and donald trump's contentious testimony. did he help or hurt in his fraud case. and new revelations from benjamin netanyahu, who could patrol gaza after the war and what could trigger a pause in fighting there. good day to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is tuesday, november 7. one hour from now, voters will be voting as the first polls open in a remarkably consequential election considering it is an off year. abortion on center stage in the state level races, none more so than ohio where issue one would enshrine the right to abortion in the state's constitution. ohio supreme court also weighing a law that would ban abortion after six weeks. abortion rights groups are urging a yes vote to protect the current 22 week limit. >> shall i e could be your neig niece, sister or daughter. but if she is raped or gets pregnant, a law in ohio would force her to have the child with no exception. >> in virginia, democrats hope their defense of abortion rights will help them win control of the house of delegates. virginia republicans on the other hand spotlighting crime as their best hope to take the state senate. >> michael fagans is endorsed by radicals who want to release murderers and rapists from prison. and karen greenhall is endorsed by virginia law enforcement. >> in kentucky andy baseshear hoping to keep his seat in that deeply red state and mississippi looking at republican tate reeves facing a tougher than expected challenge from brandon presley. fun fact about him, he is elvis' second suzcousin. let's bring in michelle price. thank you so much for being here on what is a big day here in electoral politics. let's start with abortion rights because this obviously is something that democrats have seen pay dividends for them after dobbs overturned roe v. wade. and they really are counting on it here. it is obviously on the ballot directly in ohio. but in virginia, you know, i'm not sure if you live in this media market, i see all the ads in northern virginia, it is relentless and endless as both republicans and democrats have been campaigning on this issue. how do you see it playing out? >> what is interesting about this, virginia we have the entire legislature up for election. and the argument that abortion rights supporters are making is basically -- we have two chambers there. and one controlled by democrats, one by republicans. argument is if you give republicans full control of the 2k3w0e6789, this will be a change for abortion rights in virginia. this is one of the few southern state that has not passed abortion restrictions after dobbs. but democrats are using this as kind of a proxy for 2024 to see if this is messaging that they can continue into those races across the country next year. >> and we saw some tough polling for president biden come out over the weekend that has the white house hand wringing about the presidential race. in the midterm elections, he had rough numbers then as well, the president, and democrats did many would argue better than expected anyway in terms of keeping the house majority, yes, it went to republicans but by a much smaller margin than a lot of people expected. what kind of signals are you looking for as results start to roll in tonight that will tell us what the landscape might look like as people prepare to head to the polls next year? >> what is interesting is last year's midterm elections, donald trump or donald trump's presence kind of loomed large over a lot of those races. there are candidates that he endorsed, sometimes they were further to the right than more moderate republicans. and in the wake of a lackluster showing, that took a lot of blame. this off year elections are kind of trump-free. even though he is in the news almost every day with his court cases, abortion is really the only national issue we're seeing throughout all of these. and in kentucky, andy beshear has separated himself from president biden so we're not seeing a direct link to joe biden's popularity in kentucky, but republicans are trying to tie into that. donald trump did hold tele rallies last night for tate reeves and daniel cameron, but those were quiet phone rallies. so it won't give us a great sense of how the 2024 presidential race will go with those candidates. but for the issues of abortion and party as a whole, we could look for signs there. >> and let's talk about glenn youngkin. not on the ballot himself this time, but he is definitely staking his political future on the results. and as we kind of outline, basically we're looking to see do republicans take total control of the state legislature in virginia in a way that would potentially as you alluded to allow them to pass an abortion ban. we've talked about how important that is. youngkin said if we succeed, i'll think about running for president. he wants to see what happens in virginia first. if things do go well for republicans in virginia, i mean, i have no doubt that there will be a little bubble of talk about what is glenn youngkin going to do, is he going to get into the primary race. but i'm not sure it will made a difference in a republican field that has seen donald trump dominant basically throughout. what are you looking for from the virginia governor? >> i mean, we