i think it's damaging to hershel walker.he problem for hershel walker. he's trailing in the polls right now. he needed to move voters to his side and this makes it much, much more difficult. >> you know what i find fascinating, it's from a headline from, you know, the local view reading the headline of your own paper saying republicans fear losing u.s. senate seat as walker's woes mount. the local view of this story, it seems to us, approaching it from a national lens, is very different and i'm wondering if we're not necessarily getting a real sense of what's happening on the ground and how much this could feasibly damage him. >> yes. republicans have not consolidated around hershel walker right now. i was just add an even with governor brian kemp who is hitting over 50%, very popular in the state. i asked him, will you be campaigning with hershel walker and he said i'm focused on my own race. that's not the kind of support that he needs. it's like a bomb has gone off in this race to be honest with you and it has damaged her

reverend warnock faced hershel walker running for senate as a republican. the two met in a debate in savannah last night and there were fireworks sparring on a range of issues, including abortion, take a listen. >> that a patient's room is too narrow and small and cramped a space for woman, her doctor, and the united states government. >> i just a neat talker, but did he not mention that there's a baby in that room as well? >> on the topic of election integrity, hershel walker acknowledged that president biden legitimately won the 2020 election. senator warnock dodged the question on whether he'd support the president if he seeks reelection in 2024. >> i've not spent a minute thinking about what politician should run for what in 2024. >> you haven't thought about it. if you can think about it now in 2024, the president will turn 82 years old. are you concerned about his physical and his mental fitness at that time? you have 30 seconds. >> the people of georgia hired hee to represent them regardless of who is in the white house. >> now, similarly, hershel wa

they're not going to walk away from hershel walker. even if they did, his name would still be on the battle. the threshold for taking his name off the battle has passed. we need to be 60 days out from election day. by this point, we're 33. and i think this really comes down to can voters trust hershel walker. i frankly do not care if he paid for the abortion or not. i know for a fact he did because of the check. the question is, again, can voters trust him. if he's going to lie about this, can you trust that if you send hershel walker to the united states senate, will he do what he says he is going to do. >> simone, you had mentioned that you don't care about these actions, but isn't it also something voters should think about if he is espousing one kind of political ideology but then in his own private and personal life he's acting otherwise? >> i think absolutely, yes. but i guess, lindsay -- i say i don't care and maybe voters don't care. i think back to donald trump and his comments caught on tape. so many people like myself were o

know, no matter what, or they were going to vote for hershel walker no matter what. >> charlie, walkernator raphael warnock doesn't seem to want to talk about this at all. this is as far as he would go yesterday. >> what we're hearing about my opponent is disturbing. and i think the people of georgia have a real choice about who they think is ready to represent them in the united states senate. >> and warnock pivoted to talking about abortion rights. what do you think about senator warnock's handling of this so far, charlie? >> i think he's handling it about right. when your opponent is digging a hole, you don't interrupt them, but this is something you leave to third parties. what's really extraordinary about this, though, is, is not whether or not people actually believe hershel walker's denials. what i think is extraordinary are the number of republicans that know that he's lying, believe that he, in fact, did pay for an abortion, and don't care. and i think that has really been part of the republican politics in particular, how aggressive they are in saying, look, i don't care whet

we shouldn't write hershel walker off. still abortion, that's going to be tough for him to make up grounds in the suburbs where women and educated people have been running away from their republican party. >> the two are going to hit the debate stage friday night, walker and warnock. up until now, warnock has relatively steered clear of all of this, all of these allegations. do you expect that to change come friday night? >> i don't think it would be wise for warnock to get in the mud. hershel walker hasn't figured out how to get out of this situation. i imagine warnock will stay back. this could be a good moment for hershel walker to change the subject, to get back to policy issues. the problem for him, as he's said himself, he's a little worried he's not going to be up to speed on the issues quite as much. this is going to be another challenge for hershel walker. it comes down to the basic question, is he fit for office? and there are a lot of people in georgia who are questioning his fitness. this will be the biggest te

