ms. abrams. ms. ms: street gangs did not shoot six asian women going into a gun store and murdering women in less than an hour. street gangs are not the reason people are getting shot in grocery stores and parking lots and at schools. street gangs are one part of the problem but we have a governor who has weakened gun laws across the state and flooded streets with guns by letting dangerous people get access to those weapons. georgia does not have a waiting period. georgia does not have universal background checks and one of the few permits we have that stopped 5000 people that should not have weapons from getting them got weakened by this law. as the next governor, my intention would be to get that people who do 90% of law enforcement the support they need. we know have asked for at least $136 million to recruit and retain officers. i'm the only candidate who has put in place a plan for $25 million in grants, not loans, to go to these local law enforcement officer so they can recruit and retain office

ms. abrams. ms. abrams: i urged caution because any leader should privilege of those lives. 38,000 people died in georgia. we had county were ever wanting a hundred residents perish. i urged caution. i urged good math. we have the money in our accounts to do what is right. not delivered by camp, delivered by federal democrats and is delivered by hard-working georgians who generated the surplus and they deserve investments. the income taxes we hear about that 50,000 people and a half $1 billion. the rest will be moderator: moderator: hundred $93. thank you. mr. hazel, 30 seconds. mr. hazel: stolen money from people have property. we have property tax in america as one of the most un-american things i heard of. there are a lot of us to homeschool because we do not believe in the government school system. we are fleeced every year to the tune of thousands of dollars. to pay for broken school system we do not agree with. moderator: -- ms. abrams: mr. kemp: ms. abrams called madigan. moderator: we will mov

ms. abrams get away with this. please, fact check the bill, reach out to our campaign, we'll be glad to send you the facts. >> thank you. i'm up against a break. i assure our viewers we will be covering many more topics. we're going to take a quick break right now. you're watching the wsb governor's debate live right here from our studios. we'll be back in 60 seconds. ♪ welcome back to the georgia governor's debate, live from our wsb-tv studios here in midtown atlanta. so let's continue right now and let's bring in wsb's congresswoman presley for our next question. >> thank you, justin, and thank you, candidates, for being with us tonight. while georgia may be the best state to do business, a lack of affordable housing, especially houses at that $300,000 price point or below, the lack of those homes threaten to hinder georgia's efforts to attract even more business to the state. as governor, what is your plan -- and this question is for both candidates -- what is your plan to create more affordable housing here? go

ms. abrams, you have a 32nd rebuttal. ms. abrams: medicaid expansion will allow 500,000 georgians who are working people to get access to health care. that's a good thing in a state where we have people dying every day from cancer, from issues with diabetes, issues with heart disease. number two, they 600,000 people he references on medicaid are there because of the public health emergency. when that ends, they will lose health care which will add more people who are on the streets unable to get health care. under this governor come we've lost six hospitals and have embolus -- have ambulance weight times -- [crosstalk] >> the democrats controlled the u.s. senate for two years because georgia shifted from two republicans to two democrats in january of 2000 to. one of those seats was held by a person you appointed to that post. she then lost to senator warnock. do you wish you had made a different choice when you selected kelly loeffler? gov. kemp: not at all. i was excited about her candidacy and thought she worked extremely ha

ms. abrams refused to answer the question so i will let you know that the answer is brother. no sheriffs are endorsing her statewide because of her distances on wanting to defund the police. >> well, and speaking of georgia, fresh off a very solid debate performance, herschel walker seemed to suggest in his chat with our sean hannity that no georgians don't have to send raphael warnock back to washington because the truth is, once he is there he will just do whatever joe biden and nancy pelosi tell him to. >> he has voted with it him 96% of the time. he either is a rubber stamp for joe biden or he has no clue of what he is doing. everyone said joe biden is headed in the wrong direction with me and heading in the wrong direction as well. >> keeping a very close eye on it. and speaking of and perhaps the most significant and maybe even best sign that democrats are a little worried over in georgia, former president obama will be campaigning in the state for top democrats on the 28th of october. could be too little, too late, either way should be interesting as we get close to th

