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hobbes. "state of the union" starts right now. ? prices surge. more bad news on inflation just weeks from election day. >> folks are still struggling. we cant kid ourselves about that. >> how long will prices stay high? and will voters trust the president to fix it? white house economic adviser cecilia rouse is next. midterm match-ups, as voters start to cast their ballots, well look at two key contests. arizona governors race with republican kari lake and democratic katie hobbs. >...

a reminder that election date is november 8th, everyone. chris, thank you as always. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us at home tonight. were just two weeks away from the midterm elections, in the battle for control of congress in the state houses could really could not be closer. polls have been tightening for weeks, as republicans have edged into democratic gains that were made over the summer. tonight, debates just wrapped in races for your governor and the senate, well have ...

literally not be closer. polls have been tightening for weeks, as republicans have edged into democratic gains that were made over the summer. tonight, debates just wrapped in races for new york governor and the senate, well have much more on that. but before, that its worth remembering exactly how we got, here considering how much of a rollercoaster of an election year it has been. remember a few months ago on june 7th, when the city of san francisco shocked the country, when it recal...

documents seized from mar-a-lago. stand by. we have details. also tonight, former president trump lashes out at the january 6th select committee but doesnt reveal if hell comply with the new subpoena from the committee. this as cnn obtains exclusive extended footage of congressional leaders trying to work around trump as they scrambled to secure the u.s. capitol during the riot. even after a week of deadly russian attacks, ukrainian forces are making major gains in the occupied khers...

today. first, here we go again. gas prices on the rise. the white house appears powerless to stop it. dont say we didnt warn you. im bill hemmer. dana has the day off. big welcome back to sandra. >> sandra: couldnt think of a better way to start my tuesday with william hemmer. here we go. im sandra smith, this is "americas newsroom."enter the presidents strategy of tapping the strategic oil reserves appears to be falling flat. were watching gas prices up to $3.80 at the national averag...

vulnerable are other u.s. cities? ill speak with fema administrator deanne criswell next. plus, rematch? president biden gives a stark warning to americans ahead of the midterms. >> donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism. >> as we learn more about donald trumps handling of classified material, three ex-advisers to the former president will join us. hello, im dana bash and the state of our union is hitting the campaign trail. happy labor day weekend. the unoffi...

nearly a week without running water as the citys supply returns, it is still not drinkable. >> this is a really complex situation. >> whos to blame and how vulnerable are other u.s. cities? ill speak with fema administrator deanne criswell next. plus, rematch? president biden gives a stark warning to americans ahead of the midterms. >> donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism. >> as we learn more about donald trumps handling of classified material, three ex-advise...

spur the justice department to launch a criminal case. >> nobody wants an organized crime prosecution where the d.o.j. lawyers or prosecutors go after foot soldiers and lieutenants but dont go after the people that are ordering the crimes and putting all of the criminal events into motion. so, i agree with that. you know, i think that as a matter of justice it is just wrong to punish the people that are seduced by a criminal mastermind but not the mastermind himself or herself. >> the ...

2020 director of press communications and the former campaign surrogate president biden. >> sandra: new york republican gubernatorial candidate zelden hitting the trail one day after he was attacked on stage by a man trying to stab him. quite something to see that video. >> john: the video no question is shocking. well get reaction as well. lawmaker talking to reporters last hour about the shocking experience, and the need to reform bail laws. put the suspect back on the streets shortl...

4095, that is how many lawsuits former president donald trump or his organization, has been involved in, according to usa today. and they cover everything from defamation, contract disputes, personal injury, and more. and they spanned three decades. donald trump has been the defendant in almost 2000 of those civil suits. but the former president has never been a defendant in a criminal trial. if that changes, the trump playbook we have grown so familiar with, the path he nears, the ven...