unfortunately the money and the powers that be and donald trump coalesced around hershel walker. he had no competition despite all the concerns people have had since day one essentially. >> here's something to keep an eye on. these are the republican commitments, republicans standing by walker including with their money. the senate leadership fund which is a pac with mitch mcconnell is committed between october and election day, $22 million. the electoral committee said they were committed, $5.1 million. let's check back in two weeks, three weeks. that's how we'll know. >> we know what the stakes are. the stakes are so high. it's which party controls the senate. without georgia, all bets are on pennsylvania, and that's a big bet to make. >> again, to point to the specifics, he's invited handwriting experts to come in and look at everything. you can get in trouble. if you deny it, stick with it. we'll see. >>> up next, the president making his way to florida. getting a first look. residents beginning to allow to tour their holmes and businesses of devastated sanibel island. asr sup

georgia senate candidates rah fafl warnock and hershel walker square off. what walker had to say when he was claimed to have pressured a mother to get an abortion. >>> and cnn exclusive. what lawmakers were doing as the capitol was being ransacked on january 6th and their determination to get back to the important work of certifying the election. >> it was like going to a museum that you never wanted to go to, that you would never in your life buy tickets to go to. that's what it was like. >> we hear from a juror in the nikolas cruz trial about the horrors of seeing evidence from the parkland shooting firsthand and the heated debate, the tense moments in that jury room as they tried to decide whether or not to spare cruz's life. ♪ >>> welcome to the weekend. we're so grateful that you're starting it with us this saturday, october 15th. amara, great to see you as always. >> great to see you. you always sound so chipper and happy in the morning. it's always good to be with you. >> you've got to get pumped up. it is these hours as you well know. >> i've got you

current georgia senator raphael warnock, the democrat, and the trump-backed candidate hershel walker,mer football player, traded jabs. take a listen here. >> for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. >> as i say, that's a lie. you know, the most thing -- i put it in a book. one thing about my life is i've been very transparent. and unlike the senator, he's heard things. at the same thing i say that's a lie. on abortion, i'm a christian, i believe in life. and i tell people this. georgia is a state that protects life and i'll be a senator that protects life. i say that is a lie and i'm not backing down. you have senator warnock. people would do anything sand & say anything for this seat, but i'm not going to back down because this seat is too important for the georgia people for me to back down right now. >> the patient's room is too small. we're witnessing right now what happens when politicians, most of them men, pile into patients' rooms. you get what you're seeing right now. and the women of georgia deserve a s

with merrill, a bank of america company. >>> now warning signs this morning for senate candidate hershel walkerdemocratic opponent senator raphael warnock but still within the margin of error. walker has previously denied allegations that he paid for a former girlfriend's abortion in 2009 or that he knew who she was. he has since told nbc news that he now knows her identity. in a new one-on-one interview last night with abc news, walker had this to say about that. >> but at this point, you now know who she is -- >> yes. >> did you ever have a conversation with this woman at any time about an abortion? >> no, did you ever, to your knowledge, give money to pay for the coast of an abortion. >> no. >> is she lying? >> yes, she's lying. >> allison barber joins me now. what new details did we learn from that sit-down? >> big picture, there weren't any major new revelations in this sit-down, but we did get hershel walker's clearest denial of those allegations that he paid for the abortion of a former girlfriend. in this interview, hershel walker denied is accusations which he's done since the reportin

they will be campaigned for senate candidate hershel walker. nbc news has learned that republican party officials will also be sending more money and staff to help. this comes days after a former girlfriend accused walker of paying for one abortion and urging a second. the senate candidate has denied the allegations which have not been independently confirmed by nbc news. >> that georgia race showing just how high the stakes are for both parties with less than a month until the midterm elections. >>> over at the house there's a shift for republicans regaining control. brie jackson is in dc with the latest brie, good morning the republicans are also gaining ground in key senate races too. >> reporter: that's right, phillip. one thing we know is the senate will be a toss-up. the powering party does take a hit in the midterms and that could be the case again this year fears of inflation are at the top of voters' minds, but abortion rights are also a major factor in the most hotly contested races. the issue is at the forefronlt in georgia after the