ms. abrams didn't want us to be, our economy has been incredibly resill yentd.had two record years for economic development in a row, record number of investment, record number of jobs and people's salaries are going up. the problem is they're not going up fast enough to keep up with joe biden's inflation. >> we also have the responsibility of understanding what is driving jobs away from georgia. under this governor we lost $150 million in investment. music mid town pulled out. we lost mlb game. we know that the entertainment industry is thinking about leaving georgia because of the abortion ban that is driving women away. >> governor kemp has led in most polls but abrams has a strong base of support and officials say georgia is on track to see 2 million people cast their ballots in early voting. cnn's nadia ramiro shows us how some churches are mobilizing the faithful. >> reporter: it is the last sunday of early voting here in georgia. traditionally called souls to the polls here. that means people from black churches, once church lets out sunday service they h

ms. abrams is going to lie about my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> peter, president biden is going to pivot to the economy tomorrow, focusing on high gas prices. >> reporter: yeah, lester that's right looking to lower those prices, the president is going to announce that the administration will move forward with the release of as many as 15 million additional barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. it's a controversial move that comes amid russia's war in ukraine, and after saudi arabia snubbed the president's request to boost oil production lester >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >>> there is breaking news in a trial involving a murder that went unsolved for 25 years a california man convicted late today for killing kristin smart, a college student who disappeared in 1996. paul flores, a former classmate of smart's, wasn't arrested for the crime until last year flores' father, who was accused of helping move smart's body, was found not guilty smart's remains were never found. >>> worldwide concern tonight about what will happen to a cel

ms. abrams didn't want us to be, our economy has been incredibly resilient. >> under this governor we'vewe lost the mlb game, we know that the entertainment industry is thinking about leaving georgia because of the abortion ban that is driving women away. he refuses to protect us. he refuses to defend us and yet he defended herschel walker, saying that he didn't want to be involved in the personal life of his running mate, but he doesn't mind being involved in the personal lives and the personal medical choices of women in georgia. >> we are a state that values life, i understand people disagree on when that issue may be comfortable for them or not, and it's not my desire to go move the needle any further on this issue. >> reporter: now, another notable moment came when abrams voiced her concern with the potential for women to be investigated after suffering miscarriages under georgia's abortion law. kemp then revealed that his own wife had suffered a miscarriage years ago. it's hard to know how much this debate changes things, it did highlight really a stark contrast and policy differen

ms. abrams is going to lie about my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> reporter: and president biden's expected to pivot to the economy on wednesday, looking to lower gas prices the president, we're told, is going to announce that his administration will move forward with the release of as many as 15 million additional barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, a controversial move that comes after saudi arabia snubbed his recent request to boost oil production back to you. >> peter, thank you. >>> heathere is growing concern about what will happen to a celebrated iranian athlete who competed without a headscarf here's andrea mitchell >> reporter: another iranian woman in the spotlight, a 33-year-old elite rock climber, the first elite athlete on an iranian team known to have competed without the pmandatory hijab. her long hair flowing uncovered, prompted concerns for her safety hours later, a post on her instagram account read, i encountered a problem with my cover during the finals, adding she was returning to iran with her team as planned. the circumstances under w

ms. abrams is upset and mad, the case of this sparring over crime and abortion is weakened gun laws and flooded our streets. he has weakened our privacy rights and our in women's rights. he has denied women access to reproductive care. abrams came within 55,000 votes of beating kemp in the last election campaigns signed a ban on abortions after six weeks, but says he would not pursue any further restrictions on abortion and camp. repeat. really blamed democrats for the nation's economic problems. bloomberg news is now projecting with 100% probability that the economy will fall into recession in the next year. my desire is to continue to help them fight through 40 year, high inflation and high gas prices and other things that are georgia families are facing right now. meanwhile, in the georgia senate race, republican herschel walker is now acknowledging that he did give a $700 check to his ex girlfriend could be that's my check. walker denies knowing that the check was used to pay for an abortion. i have no idea what that can be for. polls show democrats losing momentum due to concerns about the

