hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? you have 60 seconds. s as i said, that s a lie. i put it in a book. one thing about my life, i ve been very transparent. not like the senator. he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there would
cnn s rahel solomon wraps up the week on wall street and looks at the big market drivers in the days ahead. reporter: another week, another bumpy ride on wall street, the dow closing lower friday by nor than 400 points, although it ended the week higher. not so for the s&p and nasdaq, which both ended the week in the red. the week also brought with it two hotter than expected inflation reports. both the producer price index which measures wholesale inflation, and the consumer price index rose more than expected for the month of september. prices rose 0.3% monthly. costs continue to rise in essential categories like shelter, medical care, and food. the report illustrating that inflation has spread beyond volatile categories like food and energy. core inflation, which strips away those two category, rose 0.6% in cement or 6% annually, a fresh 40-year high. the high inflation also reflected in separate government data released on friday,
stand up to foreign leaders. we need people that s going to stand up for people in georgia. reporter: on friday, both candidates said they would accept the results of the election. walker was also asked about crime and took the opportunity to make a string of claims about senator warnock, accusing warnock of not supporting the police, who gave this rebuttal. we will see time and time again tonight as we ve already seen that my opponent has a problem with the truth. [ applause ] and just because he says something doesn t mean it s true. i have supported our police officers. i ve called them and i ve prayed with their families. you can support police officers as i ve done through the cops program, through the invest to protect program, while at the same time holding police officers, like all professions, accountable. one thing i have not done, i ve never pretended to be a police officer. [ applause ] and i ve never i ve never
he s hid things. but at the same time, i said that s a lie. cnn s eva mcken joining me live from savanna, where the debate took place. this will be their only debate. no promises there would be another within the next three days or so, so toll us how they did. reporter: good afternoon from beautiful savannah, fred. both sides claiming victory this morning as expected. senator warnock spent much of the debate playing up his bipartisan policy achievements in congress while walker worked overtime to try to tie warnock to president biden. here s our recap. democratic senator raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker are in a contentious georgia senate race with u.s. senate control at stake. it is time to get under way. reporter: the georgia candidates debated friday night. walker, running on a family values platform currently