stacey abrams, candidate for the governor of georgia, the peach state. thank you for everything. >> just ahead, in one final part of that interview with stacey abrams, we discussed how her personal stance on abortion rights has evolved over her career, and how she hopes others making that same journey will make their voices heard in november. and, the january 6th committee gets its hands on thousands, thousands of new texts from six secret service agents, including ones on that fateful day. day. are you feeling sluggish or weighed down? metamucil's new fiber plus collagen can help. when taken daily, it supports your health, starting with your digestive system. metamucil's plant-based fiber forms a gel to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down, helps lower cholesterol and promotes healthy blood sugar levels. while its collagen peptides help support your joint structures. so, start feeling lighter and more energetic by taking metamucil every day. try metamucil fiber gummies made with a prebiotic, plant-based fiber blend that helps promote digestive

they had not really gotten a flavor of who stacey abrams is.nergy and caught lightning in a bottle and came close to winning. what happened afterwards. she spent three years complaining about fact she did win but won't concede and spent a lot of time raising money going all over the country and lately in the last year you had her talk about i want to be president and things like that. i think that is disconnected her with the voters. the democrat voters who supported her in 201 and independence thought she may be a fresh voice. they've seen the liberal parlance in her turning people away and look at brian kemp successful economically now and that's what she is facing. >> harris: she is going against the headwind of actual progress and success. difficult for anybody who runs against an incumbent. there is a little bit of the al gore effect going on with her as well. why didn't she meet the plane with the president? his low poll numbers wouldn't help but at this point if there were any bully pulpit the white house could throw behind her maybe the

in georgia, with the latest polls showing democrat stacey abrams trailing gop incumbent brian kemp. ng to close the gap by tapping into hundreds of thousands of new voters, especially in rural georgia. she spoke with blayne alexander for our series "power of the vote." >> how important is the state of georgia? >> georgia is essential. georgia is often a lead on what's going to happen across the country. >> reporter: that became abundantly clear in 2020. it was georgia that flipped blue for president biden. georgia that changed control of the u.s. senate. and a key factor in it all, stacey abrams. >> we found there were 800,000 people of color who were not registered to vote in georgia who were eligible. we knocked on the doors and asked them why aren't you registered, why aren't you voting? >> what did they tell you? >> because they didn't trust government, no one had asked and they felt overlooked. >> reporter: now abrams is looking to the same voters to help secure her own historic win. >> i'm running to become governor of georgia. if i'm successful -- when i am successful, i will

in part because of some republican crossover vote while stacey abrams is a little bit behind.nd of cobbe county this week, and they both had very effusive praise for each other. >> you mentioned the polls in the latest one from emerson college, showing that these races are very tight. and the senate, race is only two point difference between warnock and walker, a four-point difference between abrams and camp. both of those are within the margin of error. one of georgians to make of these super close races? >> it shows to me again the georgia remains the premiere battleground state in the nation and in 2020, joe biden and donald trump or divided by just 11,000 votes. we remain the most politically divided state in the nation, and even the smallest of voting baker changes could impact this race in a major way. that is why you can never count stacey abrams out, you can't count raphael warnock out, you can't count republicans out either. we could very well going to overtime in georgia. we could be facing the r-word, runoff in november or early december. >> i want to take a look at

stacey abrams, candidate for the governor of georgia, the peach state. thank you for everything. >> just ahead, in one final part of that interview with stacey abrams, we discussed how her personal stance on abortion rights has evolved over her career, and how she hopes others making that same journey will make their voices heard in november. and, the january 6th committee gets its hands on thousands, thousands of new texts from six secret service agents, including ones on that fateful day. ven't washed it in years. multiple years? i don't see any stains. it's lucky. mmm i don't see any luck. it's dirty. - lucky. - dirty. but we just scored a touchdown. - yeah! - not we. me. ohhh! touche. you need to deep clean that. you know what to do. good luck out there! bro, no. listen. it's dirtier than it looks. it's got to be tide hygienic clean. your shipping manager left to “find themself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/

kat, i just wonder -- stacey abrams, is she the one we now look to for science?son who surrounded herself with children wearing masks, as you can see, when she didn't have one on. now i guess -- i know fauci is retiring. maybe it's stacey next? >> kat: if you view it from a political perspective, why would she choose to talk about six weeks specifically? you think about the fetal heartbeat law in georgia -- not bill, but law, it says places limit that at six weeks. if she were elected, she would be very limited in terms of what she could do realistically to overturn that. but i think that talking about it in this way, she is seeking to challenge the logic behind it, and communicate to voters who are pro-choice and who are concerned about this that she is sort of thinking about it. "vote for me, maybe i can do something." politically, when he said let's talk about ten weeks, i think that's why she tried to say something at six weeks specifically, because that is what matches up with that law in georgia. >> kayleigh: guy, you had a thread on this yesterday. i asked