ms. abrams does not want to talk about her record. >> he denied women access to reproductive care. >> stacyis steel and--worst state in the c. >> harris: it puts brian kemp ahead of abrams by 5 1/2 points with just 21 days. doug collin, former republican congressman from the state of georgia and david carlucci from new york. doug collins, i will hear from you first on the battle in your state. >> it's just a continuation. it's a continuation from 2018 to now. brian kemp has an excellent record to run on. brian kemp is in a strong leadership position. he's very much right. 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 real

ms. abrams -- >> we're going to have to move on. >> i have not interrupted you tonight. >> i apologize. >candidates, we have to move on. >> reporter: victor, more than 131,000 georgians cast their ballots, compared to 2018, that was around 70,000. we're seeing a lot of enthusiasm here on the ground. people are voting in big numbers. you're wondering why we're standing in this parking lot here in atlanta, it's because herschel walker will hold a rally here in about an hour. we're also tracking that key senate contest. victor? >>> all right, eva, we'll take it. thank you. >>> one like at ohio, where tim ryan and j.d. vance faced off for the second time last night. what were some of the key takeaways there? >> reporter: for starters, it was as contentious for the second time. now, it also felt personal at times. vance was criticizing tim ryan for sucking up to nancy pelosi, tim ryan was criticizing vance for sucking up to trump. there's an ad where he only agrees with his wife 70% of the time and vance jumped on that to make a point. >> that's a pretty funny tv commercial, tim. >> thank you.

ms. abrams will not want to talk about her record. my focus is helping you fight through 40-year high inflation and disastrous policies in washington d.c. she supports these policies. >> bill: we are on the roll with these debates. brian kemp against stacy abrams faced each other once again. first round was 2018. that was hot. jonathan suri has more from atlanta on this match. >> reporter: adding to the mix, libertarian shane hazel trying to insert himself. it was a match between republican incumbent governor brian kemp and democratic challenger stacy abrams. sparring on issues ranging from economy and democracy >> we need a governor who believes in access to right to vote and not voter suppression. >> for someone to say that we have been suppressive in our state when we've seen turnouts including minorities, african-american and latino and others is not true. >> reporter: abrams criticized the governor for signing a bill that allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons in public without a license. kemp insisted it allows law-abiding

ms. abrams is trying to carry about the constitutional carry legislation to simply let you abide by your second amendment rights and she doesn't want to talk about her cosponsoring legislation that would confiscate your firearm. >> governor kemp has led in most polling of the race. but abrams has a strong base of support. >>> so let's bring in ron brownstein. cnn senior political analyst and senior editor at the atlantic. he joins me now live from los angeles. good to have you with us. >> hi rosemary. >> so just days away from the midterm elections and more than 20 million early ballots have already been cast. highlighting just how crucial these elections are in the minds of voters. so let's start with those two competitive races playing out right here in georgia where republican herschel walker is facing democrat rafael warnock and the governor's race between brian kemp and stacey abrams. so what will likely happen in both races do you think? >> when you heard in the package a minute ago, president biden said this is not a referendum. it's a choice. that's not a given. that's the key dy

ms. abrams created a false narrative much of her target audience was willing to accept and echo. she is side stepping facts. the federal judge ex blowsed her claims of voter suppression for what they are, false. what do you say, tammy? >> you describe it as a story. for her it is fiction. these are serious allegations. it is an important issue that americans have been looking at. at the same time, if you really believe that happened, then stick with it, right? that's your own basis of principles and a standard about what's important to the electric or yacht. even if she really believes that happened. she doesn't have the character to stand up for what she said before because now it doesn't suit a narrative. what else will she lie about or pretend about or have a different standard for based on where the winds blow? we clearly are in a time here in this country where leadership is required and leadership means taking positions, standing for something, representing things that matter to people, not the things that matter necessarily to some marginal people in your party or what mov

