it isn t just because opec plans to cut oil production. more on the refinery issues in the u.s. that are also contributing. and what we just heard from the president. also this morning, we re following the growing scrutiny of hershel walker scrambling to respond to another bombshell just 33 days out from the midterms. the daily beast reports that the staunchly antiabortion former football star not only urged a woman to have an abortion in 2009, but he also had a child with her, casting doubt on his insistence that he doesn t know who she is. it s a story nbc news has not confirmed and one that walker is also denying saying overnight, quote, there s no truth to this or any other daily beast report. now he s out with a brand-new ad about his mental health battle. we ll talk about that and the rest of the story with the daily beast reporter who broke it all. that s where we start today. yamiche alcindor is in georgia. also joining us, the daily beast reporter who broke the sto
it isn t just because opec plans to cut oil production. more on the refinery issues in the u.s. that are also contributing. and what we just heard from the president. also this morning, we re following the growing scrutiny of hershel walker scrambling to respond to another bombshell just 33 days out from the midterms. the daily beast reports that the staunchly antiabortion former football star not only urged a woman to have an abortion in 2009, but he also had a child with her, casting doubt on his insistence that he doesn t know who she is. it s a story nbc news has not confirmed and one that walker is also denying saying overnight, quote, there s no truth to this or any other daily beast report. now he s out with a brand-new ad about his mental health battle. we ll talk about that and the rest of the story with the daily beast reporter who broke it all. that s where we start today.
including ted cruz, as well as tommy tuberville of alabama. these are the kinds of things that i expect to hear from senator warnock at his rally a little bit later today down the street in savannah where i am right now. i would not discount that at all, yes, yamiche is right and we ve seen evidence that many voters are not moved by it, probably not most voters, moved by this. but this is georgia. you don t have to move a couple you know, several percentage points for it to matter. even moving tens of thousands of votes could be the difference between defeat and victory in a state this close that decided control of the chamber in 2020. may well do so again this time around. and that s why the story matters. it goes to the question of honesty and trust and character which democrats have already been attacking hershel walker for on the air and it also adds a question of political hypocrisy for a candidate who is talking about banning abortion, aligning with the movement that likens it
remarkable. i want everyone to know that. she s truly brave and it s been quite amazing. she s fearless. she s been very kind to me in sharing her story and being able to back it up. yes, i ve spoken to the woman at length. we have, you know, ample information that that corroborates exactly who she is. the campaign can definitely find out who she is if walker is not pointing it out to them. get him to show you the check. just look up his bank statement, you ll see it right there. you heard reporting that state republicans are maybe stepping back a little bit, a little reticent. but national republicans are jumping to walker s defense including senator ted cruz. let s listen to jeff duncan last night on cnn. if we re being honest, hershel walker won the primary
yamiche alcindor is in georgia. also joining us, the daily beast reporter who broke the story and the host of simone on msnbc and former chief spokesperson for vice president harris. good morning to all of you and thanks for being with us. ahead of this scheduled walker campaign event, he did publicly speak out this morning. what can we expect to hear from him today? reporter: good morning. i m here in georgia about three hours outside of atlanta. a deeply red part of the state. and it s here that hershel walker is expected to come to hold a campaign event. he s been denying these claims that he paid a woman who was carrying his child to have an abortion. he s also been denying that even after the daily beast reported that this woman is a mother of his children. he s saying this is an attack by democrats and he s going to go on and win this election. take a listen to what hershel