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we have stacey abrams saying that a fetal heartbeat is a manufactured sound and planned parenthood changedefinition of this, so does a baby have a heartbeat at six weeks? >> this point, i can only quote doctor seuss, who said, a person is a person, no matter how small, and likewise a heartbeat is a heartbeat, no matter how small. >> carley: yeah, i think dr. seuss, although not a medical doctor, i don't think, is a good description of what is going on and i can pull from my own experience. i'm five months pregnant and my first appointment was six months upon. the doctor said we might not be able to pull the heartbeat up yet, low and behold, it was loud and clear. where is this idea coming from, it may sound like a heartbeat, that is not really what it is? >> this is the oldest trick in the book in pro-choice advocacy side, which is to redefine medical language. years ago they redefined pregnancy from conception to implantation in the uterus and redefining heartbeat versus cardiac activity. the problem here is that every american that has had that experience that you just described, that mi

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then you have this with stacey abrams at 44% and i'm a little bit confused on my numbers.you what you think the state of the race is. this week "the new york times" wrote a piece saying the democrats are worried that stacey abrams is way behind in their minds and they are worried she will lose to you. >> well, thank you, guys, for having me this morning. i know the country and the world is mourning the loss of the queen. we're morning the loss of two of georgia's finest who got gunned down last night, two cobb county sheriff's deputies serving a warrant. i want to say my condolences on their families. people in georgia are focused on what the issues on. i had outside noise play into that. stacey abrams is more worried about her doanors in california and new york want her to do but what the people in georgia need to flight inflation and the gas pump and grocery stores and what's happening at the border. the president who said he wouldn't raise taxes on hard working people in the middle class in the country has done that and they are increasing spending when we have 9% infla

i think the people who promote these ideas like stacey abrams, they're not bad people.e blinded by compassion and severely misguided. >> harris: i think they are blinded by politics and what they want to do in their own careers. this is about also building a constituency that you think is going to vote democrat for a while. >> emily: a socialist one. remember a texas mirror on the southern border declared a public health state of emergency. he was vilified for it to try to allocate resources to cover the migrant surge. now the d.c. mayor doesn't. >> carley: i love what douglas said, the farther away you are from the border of the less you care about illegal immigration that is what governor abbott is doing. he is trying to bring the border to those mayors and governors who said that they don't really care about the issue, that he's bad for how he's handling it. and they are now not handling it well at all. >> emily: with the exception of the fentanyl overdoses that have impacted every state. that's why in that lawsuit filed by 23 states against the federal government th

georgia incumbent brian kemp weekend out a lead over stacey abrams. real clear ave politics avee of polls there 6 points. north of the majority vote he would need to win a second term without a run-off in georgia as we know that's the rule there. mark meredith takes a deeper look at newly released fox news power rankings in what could be i object credibly close battle 49 days from now for alcohol control of the house and senate. >> with less than two months to election day data shows democrats have reason to be more optimistic than they did at the beginning of summer. several races considered true tossups and scrambling to reach undecided voters between now and november. >> we know this is crime and the economy. >> rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel says by focusing on those two issues, republicans can claim victory in november. new fox news power rankings show the strategy may work. fox predicts republican also take control of the house for the first time since 2019. but their predicted margin for victory is slipping down three seats from last month. esti

and planned parenthood changing its language to backup stacey abrams wilde about heartbeats.my bruce, marc thiessen, "the falconer focus of the top of the hour. >> dana: a hurricane situation, this is a hurricane bill that hit puerto rico terribly hard and do so, so moving and it is over bermuda causing a lot of havoc there as well. we will have more on fox weather for you to check out that full extremis where it is headed next possibly canada. >> bill: puerto rico was left a message and still is. they are dealing with a loss of electricity, 80% of puerto rico. they have a ways to take out, five years. you are right. we will watch that as it proceeds. meanwhile, dana, check this out. are you ready for this? >> dana: i don't want to look. >> you have to become a kid below dow jones since november of 2020. >> dana: that doesn't feel good. >> bill: a lot of industrials now think this. lending and the fed talks talk about this being a soft landing indeed driven into recession but inflation is a big deal. the feds are trying to fight. 29.6, down 1.5% for the stock market and batte

