reeves won this thing back in 2019, he won it by 26.again, this is one where pressley wanted to bring that number down. it went up by ap points. that is a big county. again, there was some process of games for pressley here. but reaves was able to counter them, and in the end tapes really have been reelected governor of mississippi. we'll be back with more election coverage, right after this. er this (man) mm, hey, honey. looks like my to-do list grew. "paint the bathroom, give baxter a bath, get life insurance," hm. i have a few minutes. i can do that now. oh, that fast? remember that colonial penn ad? i called and i got information. they sent the simple form i need to apply. all i do is fill it out and send it back. well, that sounds too easy! (man) give a little information, check a few boxes, sign my name, done. they don't ask about your health? (man) no health questions. -physical exam? -don't need one. it's colonial penn guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance. if you're between the ages of 50 and 85, your acceptance is guarant

there's the reeves versus presley race, and in that reeves is probably feeling good. the other major unfinished piece of business we've been looking at tonight is virginia, battle for the state legislature. the republican governor glen youngkin wants to get control of both chamber. start with the state senate, democrats came into the night controlling it 22-18. the associated press has now called 20 seats for democrats. they need 21 because 2020 the republican lieutenant governor breaks the tie, but there is a potential 21st seat where the democrat is leading right now and where what is left to be counted are early votes, are mail votes, are democratic-friendly votes. and so it is a seat that looks very right for democrats to take to get them to at least 21. 21 for democrats equals maintaining control of the state senate. on the house of delegate side, this is the one republicans came into tonight leading 52-48. 846-40 for the democrats. and there are a number of seats that have not yet been called and i just talked about the state senate seat where it's a similar sto

places, one for tate reeves tonight. a look outside of jackson, outside the capital city, these two big counties here, madison county, fourth largest county in the state, and almost all the votes are in, and agency tate reeves is going to win this by four points. in 2019, it was kind of a momentous occasion in mississippi politics. the democrats, in the 2019 race against tate reeves one madison county. it was the first time in more than three decades that they have carried the county, so they came into the night thinking that they could win it again, and the question was, could they expand on the margin. again, this is a big county in terms of population, so if democrats had already won it and could improve on that, that would really put press the in a much better position. instead, it seems to have reverted to form here. reeves is going to carry it. that is a huge disappointment for democrats, as that became clear. again, outs side jackson, south of madison county is the second largest county in the state, big suburban

reeves grew up here. nearly 80% of the vote in. reeves has a 34 point advantage. he won this by 26 points in 2019. so you've got counties where pressley is over performing versus the democratic showing in 2019. but you also have some big counties where reeves is over performing his own share in 2019. so i think right now if you are the reeves campaign your feeling pretty good about what you're seeing. hinds county remains a big wildcard here. how many votes are going to come out of there and how much is that going to do for presley? and that brings the wildcard into the equation here. and that is that there is -- she has dropped to the, race was doing great, but she was running as an independent, she dropped out, endorsed presley, her name stayed on the ballot, because to, late she's drawing one off. the rule in mississippi is not just having the most votes at the end of the election, it is hitting 50% plus one. so one of the possibilities here with hinds county and so much outstanding is that it does raise presley a few points, it does bring reeves down. if it br

rachel reeves has riahtl overhaul the system? rachel reeves has rightly said _ overhaul the system? rightly said that _ overhaul the system? rachel reeves has rightly said that we _ overhaul the system? rachel reeves has rightly said that we will - overhaul the system? rachel reeves has rightly said that we will not - has rightly said that we will not set out plans that we can't explain how they're going to be funded. and we have done that across the board, whether that be in the nhs or in policing. we have explained how everything we say will be fully funded and that's really important. butjust funded and that's really important. but just on asylum funded and that's really important. butjust on asylum for example, at the moment today's figures show that 56,000 people are now in asylum hotels. that is 10,000 more than when rishi sunak promised to end asylum hotel use. that is a shocking figure and it is costing the taxpayer of £8 million a day. that is around £3 billion a year. we could save that money because we would end asylum hotel use and clear the asylum backlog. it would incl

