youngstown wouldn t have lost 50,000 jobs and those steel workers would not be coming up to me telling me you failed them. ohio senate nominees tim ryan and jd vance face off in youngstown and they weren t the only ones to hit the debate stage last night. we re taking a look at georgia and utah as well. in ukraine, more russian strikes in kyiv this morning. this time appearing to target the country s electrical infrastructure. we ll have the latest from the war-torn country. and also this morning, the trump organization is facing new scrutiny after documents show the company charged the secret service more than $1.4 million for agents accommodations while protecting the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 18. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. insults and accusations flew last night at the final ohio senate debate between congressman tim ryan and jd vance, the two clashing on everything from a
please follow the show at jdbalart msnbc. thank you for your time. peter alexander picks up with more news right now. good morning. i am peter alexander here in washington. parts of ukraine are under fire in the dark and running low on water as russia unleashes a new barrage of air strikes overnight. president zelenskyy says 30% of his country s power stations are destroyed by russia part of what he says is vladimir putin s strategy to plunge ukraine into brutal conditions just as winter approaches. we are in ukraine with the very latest ahead. plus, just 21 days out from the midterms, president biden is going to put the spotlight on a crucial issue the democrats hope will motivate their voters. abortion rights. and he is ready to make this promise. codifying roe v. wade into law will be his first big legislative priority in the new congress. if he hopes that ll be enough to keep control of congress in democratic hands, that actually may hinge on a series of other issues. r
youngstown wouldn t have lost 50,000 jobs and those steel workers would not be coming up to me telling me you failed them. ohio senate nominees tim ryan and jd vance face off in youngstown and they weren t the only ones to hit the debate stage last night. we re taking a look at georgia and utah as well. in ukraine, more russian strikes in kyiv this morning. this time appearing to target the country s electrical infrastructure. we ll have the latest from the war-torn country. and also this morning, the trump organization is facing new scrutiny after documents show the company charged the secret service more than $1.4 million for agents accommodations while protecting the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, october 18.
democratic hands, that actually may hinge on a series of other issues. right now it appears it s the economy and inflation are top of mind for voters, giving republicans an edge for the electoral jump ball. the sharpening stakes of what happens in november were on display last night in a three way clash of candidates in ohio, georgia, and utah. jd and his extreme crew, they want to have a national abortion ban. if you were half as good of a legislator as you pretend to be, youngstown wouldn t have lost 50,000 jobs. ms. abrams is going to lie about my record because she doesn t want to talk about her own. i have to have conversations with the entirety of georgia. i don t have the luxury of being part of a good old boys club i believe in this document. senator lee that is been doing this thing with his pocket constitution for the last several years. senator lee, it is not a prop. we start out with our reporters spread out in those