you had stacey abrams on. the work of registering new voters is talking to people just like this, people that don't pay attention to politics. happen to be more moderate. they're younger. more likely to be people of color. you have to engage in difficult conversations to persuade people why they should get out of their house and vote. >> you mentioned dobbs. we couldn't play all that focus group that, is like a seismic shift. at least from this vantage point. i think it's something these voters really did not seem particularly concerned with other aspects of our democracy. they were disvalley concerned about. did you feel like this is going to be a catalytic event for young voters or -- is this going to drive them to the polls? i know i'm asking you a very big question for a limited sample size. but what was the feeling that you had when you talked to these guys about dobbs? >> i did the first focus group right when the decision leaked then i did the last focus group tend of august. but every single focus grou

georgia compared to the rest of the country, giving governor brian kemp a six-point edge over rival stacey abrams. >> i'm going to run on my record, and we've got a great economy here in the state of georgia. >> reporter: abrams is seeking a rematch after narrowly losing to kemp and helping the state flip twice for democrats inhe past two years. how confident are you that this same playbook will help you again? >> with the erosion of voting rights, with the's raceure of reproductive rights, i know the people are animated. >> reporter: in a state bracing for record turnout with early voting just a few weeks away. ni nikole killion, cbs news, atlanta. welcome to my digestive system. it's pretty calm in here with align probiotic. you see... your gut has good and bad bacteria. and when you get off balance, you may feel it. the bloating, the gas - but align helps me trust my gut again. plus, its recommended by doctors nearly 2x more than any other probiotic brand. just one a day naturally helps promote a balanced gut. and soothe occasional bloating gas and discomfort. align probiotic. welcome to an al

georgia compared to the rest of the country giving governor brian kemp a 6-point edge over rival stacey abrams'm going to run on my record. we've got a great economy here in the state of georgia. >> reporter: agrams is seeking a >> reporter: abrams is seeking a rematch after nearly using to kemp and helping the state flip twice for democrats in the past two years. how confident are you that this same playbook will help you again? >> with the erosion of voting rights, with the erasure of reproductive rights, i know people are animated. >> reporter: in a state bracing for record turnout with early voting just a few weeks away. nikole killion, cbs news, atlanta. >> duncan: an old mining town in idaho has found new life thanks to one of mankind's most essential resources, water. in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's jonathan vigliotti takes a look at how a natural spring is revitalizing a community. >> reporter: hidden in idaho's white knob mountains. what's this over here? >> that is the compressor building. >> reporter: you will find what's left of the copper and silver mines that put the town of

everyone thinks brian kemp is beating stacey abrams right now.g good feelings about walker's position. close race. kind of a purplish state. but people are feeling some momentum in georgia and a lot has to do with walker's improvement as a candidate and obviously we're getting into crunch time now. but good vibes down there. >> it's definitely shifted among people that i've talked to. earlier in the summer i would say republicans were very concerned about walker's state of -- state of the campaign, the way that he was coming across. >> he's out there a lot. he's out on the trail a lot. i can see a certain charm there. >> now he is. he has a background, a lot of people know who he is just because of that and the debate is potentially a challenging moment for him because some of the things we have seen that he doesn't often communicate his message in a way that certainly many republicans in washington would prefer. >> he's going to be asked about issues, though. it's not a question -- >> in the upcoming debate. >> it's one thing to say i'm not all

wrote it for themselves. >> dana: another close match to watch georgia, between brian kemp and stacey abramsargin of error. abrams says she needs overwhelming support particularly from black male voters to close the gap. let's bring in richard fowler, fox news contributor. he recently interviewed abrams and a spokesman for governor diehl. >> you had a chance to talk to her yesterday. her need to attract more black male votes. the fox news survey black voters supporting stacey abrams was 98% and now 78%. she said we need to say black men count and we need their engagement in order to win an election. the issue is vote share. when black men vote they vote for me. what else did you learn yesterday? >> it was a wide ranging interview. listen, i think the minority leader acknowledges that she is behind in the polls. she points to incumbency as part of the problem. all pointing to the fact she is not looking at the polls. she is trying to build a new electorate. she acknowledges there is a long way to go but she is creating the largest voter outreach campaign ever and really trying to recreate the

the left's immediate and fierce defense of stacey abrams, in defiance of the science, i'll have you know

democratic candidates like the senator and stacey abrams are notably campaigning in rural republicaning to get all of these votes. they have candidates like mandela barnes in wisconsin, and stacey abrams, and raphael warnock and georgia are going to need obama level numbers with black voters to win. i'm interested to see what you are seeing on the ground and if stacey abrams and raphael warnock are making headway. >> simone it can send -- to say that battleground states can turn on the margins. that is so true in a state like georgia, that is not only a battleground closely divided, but so demographically and geographically diverse. that means there's so many different leaders for the candidates to pull on, and one of those is the democrats in the rural area. i know the mayor mentioned in atlanta, and fulton county. over former president trump, but the reality is that it took votes from everywhere in georgia. if you look at abrams battle [inaudible] four years ago when it was an open seat, she did everything she wanted to do in my child lancer. the last compared to democrats in previ