reeves is leading by 18 points. think about this, in 2019, tate reeves got elected.in statewide was five points. think of mississippi as a deeply red state, certainly presidential, but governor races can be closer. reeves won by five in 2019. we look at when counties come in, especially counting the margin by five points or more in these counties as they come in? so de soto county, this is a biggie, 50 a 40, it's an 18-point margin right now for reeves. we'll see what happens with the remaining vote, but the margin in the county for reeves in 2019 was 23 points. that is exactly five points, exactly the level of movement that pressley needs to see in county after county. cut the reeves margin five points in every county, or if he can increase the democratic margin five points to the counties that they want, that puts him in a position to potentially win this thing. that's why i think that is a significant -- it's not all, but i think it's a significant number there with three fourth evil in. the other big piece of news in mississippi is right here, where the state cap

the runoff is held three weeks now, so there is the reeves versus pressley race, and in that, reeves is probably feeling it. but there is also reeves versus 50% plus one race, and that might be a little bit more uncertain, again with 70% counted statewide. the other major unfinished piece of business that we have been looking at tonight's virginia, battle for the state legislator, the republican governor glenn youngkin wants to get control of both chambers. start with the state senate, democrats came in tonight controlling 22 to 18. the associated press has not called 20 seats for democrats. they need 21, because 2020, the republican lieutenant governor breaks the tie, but there is a potential 24 seat, where the democrat is leading right now, and what is left to be counted are early votes, our mail votes, democratic friendly votes, so it is a seat that looks very ripe for democrats to take to get them to at least 21. 21 for democrats equals retaining control of the state senate, denying youngkin and republicans the foothold that they were looking for. and on the hasse delicate side,

in mississippi, cnn projects republican governor tate reeves has won a second term, defending brandon presley, the second cousin of rock legend elvis. in virginia, democrats have taken full control of the state legislatures, hanging on to the senate and flipping the house of delegates. abortion was not directly on the ballot, but was a motivating issue for democrats. in the key swing state of ohio, voters delivered a strong rebuke to republicans trying to restrict abortion access. the right to an abortion is now enshrined in the state constitution. ohio also voted to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the 24th state to do so. well, more now on that historic abortion vote in ohio. cnn's kyung lah reports. >> reporter: abortion rights will be enshrined in ohio state constitution. that is the result here in ohio, according to cnn projections. it is the first republican state to take such a move. and this was a hard battle, fought on both sides of what's known as issue 1, the effort to enshrine those efforts into the state constitution. when cnn called the results of this election,

marshal bass reeves was as up posing as his mustache.t would shatter. he roamed the heart of the indian and oklahoma territories, almost with impunity. a nightmare for any outlaw says author and african american studies expert art burton. >> when i was doing the research, i was shaking my head. people are not going to believe this this. >> reporter: you think of wild, wild west tale like that would tll itself. when he began wrestling up research for book on reeves, he kept hitting dead ends. he tried to trace the family tree. >> a lady said she never heard of him. i have said he was an african american, deputy u.s. marshal. she says, sir, i am sorry, we don't keep black people's history here. >> reporter: before a lawman, reeves was a fugitive. a runaway slave from texas. imagine that. a former slave who eventually made a name for himself by arresting white people, no less. and yet his extraordinary story has largely been as forgotten as a ghost town, and oklahomans say his time has come. >> he is a black man. i mean, he is the stuff of

miss reeves, you are free to go graduation. so everyone prosecutors, we spoke to are concerned about the chewing effect that the reeves verdict may have . that it may not be viable to bring charges and similar standard round cases and an increasing number of victims. families will never seek justice. somebody has killed their loved one and you're having to make a phone call saying i know exactly who did it. but i don't know if what they did to your family member is actually a crime. you can't put a price on what that does to the victim's family, telling them that someone killing their loved ones may not be a crime. it's an experience shared by the family of william hawkins, a 35 year old man who was killed at this gas station in san antonio, texas the one morning in october 2021. william was houses approached a man exiting the store within a matter of seconds, the name shot in william died soon after his brother adam and mother margaret. believe he was asking the man for money. so right here, right, a lot to take is still a lit