are looking to see if he is successful by taking this, you know, the credit in the flip if there is a flip that he would have to immediately start working to travel outside of virginia, to file for some of these states. he has already missed the filing deadlines for new hampshire, the second primary, for nevada never. he could go to iowa, that is where he would probably start going first because he would have to organize for a caucus. but you'd have to see him ramping up spending money and hiring staff because voting starts within ten weeks in some of these races. >> yeah, it is very, very late, but i have a feeling that we'll be waking up in the morning tomorrow if complains do very well talking -- if the republicans do well talking about this. michelle price, i have a soft spot in my heart for the wire. thank you for being here. chaotic moments with donald trump, that is basically status quo, let's be honest, on the witness stand in new york. why the judge had to tell his lawyers to get him under control. plus israel's netanyahu talks about gaza after the war. whatat he said a and more importantltly what he dididn't . today marks one month since the hamas terror attack. and vladimir putin is trying to paint israel's resulting war in gaza as the u.s. and israel against the rest of the world. here is fred pleitgen. >> reporter: as israel's military continues its war against hamas, russian leader vladimir putin is framing the conflict as part of a global struggle of america and the rest of the world. >> translator: current ruling elites of the united states and their satellites that are the main beneficiaries before they extract the blood toll from it. >> reporter: while many nations around the world condemned hamas after the october 7th raid on southern israel, killing more than 1400 and taking hundreds of hostages, including russians, russia invited a high level hamas delegation to moscow for meetings. a top hamas leader saying the group would give preference to captives from what they call their, quote, russian friends. >> translator: this request from russia we treat more positively and attentively than others due to the nature of our relations with russia. >> reporter: and so far no russian hostages appear to have been released. still moscow not criticizing hamas. instead, ripping only into israel for the many palestinians killed by the idf's on going aerial campaign in gaza. >> translator: condemning terrorism, we categorically disagree that terrorism can be responded to by violating the norms of international humanitarian law including use of force against targets where the civilian population is known to be located. >> reporter: but for years, it was russia that waged a relentless bombing campaign against areas held by rebels opposed to syrian president bashar al assad. moscow is accused of deliberately targeting civilian areas including hospitals and markets wounding scores and killing even though kremlin denies the claims. and russia's war against ukraine continues. moscow once again harming civilian structures overnight in the town odesa wounding several. and vladimir putin trying to argue that russia is invading ukraine to help the palestinians. >> translator: these are our soldiers and officers and choice of a real man, a real warrior, is to pick up arms and stand in line with his brothers. be in a place where the fate of russia and of the whole world is being decided, including the future of the palestinian people. >> reporter: fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. >> and max foster is joining me with more. i'm attempted to say okay, vlad, but let's take it seriously and explain what it is that he is doing here. as you know and as we've talked about extensively, the way that vladimir putin conducts himself in public is very much about he is very aware what is the public message he is sending, what is he trying to accomplish beyond the words that are actually coming out of his mouth. >> yeah, so his overriding message, and we've talked about this, re-establishing a new world order which effectively is making russia and china stronger and america weaker, always trying to undermine american leadership on the world stage. what i think is interesting here, actually before the war, you saw russia, putin, nurturing the relationship with israel and trying to create an alliance. what he is effectively doing is throwing that relationship under the bus, throwing israel under the bus and showing support for palestinians but also sympathy with the wider arab world. so if he can get more support from the arab world for his mission to create a new world order ultimately, that will work in his favor. and so he is working the current crisis to fit into that i think. >> and when you think of the way that russians interact with iran and the fact that saudi/israel pact or normalization agreement threatens iranian influence in the region and therefore also strengthenings the hand of america in the west, it does all fit together. there is a new interview out this morning that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu did with abc in which he talks about the future for gaza, which you and i have talked extensively about what happens if israelis succeed to