ms. abrams next about her pitch to the peach state. and we would experience turbulence.light attendants. if they're not nervous, then i'm not going to be nervous. financially, i'm the flight attendant in that situation. the relief that comes over people once they know they've got a guide to help them through, i definitely feel privileged to be in that position. ♪ ♪well well you♪ ♪ooh ooh ooh ooh♪ ♪you make my dreams come true♪ ♪you you you you you♪ get 5 boneless wings for just $1 with any burger. only at applebee's. >> shannon: right now the most high profile midterm races coming down to the wires, sc includes the georgia race, with stacey abrams brian kemp. we will bring in stacey abrams. first look at how this critical gubernatorial race became the one to watch. the long awaited rematch, stacey abrams versus brian kemp, the two thrust into the spotlight in 2018 in the governor's race, which kemp won, 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 con

ms. abrams didn't want us to be, our economy has been incredibly resilient. we have had two record years for economic development in a row. record number of investment. record number of jobs. and, people's salaries are going up. the problem is they are not going up fast enough to keep up with joe biden's inflation. which is why e work with the general assembly and the leadership last year to return a billion dollars of your taxpayer money to you. to put into your pocket. to help you when you go to the grocery store. because eggs are 30% higher. milk and poultry is 15 and 17% higher. we also did other things. we have suspended the gas tax since march. to just help them fight through the 40 year high of biden inflation. >> governor kemp has led in most polling but abrams has a strong base of support. while voting continues across georgia and early voting. cnn's nadia romero shows how some churches are mobilizing the faithful. >> reporter: it is the last sunday of early voting here in georgia. traditionally called souls to the polls here. people from black churc

ms. abrams doesn't want to talk about her own record. >> as a parent, you're always waiting on the call. >> i said i would have punched him out, i would've gone to jail , and i would've been happy to do so. >> that is it for a special report on washington. jesse watters primetime start right now. ♪ >> we all love ourselves a good reality tv show great you might not learn anything from them, but we love the drama. if you think about it, politics is one big reality show. they might as well call it the real housewives of the campaign trail. clintons, season one, every episode is another scandal. >> are you prepared to say you had an extramarital affair? >> i am not prepared to say tha any married couples have ever discussed that with anyone, but themselves. >> season two gave us barack an michelle, this funky new couple on the block got off to a rough start. >> hope is making a comeback. it is making a comeback great for the first time and my adult lifetime, i am really proud of my country. >> as all reality shows dukem after two season jeff to come u with new ways to keep the audience inte

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 and your 20 years in washington, d.c.? if you are half as good as a legislator as you pretend to be, youngstown would not have lost 50,000 jobs. >> vance noted how tim ryan did not support a wall at the southern border that backing amnesty for illegal immigrants. >> you have voted for amnesty multiple times in the congress. you cannot prete

ms. abrams tonight his county sheriff's statewide have publicly endorse your candidate. >> mister matt kemp, what you are continuing to do is continu the lie that you've told so man times freight i support law enforcement and did so for 11 years. >> a lot closer than anybody expected. when push comes to shove, its use on three in the best solutions freight i think they're seeing that's that bria kemp might be that great there was a poll that came out last week that has him up by nine. richard, final thoughts? gig i will say the same thing, if you look at the democrats or at the american rescue plan, what you find in there is the fact freight they should not ru away from prime, they should ru on the record for it on the record they bundled law enforcement over in over again. they are trying to tie them to couple of politicians. >> in the meantime, i will republican senator says check grassley new document show that he was aware of the business arrangements and might have bee involved in some of them. matt, good evening. >> senator grassley wrote lette to the u.s. attorney general in which gr

