sarah johnson. [applause] >> friends, let us pray.lp in ages past, our hope for years to come. we thank you for the gift of this beautiful day and for the opportunity and privilege to gather to mark a memorable occasion. moment and monument, in our country's history. as we sit in the shadow of this great monument, we remember and give thanks for the life and legacy of president abraham lincoln. and his unwavering commitment that a government of the people by the people and for the people who shall not perish from the earth. we humbly ask that the marking and memory of this day and of days before will not lawless and to a dreamlike state, an ill fed longing for the way things more. but will awaken as to see clearly the past as a truly was. the president as it still is. and to the future of liberty and justice for all, as you desire it to be. god, in whom we live and move and have our being, as we seek to live faithfully, help us to place our allegiance fully and finally in you. reconsecrate within us the courage to continue to strive b

sarah johnson. senior pastor at the new york avenue presbyterian church you know while lincoln was president, this was lincoln's church. as well as the church of many of his cabinet members and memory members of congress it was reverend wallace radcliffe of the new york avenue presbyterian church who offered the invocation at the dedication ceremony here at the lincoln memorial 100 years ago. so to continue in that tradition, please welcome the reverend doctor sarah johnson. friends, let us pray. got our help in ages past. our hope for years to come we thank you for the gift of this beautiful day and for the opportunity and privilege to gather to mark a memorable occasion. moment and monument in our country's history. as we sit in the shadow of this great monument, we remember and give thanks for the life and legacy of president abraham lincoln. and his unwavering commitment that a government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. we humbly ask that the marki

brian robinson, president of robinson republic pr and sarah johnson for the 2012 obama campaign and president and ceo of paramount consulting group, llc. they are also the co-hosts of the political breakfast podcast. great to have you both on. sarah, let me start with you. abortion and democracy imperil. these seem to be the closing arguments that biden and democrats have been focusing on. polls show it's the economy. that's the urgent acute concern for most voters. is this the wrong approach? >> well, i think you can actually talk about the abortion issue that we have in this country with the dobbs decision. you can talk about health care. but you can also talk about the economy. and i think one of the things you see in a lot of key states around the country where we have competitive senate races, the democrats are talking about the job growth we have had in this country. we had a recent third quarter growth in jobs. wages are up as gas prices are going down. people are actually working. we endured a deadly pandemic. we have the war in ukraine. supply chain issues. and many tax breaks for th

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johnson. this is al, to sarah well, life and i also coming up iran acknowledges sending drones to russia for the 1st time, but insists it was before moscow's war on ukraine. ellen musk lashes out as twitter loses major advertises after mass layoffs cause consent of its future. france and germany urge italy to open its ports to nearly a 1000 that rescued migrants who been stranded at sea for more than 2 weeks. ah, we begin to attentions on the korean peninsula. north career is being accused of launching for more missiles. the latest in a series this week or earlier, the u. s. were set to fire nuclear capable supersonic bomber over south korea. as part of a joint. aerial exercise involving hundreds of war plains, was a show of force against germany yang. when the attorney chang is live for us in sol now. so tony, as we've heard in the last hour alone for more missiles have been 5. well, they were actually 5 around midday local time. that was about 6 hours ago. the announcement only came within the last hour from the joint chiefs of chiefs of staff here in south korea. they said that for short rang

sarah human for sarahhuckabee sanders. we're waiting for more numbers to come in. let's go to grady trimball at ron johnson's headquarters. he's in wisconsin, as ron johnson tries to seek another term in the senate. >> hi, martha. senator ron johnson told us this evening he's feeling cautiously optimistic about his chances in this race, but no doubt it's going to be a close one between the republican incumbent and his progressive challenger lieutenant governor mandela barnes. i spoke to voters in oshkosh today, voting at the same polling place where johnson cast his ballot this morning, and every single one of them told me their number one issue is inflation and the economy. johnson blames barnes and democrats for higher prices, as well as a rise in crime in some of wisconsin's largest cities. but barnes is going to be counting on voters in those cities, specifically milwaukee and madison, to carry him tonight. and in the governor's race between democratic governor tony evers and republican businessman tim michaels, prominent in the badger state, that could be closer than the senate race. polls in wisconsin

sarah, will bring you the news and current affairs that mattie out is there. ah, iran admitted to supplying russia drones, but says there were sold months before moscow's invasion of ukraine. ah, i'm carry johnson, mrs. al serra la from dough. so coming up, this is a fine, a moment for the nation. joe biden says democracy is on the ny, in the head of the u. s. midterm elections on tuesday. it's label and our rescue ship to dock so that my grants can undergo health checks for hundreds more remains stranded. c, and the future food could line sees just like this big question now, can we say ah, aaron's foreign minister has admitted that terence supplied russia drones that are being used to hit ukraine. but he said they were sold to moscow before the current conflict began. cave says the drones are being used to target cities and energy facilities. i said big reports from creepy re in southern ukraine. after months of denial, iran has finally admitted it supplied russia with drones, but only before the war. fab blackmore, how catalog dangled crying directly order. we give a limited number of drones to russia months before the ukraine war party. we agree with the accordion, foreign minister that the