. >> ainsley: stacey abrams this video was being passed around on twitter.y actually sent it to me and said it was unbelievable that stacey abrams was up on a stage with other people as she was talking about abortion rights. talking about the heart beat law which bans most abortions by six weeks. she was taking aim at that saying that fetal heart beats are manufactured sounds and you don't hear a heart beat in week six. listen to what she said. >> there is no such thing as a heart beat at six weeks. it is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that have a right to take control of a woman's body. >> brian: so gynecologists all around the world are manufacturing heart beats as if this is a hollywood movie in order to make men seem valuable when it comes to abortion decisions. can you imagine a stupider statement? >> steve: brian, planned parenthood, america's largest abortion provider has now changed the language on their website. now, they say. >> brian: to match it. to not embarrass. >> steve: absolutely. now they say there is no heart beat between

a new video shared by the rnc shows that stacey abrams is speaking to an audience at atlanta, georgia, this week, making this wild claim about ultrasound machines. she is not a doctor. let's watch. no, no, no, we do not have it. what she says is you cannot hear fetal heartbeat at six weeks. and went to doctors, we will say, it is, between, five to seven weeks is when that happens. she is not a doctor. and to go further, she says that it was a made up situation that it could happen on an ultrasound at six weeks, made up by men. so she is blaming you, will c cain. >> i'm smiling because i knew you were going with this i seen the clip and i've seen the very words and to be clear i am going to ask blaine what she had to say. but why don't we just characterize it first. this is qanon plus level of conspiracy >> harris: wow. >> will: she says that ultrasound machines were a conspiracy made up of five men to control women's bodies, that ultrasound machines, that he can hear a fetal heartbeat at six weeks are simply a conspiracy. she said that it is not true, you cannot hear a heartbeat and t

she's a democratic nominee for governor in georgia, stacey abrams.have you tonight. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> certainly. let's talk about georgia. a report found the state was the fifth worst for untested or contaminated water. and just last year, there were 941 epa violations by georgia water systems. that's up from 652 the year before, with 93 health-based violations. with the plan to make sure that no city or town in georgia becomes another jackson or flint. >> first and foremost, we have to realize that we are one georgia and that there should not be a discrepancy based on racial inequity or economic capacity. the provision of law, the provision of clean water is a fundamental obligation of the state. and as deputy city attorney for the city of atlanta i worked with the mayor of atlanta to ensure we were able to deliver clean water. across the state local governments are precluded from taking the actions they need because they are not getting the support they deserve from the state of georgia. i would take the revenue generate bid

plus an nbc news exclusive debuting here this hour, stacey abrams one-on-one with our blayne alexander, early voting now just days away, in georgia, what she is saying about the state of her race as polls show her falling further behind brian kemp. a lot to get to in the next 60 minutes. i'm hallie jackson, along with tom winter, ron allen in new york, and business investigations reporter david enrich is with us, a new book out "sefrtds of the damned" and care line polici and former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst paul butler. let's get to some of the questions at 3:00 eastern, 12:00 pacific, the reaction from donald trump himself and number two, our team working the sources and what it means to the southern district of new york and what it could mean, and number three, looking ahead to the legal implications for the former president and his adult children. and we have the attorney general who wants mr. trump and his businesses to pay back $250 million, that they say he got illegally by inflating his assets. assets like mar-a-lago, which they say was valued at more than $700

and that governor toil race, so i'm not really feeling stacey abrams or camp.d some of them will just say it. they'll say, i just don't think a woman should be governor i don't think a black woman should be governor. i don't think that they were meant to be. i have had that conversation. but then you also get this other conversation from somebody who is like, oh i don't know what it is about. it's just something and they won't just come out and say what the issue is. so i think part of this is on the candidates to address our issues. and stacey abrams has a piece of her platform that specifically speak to issues that black and care. about and roland mentioned some of. then we can but economics, economic stability, is entrepreneurs. we care about police violence. so, she has that in her agenda but part of this isn't, we have to be honest, isn't going to be about her and her efforts and her policies to address these issues. there's a conversation that we have got to have. terrence named, it that march. and it doesn't have to be a huge margin and. but that margins