ms. abrams got asked the question on cnn, would she refund the police, yes, we have to reallocate resources. that means defund the police. men and women in law enforcement know who's going to with them, who will have their back and will continue to have the back. >> i'm not a member of the good ole boys club. no, i don't have 107 sheriffs who want to be able to take black people off of the streets, who want to go without accountability. >> i wonder if she wants that one back this morning. the real clear politics campus has kemp seven points above abrams. in new york, former secretary of state hillary clinton set to campaign for kathy hochul as a spell guest. lee zeldin is giving her a run for her money. it's a tossup in the deep blue state. zeldin calling up the crime problem. top of mind. >> these are master manipulators. they're going across the country trying to convince people democratic states are not safe. they're also not election deniers, they're data deniers. the safest places are the blue states. they have weaponized it. >> i would like to see what data ms. hochul is utilizing. af

ms. abrams to continue to try to manipulate and scare people at home to get them to believe this is a stateeorgia's economy with kemp touting his record and abrams arguing some are struggling. >> we have the lowest unemployment rate in the state. >> in this georgia right now, people are feeling economic pain. and unfortunately under this governor the pain is getting worse. >> reporter: both sides were fired up when the debate turned to the issue of crime. kemp accused abrams of wanting to, quote, defund police departments. something she quickly shot down. paving the way for a back and forth over law enforcement and the state's concealed carry law. there are 107 sheriffs across the state supporting my campaign because they know i have their back and know i will be on the front lines standing beside them to go after violent criminals, street gangs and human traffickers. >> i'm not part of the good old clubs so i'm not with sheriffs who want to take black people off the street, go without accountability. i know we need a governor who believes in defending law enforcement and also defending the

ms. abrams on cnn goat asked the question, would she defund the police and she said yes, we have to reallocate'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, you then have to believe somebody will vote for brian campusp, look at the senate race, i like that rafael warnock guy too. let me vote for him instead of herschel walker who is a republican. i just don't

ms. abrams doesn't want to talk about her own record. >> as a parent, you're always waiting on the call.m out, i would've gone to jail , and i would've been happy to do so. >> that is it for a special report on washington. jesse watters primetime start right now. ♪ >> we all love ourselves a good reality tv show great you might not learn anything from them, but we love the drama. if you think about it, politics is one big reality show. they might as well call it the real housewives of the campaign trail. clintons, season one, every episode is another scandal. >> are you prepared to say you had an extramarital affair

ms. abrams doesn't want to talk about her own record. >> not to declare a state of emergency over the migranttiple city officials. >> fox has obtained surveillance video capturing what dhorts say

ms. abrams has spent the last two years, really the last ten years, running around telling you that's not> reporter: republicans say it can't be more difficult to vote if there's already record voting, more than 1.6 million people. democrats say this is more people trying harder to overcome the new laws. >> the voter suppression that i'm talking about is being felt by georgians every single day. >> reporter: election officials believe in the end the total vote will be greater than the 4 million votes cast during the midterm elections four years ago, but less than the 5 million votes cast in 2020. george? >> steve osunsami, thanks. >>> our new poll that pinpoints the issues likely to determine who controls congress. congressional correspondent rachel scott has the details. good morning, rachel. >> hey, george, good morning. our latest abc news/ipsos poll asked voters what's the single most important issue for them this election day. take a look, the economy and inflation topping the list. when you add these two numbers together, you get 50% of registered voters who say the economy and infl

ms. abrams don't see an end, got asked the question would she defund the police and she said, yes, we haveallocate resources. that means defunding the police. men and women in law enforcement know who's going to be with them who has had their back and will continue to have their back. >> i'm not a member of the good old boy's club. so, no, 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. >> carley: janelle king is a political commentators and host of let's talk about it with the janelle king podcast and joins us now. that comment is getting a lot of attention this morning. is that the right message she should be sending eight days to go until the elections? >> absolutely not but it's a message she's been sending. she advocated for defunding the police and that's something that we obviously see is a terrible, terrible decision. but this is not surprising. stacey abrams has made these salacious comments whenever her back is against the wall since the beginning going back to 2018. this is why i was so happy t

