burnett. outfront the final count down. the first polls opening just hours from now. control of congress and president biden s agenda are on the line. already 41 million people have cast their ballots in early voting. that s a remarkable number. tomorrow at this time we ll be standing by for the first results. this is one of the most consequence midterm contests ever. candidates across the country are at this late hour making their final pitch to voters in these hours before election day polls themselves open. in pennsylvania, a state where three presidents have descended over the past two days, republican senate candidate mehmet oz and democrat john fetterman are about to hold duelling rally and in ohio, former president trump is about to take the stage for his senate pick. seven are toss-ups or slightly tilt republican or democrat and flip it over, we ll show you the house, 20 races in 14 states ares to are toss ups there, across from coast to coast. jeff zeleny is live
. remember, the power in america lies where it always does, in your hands, the hands of the people. it s election day in america. the only thing that could get you singing at 5 a.m. i am a little delirious. it s 5 a.m. good morning, everybody. how are you doing? i m excited to see what happens today. me, too. we talk so much about the speculation, the day before the mid-terms is the worse and now we find out what s decided. this is a marathon. we re going to be here for a long time so get used to our faces, everybody. thanks for joining us. polls begin to open in less than 2 hours. 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are on the line. so, too, is democracy. with election deniers poised to win key races or refuse to accept losses. cnn reporters are on the ground in the key battleground states this morning and here in the studio, our team has our eyes all over these critical races as well. americans are not just choosing candidates today. they re also weighin
for six mayors. if you stand up for me, i will stand up for you. it s important now that we get it right this time. if you don t get it right we re not gonna recognize this country tomorrow. one thing i will absolutely always get right is making sure that we stand for the important things in washington d.c.. welcome to our viewers in the states and around the. world i m in new york, it s not 1 am on the u.s. east coast. officially election day in america. republicans are more confident than they have been to this point. that is saying something. control both houses of congress. democrats are playing defense here. traditionally blue states to rising crime, president joe biden s lower approval right. republicans have had the best chance in house of representatives. gop they would bring an end to gop speaker who would most likely go to republican. republicans were taken troll i ve just won t see. georgia, nevada, pennsylvania all are toss-ups right now. arizona s leading d
know. we do, indeed. pennsylvania candidate john fetterman suing in court to try to keep thousands of mail-in ballots from not being counted. he wants them counted. we ll explain why. the issue, they were not properly dated. an exclusive cnn interview. house speaker nancy pelosi sitting down for the first time after that attack on her husband paul pelosi in her san francisco home. weighing in whether or not it s going to affect her on political future. we ll get to to that. let s see. 6:00 a.m. polls other in connecticut, kentucky if you re there, living on sirius, have your phone out. new york here good to see you. opening in 30 minutes in ohio and north carolina. ohio, though, democrat tim ryan and trump-backed j.d. vance locked in a senate race. the president said it well. we got to get out there and run up the score on these guys, because we need to win and win big and take our country back. that s why these elections are so important. especially taking on such
occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a