. >>> topping our political radar, the first, raphael warnock now using ads to target hershel walker'stions in my mind. i believe in life. >> for himself? >> hershel walker paid for an abortion for his then girlfriend. >> i've been very transparent about everything i've done. i wrote a book about it. >> another lie for hershel walker. >> responding in part, he's desperate, and it shows. >>> chuck grassley is out with a new ad. the focus, the president and inflation. >> joe biden is leading us into another recession and mike franken wants to help pass joe biden's radical recession ageag agenda. >> president biden is doing a fabulous job. >>> out west, glenn youngkin campaigning in arizona for the republican running for governor kari lake, putting his sweater vest behind her. >> you need

. >> hershel walker went into the debate with low expectations and warned his supporters he was just, quote, a country boy going up against a well-dressed pastor used to public speaking and surprised both his supporters and detractors as he debated democrat senator rafael warnock on a series of issues including the economy. >> he said he would not have voted for the inflation reduction act and i think he should tell the people of georgia why they should have expensive insulin and the pharmaceutical companies should charge them whatever he likes. >> i believe in reducing insulin and you have he may not know and i know many people on insulin unless you have eating right, insulin is doing you no good. you have to get food prices down and gas so they can go get insulin. >> during the debate walker accused senator warnock of being anti-law enforcement and warnock responds that he often prays with the families of fallen officers, you can support police while still being accountable and walker's repeated claims in campaigns that he is a police officer. >> one thing i have not done i've never

and pull the lever for hershel walker because they have an r next to their name. and rafael warnock is not particularly charismatic on centrist enough. neil: let me ask you about momentum and who has that going into the final days of the campaign. in 1980, i'm old enough to remember, you know, ronald reagan and jimmy carter were essentially tied going into the final weekend and then of course, there was just this wave of, you know, support for ronald reagan that resulted in the landslide win that he had that year, even in 1994 when republicans were expected to win the house anyway. few expected the numbers that we ultimately got, that changed that house for quite some time. do you see anything like that developing or potentially developing, a wave that we just don't detect at this stage? >> i think if anything, the polls are undercounting the strength of the republican wave. i mean, for the past what, four cycles, the polls have dramatically undercounted the strength of the republican vote and in 2016, obviously, the most infamous example of that and polls missed

he talked about the pressing politics and hershel walker. candidate here in georgia challenging raphael warnock. this is one of the key races across the country that could help determine the senate. the former president praised walker as a former star football player but he's not fit for the senate. >> in college he was amazing, one of the best running backs of all time. here's the question. does that make him the best person to represent you in the usa? does that make him equipped to weigh in on the critical decisions about our economy and for p import foreign policy and our future. >> reporter: he said he was praying for mr. pelosi. the president is heading to michigan and wisconsin today and onto pennsylvania into the final week of the campaign. boris and amara? >> jeff zeleny, thank you so much. joining us now, political commentator errol louis. thank you for joining us. the biggest names are fanning out across the country today, hitting the campaign trail. recent polls have indicated that tuesday night could be rough for democrats. how

georgia's senate race between democrat raphael warnock and hershel walker has some in the democraticeadership concerned. here's senate majority leader chuck schumer caught on a hot m mic. >> it looks like -- pennsylvania -- we'll see -- president president. [ indiscernible ] >> democrats are trying to hold on to their slim hold in congress. kevin joins us live. hi, there, kevin. how is the campaign going? >> reporter: good morning, amara. the president and vice president are trying to close in as democrats are looking at the closing prospects. there's warning about what would happen if republicans were to take the majority in congress. of course, the president has focused on official event this campaign season, really trying to highlight his accomplishments, but there is this persistent frustration among biden's team that that isn't breaking through to voters, and so in this final stretch in addition to arguing for his own accomplishments, he should be arguing about what the republican alternative would mean. yesterday in philadelphia he said this was not a referendum but a choice be

christian walker spoke out shortly after "the daily beast" reported hershel walker had paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009. the anti-choice republican has denied the report despite the existence of physical evidence, including a copy of a check from walker and a receipt from an abortion clinic. on tuesday, christian walker said he could no longer stay silent about his father's actions. >> i stayed silent as the atrocities committed against my mom were downplayed. i stayed silent. [indiscernible] it affected me because -- he has four kids, four different women. he was out having sex with other women. does he care about family values? lie after lie after lie. he gets on twitter and lies about it. ok, i am done. done. everything has been a lie. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. i am in new york joined by democracy now! co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: president bi