ms. abrams was not. it giving tax refunds, as it cuts, suspending the gas tax to help you deal with 40-year inflation when she was criticizing us. >> i point out mr. kemp dp not agree in contracts for black and brown businesses, we need to study it. i would say, cheat off my paper. i know the answer. >> reporter: the heated debated comes as erltarly voting begins georgia. the peach state, home toll another critical race and here the senate split 50/50 could be decided. incumbent democrat raphael warnock facing republican nominee herschel walker in a close race. casting his ballot monday, reverend warnock renewed attacks against walker. >> my opponent herschel walker is not ready. i pointed out the fact that he claimed to be in law enforcement, to be a police officer, and that he threatened a shoot-out with the police. and his response was to produce a fake badge? >> reporter: appearing on nbc's the td "today" show showed an honorary sheriff's badge he previously claimed was legitimate in a debate last we

ms. abrams on cnn got asked the question would she defund the police and she said yes.reallocate resources. that means defunding the police. men and women in law enforcement no who is going to be with them, who has had their back and will continue to have their back. >> i'm not a member of the good old boys club so no i don't have 107 sheriffs who want to be able to take black people offer off the streets. who want to be able to go without accountability. >> carley: governor kemp maintaining a edge in polling the real lehr politics average showing 7 point lead. to the nfl as newly acquired 49ers running back christian mccaffrey feat not seen since 2005 in san francisco's stunning win. >> pressure, sees it, throw to mccaffrey. he's got it? >> mccaffrey the first player in over 15 years to throw for a touchdown, catch one and run for one. they beat the rams 31-14. the dolphins rally and pass the lions big game offense 31-27. meanwhile the eagles remaining undefeated beating the steelers 35-13 about a.j. brown hauling in three touchdowns, philadelphia is now two games ahea

ms. abrams has said she wants to defund the police.e cash bail and have get out of jail free cards. >> i believe in public safety. i did not say nor do i believe in defunding the police. he is lying again. >> reporter: economic issues also a major flashpoint, as well. governor kemp has routinely argued that he would be the best steward to lead georgians through inflation. but abrams says that the economic policies that the governor has championed has left some georgians behind, has not included all georgians. john? >> on the ground for us in georgia. thank you so much. one week to go in that contest. the georgia governor's race does factor into the late campaign opt optimism. governor kemp has had a narrow but steady lead for some time. the gop hope is that he can offer coattails to others like perhaps the controversial senate contender, herschel walker. there is no guarantee of that. some new cnn reporting today explores there big question, whether voters will stick to one party, or are they in a mood to deliver split ticket moves? ou

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ms. abrams next on her pitch to the peach state our ancestors had power, our ancestors had hope and our ancestors ambition. born in 1847, formally enslaved, started buying land, was in the house of representatives. we didn't know our family was part of black reconstruction. exactly. okay, seriously. finding out this family history, these things become anchors for your soul. basics right now the most high-profile midterm races are coming down to the wire feed that includes the georgia gubernatorial race. if it democrats stacy and abrams against public and bring camp. the moment will bring in stacy adams on the uphill -- abrams on her uphill dig to become the first black woman governor. first a look at this critical gubernatorial race became the one to watch. quick witted rematch stacy abrams versus brian kemp. the two threshed 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 conc

ms. abrams tonight is how many sheriffs statewide have publicly endorse your campaign? >> mr. kemp, what you are attempting do is continue the lie that you've told so many times. i think you believe it is the truth. i support law enforcement and did so for 11 years. worked closely with the sheriffs association, i'm probably the only person standing here who has ever actually written an s.o.p. for police department when i was working for the city of atlanta. but i have two brothers, one who has committed crimes and i want his victims to be able to call the police and get the help they need and i've always supported that right. but i have another brother who has faced being pulled over for driving while black when coming back from his job as a social worker. unlike you, i don't have the luxury of relying on slogans to describe my position on public safety. i believe that we need safety and justice because i love both of my brothers and like most georgians, i lead a complicated life where we need access to help but we also need to know that we are safe from racial violence. too m

