saying in a new interview about his reelection campaign, concerns about his age, and where this debt ceiling standoff goes next. plus, you have to see this one to believe it, former president donald trump s video deposition in the defamation lawsuit against him. he defends he is access hollywood comments on even insults the attorney asking the questions. the impact the testimony could have on the jury as the civil trial comes to an end. we have a lot to talk about, so let s get started. we are going to dig into president biden s new interview with msnbc stephanie ruhle in just a few moments. but first, is the supreme court compromised? more stunning reports about conservative justice clarence thomas have many americans and democrats calling for greater oversight on the judicial body. we cited think statements that billionaire gop, harlan crow, paid for thomas s nephew to attend boarding school. that same day, the washington post detailed correspondents in 2012, between former
easter sunday from new york. i m fredricka whitfield and we begin this hour in the middle east, where israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israel s defense forces releasing a video it says shows strikes on a syrian military compound radar systems and artillery posts. the strikes were launched after israel says rockets were fired from syria toward the golan heights and in the west bank today, a funeral was held for two two british israeli sisters who were killed in an attack on friday. days of violence erupted following an israeli police raid on the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem last week. cnn s fred pleitgen is in jerusalem fred what s the latest? fredricka. well, certainly pretty big incident that happened there today on the border with syria when you had those rockets that came flying over from syrian territory, the israel defense forces say they say that those came flying towards the golan heights, which, of course are held by israel and t
wisconsin showing no clear leader in the democrat mandela barnes. pennsylvania with democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman, very narrowly ahead of dr. mehmet oz, just outside the margin of error. time to square the importance of this day, we learned today that former president obama will be campaigning their final weekend before election day. party officials familiar with the planning telling cnn they ve got appearances scheduled for pittsburgh and philadelphia with the possibility of having more. early voting is underway there, and 38 other states. so, far turnout has been heavy 2018, midterms with nearly 7. 3 million ballots already cast. with, it we ve already seen multiple reports of voter intimidation, including two armed men dressed in tactical gear spotted about a drop box in mesa, arizona, friday night. attorney general merrick garland was asked about it this afternoon. to prevent, to guarantee a free and fair vote by everyone was qualified to vote. and
working to combat asian hate, go to cnnheroes.com. good morning, everyone. welcome to new day. i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we have new video on what happened on january 6th including chilling conversation between nancy pelosi and vice president mike pence. new details about the shooting in south carolina. what we re learning about the victims and the potential charges the shooter could face. and we re going to take you inside the battle of kherson in ukraine, a fight that could be critical to the ukrainian counteroffensive. and ian s devastation on full dissplay on florida s farms. the impact that the storm is having on the state s citrus crops and the families who depend on it. welcome to the weekend. good morning. we are so grateful to have you this saturday, october 15th. great to start it with you as well, amara. we re right in the middle of october. 16 days until halloween. looking forward to it. always good to be with you,
telling you about. more important than predicted polls is what people are already doing. 32 million people have now voted. this is election week like we told you it would be. it outpaces the early vote number at the same point in the mid-terms of the trump era. president biden delivered an address on the high stakes amidst the maga supporters. not all but some republicans have done to their great disgrace, minimize or joke about an attempted murder at the home of the speaker of the house. this is the era we are living through. this is where i update you about the vote, i have to tell you as part of the news that the husband of the speaker of the house is out of the hospital tonight after the attempted murder now charged at the state and federal level. meanwhile, more information also emerging about republican efforts that many people warn are main lining violence, that go beyond political speech or the zealous political speech. quote, be ready to do hand-to-hand combat with t