senate to the 50-50 balance we have, and i hope we can be part of that. >> for hershel walker, we'llgeorgia who will rein in things. on friday president biden returns to pennsylvania to campaign for democrats, and former president barack obama will hold a rally in georgia, signs that democrats are bringing in their heavy hitters during that final stretch in an effort to maintain control of congress seema? >> thso much focus is on that ultra tight battle for senate control. but the house is also up for grabs in 13 days where do things stand? >> well, seema, history shows the party that's held the white house typically loses seats in the midterm election in the president's first year, and the republicans do seem to have the advantage heading into this november election. so if republicans do take control of the house and the senate, that could make it a tougher road for president biden to move forward with his agenda. >> brie jackson in dc. thank you. >>> coming up, one of the most high-profile ipos of the year getting set to make its public marketeb dut today ipo. we'll be right back.

as both sides raise the stakes and targets >> 29 days to the midterms and embattled candidate hershel walker heavy hitters. >>> and the new concussion protocol being used after week five in the league. >>> hero bus drivers managed to saving a toddler

the two hoping to boost their candidate, hershel walker, who has been embroiled in controversary after allegations in "the daily beast" and "new york times" that he paid for a woman to have an abortion and urged her to have a second. walker denying the allegations and sticking to his staunch anti-abortion rights rhetoric on the trail. >> i said, this, this here abortion thing is false. it's a lie. >> reporter: almost two years ago georgia decided it all. democrats' big wins there gave them their crucial 50th vote. republicans hoping the state will flip back red this year. right now fivethirtyeight calling the georgia senate race a toss-up but saying senator raphael warnock is slightly favored to win. they forecast democrats have a two in three chance of holding on to the senate majority, but republicans are also making a major push out west in arizona and nevada. former president trump saturday campaigning in rural nevada for senate candidate adam laxalt who is challenging senator catherine cortez masto. alongside trump at that event, alabama senator tommy tuberville, who turned heads

. >> trace: i got to go, hershel walker, whether he did or did not pay for an abortion, does it hurt? >> this this day and age, i don't think so. >> trace: yes or no? >> he didn't do it and it will not hurt him. he skates in. >> trace: elon musk says he wants to follow-through with his bid to buy twitter. and today's best viral video. md i'm ready to open my own restaurant. ♪ start your financial plan today. ♪ not flossing well? then add the whoa! of listerine to your routine. new science shows it gets in between teeth to destroy 5x more plaque above the gumline than floss. for a cleaner, healthier mouth. listerine. feel the whoa! hi, i'm william shatner, and i've been all over your tv screen for seven decades. almost as long as paralyzed veterans of america that have been helping incredible heroes like this guy. i joined the navy to serve my country as a navy seal. i wanted to protect the people i love and the country i love. being a seal gave me so many things, but i gave something too. while parachuting with my platoon, my parachute didn't open and i broke my neck. it left me para

in georgia, new details have emerged about how republican senate candidate hershel walker paid for agirlfriend's abortion in 2009. the antitrust republican has denied reports despite the existence of copious evidence. over the weekend, it was reported text have emerged showing walker's wife reached out to the ex-girlfriend. walker has publicly called for a total ban on abortions without exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother. this comes as democrats hope to harness voter anger over the supreme court's june ruling allowing states to ban abortion. in wisconsin, democrat mandela barnes is hoping to unseat republican incumbent ron johnson to become the state's first ever african-american u.s. senator. >> i would absolutely vote to codify roe v. wade, to protect the right to an abortion, the right to choose, to protect women's rights. amy: the president of the los angeles city council has stepped down from leadership role after she was recorded saying racist remarks against black and indigenous people. martinez made the comments last year on a phone call discussing redistric