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the curtis reeves claim, self defense under florida, standard crown law, which permits people to use deadly force anywhere if they claim they weren't here for their life. it's not what i think, not what you think. it's when the person who fires the gun thinks and how they decide to react. he was acquitted in 2022. curtis reese and actual explosion of reactions has the most bizarre case. how they could have said that that was self defense. it is sure visual entity, popcorn at me. i was in fear i shot and dad were done. i mean that's what the law is, the jury to apply besides the law. and he walk free. we're sending the message that you can just do this. this is ok, great. one was a teenager was confronted since the killing of treyvon martin 1st brought standard ground into the spotlight over a decade ago. the laws have proliferated guilty, 38 states now have some version of stand your ground, also known as shoot 1st. laws by critics data shows, some of the states have seen arise and gun killings and war shooters like george zimmerman are going freight. you're saying that these laws ac

the of the previous reeves might have had a further time proving. he killed channels and in self defense, before 2005 that's the year florida passed. it's stand your ground, not one of the 1st in the country. it offended a centuries old, legal tradition known as the castle doctrine council doctrine use the common law. the concept of your home is your castle, and you have a right to protect your castle. stand your ground and takes it one step further to say that you have the right to defend yourself. any place where you are legally entitled to be. this was a vast expansion of self defense la and it didn't stop there. florida lawmakers passed to repeal what's known as the duty to retreat due to the treatise de escalation. if you can get yourself to safety, you don't have a right to exercise self defense. someone's irritated you in a theater. you should go to take another seat. you don't take the hand gun and shoot them dead. and what's the impact of that? when you remove that requirement from the law, you've told folks, go ahead and exercise their sel

rachel reeves.y but they remain at a historic high. forthe today but they remain at a historic high. for the 1.5 million people looking — high. for the 1.5 million people looking to _ high. for the 1.5 million people looking to refinance their mortgages next year. _ looking to refinance their mortgages next year, that will mean an average an additional £220 every single month — an additional £220 every single month. so an additional £220 every single month. . an additional £220 every single month. , ., , ., , month. so interest rates are staying where they are- _ month. so interest rates are staying where they are. growth _ month. so interest rates are staying where they are. growth looking - month. so interest rates are staying where they are. growth looking like | where they are. growth looking like it's not going any higher. that's not looking good for the general election, is it, how are you going to grow the economy? the election, is it, how are you going to grow the economy?— election, is it,

rachel reeves. let's talk _ place at the next election. rachel reeves.ction. rachel reeves. let's talk to liz - place at the next election. rachel reeves. let's talk to liz gentle, l reeves. let's talk to liz gentle, labour shadow secretary of state for work and pensions to the chancellor says this is about getting people back into work and he says it's not an statement for growth or do you agree? an statement for growth or do you auree? ., , ., ., agree? no,, the statement laid bare how families — agree? no,, the statement laid bare how families are _ agree? no,, the statement laid bare how families are worse _ agree? no,, the statement laid bare how families are worse off _ agree? no,, the statement laid bare how families are worse off because l how families are worse off because the country is worse off. under this parliament, we now know that we will see the biggest fall in living standards since records began. and that, despite the announced tax cut, the tax burden is still going to be the tax burden is still going to be the highest for 70 years. th

the tate reeves has even more in in mississippi. if neither candidate gets above 50% of the vote, 50% plus one, they there will be a runoff. so that's something we're watching very closely now as these votes come in. and there are still a few other counties, i'll go down to 75. every thing you see here colored in is a county that's got less than 75% of the vote in hines county, the most populous. but there are all a lot of other blue counties there as well. so still counting, abby. >> yeah, still. still counting. but just to underscore the question here is whether one of these candidates will get above 50. otherwise we could still be looking at a runoff in this race john. berman stand by for us. we are still, as you can see here, counting these votes. we have much more to come as we watch these results come in from virginia, also from mississippi. more of cnn's special live coverage coming up next. >> tomorrow, after the republican presidential debate, get critical context from the sharpest political team on television. >> anderson

