i'm richard liu i in new york. 7:00 in the east, 4:00 in the west. here's what we're watching this morning. new poll numbers showing voters are significantly more energized than nerp four years ago. what's good for the ds, what's good for thers? >> collusion, obstruction of justice, the issues being raised and what they mean. >>> plus the death toll and the rise for hurricane michael. the hard choices ahead for those who lost almost everything. first, new this morning, just 23 days to the midterm election and re-electing and not re-electing some of the folks headed to that building. a new poll giving a hint of what might happen. a sharp inees in voter en throughs yachl since the last midterm. 77% of registered voters say they are absolutely certain to vote or have already voted early. that's up 12 percentage points from a 2014 poll from october that year. specifically, enthusiasm is up among all demographic groups. but the increases are greater among younger adults. nonwhite voters and those who say they favor democrats for the house president meanwh