crash saying republicans will crash the economy if they win control of congress in 12 days. plus the january #th committee closing in, new this hour, the key testimony the panel is pursuing which could be its final act. the new data that should quiet questions about the u.s. in a recession but can it stop the federal reserve from a new big hike in interest rates. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman, 12 days left until the midterm elections and president biden is sharpening his closing argument. you re looking live pictures talking about his administration s toefrts get the economy back on track, he s expected to poimt to new data showing that economy bounced back in third quarter and it grew at an annual 2.6%, biden has called the economy strong as hell and he s trying to convince voters who believe the opposite that democrats should stay in p power. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is live on the scene in syracuse, jeremy, what can we expect from
default. again, read this. that s what they re saying. unless we yield to their demands to cut social security and medicare, they re determined to cut social security and medicare and they re willing to take down the economy over it. there is nothing, nothing that would create more chaos or do more damage to the american economy than that happening if it were to happen. let me close with this. it s been a rough few years for a lot of people i grew up with, hard-working americans. for a lot of families things are still tough. but there are some bright spots where america s reasserting itself. i ve asked ceos including micron and ceos in many other countries the following question when i spoke to the business round table, spoke to the chamber of commerce, national chamber of commerce. when the united states government decides to invest considerable resources in new industry that we need to build up for our national security and economic well-being, does that encourage or discourage