incumbent tate reeves defeated his opponent, a relative of elvis presley. and abortion was not directly on the ballot, but it is believed to be a strong factor in the results. >> and ohio is the latest state to enshrine reproductive rights in its state's constitution with the passage of issue 1, that means that republicans won't be able to redistrict abortion access for abortion around 4 to 5 months of pregnancy. >> reporter: and abortion rights are enshrined in the ohio constitution, that is the result here in ohio according to cnn projections, the first republican state to take such a move. and this was a hard battle fought on both sides of what is known as issue one. the effort to enshrine those rights in the state constitution. when skrn called thecnn pronlgs the results, i want you to listen to this room. it is a watch party of those who supported issue one. [ cheers ] >> reporter: you hear the cheering and i saw a woman burst into tears. it was jubilation as the results were read. supporters of issue one say that they won by trying to keep this as non

so pressley has shaped five points right now off of reeves advantage. we'll see what happens with the remaining vote, but that's what he needs to do. if he lost, if democrats lost by 20 34 years ago, presley these to get it 18 or less. now he has done it 18. that's kind of movement he needs to see. this is definitely going to get closer, in the question becomes, how much closer? this is the big question mark right now. hinds county, where the state capital of jackson's, no votes in from there yet. one out of every ten votes in mississippi is going to come out of hines county. the reason there are no votes in from hinds county is because sometime late this afternoon, they ran out of ballots. so they have kept the polls open, and live close throughout the rest of the state we've got reports in, a lot of reports from the rest of the state, nothing from hinds county. this is a huge core democratic county in the 2019 governors race the democrat won it by 26 points and won the major points for brandon, presley, and the democrats, it's 70% black, so there's ev

reeves response. >> reeves response. >> who are you with? she was quite , wasn't she?y. but liam, will you just give us your biggest biggest moment in biggest the biggest moment in that statement? what was that autumn statement? what was the biggest moment is the big the biggest moment is obviously shaun obviously the arrival of shaun bailey studio looking bailey into the studio looking very dapper. >> i think the big i think the big i think the biggest moment was the £0.02 cut in on national insurance. i think that will be seen as there's going to be headunes seen as there's going to be headlines of you know, jeremy hunt has santa handing out baubles that he may or may not be able to afford. and also, of course, full expensing, making that permanent, not that anything is permanent in politics, but allowing businesses to offset part of the cost of their investments against their corporation tax bill. as i said, that's more of a big business bauble , if you a big business bauble, if you like, because small businesses often don't have quite interesting. the don't have th

we heard from rachel reeves, _ of us would hope.l reeves, shadow chancellor. pretty damning in her assessment of what she heard. she said this is the 11th economic growth plan, the fifth prime minister, the seventh chancellor, and the ninth business secretary, she says, does anything work better now than when the conservatives came to power 13 years ago. that will resonate with a lot of people? it ago. that will resonate with a lot of people?— of people? it well, it was odd she was saying _ of people? it well, it was odd she was saying this — of people? it well, it was odd she was saying this is _ of people? it well, it was odd she was saying this is an _ of people? it well, it was odd she i was saying this is an overstatement, the last gasp of a cynical government, but we will also keep everything announced, it was very good news that they said they would commit to the expensing policy, that gives businesses certainty to investor, no matter what has happened in the election. we have needed certainty since 2017, and certainty about

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and tate reeves has had 12 years to fix that. they realize i'm a fighter. tate reeves has been a low energy governor. he doesn't have any guts and backbone. i'm willing to stand up and fight. >> reporter: thank you. i appreciate your time. i will point out he's tried to tie tate reeves to the welfare scandal, where $77 million worth of welfare funds were misspent and then funneled to the politically connected and celebrities. many know that brett favre is counted as one of those in that. he was lieutenant govern art at that time. he's never been accused officially of anything involving that, though his name has come up. reeves has said he believes he can get across the finish line. >>> we shall see. dianne gallagher, thank you. >> even if you are elvis' second cousin, can you become the next democratic governor in a state like mississippi? >> we'll see. one thing that's interesting. a jim crow era was repealed. it was diluting the impact of the black vote, so actually black voters will have a much bigger say this time. it will be interesting to see if that