if he really cared about democracy, how come he doesn't criticize stacey abrams for refusing to recognizet brian kemp legitimately beat her in 2018. why doesn't he criticize his own press secretary who said that election was stolen. why didn't he criticize hillary clinton and jimmy carter who called donald trump an illegitimate president. both sides engage in this rhetoric but when one side democracy is in danger, than you know the only thing they are saying is if you don't support my party, that's democracy being in danger. it's nonsense. our democracy is thriving and it will thrive even warmer joe biden leaves office. >> raymond: when he said if you don't vote for me, you ain't black. he's basically saying if you don't vote for me, you're not american. mercedes, last word. >> i've got to tell you, i think we are running into a situation where it's only creating more enthusiasm for republicans. they have had it. they don't want to hear it anymore from joe biden so if there's one good thing that's come out of this is the fact that we are going to have a red wave come november because repu

you have twitter slapping fact-check confirmation from nbc onto stacey abrams statement. to a hospital room and we have heard the expression from the nurse saying would you like to hear your fetuses cardiac event? this is not something anyone's ever heard and it's because we all know this is a baby and this is a heartbeat. but the left has to deny that and where further than the policies. >> laura: they are so radical it becomes a caricature of itself among mollie. i want to switch gears because over at cnn today, jake tapper spoke to french president and listen to the disdain that they both have for one particular growing political movement. >> this trend of nationalism, populism, racism that we are seeing all over the world gaining power. how worried are you about this? >> we have a big crisis of democracy. open societies, operative democracies put pressure on people. it could destabilize them. >> laura: destabilize. mollie, democracies working just fine. he thinks there's a crisis because the elites are losing. notice how he conflates racism and populism, tapper too in

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stacey abrams thinks about this. obviously, aoc's immediate content factory.for the most part, there is still a reticence to embrace progressive media. if the leadership does not -- >> how do you think we are doing on the abortion message? there are a lot of people that i am around who feels like the parties are bold enough, they are laying low when they should be fighting back and people should be more aggressive. this is a time to seize it and not delete dally. there are the people who say that we can only do so much. obviously, aoc believes otherwise. what do you think? >> i will always have this sympathy for people who work in the white house and have very limited tools to solve the problems of people care about. i fully recognize that the president does not have many things they can do. there is no pen that is going to undo what was done and protecting millions of people that he just lost. i do think what aoc twitters threat on this really resonated. a lot of people in my life were interested in politics but don't work in it, what she did was say, to reco

democrat stacey abrams is challenging incumbent brian kemp. ly too close to call, according to the latest polls. eva, what did abrams have to say to her supporters tonight? >> reporter: well, pam, leader abrams began the day in atlanta, surprising supporters at a farmer's market. she was on the campaign trail with democratic norsenator cory booker of new jersey. then she made her way to athens, the home of the university of georgia. she addressed a labor union rally there of campus workers. she told supporters, if elected, she would work to expand medicaid, reinstate free technical college. she addressed another issue that is local to this state. that is addressing the closure of hospitals across the state. take a listen. >> i'm here for the families that are in need of health care, but are being denied access because brian kemp will not expand medicaid in the state of georgia. i'm here because right now in atlanta there is a countdown to the closure of yet another level one trauma center, the sixth hospital to shut down under his failed leader

republican governor brian kemp is trying to defeat progressive favorite stacey abrams for a second time star herschel walker taking on incumbent democratic senator raphael warnock. senior national correspondent rich edson takes a look at what is at stake tonight. [chanting] >> a reverend and retired football star are locked in one of the closest senate races in the country. senator raphael warnock, a democrat, is trying to hold his seat against republican herschel walker. >> i'm looking forward to the debate because i have to show up and be prepared. >> candidates are scheduled to debate october 14th. warnock is pressing walker to agree to a second debate. walker down played his expected performance calling himself a country boy and not that smart. his campaign says those comments were sarcastic. abortion has also played a significant role in this race. walker has said he wants a total ban. warnock says he supports access to abortion. >> i have a profound reverence for life and i also have a deep respect for choice i just happen it think that a patient's room is too narrow and cramped f

