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greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. >> he blames candidate quality. but whos to blame for that? were going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the partys escalating rhetoric. were going to start, though, with that affidavit and the dojs investigation....

. this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone, and welcome, im phil mattingly with erica hill in new york. poppy is off today. right now, secretary antony blinken back in the war zone in israel. we are expecting blinken to speak in just moments after meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet. >> blinkens trip comes as one of the most intense nights. we watched rockets and missiles rain down live on cnn as flares list up the night sky. blinken, preside...

right now. an extraordinary new israeli offensive in the skies of gaza -- >> youre probably going to see a significant reenforcement of israeli ground forces did occur. >> israeli officials saying that they have encircled gaza city. >> cut the north off from the south. >> fears of a second war along israels northern border intensifying, the leader of hezbollah is expected to break his silence. >> hezbollah fighters saying their fingers are on the trigger. >> you have secretary of sta...

Desk says that democratic governor j.b.pritzker will win. >> tim ryan against j.d. vance is performing well. if you look at the vote total coming in, we dont have all of it to make a projection, but it is neck and neck in ohio, a red-leaning state. >> hes run a campaign, the race is not over, hes run a campaign on the economy, on helping everyday ohioans get to higher ground, make life better for their kids. thats the kind of campaign that democrats, when they did win in ohio and pennsylvania co...

Candidate quality. mcconnell didnt name names, but its plain to see who hes concerned about. lets start with a quartet of republican candidate who hand picked by donald trump in crucial senate races, dr. oz in pennsylvania. you just mentioned j.d. vance in ohio. thats a red-leaning state. it should not be this difficult for republicans to hold on, but in part because of a new candidate, it is. theres herschel walker in georgia. a candidate that mcconnells advisers have long had concerns about, a...

The conversations but a scale. trump calls it a victory when someone comp lmt lm lmts his ti >> thats the fire in the room. he will tell us over and over again that hes hugely popular. >> were looking at president trump, louisiana. these results coming out. there is something for him to put maybe in his column based on he is getting a runoff when some folks did not think this was going to happen. >> im not sure why. louisiana has typically been a red-leaning state. i think the reason the current...

Are we to assume from the fact that they are sending the first lady as a surrogate to arizona? >> glad you asked about that, brian. that is the other really big story today. the math, if you look at most of the polls including our latest polls shows secretary clinton has opened up a pretty sizable lead. our poll shows her with an 11 fi -point lead leading 20 points among women in the wake of these controversies donald trump is dealing with. she is sending the first lady to arizona big headline t...

Lady as a surrogate to arizona? >> glad you asked about that, brian. that is the other really big story today. the math, if you look at most of the polls including our latest polls shows secretary clinton has opened up a pretty sizable lead. our poll shows her with an 11 -point lead leading 20 points among women in the wake of these controversies donald trump is dealing with. she is sending the first lady to arizona big headline today. shes also sending bernie sanders, as well as chelsea clinton...