tate reeves was lieutenant governor of the state of mississippi when all of that happened. happened during his administration. he's governor now. since the scandal broke, seven people have pled guilty to bribery and fraud and conspiracy charges. the guy who was the head of the state department of human resources under reeves was sentenced to decades in prison for the scandal. now, tate reeves himself has not been charged in this case but the federal investigation, in a case that has already put one person in prison for decades, the federal investigation is an ongoing thing. so yes, mississippi it's mississippi, and it very much appears to be a red state but this democrat presley is making a real run for the governorship tomorrow and tomorrow, we shall see. the fact that it's not a slamdunk for the republicans and it's considered to be a leans republican race, considered to be a case where at least a democrat at least has a shot of forcing a runoff is just a remarkablething. also, kentucky. you think mississippi is red, for perspective, look at this. mississippi went for don

admire rachel reeves, she'd wonder whether, of people do admire rachel reeves, she'd be nder whether, she'd be a better leader of labour party than leader of the labour party than keir jerry no, it's keir starmer. jerry no, it's very difficult. >> you control a party >> how can you control a party like that? >> a female leader, by the way? >> yeah, there is absolutely. i'm you mentioned that i'm glad you mentioned that because it time labour had because it is time labour had a female leader. considering they specialise in identity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se in identity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se i|no. entity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se i|no.5ntity |minister but no, no, no. prime minister or colour or female or or leader of colour or female or a transgender leader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, nder leader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, that'seader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, that's just r. matter of time. >> perhaps. perhaps that's another u—turn that can look another u—

admire rachel reeves, she'd wonder whether, of people do admire rachel reeves, she'd be nder whether, she'd be a better leader of labour party than leader of the labour party than keir jerry no, it's keir starmer. jerry no, it's very difficult. >> you control a party >> how can you control a party like that? >> a female leader, by the way? >> yeah, there is absolutely. i'm you mentioned that i'm glad you mentioned that because it time labour had because it is time labour had a female leader. considering they specialise in identity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se in identity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se i|no. entity politics. female leader. considering they spe(no,se i|no.5ntity |minister but no, no, no. prime minister or colour or female or or leader of colour or female or a transgender leader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, nder leader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, that'seader. or leader of colour or female or a trwell, that's just r. matter of time. >> perhaps. perhaps that's another u—turn that can look another u—

tate reeves was governor. since the sc broke several people have pled guilty to bribery and fraud and conspiracy charges. the guy who was the state department of resources under tate reeves was sentenced to decades in prison for this scandal. now, tate reeves himself has not been charged, again in a federal investigation that's put one person in prison for decades, the federal investigation here is an ongoing thing. so, yes, it's mississippi. and mississippi very much appears to be a red state. but this democrat, brandon presley, is making a real run for that governorship tomorrow, tomorrow we shall see. the fact it is not a slam dunk for republicans and that it is considered to be a leans republican race, considered where a democrat at least has a shot at potentially a runoff is just a remarkable thing. also kentucky. you think mississippi is red? for perspective mississippi went for donald trump by 2020 by 16 points. kentucky went for donald trump in 2020 not by 1 points but by 26 points. wow. still, though,

. >> todd: in mississippi republican governor tate reeves fended off state reg later brandon presley. this is "fox and friends," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. in ohio, voters decided to put ab abortion rights in the constitution. >> brooke: voters will protect abortion access. this measure prevents ban on abortion for the mother's health or before the fetus is considered viable and legalizing marijuana for the -- abortion was a big issue in virginia, democrats just flipped the house of delegates and maintained control of the senate, a major blow to governor glenn youngkin's agenda and makes it unlikely his 15-week ban will ever pass. in kentucky, andy beshear defeating daniel cameron, taking 53% of the vote despite cameron's support from mitch mcconnell and rand paul. watch. >> look what we were up against, five super packs, mitch mcconnell's super pack, rand paul's super pack. [booing] >> the republican governor association. all running ads full of hate and division and you know what, we hit them all at the same time. >> brooke: republicans have something to celebrate

governor reeves joins me now.gov, what's your message for the people of mississippi tonight? a lot of folks watching this race. why would this be that close in mississippi and your answer to that is? >> well, the reason for that is that 80% of brandon presley's money has come from california, new york, and washington, d.c. literally liberal billionaires spending millions and millions of dollars in mississippi. over $12 million, my opponent will spend in the state of mississippi this year. 80% of which came from out of state. we are confident that people are going to show up at the poll today. we have 40 more minutes to get out. if you are in mississippi and haven't been to the polls yet, go vote. let's honor a veteran today and get out and vote and vote to keep mississippi red because we know what blue state governors did in blue states during the global pandemic and what they would do to our state because that $10 million that he received from california and new york, that ain't charity. they don't just want to c