democrat stacey abrams trying to win over voters by pledging more social benefits, among them health cnn's eva mccann has the story. >> reporter: a busy day for stacey abrams from atlanta, and athens, home of university of georgia, telling supporters at a labor union rally if elected, she'll work to expand medicaid, reinstate free technical college, work to address the growing number of hospital closures in the state. >> i'm here for the families in need of health care, that are being denied access because brian kemp will not expand medicate in the state of georgia. i'm here because right now in atlanta, there is a countdown to the closure of yet another level one trauma center, the sixth hospital to shut down under his failed leadership. we've got 19 more on the watch list, and i refuse to watch another hospital shut down. and that's why i intend to be the next governor of the great state of georgia. >> reporter: republican incumbent governor brian kemp, long opposed to medicaid expansion, saying it would be too costly, arguing he should get another four years in office for the way

ask stacey abrams showed women not believe their ultrasounds and instead believe stacey abrams?wer that for me. they cannot. that's great video. >> sharon as you look at this one of the things i think is missing and politics particularly as we are 43 days out is the vote voices of voters. people in the left say they don't even want to do debates. john fetterman, the democrat who says he doesn't really want to do them. but why would that be? >> i wish i knew. i wish will at a crystal ball that we knew why so many things happen. i do think education is so drastically needed and if you look at the polls in the world of education, where is the best education, i mean don't we, like 24th or 34th? i think it is not far down. the think that this great country are education level is so low. and also of course crime. the things that i don't understand is if president biden running again, won't he be about hundred and two? [laughter] >> harris: he turned 80 in november but he would be the oldest president for certain. >> sharon: why would anyone at 80 want that job? have a life, it's enoug

given that, how did raphael warnock and stacey abrams play that?d say all night long that herschel walker is nuts. but inflation falls on the incumbent. >> right, and i do think that they are at a minimum able to talk about things that certainly senator warnock can talk about things that democrats have done in washington, that he has done in washington, that he has brought to georgia as a result of being in the senate and can make an affirmative case as to why he should, he should be returned to the senate. there is a new poll out that has, if i'm remembering right, senator warnock now slightly above herschel walker and the latest poll. but as that poll, that poll number that you show there, with inflation being the number one concern, of 41% of people polled, a sort of the warning shot to georgia democrats, but also to democrats writ large that as much as there is this energy and passion behind the issue of abortion, and you know, republicans not being of the help themselves by continue to put the issue out there for people to continue to be passi

stacey abrams has never conceded. >> that was in 2018. twitter screen shots are forever.to come out of social media if you are a lawmaker or press secretary. i want -- why is it always peter doocy or jacqui heinrich asking the tough questions of this press secretary? no one else in that room knew that karine jean-pierre is an election denier? she said it. she offers no proof how. it must be condemned. >> bill: the conclusion of your point, dana, it can and will be held against you. >> dana: yes. >> it should. read back somebody's words and have them defend it. she said she knew the question was coming and she still had no lucid response. that's ridiculous. >> bill: she said she was talking about voting rights in georgia. >> that's not in the tweet. don't want to hear about drones. >> bill: 'tis the season. kathy griffin twets if you don't want a civil war, vote for democrats in november. if you do want civil war, vote republican. ted cruz said it is wrong. crazy hollywood lefty threatening civil war. today's left, angry, hateful and violent. >> bill: kathy griffin. holdin

for asell known and well loved among democrats as stacey abrams is in georgia, they are kind of polarizingome degree, they are still kind of center-right states. as much as the candidates fire of democrats, they fire up democratic opponents. polling has indicated steady, solid lea for camp in georgia, and greg abbott in texas. we talk about those races, even though gg abbott has had questions and problems in recent nths. he still looks like he is decently positioned this year. >> c geoff: what makes governors races different? kyle: there's a little more room to maneuver, if you are from a minority party in the state, to make some hay you maybe could make in a house or senate race. we have some outliers in the governorship. democrats have kentucky in louisiana, kansas we mentioned. we have republican governors in maryland, massachusetts, very blue states otherwise. you could sometimes as a member as may be a party that doesn't control the legislature, you could run a check on the legislature, sometimes you can geswept up in a wave environment and build an independent profile if you get elec

these -- democrats have given up on stacey abrams winning. georgia -- a lot of the myths about this election could come crashing down. >> martha: juan, what is your take on walker after he spoke over the weekend? >> i think, you know, it's very intriguing race to me. you have someone in the person of herschel walker who a third of his supporters say we wish that the republican party had nominated someone else. but right now he's holding on. he's strong among republican voters. the question is, how strong can he get in terms of reaching beyond that right now. that most recent poll that you cited from cbs has him leading among independents. he's also battling -- he's had a rough go of it. it's been a surprise. i mean, he's had to -- he admitted to having mental health issues. he's had the argument about the abusive behavior towards the wives, the numbers of children, deceptive about the number of children he has. even lately about, you know what he did with money raised for a foundation. so he's holding on despite all of that because i think re

