doj's task force to push back on state restrictions. we'll be right back. restrictio. we'll be right back. utual custos your home insurance, here's a pool party. look what i brought! liberty mutual! they customize your home insurance... so you only pay for what you need! ♪young people having a good time with insurance.♪ ♪young people.♪ ♪good times.♪ ♪insurance!♪ only pay for what you need. ♪liberty liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ >>> we have breaking news from the white house where the president's physician says mr. biden continues to feel well but is experiencing a bit of return of a loose cough. his vital signs do remain normal although his covid test from this morning is positive. the drone strike the u.s.

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dasha burns is in kingston, new york. ryan put abortion front and center. he said this is about women's rights, it's about freedom, it's about democracy and he was able to beat molinaro, who was pretty well known there. he was the executive. >> reporter: this result is significant. the first competitive congressional race since roe v. wade was overturned and possibly the last real bellwether we're going to have and it sent a message that abortion can drive voters to the poll. this was far from a guaranteed victory for ryan. most had him behind molinaro. this could have been a fairly easy pick up for republicans. instead ryan really had a solid victory here. i asked him about what message this sends to the country. i want you to listen carefully to how he frames this. >> i think the messages on fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack and we have to stand up and fight and be strong and clear. when you do that, people rally. the issues at stake, reproductive rights, abortion access, are fundamental rights that transcend partisanship. we saw that in ka

joining me is dasha burns, emily will, cornell belcher, pollster and political analyst. dasha, you've been on the ground in kansas for the last couple of days or so. we've talked a lot about the initial reaction from last night's results. talk to me about what you've been seeing on the ground over the last 24 hours or so. >> look, yasmin, this is a big deal. i don't think that can be overstated. the first ballot test for abortion rights since roe fell and the answer was clear, it was decisive. i was in that room last night as the results came in and the energy from abortion rights advocates, it was palpable, the emotion was high and there was quite a bit of surprise. as i've been talking to folks on the ground here, those knock on doors to push the amendment to roll back abortion rights, there was conviction and hope and there wasn't a lot of optimism. the best they would hope for was a narrow victory. nobody was expecting this. especially because they really faced some headwinds here. we talked about the fact that this was on a primary ballot, not the general in november

we have our dasha burns there covering it. it's really dividing a lot of people in that state.u i've been hearing from people i've been talking to here in missouri that really roe and abortion is top of mind for a lot of people. that young republican woman i talked to said she's pro-choice. she likes the republican party, likes what they're doing, that they work for middle-class voters. but she said she's 19 and she's alarming that women and their personal health has been taken out of their hands. she wants them to ease their stance on the issue of abortion. >> vaughn hillyard and yamiche alcindor. thank you. >>> and first shipment, a cargo lode of grain from ukraine finally making its way ow outto sea through that russian embargo. what that food means for the global food crisis next. this is "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. on msnbc. ♪♪ it's the all-new subway series menu. twelve irresistible new subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪♪ it's subway's biggest refresh yet! this is the gillettelabs with exfoliating bar. the bar in the handle removes unseen dirt and

and we have, our great reporter, dasha burns, who is there covering it, day in, day out.onstitutional thing that would really decide to ask that women have in that state to abortion. it's also, in some, ways, and a microcosm of what's going on in the nation, which is republicans now having won this big victory from the supreme court, having roe overturned. they're now trying to figure out sort of what they want to do with that victory, and how they're gonna take it to the electorate, and how access is gonna look for women all across the country. so, i've heard not only from women in this state, which in missouri, but from moment all over the country, but some are very concerned about abortion access. so, watching kansas, seeing how that vote goes, see how that constitutional amendment and up, or how abortion ends up in the constitution it's gonna be greatly important. for all the other states, i think it's very, very interesting to watch. i also noted, as uncovering the two states that are fighting over this endorsement, i also happen to talk with some republicans, especi

>> dasha burns on the ground for us there in kansas thank you. >> on the subject of kentucky, more rainssible tornado touched down last night in neighboring west virginia, kentucky bracing for just more heartache with hundreds of people still missing there. the national guard was able to make air rescues yesterday in the meantime, more fire evacuations have been ordered in northern california. the state's largest wildfire threatening thousands of homes there, more than 1300 firefighters on the front line >>> all right. it's 8:09. let's take a turn and get a boost. just when you didn't think you could see anything cuter babies do the most surprising things that make them even more adorable watch what happens when this dad plants a kiss on his baby who is napping. take a look. >> oh, my goodness >> a kiss and -- >> look at this baby >> and again >> roll it again >> so cute >> a kiss and -- >> look at this baby >> and again >> all day long. >> that's priceless. that mom just screamed because she saw the most precious moment ever >> that's a tiny little baby >> yeah. >> sweet >> smart girl.