will pick up _ but don't worry, rachel reeves will pick up the — but don't worry, rachel reeves will up the tab. it begs the question who wants to - pick up the tab. it begs the question who wants to win | pick up the tab. it begs the i question who wants to win the election. it is not home baked problems, the world economy is not stable. and they doubled down on that uncertainty. band stable. and they doubled down on that uncertainty.— stable. and they doubled down on that uncertainty. and that exposed the fact that _ that uncertainty. and that exposed the fact that the _ that uncertainty. and that exposed the fact that the economy, - that uncertainty. and that exposed the fact that the economy, coming | the fact that the economy, coming back to prepandemic levels until 2018. that is a big task. that is more than the term of a parliament. that is the thing, yeah, in some waysm — that is the thing, yeah, in some waysm i— that is the thing, yeah, in some ways... i don't think it is going to be a _ ways... i don't think it is going to be a 92 _ ways... i don't think it is going to be a

ted reeves was lieutenant governor for the state of mississippi when all of that happened. it happened during that administration. he's governor now since the scandal broke, several people have pled guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges. the guy who was the head of the -- was sentenced to decades in prison for the scandal. ted reeves himself has not been charged in this case, the federal investigation, again, the federal investigation here is an ongoing thing. so yes, it's mississippi and mississippi very much appears to be a red state. but this democrat, brendan pressley, is making a run for that governorship. and tomorrow -- it's considered to be of these republican race. considered to be a case where a democrat has at least a shot of forming a runoff this is a remarkable thing. also kentucky, you think mississippi's -- for perspective, mississippi one for donald trump in 2020 4:16 points. and -- by 26 points. wow. still, though. the year before that 2019, kentucky elected a democrat for governor. andy brashear. and democratic governor and he pushes up for reelection tom

rachel reeves. the total amount of tax the government _ rachel reeves.up, taxes up, debt is up, and, mr speaker, their time is up. mr hunt was appointed chancellor by liz truss, to clear up after her disastrous mini budget. today, the government hope is a corner, economically and in the polls, can be turned. we will talk about some of the announcements injust a we will talk about some of the announcements in just a second with our political correspondent. as well as the tax and spending plans, we also have forecasts for how the economy will fare in the years ahead. during the speech, the chancellor revealed the latest forecast. these are from the independent office for budget responsibility. let me run you through the numbers. they have downgraded their forecasts. they say the economy will only grow by 0.6% this year, and by 0.7% next year. they have also said that inflation is forecast to fall, it will fall to 2.8%, they say, by the end of next year, falling to 2%, that is the target. but it won't do that until the year 2025. the office for budget respo

mississippi governor tait reeves i about those? mississippi governor tait reeves is i about those?publican going up against brandon priestley has ironic as elvis presley's second cousin a big family name there. brandon priestley has not upheld roe versus wade because there has not been a democrat elected on a statewide basis so it is a tough race for him but it has gotten some attention because we know democrats have increasingly paid attention to the black vote in many southern states, we know mississippi has a very large black population so that could definitely play a role in tonight �*s results, and virginia you have the house delegates in the state senate both up for re—election. these are very localised races, so even us in washington are not necessarily getting into the lead with some of the data coming out of his races but the results once we get them could tell us quite a bit about how republicans and democrats will message on key issues like abortion. we know virginia somewhat of a purple to blue leading state, the governor a republican won it in 2021 but 2022 we saw a nu

rachel reeves, who is in charge? >> think it does. but but in a >> i think it does., homework is being sense, your homework is being checked but they checked by the obr, but they always get it wrong. >> sorry to interrupt, but their record appalling. >> sorry to interrupt, but their rec> sorry to interrupt, but their rec> yeah, yeah, but but you need someone to verify claims someone to verify the claims that being made by the that are being made by the politicians . and i think one of politicians. and i think one of the other striking features in this autumn statement, according to the obr and i think they're right, is that the growth forecasts have been significantly downgraded and we're looking at growth of we're now looking at growth of an average of 1.3% over the next three years. >> you take any notice of that? when obr last year said we when the obr last year said we were going to have a recession, this the incompetent once this is the incompetent once again making forecasts that there's chance it there's a very goo