. >> meantime, incumbent rafael warnock and republican challenger hershel walker are trying to rile their voters up for what looks to be a very tight senate race. >> everybody can get to where they need to go. that's why you hired me. so i'm going to get back to work for the people of georgia. >> they're trying to fool us and take us down in an elevator and tell us we're not good. i'm here to tell you you are. our option, come november, right now, there's early voting and we get an opportunity to change it. >> yeah, that, as i mentioned the senate race in georgia pretty tight. we could see it headed to a runoff if none of the candidates surpass 50%, molly. >> oh, my goodness, you could be busy and keep you busy longer. thank you very much, charles watson, we appreciate it. griff: and in pennsylvania, crime is emerging as one of the biggest issues in the race between fetterman and oz. and for packing the progressive district attorney, hey, alexis. >> well, this pennsylvania race is becoming one of the most significant races for control of the senate and all signs show that dr. mehmet oz is

meanwhile hershel walker campaigning in south georgia making his case to voters in amary cass and columbus>> are you asking why i'm run? they're campaigning for you, telling you lies. they're telling you this is the new normal. it's not if the new normal. we don't need politicians. we need warriors, warriors ready to go to washington and tell people that right now you're not going to separate my people. you're not going to tell us that because you're black, you're white, you're no this or that. i remember dr. king. i'm running against a wochl in sheep's clothing. he's trying to tell you because of the color of your skin you're no good, you're an oppressor, you're a victim. i'm here to tell you victorious. >> my work in the senate is really an extension of that life-long commitment to service, fighting for health care, which is why i'm glad they was able to get something done on that front. you know, i believe in health care so much, i've gotten arrested so much fighting for health care. i got arrested in the governor's office. i got arrested in the united states capitol in the rotunda figh

. >> another lie for hershel walker. >> responding in part, he's desperate, and it shows. >>> chuck grassley is out with a new ad. the focus, the president and inflation. >> joe biden is leading us into another recession and mike franken wants to help pass joe biden's radical recession ageag agenda. >> president biden is doing a fabulous job. >>> out west, glenn youngkin campaigning in arizona for the republican running for governor kari lake, putting his sweater vest behind her. >> you need a fighter and you've got one. that's what you've got. you need a leader who's going to understand and works for you. let me tell you, i think you co should hire her. >> thanks for your time. ana cabrera right now. >>> hello. great to have you with us. i'm ana cabrera in new york, and we're following several major stories unfolding this hour. president biden is campaigning in the swing state of pennsylvania where a critical senate race is getting tighter and tighter. the president hopes to boost democratic senator nominee who plans to talk about infrastructure next to branl that collapsed earlier this yea

new poll by rasmussen out today, yesterday, hershel walker was up by two points. as of today, rasmussen has herschel up by five. in north carolina, the latest -- and this was just for this program, insider advantage poll carrie lake up is by 11 over katie hobbs in arizona. we now have a dead even senate race which means mark kelly will be pac packing and heading back to arizona. by the way, to all of my friends in arizona -- we were just out there -- please understand voting for carrie lake, don't forget blake masters. that's an important senate seat we will win. any way, so if you vote for mark kelly, you're basically voting for chuck schumer. i know chuck schumer. you're not going to like him. that means every radical democratic policy. meanwhile in the great live-free-or-die state of new hampshire, chris will be easily reelected. in the state senate race, right now general don has a real shot. it's a one-point race. he can defeat incumbent democrat maggie who has done pretty much nothing. for the state of new hampshire. this brings us to the commonwealth of pen

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in that state the republican candidate, for us senate, hershell walker is a supporter of a total abortionists who have said they don't care, they don't care what he did. theyjust want controlled the senate. this is about a group of politicians that want control of the senate, they want control of the senate, they want control of the senate, they want control of women and they are doing whatever they can to get both. fin whatever they can to get both. on the politics of this, joel, it's not the politics of this, joel, it's not the first controversy around herschel walker. you look at the polling right now in that race, he's neck and neck with the incumbent raphael warnock. there aren't many swing voters in georgia. the fact that he's neck and neck tells me that he's neck and neck tells me that some voters don't care. well, geora ia that some voters don't care. well, georgia has _ that some voters don't care. well, georgia has been _ that some voters don't care. well, georgia has been ground - that some voters don't care. well, georgia has been ground zero - that some voters don't care. well