with us to start our coverage this hour is dasha burns in kansas. and washington correspondent in missouri. dasha s this the first major test of abortion rights on the ballot since roe v. wade was taken away by the supreme court? how are things shaping up there? >> jose, behind me is one of five abortion clinics in the entire state of kansas. it became one of a few in the entire region since the supreme court decision overing roe v. wade. many of of the surrounding state states have enacted all out bans or significant restrictions to the procedure. the stakes are high because of that here in kansas as kansasens become the first in the nation to vote on the issue since the supreme court decision. watch. it's the final push in the first state to put abortion on the ballot since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. in kansas, activists on both sides working around the clock ahead of tuesday oes vote that could determine the future of abortion rights here. it's impossible to avoid the debate here. there are signs everywhere of the ballot battle ahea

here he with nbc's dasha burns. >> when fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack, we have totand up, we have to fight. we have to be strong and clear. >> reporter: this as new laws banning abortion rights in oklahoma, tennessee and texas take effect today. much of idaho's ban will as well. north dakota may have more restrictive abortion laws in place later this week. back here at home, there's no big surprise the support for proposition 1 we mentioned earlier also spills over to strong support for laws helping women out of state have access to abortion rights here in california. we'll continue to monitor this issue and the lead-up to the elections as we get closer. marcus and laura. >> thank you so much, ginger. >>> 6:34 right now. >> we are working to help prepare you for november's midterm election. just head over to nbcbayarea.com/decision2022. you can find all of our election coverage there. >>> senator alex padilla will make an appearance in san francisco to tour one of the monkeypox vaccination sites. that event is scheduled to take place later this morning. meanwhile a

reporter dasha burns last night -- >> i'm surprised. all my friends and i thought it was gonna be a very narrow margin of victory or defeat and so we were just nervous. we've been nervous since we heard about the supreme court's decision. i'm really proud that our state came through and decisively one. i'm very happy for me, i'm very happy for my daughters and my family. i'm happy for my granddaughter and women and generations to come, that our state stood up and said no. we are the first ones to say no, so i'm just overjoyed. >> now this result really should be the end of the debate over whether or not democrats should put abortion front and center in the midterm campaigns this year. republicans who have been insisting that the supreme court decision would not change anything leading up to the midterms seem to have been proven wrong. just look at what rich lowry, editor in chief of the conservative magazine national review wrote just a few weeks ago. quote, the historic supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade which democrats hav

here he with nbc's dasha burns. >> when fundamental freedoms are under attack, we have to fight, we have to be strong and clear. >> reporter: this as new laws banning abortion rights in oklahoma, tennessee and texas take effect today. much of idaho's ban will as well. north dakota may have more restrictive abortion laws in place later this week. here at home there's also no surprises. in addition to the support for prop 1, there's also strong support to guarantee laws for out-of-state women to have abortion rights guaranteed when they come to california. we're really seeing this as a pivotal issue in the lead-up. marcus? >> voter turnout does change things. ginger conejero saab, thank you. >>> we're working to help prepare you for november's midterm election. head over to nbcbayarea.com/decision2022. you can find all of our election coverage there. >>> senator alex padilla will make an appearance to san francisco to tour a monkeypox vaccination clinic. that event is scheduled to take place later this morning. meanwhile at the top of the hour, the world health organization begins its larg

joining me now is nbc news correspondent dasha burns and mini tamaraju, president of narall.for both being here. i know you have been talking with canvasses, and i want to play a little bit of sound of that before i hit you with a question. here it is. >> this particular vote is bothersome to me because of the way that the church has been used to sway people and mislead people, and i don't want the church to be used in that manner. i think all of my parishioners deserve to make the choices that are best for them which means i'm ultimately a pro-choice person. >> laura fill since a reverend, a pastor, and to her point iners it of the -- "kansas city star reports" that the ballot question, $10 million, the fund raising has been about $10 million as this vote nears and the susan b. anthony pro-life organization, a lot of money coming from the chamber of commerce. what reseeing on the ground and when are you hearing from women as you talk with them? >> well, joy, we've been talking to canvassers and we've been talking to voters and to providers, and you played some of that video