. >> in mississippi incumbent governor tate reeves just defeated brandon presley. >> mississippi didot vote. >> ohio voters voted to pentagoo issue internal threat advisory for dod run facilities. >> trump is on the rise. >> bleak for democrats voters younger than 45. 48% now supporting trump. >> chicago residents sick of living in a sanctuary city and they are letting their leaders know it. >> washington living at zoo famous chinese ambassador now they are are going home. >> communist party china just doesn't need to do diplomacy anymore. >> a sign of how icy u.s. china relations have become. ♪ >> here we go. fox news alert now. democrats secured full control of the virginia state legislature. >> party maintaining their grip on the state senate while flipping virginia's house of delegation. we also have our eyes on the governor races in kentucky and mississippi. >> steve: lots of results to get with you on this wednesday morning. peter doocy is live at the white house. where peter i'm sure the white house is taking a look at some of the data and some of the data probably makes them

it was a five-point margin for tate reeves.e does not have the kind of approval rating and personal high favorability that beshear has in kentucky. take a look here, presley, his democratic opponent, he has themes that could resonate, and he calls himself pro life, from womb to tomb is the phrase he uses. it's the same dynamic in kentucky, he's leaning towards joe biden and the national democratic party, taking voters that may not be nuts about reeves and may like presley but vote party over personality. in both states it's a test of that. democrats will be very relieved if the personality side of it can win out, certainly in kentucky, and republicans, i think, would be encouraged if the anti-biden sentiment is so potent it helps them in both states. >> steve, real quick, back to kentucky, the districts you were showing us that went democrat for, you know, in an unusual manner because of the last election, are those districts that turned blue traditionally? you were saying red, or is it they changed depending on if it's a presi

reeves style announcement.nflation credit to get a 6.7% inflation busting boost, national minimum wage and those on the lowest eye thresholds getting a boost . it thresholds getting a boost. it felt like quite a socialist announcement to me. >> it's quite strange , isn't it? >> it's quite strange, isn't it? i mean, chris was saying that the chris hope was saying that the chris hope was saying that the boxes they wanted to tick were cut taxes, get spending down and get inflation further down. well, as i've just pointed out, in the round taxes are not going down, okay? they're not as high as they would be if it wasn't for the national insurance reduction. but in aggregate, not going aggregate, they're not going down. martin, you've down. and then, martin, you've just out on pensions just pointed out on pensions and benefits going up by, if you like, the more generous measure of inflation. if inflation is coming to what, four, 5? coming down to what, four, 5? why are we hiking benefits up by six, 7 or 8? that's a

are they turning out voters who see reeves as unpopular? are they taking advantage of his unpopularity among republicans? and using that to their advantage. so you know, i think, again, smart tactics at this stage in this national election, because this is part of the national election, joy. you know that. >> absolutely. >> so smart tactics at this stage at every level is critically important, and those of us in the democracy space have got to get smarter and quicker and team up faster around these elections so that we are prepared for what's about to hit us when this game really begins afoot in january. >> i'm going to give you the last word on this connie. biden's unpopularity is frightening democrats now. he's not winning in most of the swing state polls. is that something democrats should be concerned about a year out in your view? >> you just answered it, it's a year out. i want to say something. no democrat thought he was the moderate. no democrat ever thought mike dewine was a moderate. this is a national narrative that occurs too of

. >> meanwhile, in mississippi, republican governor tate reeves has held onto his seat for a second term surprisingly competitive fight in the deeply-red state but ultimately survived a challenge from brandon presley, and note that last name, yep, a relative of elvis presley. >> not too bad for what the democrat super pac today called one of the most unpopular governors in america. >> history was made overnight in philadelphia. democrat cheryl parker has been elected the city's first female ma mayor. the white house says president biden spoke with parker to congratulate her on the victory. >>> a sitting member of congress has just been censured. it was passed against rashida talib overnight. she was accused of calling for the destruction of israel. >> the idea that criticizing the government of israel is anti-semitic sets a very dangerous precedent and is being used to silence diverse voices. >> she says her positions have been distorted than her perspective is needed now congress more than ever. she called on her colleagues to focus more on saving lives. >>> meanwhile, reaction to the w