but we have hershel inorgi geor ,herschel walker against raphael warnock. then we have ted budd in north carolina. then we have general don bolduc in new hampshire. n john we have osam, pennsylvania. d i think ron johnson is doing vae better in wisconsin. we have j.d. vance in ohio.. we have eric schmitt in missouri. we have aboun t in arizona, blae masters. we have adam laxalt. then you've got these other races we're beginning to paylike a little bit of attention to, likefany tiffany smiley in the state of washington, joe day in the state of colorado.wagton, joe o'dea in the let's go through those states , robert .colo we'll give you the first crackra wh ones, if you had to pick today, 11 days outside the election, whichic states would you predict go redu on election? >> i definitely think you end up with ause walker, and i believe that masters gets over the hump. i think smiley's in a dogfight and quite possible. i would actually give an edgd gw now to both winning and i don't think i would get gets close sej enough. >> and obviously, jd vance, nceu don't

walker. lthe left is clearly panicking that throwing everything they can at hershel's race tos try and stop him from winning. joining us now is republicanm th senate candidate from the great state of georgia, herschel walker, along with senatorwaindr lindsey graham from south carolina. you know, i was watchingt ea a special report earlier and i d noticed that another woman hasg come forward and made an allegation and not one bit of pe evidence was presentedse that yu were involved in any way in an abortion. the only evidence presented is you might have dated some girl. gloria allred is representingat and you deny completely. >> well, it's the last. and and i hope everyone now see that they would do and say anything for power. and they don't realize that they messed with the wrong georgia right here. this s importathis seat is too v me to stand by , to step down. so now they're going to have to come to me to get to anyone else, because if they can do it, to me, they're going to come out the unit where i'm going to be in a way. so i'm going to go out and wins to see they ask. the senator will not

whys he's trying to trying to drag this campaign down into the mud herschel walker in mud.chel a yobou know, i talked to hershel about this this morning, . and i've known herschelle good.r while i think he's a remarkablkl important senate candidate in the country because he'll dodat more to change the senate justis by the sheer presence,t by his confidence, by his deept commitment to , by the degreetr to which he is you know, t period. he had a lotpe. o f concussions coming out of football. he suffered ptsd.. suffere he's given over fourd , red 80 80 speeches on military bases around the world, teachingn mila our young soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines that you can recove airr, you can havehed a better future. he and his ex-wife havex-wife h admittedav they had difficult times.. i and i think the most viciousthit thing the warneke has done,t the most inexcusable thing is he took a quote from hershel's ex-wife where she said, yes, it's true that we were out of control. herschel pulled a gun on me off and then he cuts off the whole next section where she says and , you know, that was the bottom point. t

hershel . you think you think that's an accident?nt? they waited this long to dropt h it right before the election. sod here's what you could do to help herschel walker and to liv help your own family. if you live in georgia, y vote for herschel. telliends to your friends to vor herschel. if you don't haviee a friend,ke go make one . if you don't. live in georgia, you can tell people, you know,tr in georgia, vote for herschel, e but all ofnd us can send some money tonight to tamala .com so he can run two ads, not one warnock's money is notinside coming from inside of georgia. >> i hopf e the people of georga know that none of it. >> yeah. comin all right, senator graham, i don't think it's coming from the same people that tried to destroy me. led we're not going to let it happen. >> team marshall .com, let's w fight fire witith fire .n: senator graham, thank you. we now turn to a big story out of alaska where the out of touch left of center politician lisa murkowski is in big jeopardy tonight of losing her job to an actual real conservative republican endorsed by president kelly chewbacca. sa she is now up by nine points in the latest poll. she join

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hershel walker is trying to parlay his football career. the editor has the story of other sports legends who won't to everybody is is in congress. >> few names are as familiar to americans as those who grace the sports pages. which explains why so many made their way to the front page of politics. a guy by the name of gerald ford. a michigan football star turned michigan congressman. he was a keeper for 24 years before he was unexpectedly thrust into the white house. you can find an olympic medalist or two in the white house. jim ryan, bob mathias and bob metcalf just to name a few. and only a year after retiring, jack kemp won a congressional seat that he would go on to hold 18 years. the nba hall of famer bill bradley followed a similar path eight years later. retiring and represented the people of new jersey for 18 years. and jim bunning followed his 17-year baseball career recommending his state of kentucky. half in the house, half in the senate. homes? we've got head coaches, too. tommy tuberville representing alabama. topping the sco