let's get to shaq brewster with us from fort lauderdale covering the election results, we've got dasha burns covering the new york special and former biden campaign senior adviser, cristobal alex. welcome to you guys. let me start with you because i know you had a one-on-one with pat ryan after his win yesterday. what did he tell you? >> reporter: yasmin, this is significant. the first competitive congressional race since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, and potentially the last real bellwether we're going to have ahead of the midterms and the signal we got out of this race is a hopeful one for democrats, that this abortion issue really does motivate and galvanize voters. this was far from a guaranteed win for pat ryan. most polls had him trailing behind his republican opponent, marc molinaro, and this district, it's a swingy one and it's reflecting the national mood for the last several years. it went obama to trump to biden by a narrow margin. we knew this was going to be a close one. in my conversation with ryan this morning, i asked him if his campaign was ready for the flurry o

nbc's dasha burns is joining us now from overland park. good to talk to you once again. you hear in there from folks on the ground? >> reporter: well, behind me here is just one of just five abortion clinics in the entire state of kansas and it recently became one of the few in the entire region after the fall of roe, many of. surrounding states enacted total bans or significant restrictions to abortions and that is why the stakes are so high here. >> it's the first state to put a bush on the ballot since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. everywhere you look there are signs of the ballot battle ahead. from the streets -- >> voting yes -- >> reporter: to the airwaves -- >> vote no. >> reporter: in 2019 the kansas supreme court ruled the state constitution protects the right to an abortion. if they vote yes, that protection would be removed. the power to take action on the issue would be in the hands of the heavily conservative state legislature that could mean more restrictions or a possible ban. if they vote no, a constitutional right to an abortion would remain

nbc correspondent dasha burns is in kingston, new york, covering the special election race. shaq brewster is covering the primary results from ft. lauderdale, and our steve kornacki is at his big board. also with us, jeremy peters, msnbc contributor. so, dasha, you just got a pull-aside with pat ryan who won that race in the new york 19th. tell us what he said and why he thinks he was victorious. >> i asked him about the secret sauce that all democratic strategists are now going to be looking to find here in this race. you know, the voters here in this district heard our friend, steve kornacki, talking about how significant this race really was. and it did fly under the radar for a while, but now, look, this is a swinging district, you mentioned it. it's reflected the national mood for many years now. it went from obama to trump to biden. it was republican held from its creation in 2012, until the blue wave in 2018. and this was far from a guaranteed victory from pat ryan. the republican party did have an advantage here because typically, in a year where one party controls w

nbc's dasha burns filed this report earlier from kansas. >> what is at stake here?ssue that, if the restrictions are too high, or if there is too much controversy, that peoples lives are at stake, not just the baby, but the mother as well. >> i would encourage everybody to vote for this amendment. if you have any pro-life feelings, or thoughts that you might have on the stands, this is the time to do that. >> my next guest, lufthansa buckler, is the president of emily's list, the political action committee dedicated to electing democratic candidates who support abortion rights. she is now out with a new op-ed, highlighting the connection between the gop's efforts to chip away at abortion access and limiting voting rights butler writes, quote, when black women are disenfranchised, we lose our freedom to make decisions on things that directly and disproportionately impact our lives and harm our communities, like state abortion bans that are expected to warm nearly 6 million black women. well, laphonsa butler joins me now. laphonsa, thank you so much for joining us. le

. >> today congressman elect pat ryan spoke with nbc's dasha burns about the message from voters. >> i think the message is when fundamental rights and freedoms are under attack we have to stand up, we have to fight and be strong and clear. when you do that, people rally. i mean, the issues at stake, reproductive rights, abortion access are fundamental rights that transcend partisanship. we saw that in kansas, last night in new york, i think we're going to continue to see it. >> ryan's district, new york's 19th, is one of several special recent elections where democrats have overperformed. before the supreme court's dodd's decision. one in minnesota, new york last night, democrats cut into the former president's margin of victory by at least 5 points. meanwhile, in florida, democrats chose their fighters for two of the most consequential elections this fall. charlie crist won the democratic primary to challenge mini trump and top gun play governor ron desantis. last week senate minority leader mitch mcconnell conceded that republicans may fail to gain control of the chamber due to ca

let me bring in correspondent dasha burns, covering the race from kingston, new york. this is an interesting one because to some political observers it feels like a potential wellwetter when you look at how the democrat and republican in this race are running and strategies. talk us through it. >> this is a swinging district. obama, trump, biden, right. significantly, though, it's the issues that are at play here that could answer some significant questions ahead of the midterms in november. this is the first competitive congressional race since the fall of roe. again, to be clear, we've talked about primaries today, this is not a primary. this is a special election, a race between democrat pat ryan and republican mark mol linear ro. the democrat putting abortion access at the center of his campaign, his campaign signs read choice is on the ballot. he has been front and center on this. on the other hand his republican opponent has been hitting hard on inflation, economic issues, really calling this a referendum on the president and democratic leaders in washington, so