republican governor tate reeves is facing a strong challenge from the democrat. but the mississippi governor race hasn't been this competitive in 20 years. an investigation is ongoing into the misuse of millions of dollars of welfare funds that happened when reeves was the lieutenant governor. he has not been charged with any crime in that case and denied all allegations. in virginia, glen youngkin has been on the campaign trail, even though he is not on the ballot. all seats in the assembly are up for grabs. the governor and his allies are hoping to flip the senate their way today. >> hot tlot to keep an eye on. we're also keeping an eye on the 2024 election. our own lester holt and kristen welker will host the republican presidential debate tomorrow. >>> senate republicans are trying to tie ukraine aid to the border battle. they are calling for changes to existing rules, including racial the standard for fear or persecution, making it harder to get asylum. they want harsher penalties for those who cross illegally. republicans are being urged not to play domesti

at all times [ cheering and applause ] >> republicans did notch a win in mississippi, where tate reeves was reelected. always a little bit of a dangerous game to try and extrapolate off year election results. we're going to go ahead and do that right now. what do democrats think this means after a very good night? >> >> reporter: well, it was a significant victory for democrats. it couldn't come at a better time as there's tremendous anxiety about president biden's bid for reelection. across several states, voters made their voices heard on crucial ballot measures and important races for political office. in ohio, a state which has trended republican in recent elections, voters in the state approved a ballot measure, enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution, signaling that abortion access is a key issue for voters across party lines. in a statement, president biden applauding the passage of the state's abortion rights measure saying, tonight americans once again voted to protect their fundamental freedoms, and democracy won. ohio voters also approved a second ballot me

reeves was favored to win, but democrat brandon presley gave him a surprisingly tough challenge. now one reason the election was competitive is because of black voters in the state who were very motivated. a jim crow-era measure was recently repealed which required any one running for office to win a majority of the state's districts, not just the popular vote. it was seen as a way of limiting the power of black voters. now for this election that barrier was gone >>> mississippi did run into election day problems, though. a judge extended the voeting hours in one county after turnout was higher than expected and they ran out of ballots. one polling place says they ran out of ballots as early as 9:00 a.m. meanwhile, history was made in philadelphia. democrat cherelle parker has been elected. the city's first female mayor. in her campaign she says she wants to make philadelphia the safest and cleanest city. >> you heard me talk about making our public health and safety our number one priority. listen, i don't apologize about that. we are going to use every legal tool that is in the

we heard from rachel reeves, shadow chancellor.e reaction as we start to be able to examine the detail of that autumn statement. joining me now is carla denyer, co—leader of the green party. 0ne one of the big headline announcementsjeremy hunt will be hoping gets a lot of pick—up is the idea of a cut in national insurance. he says it will make us feel better off. already, a lot of criticism that this is a tax cut that isn't really a tax cut. just explain? that's right, clearly, the tories are going for positive headlines around the cut to national insurance. because they have frozen the thresholds for both national insurance and income tax, it is not going to work out that way for the vast majority of working people. i'm sure the analysts are busy crunching the numbers right now, but based on the numbers right now, but based on the rumours that were around before this the resolution foundation said earlier this week that it is only the 20% highest income who are going to actually see this as a tax cut. for the remaining 80%, the va

as you can see, tate reeves, the republican in right now.56.4% ahead of the republican, the democrat i'm sorry, brandon presley at 42.2. hinds county, where jackson is, is still outstanding. and obviously that's significant, often quite predictive. so nowhere near making a call as we await for hinds county there, but closely watching the mississippi governor's race right now. abby. >> thanks, erin. while we wait on that, let's just get more tonight on some of the key races and the 2024 race with republican presidential candidate chris christie, who's also the former governor of the state of new jersey. governor christie in ohio tonight, the big story is that voters have yet again voted to codify abortion rights. there is the republican party on the wrong side of this issue when it comes to the average american voter. >> well, abby, look, i think that, you know, for 50 years, conservatives have been arguing that this was not a federal issue, that it should be decided state by state. i've certainly felt that way. and i think you've got to let

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