we ve called on the dprk to refrain from further provocations and engage in a sustained and substantive dialogue. this is something we ve proposed going back many months. if they continue going down this road, it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation, increase the steps that are taken in response to their actions. let s go live to cnn s paula hancocks in south korea for us. another missile launch overnight. what do we know about this strike group being moved into the waters between japan and the korean peninsula? reporter: well, christine, the information we are getting at this point is coming from the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea. they say that the u.s.s. ronald regan is back in korean waters and has been carrying out naval drills with the south korean and japanese destroyer this afternoon, this thursday. now it was just last week when there were naval drills which angered pyongyang and they are now back in the waters just up the east
brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. we are 15 days away from the midterm elections and u.s. voters are hitting the polling booths nice and early. almost 7.3 million ballots have been cast in 39 states so far. florida and georgia, critical battlegrounds, reporting huge numbers. not so great news, complaints of voter intimidation in arizona. two armed men were seen in tactical gear according to the election department. the men left when deputies sh showed up. this afternoon, merrick garland responded to that incident with a pledge t
the clerk will report the vote. mr. chairman on this vote there are nine ayes and zero noes. the resolution is agreed to. he is not coming, but that could change. i m going to punch him out. waiting for this, for trespassing on the capital grounds. i m going to punch him out, i m going to go to jail, and i m going to be happy. a subpoena against a former president and never before seen footage, including that of lawmakers scrambling to save the capital. i m brianna keilar, john berman is off this morning. alex marquardt is here with us. great to be here. the january 6th committee, having their final hearing before the midterms to show all roads lead back to donald trump. the committee voting unanimously to subpoena him. he wanted to stay in power, and now we wanted to hear from him. president biden said he believes the work of the january 6th committee, will lead to real change. in the meantime, former president trump fired back saying he will have his ans
circuit didn t have the jurisdiction to act when it did. and now they want the supreme court to step in. notably, this request from trump s team goes directly to justice clarence thomas. but that is actually because he oversees all petitions that come in from the 11th circuit. it is likely here that justice thomas will refer this to the full court to decide this issue. but anderson, we have seen trump appeal to the supreme court several times in the next few years, with little success. it was just earlier this year that the justices allowed the january 6th select committee to gain access to the white house record, notably justice thomas dissented from that. and back in 2020, they ruled that they could not block his financial documents from prosecutors in new york. so this was filed as an emergency order, the justices could potentially rule pretty quickly after the doj response to this early next week on tuesday. what does it mean for the justice departments investigation, t
we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections. as campaign 22 is hitting the home stretch, democrats are also facing economic headwinds. i am worried about the level of voter turnout, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. elections are about the future. they re about the economy. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than the economy. it s about both. how much is the economy and the rising prices going to impact your vote in november? it s a lot to do with it. because our economy has got you have control. reporter: so the cost of living is just high. exactly, that s the biggest impact. everything s high. you know, rent, you know, gas, food, all of it it s inflated. i m pamela brown and you are live in the cnn newsroom . just 16 days from now, the dust will be settling in the nation s midterm elections, when voters will decide which party they want to control the house and senate. and polls show voter inte