brian kemp and stacey abrams. him. >> stacey, we're big fans. could we talk to you real quick? >> reporter: here in georgia, the future of abortion rights has become central to democratic nominee for governor stacey abrams' strategy to win in november. >> how much of an emphasis do you plan to put on abortion rights in the closing weeks of your campaign? >> it's going to be front and center. women deserve full ban. >> in 2019, georgia's incumbent club lieutenant governor, brian kemp, signed a bill into law that bans most abortions. when early cardiac activity is detected. usually, at around six weeks of pregnancy. the law was blocked until roe was overturned. emphasizing abortion rights as proved to be successful, for democratic house candidates, and republican leading alaska. and new york districts signaling the issue has likely energize democratic voters in the wake of the supreme court's decision. >> i definitely think this is something that people should be data -- showed 57% of likely voters say it is very im

stacey abrams is in a rematch with incumbent republican governor brian kemp. senator warnock is in a nail biter with nominee herschel walker. rich edson is following it live for us in washington this morning with the latest. good morning, rich. >> good morning. it is one of the closest senate races in the country. the polling over the past few weeks shows this contest is tightening. senator warnock, democrat, trying to hold his seat against former football star republican herschel walker. if neither secures at least 50% of the vote in this one it goes to a runoff. candidates are scheduled to debate in savannah october 14th. warnock wants to increase police funding for local departments that passed the house last week. warnock has been attacking walker on abortion. walker has said he wants a total ban, says he supports lindsey graeme's proposal to outlaw abortions after 15 weeks and calls warnock radical on the issue. abortion is also playing into georgia's governor race. governor kemp signed a law in 2019 that bans most abortions after heart activity is detect

senate race over incumbent raphael warnock and georgia governor brian kemp up six points over stacey abramsin terms of the herschel walker, raphael warnock race, this is the third poll in a row showing that herschel walker is gaining some ground, which is interesting. the question is why that race is so close to begin with though, bret. because, as you mentioned, there is another statewide race in georgia. the governor's race. the incumbent brian kemp against stacy abrams. he has been leading that race comfortably from the get-go. unusual to have two statewide races where one republican would be well ahead and the other would be struggling and that gets to the candidate quality issue here. herschel walker wasn't vetted. he is inexperienced. the question is whether he was the best person to nominate here. he is trump's candidate and the question going forward is, you know, whether brian kemp's lead against stacey abrams will be enough to bring herschel walker across the finish line. i think what republicans have going for them it's still early. only september. a couple months left. there cou

amy: we just have a minute, because of profiled stacey abrams and roberta kaplan. why?ted to have a black woman, white woman, somewhat at a big law firm, somebody and organizer. i think i just went every young person in the country who's going to law school to see something of themselves in one or another of these heroes. amy: roberta kaplan, people may not know, an attorney who took on the kkk, far right in charlottesville, where you live for so many years. your pivotal to her coming down here and suing them. >> she is someone who filed a wsuit in 2017 but did not go to trial until 2021 but got a masse $26 million judgment against white supremacists and nazis charlottesville. shows how the law is slow and takes a long time but at its best, you really can make us all freer and safer and restored unity to those who have been harmed. amy: dahlia lithwick, that you for being with us, covering the courts and the law for slate and hosting the podcast amicus. her new book is out, called "lady justice: women, the law, and the battle to save america." that does it for our show.

this is only the latest poll that shows him with a sizeable lead over stacey abrams. he's using the powers of incouple bans si for his re-election bid. many george began voters are siding with him. overall this poll also has some other bad news for georgia democrats. republican candidates for down ticket offices all face double digit deficits and joe biden's approval rating is at just 37%. >> wow hard to win with that. herschell walker has agreed to debate next month. he said this about his opponent. >> i'm a country boy, i'm not that smart he got to show up and embarrass me on october 14th i'm going to wait and show up and do my best. >> setting a mighty low bar. >> this is the classic game of lowering expectations. he wants to enter that october 14th debate with folks questioning whether he would you thor a sentence. if he holds his own voters and others will say he won the debate behind the scenes herschell walker is working. he spent hours working on it to him he's a football star, this gets his kpet testify juices flowing. >> good to see you, too. >>> it's peak h

