night. the marquee race clearly is this one in pennsylvania in the keystone swing state of pennsylvania. you have dr. oz versusday mccormick versus kathy barnett. the top three on the gop side to replace senator pat toomey who is retiring. many scratched their heads over how the pennsylvania gop party oversaw this whole thing and why they would have allowed it to become a battle, a three-way battle. they each have 20% in the layest polls. now it s down to the wire on the gop side. early on, a big battle for the nod from the former president. that went to dr. oz. that was a move that some conservatives said was a mistake. tonight we ll see who is right about the dr. oz pick on the part of the former president. on the democrat side, the person that hopes to flip that senate seat from republican to democrat is john fedderman. he s in the hospital with a stroke said to be recovering. he won t be there for tonight s big celebration if that s what he has to celebrate this evening.
rich? hey, good afternoon, charles. john fedderman s campaign is hosting his watch pear here in the pittsburgh area tonight. fedderman won t be there. he s been in hospital since friday with a stroke. his campaigned released the statement saying john fedderman is about to undergo a standard procedure to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator. should help protect his heart and address the underlying cause of his heart by regulating his heart rate and rhythm. his campaign released this photo showing the progressive democrat cast an emergency absentee ballot from the hospital in lancaster. he expected to be back soon on the campaign trail that only happens if his wins his primary today. he s against congressman conor lamb. he s a centrist candidate. the top tear republicans voted in peer today. dr. mehmet awed and david mccormick and kathy barnett. president trump released a robo call asking people to vote for dr. oz. barnette hit back. he s not jesus. so he gets to be wro
a lot of drama between those two. thanks, gillian turner covering that for us. that is the story for this tuesday. thanks for being with us today. have a great afternoon. look forward to seeing you here tomorrow. the story goes on. see you then. the sun is shining on us. i feel really good it s in the hands of pennsylvanians. this choice is high stakes. high stakes indeed. republicans squaring off as voters head to the polls in pennsylvania. i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. she is your world. five states holding primaries across the united states. the one that is catching everybody s attention is in pennsylvania. rich edson has more.