it s election day in america. voters across several states are heading to the polls with dozens of key offices on hot-button issues on the line. and the outcome could reveal the mood of the nation less than a year before the presidential election. actually, 363 days before november of 2024 to be exact. the ballot issues include abortion rights, marijuana legalization, taxes and foreign spending on elections. meantime, kentucky s democratic governor andy beshear is seeking a second term in that red state. virginia s republican governor glenn youngkin is hoping to take full control of the legislature in richmond. and a cousin of elvis presley is trying to shake things up in mississippi and become the first democratic governor there in nearly two decades. we ve got cnn political director david chalian here to break it all down. david, let s start with the key issues of abortion. yes. we re going to see abortion rights sort of through several of these states today, boris. in o
we are delivering and you think results matter. so now it s time to put it in the hands of the voters to ask them to send a team to richmond to work with me and not against me. i believe we will hold the house and flip the senate. we have demonstrated that s a license that voters should extend to us after 2021 where we swept in across the state races and flipped the house. that was virginia governor glenn youngkin on a consequential election day particularly in his state. today abortion rights are taking center stage in key races across america. in virginia the state legislature up for grabs. republicans are seeking full control in richmond as youngkin pushes to restrict abortion after 15 weeks. ohio voters deciding if abortion rights will be enshrined in that state s constitution. kentucky, a democrat is fighting for re-election in a deep red state. in mississippi the republican incumbent facing a tougher than expected challenge from elvis cousin. harry, you are not elv
today on inside politics, it s election day in america. key races in virginia, ohio, kentucky and mississippi could give us clues about the mood of the electorate with one year to go until voters pick a president. one big issue in all these races is abortion. democrats think it galvanizes voters still fearhouse about the dobbs decision, but nearly a year and a half later, does it pack the political punch it did in the midterms? the house is poised to vote on a resolution censoring a congresswoman for recent comments many see as anti-semitic. we ll talk to one of her colleagues about whether fellow dremocrats will standby her. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we begin with today s off-year election. issues like abortion and inflation are dominating today s races, along with how voters feel about both the man currently in the white house and the man who wants it back. we are in kentucky where governor ann beshear is fighting for reelection
america. abortion rights, the biden presidency and elvis presley s second cousin all facing tests today. israel is making new advances against hamas near gaza city. new reports of more tunnels being taken out and the israeli prime minister for the first time really talking about what comes after this war. ivanka trump set to take the stand in the fraud case against her father s business. the admissions that donald trump made in his testimony that could leave a mark. i m john berman with kate bolduan, sara sidner is off. cnn news central starts now. it is election day in america once again, my friends. thank you. you want to know where the country is headed in 2024? pay attention to today. candidates and issues on the ballot in key states that could be a barometer of what is to come. abortion rights have been a huge issue since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, a winning issue for democrats. today, ohio, a red state, will decide whether to enshrine abortion rig
all so much for joining us. we ll see you tomorrow live from atlanta, seen a news node, abby phillip starts right now right here in new york. are we watching an omen of what november may brain? that s tonight on newsnight cnn s breaking news good evening. i m abby phillip in new york moments ago, a major cnn projection in the race, the entire political world s attention has been fixated on tonight. jamaal bowman is now officially out of a job. the squad member losing two tonight to george latimer. it is an important marker and it shows the potential political power and parallel of the war in gaza. it also shows the candidates aren t taking a dramatic risk perhaps when they alienate jewish voters. bowman is younger, more high-profile. he s a key fixture was thought to be the ryzen wing of the democratic party alongside fellow new yorker alexandria ocasio-cortez, rachida to leave. and also ilhan omar but he is now on the losing end of the most expensive house primary in ame