coast who believed geoia could be a swing state who even after the theft of the governorship from stacey abrams through horrendous voter suppression two years ago cked themselves back up and through sheer grit and determination, fighting for their lives and the lives of their children made a way for their state and for our country. so there's a reckoning here for those ofs in philanthropy. what does it mean when the political and moral clarity of black women is unparalleled by any other group in this country and yet they're one of the least funded groups? what does it mean when native people were responsible for the margin of victory in so many states d are largely invisible to electoral donors? the margin of victory that people of color created in this election with women of color at the helm is not identity politics, it's math. and now there e white led groups out there who are doing excellent work. they're partnering brilliantly with communities of color and modeling, building the kind of multi-racial coalitions that were ultimately necessary to win this election and that will be necessary t

if you talk to the abrams campaign if you talk to stacey abrams herself she says she is not looking ats the biden coalition plus or minus a couple of other folks. she says she is talking to african-american men and her quote is this if african-american men vote for her, she wins. if she can expand the capacity of african-american men which she believes is the emerging electorate she wins this race. herein lies the challenge for her in the last election donald trump doubled his lead amongst african-american men. what is she going to do there? we will see what happens in that race. anybody who is predicting who wins these races, bret, i have got to tell you they are wrong. i think the american voter is still making up their minds. there is not just one issue. it's not just inflation. it's not just dobbs there is a lot of issues on the american voter's plate. they are still making their mind up and in georgia definitely making their mind up. >> bret: kimberley, the vice president was on meet the press and there are all kinds of things i could play for you. we will just play one of them he

people like stacey abrams, who literally is running again against the person who was secretary of stateers as possible to make it possible for any democrat to defeat him as governor. it definitely feels like a uphill climb. in your book, in writing and reading about this woman, do you come out as hopeful that we could survive as independent beings in a country that is, as you said, so theologically driven? >> i think it's fair to say, joy, that every single woman in this book, at some point, whether a hill or becca heller, who fought the travel ban, goes through this process of saying why am i enthralled to the system that is largely harmed women and people of color throughout history. exist in some sense to do that, and i think at some point, each land at a place that i land as well, which is that the rule of law is all we have. the law is imperfect, it's profoundly flawed. it was fluid from the beginning, but in the end, it is the thing that gives us ground, does give us sober fell, does give us roe v. wade. if you believe the argument that the universe pence towards justice, then the

raphael warnock leads his republican challenger her while republican governor brian kemp leads stacey abrams46%. nikole killion has the story. >> reporter: after flipping for president biden and helping to clinch the majority in the u.s. senate, georgia is once again on midterm minds. why do you think this race is so close, sir? >> i'll let the pundits, you know, do that. >> reporter: democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock gets higher marks than president biden from peach state voter, according to cbs news battleground tracker. they say they can they like how warnock handles himself compared to gop challenger her shell walker, giving himself more favorable ratings as someone who has good moral character, is a good role model. there. >> a huge difference between the two candidates. senator warnock has already proved himself. >> reporter: her shell, what is it you don't like? >> he is no warnock. >> reporter: the race has turned increasingly personal, with both candidates only recently agreeing to debate. >> we have debate around this place all the time. and if you're not ready for a deb

kyle: for as well known and well loved as stacey abrams and beto o'rourke are, they are polarizing.icular and georgia to a degree are center-right states. as much as those candidates fire up democrats, they also fire up republican opponents. polling has indicated steady, solid leads for kemp in georgia and greg abbott in texas. we talk about the incumbency in these races, although i think particularly abbott has had questions and problems in recent months. he still looks like he is decently positioned this year. geoff: what makes governors races different? across the country, places where there might be a democratic governor and a republican straight legislature and vice versa. kyle: there's a little more room to maneuver, if you are from a minority party in the state, to make some hay you maybe could make in a house or senate race. we have some outliers in the governorship. democrats have kentucky in -- kentucky and louisiana, kansas we mentioned. we have republican governors in maryland, massachusetts, very blue states otherwise. you could sometimes as a member of maybe a party th

and this is only the latest poll that shows him with a sizable lead over stacey abrams. he is using the powers incumbency to support his reelection bid, and many georgia voters are siding with him even some democrats and independents are backing his candidacy for a second term. overall, this poll also has some other bad news for georgia democrats. republican candidates for down-ticket officers as fail double-digit deficits, and joe biden's approval rating is at just 37% >> wow hard to win with that. herschel walker has agreed to debate next month, but he said this about his opponent, senator warnock. look >> i'm just a country boy. and he is a preacher he is a smart man, wearing his suits. so he is going show up and embarrass me at the debate october 14th, and i'm going to show up and do my best >> setting a mighty low bar. >> yes this is the classic game of lowering expectations. he wants to enter that october 14th debate with folks questioning whether he can even utter a sentence, so that if he holds his own, voters and others will think he won the debate i can tell yo