i want to bring in justice correspondent and dasha burns, live for us from kansas. the argument, talk about the timeline and how it might aeffect this august 25th date when this ban would bo into effect in this state. >> this lawsuit says that idaho's near total abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the nation, violates a federal law requiring hospitals to accept medicare to offer emergency medical treatment to everybody. the federal law in question is the emergency medical treatment and labor act. it requires hospitals provide stabilizing emergency treatment for any condition that places health in serious jeopardy or risks impairment to bodily functions. the lawsuit says in some cases, medical care that idaho might characterize as stabilizing care under this law that hospitals are required to provide. in effect, the doj is saying that idaho's abortion law would make it a criminal offense for doctors to take action that is required under federal law. such as when a doctor determines that abortion is the immediateical treatment necessary to prevent a patient

and nbc correspondent dasha burns and in washington, missouri, washington correspondent for nbc news, let's just start with rusty bowers. this weekend, i went ask joined him for one of his final campaign events at a luau sort of event. the gentleman from mesa wore a hawaiian shirt and played his guitar. a rendition of "i love you arizona." because he is facing a trump- backed challenger. the 16-year, public policy leader here in arizona, is settling on the cusp of potentially being ousted from office. and i put the question here. on tuesday night, if he were to lose his primary. what would he tell me? take a listen. >> the party has thrown me out, basically. the state party, the county party. now my district party. >> if you do not win on tuesday, why would you not have won? >> probably because i stood up. and when they ask me to tell the truth, i told the truth. i wasn't the, i didn't go looking for a fight, but the fact that i would break ranks and somehow find what the president, the former president did, was unacceptable. that's like i broke some type of taboo. and i did break a t

nbc news correspondent dasha burns.da, where democrats are competing to take on incumbent republican governor ron desantis. one of the top contenders is charlie crist, the state's former republican governor what later became a democrat. his opponent is nikki fried. she's been out-spent on the airwaves, with crist saying he has what it takes to beat desantis. he points to his past as a republican and past election losses. what are you looking at this morning, shaq? >> reporter: good morning, willie. polls opened in florida a couple minute ago. they'll be open until 7:00 p.m. this evening and before hitting election day, more than 2 million floridians already cast their ballot, either in-person or by mail, concluding what has been this contentious primary battle between, as you mentioned, charlie crist and nikki fried. this is one we've been watching closely because it is going to determine who is going to face ron desantis here in florida. what you have, and you set it up a little there, but on one side, charlie crist, a

in his first one on one interview after his victory, ryan told our colleague dasha burns what to takeundamental rights and freedoms are under attack, we have to stand up. we have to fight, we have to be strong and clear, and when you do that, people rally. i mean, the issues at stake, reproductive rights, abortion access, are fundamental rights that transcend partisanship, we saw it in kansas, we saw it last night here in new york. i think we're going to continue to see it. we just saw polling that the number one concern for people in this country are threats to democracy. that is real. that is visceral, and that is what i really centered this campaign about. >> democrats now head to the midterms with some momentum as "politico" reports, quote, ryan's victory in the marginal swing district suggests that democrats have a chance of bucking both traditional midterm losses from the party that controls the white house and an economy that many voters still say they believe is heading in the wrong direction. dccc chair who also won his own primary last night against a progressive challenger,

. >> that was my colleague, nbc's dasha burns, interviewing emily wales, the ceo of planned parenthoode stakes for women in kansas ahead of tomorrow's vote on a constitutional referendum to permit abortion restrictions in that state. tomorrow's vote not only impacts women in kansas and neighboring states, but it is also the first look at whether voters will be motivated by abortion rights and access to reproductive healthcare 99 days ahead of this year's midterms. the kansas city star is reporting there has been an increase of around 246% in early person voting compared to the 2018 midterms. we're back with claire mccaskill. claire, first, the tragedy of what these bans will bring for these women. you've been warning us now for years, as long as i've known you, and the possibility of overturning roe, you have been issuing these warnings and as it comes to pass, i always want to talk to you about it. >> yeah. and this -- this is -- it hits close to home, because kansas is close to home. most missouri women are going either to illinois or to kansas because they have no opportunity for --