ms. abrams is going to lie about my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> i have to have conversations with the entirety of georgia. i don't have the luxury of being part of a good old boys club >> i believe in this document. >> senator lee that is been doing this thing with his pocket constitution for the last several years. senator lee, it is not a prop. >> we start out with our reporters spread out in those critical battleground states with the midterms just three weeks away. on the ground there in florida ahead of tonight's critical debate, the only debate between marco rubio and val demmings. we're on the ground in ohio where candidates debated last night and nbc's blayne alexander is in georgia where gubernatorial candidates stacey abrams and brian kemp held their first debate. also with me in studio nbc news senior national politics reporter. jonathan allen, we'll get to you in a moment. shaq, let me ask you about what we are seeing on the road right now. we've been witnessing crime emerging increasingly as a critical issue, certainly the republicans trying to make

ms. abrams, you're running for governor of georgia., but while abortion is an issue, it nowhere reaches the level of interest of voters in terms of the cost of gas, food, bread, milk, things like that. what can a governor, what could you do as governor to alleviate the concerns of georgia voters about those liveability, daily, hourly issues that they're confronted with. >> but let's be clear. having children is why you're worried about your price for gas, it's why you're concerned about how much food costs. for women, this is not a reductive issue. you can't divorce being forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy from the economic realities of having a child. and so these are -- it's important for us to have both and conversations. we don't have the luxury of reducing it or separating them out. we also have to talk about what a governor can do. a governor can address housing prices. a governor can address the cost of education. a governor can put money into the pockets of everyday hard-working georgians instead of giving tax cuts to the we

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ms. abrams, i have not interrupted you tonight. >> reporter: abrams then apologizing. >> this is a very important to me and i apologize for my outburst. >> reporter: the debate taking place as early voting gets under way in georgia, a state that could decide which party controls the senate. voters will decide between democratic senator raphael warnock and republican herschel walker. the staunch anti-abortion candidate still denies allegations he paid for a woman's abortion. now acknowledging for the first time he did give a $700 check to his ex-girlfriend, but he couldn't say what the money was for. some republican voters told us they still support him. >> i had to go with herschel walker which is basically just a vote against warnock, you know, if i had to choose the lesser of two, so that's what i did. >> reporter: with just three weeks until election day the attacks turning personal. an ohio senate debate a bitter clash between democratic congressman tim ryan and republican venture capitalist j.d. vance. >> this is why j.d. vance with all due respect is a fraud. >> reporter: and in a tense exc

ms. abrams. she has also said that the silver bullet on medicare is medicaid expansion to 600,000 people. there's been 600,000 people added to the medicaid rolls since i have become governor. she wants the government -- it would take 200,000 private citizens off their private sector health care. host: jonathan weisman reporting as prominent black women struggle for campaign cash in the final legs of their democratic bids for the senate, politicians in their party's state leadership is leaving viable, pathbreaking candidates to fend for themselves in winnable races throughout the southeast. beasley in south carolina and val demings in florida have won praise as excellent candidates hanging tough in difficult states, but supporters say they have received far too little backing from washington for their efforts. you can find that in the new york times. here is a text from one of our viewers, frank in bend, oregon, who says the top issue in oregon are extremely high cost of living and homeless people

ms. abrams is going to lie about my record because she doesn't want to talk about her own. >> i don't have the luxury of being part of a good old boys club. >> debate night in ohio, utah, and georgia with the midterms exactly three weeks away, things are getting a little heated. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board. >> did you see that guy beforehand, he's going into the whole rage thing. >> out of hand. >> this guy's crazy. >> the state of the race, which is what we really want from him. >> republicans claim to care so much about spending. >> yeah. >> will they speak out about the new report that the trump organization overcharged the secret service for stays at the former president's properties? also this morning, another wave of attacks as moscow appears to be targeting critical infrastructure. the death toll rises in kyiv after russia uses iranian drones to attack residential areas in ukraine's capitol. we'll take a closer look at the iran factor, how the war has brought moscow and teheran closer together. >> you know, i say repeatedly, iran has been the epicenter of internat