millions have already cast their ballots with a showdown and battleground, pa. john fetterman adopter of squaring off in the first and only debate. plus, more pressure from the doj on two of the former presidents ex lawyers. as the january six committee sending signs it is not done. interviewing one of trump s closest confidants today. and kanye west, antisemitic comments costing him big time. meanwhile, hate speech is only getting louder across the country. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again. i m stephanie ruhle. it s the final phase of the mid term with the election now 14 days away. this was debate night for a key governors races in new york in michigan. the spotlight was on the state of pennsylvania. with a contest date could decide control of the senate. democratic senate candidate, john fetterman and republican, dr. mehmet oz faced off for the first and only debates. still showing signs of his recent stroke, which fetterma
literally not be closer. polls have been tightening for weeks, as republicans have edged into democratic gains that were made over the summer. tonight, debates just wrapped in races for new york governor and the senate, we ll have much more on that. but before, that it s worth remembering exactly how we got, here considering how much of a rollercoaster of an election year it has been. remember a few months ago on june 7th, when the city of san francisco shocked the country, when it recalled its progressive district attorney. the campaign against him had framed his criminal justice reform platform is somehow soft on crime, provoking backlash among san franciscans. that local election in blue blue california, was held up as a canary in the coal mine for democrats. the party, according to them, had a crime problem that republicans would seize on in an election year, when that already favored republicans. and here were some of those headlines. progressive backlash in california,
does everything he can to make time for his family and his son. and his daughter. from one coal mining family to another. it s a chance to carry on a tradition! special thanks to my dear friend tom yarmulkes for sharing that story! and i really hope my friend rex chapman is watching tonight. that s the best of kentucky right there. and as we like to say here, at the 11th hour, in a world where you can be anything. be kind! it certainly pays off! and on that note, i wish you all a very good night! from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, i want to thank you for staying up late with us! and i will see you at the end of tomorrow. t the en of tomorrow. we re just two weeks away from the midterm elections, in the battle for control of congress in the state houses could