i m yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur. we are going to begin with breaking news on capitol hill. we got a lot to get to. the january 6th committee officially subpoenaing former president trump, we want to go right to capitol hill as we re kind of weeding through this 10-page document that we re getting in the last few minutes or so. ali, let s talk about this. because we re looking at two specific dates, right? we have november 4th, in which the documents that were requested by the january 6th committee, from the former president, that is the due date. and then november 14th, on or about they say november 14th, they expect the president, the former president to show up for deposition testimony. what else stands out to you? what else can you talk us through with this? the dates are of course the dates that we will first pay attention to in terms of being able to see where the former president will be complying with this subpoena request. the fact that one comes before the m
u.s. midterm elections and each of the last three u.s. presidents is on the campaign trail to rally voters in hopes of winning power in congress. record heat across the u.s., over 70 high-temperature records are expected to be broken across the country on monday. a surprising admission by iran, how they ve helped russia with the war in ukraine, after weeks of denial. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harak. they may potentially shift the balance of power in congress after voting. this tuesday, every single seat in the house will be at play while in the senate, 35 positions are up for grabs. right now, democrats controlled both chambers by a thin margin and if republicans take control of either one, they could restrict president joe biden s agenda for the next two years. the outcome could be decided in any one of these six states. five of them are battlegrounds that mr. biden flipped in 2020, including georgia where early voting numbers have been
top of the hour. i m jim sciutto. crucial midterm elections less than a week away and president biden sounding at alarm, warning that democracy itself is on the ballot next week highlighting the threat from election deniers. today biden made two notable appearances. campaigning in new mexico and california. other big names on the trail, vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump. he s stumping across several states in the final days of the race hitting iowa, ohio and florida. however, it is pennsylvania that is gaining a lot of attention from several surrogates. a hotly contested race there could determine the balance of power in the senate, a once healthy lead for john fetterman lead has now narrowed with polling showing just a slight edge over mehmet oz. our reporters and correspondents are at the white house and on the trail ahead of the midterms. let let s begin at the white house with m.j. lee. this is a closing message ahead of the mid terps. it was
hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. just over two weeks until the midterm election decides who controls congress. voters are turning out in big numbers across the country to cast their ballots early. so far nearly 6 million people have already voted in the midterm elections. and in georgia, more than 660,000 voters have already cast their ballots. that number is not far off the early voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election and more than a quarter million more than the early voting turnout for the 2018 midterms. candidates are also on the campaign trail today stumping for votes and blasting the airwaves with ads hoping to sway voters. what are the candidates doing to distinguish themselves, dan? reporter: you re absolutely right. it has tightened over the few weeks. we ve seen a number of polls that show john fetterman losing the almost double-digit lead he had over the summer. dr. otz appeared on fox news this morning and talked a
information classified at the highest levels. for context that s more than twice the amount that had been handed over in june after a grand jury subpoena. some documents were so sensitive government officials needed a higher level of security clearance just to review them. the doj says government records were likely concealed and removed and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government s investigation. we will find out what that could mean and why those seized passports may actually be relevant after all. here is what we don t know at this hour, how will trump s team respond? they have until 8:00 p.m. tonight and how will the judge rule after that special master hearing tomorrow? the doj says a special master would, quote, significantly harm important governmental interests, including national security interests. we will dig into all of that and more with our team of reporters and analysts. let s bring in nbc s julie ainsley former u.s. attorney barbara mcquaid