get rid of hamas. here is what netanyahu had to say. >> i think for an indefinite period israel will have the overall security responsibility because we've seen what happens when we don't have it. >> so he is saying that israelis will have to take control of the gaza strip after this. >> and it is interesting, how do you interpret that. so they will have security responsibility and it will be indefinite. what isn't clear about who will have governance over gaza. because a lot of people are seeing does what bibi said does he mean to occupy it after the war. because then it would also be responsible for governance which possibly suggests boots on the ground as well. i'm not sure anything that we've heard from him recently that is what he wants. so perhaps some sort of international peace keeping force operating in gaza, governing gaza while israel oversees security. very unclear what he meant there. but i think that it will interpreted by many as looking ahead to an occupation. but i don't think that it is as black and white as that. >> and certainly i think that the people who are calling for a ceasefire here in the u.s. are also likely to view it in that context in the occupation context. all right. max foster, thank you very much my friend. see you tomorrow. and just ahead here, the gop reveals who made the debate stage in miami tomorrow because we have that going on too. and how striking hollywood actors are playing the so-called best and 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week. and drought plagued northwest is expecting an atmospheric river and needed rain. let's get straight to the weatherman derek van dam. good morning, what have we got? >> i'm trying on to hold on to the extended summer weather that we've had. i went for the most beautiful trail run yesterday. and we still have fall foliage in and around the southeast, so we'll take it. temperatures are running 15 to 25 degrees above where they should be, but short lived so enjoy it while you can because it is this cold front that will bring the changes to the eastern half of the country. look how warm it was yesterday. in texas, el paso shattering the previous record. and all the way to memphis and parts of missouri. through about thursday, we have 80 potential record high temperatures stretching from the southwest all the way to the east coast. but look at all the records and oranges get replaced with the blues and greens. this is autumn and we expect the cold fronts so we have the juggle between the two different seasons that battle that happens. but this is incredible. had to note this. will lubbock lubbock, sooeks texas will be 50 on thursday and before that 85. so enjoy it, memphis to st. louis, temperatures in the 80s. and there is much needed rain, part of a larger storm system that will cool us off. >> i've been enjoying not having to bundle up the kids but heading that way. derek, see you tomorrow. just ahead here on this election day, what a sweep of gop in virginia could mean for glenn youngkin. and trump being trump. did he former president t just dodoom his famamily busineness york. e e former preresident jusm hihis family b business inin ne. his fafamily busininess in newe. his familyly business s in new . good morning. thanks for being up early with us. i'm cakasie hunt. about half an hour until the first polls open across the country. voters are voting. abortion rights playing a big role. in ohio issue one would enshrine abortion in the state's constitution and block a six week ban now being considered by the ohio supreme court. and also a huge factor in virginia where every seat is on the ballot. and two notable governor's races, andy beshear hopes to hold on to his job in the deep red state and mississippi looking at apple elvis flashback. ♪ that is the walkout music used by the democrat brandon presley.♪ that is the walkout m used by the democrat brandon presley. he is second cousin to the king. let's bring in our national political reporter daniel strauss. good morning, thank you for being up with us on this election day. a lot is at stake in these elections. the key test here, abortion rights. we don't often pay so much attention to these off year elections, but the issue is going to get an up or down test in the state of ohio and it is also going to play a huge role in virginia. what are you looking for? >> i'm looking for what is going on in mississippi where democrats have leaned on focusing on abortion as a contrast in a lot of elections to great success. in the mississippi governor's race, you have a democratic nominee who is anti-abortion. and that is a playbook that democrats have used in the past to more mixed success. but we should also just keep track in general of the other races you've mentioned. in virginia for instance governor youngkin wants to have a pathway for republicans to address abortion that he can apply to the national level. at the same time in ohio, this is a state that is trending red that democrats are hopeful that discussion of this topic will reverse the trajectory or lean of the state in the coming weeks and months. so abortion in general is one of the most important topics tonight that i'll be paying attention to. >> for sure. and let's dig in on youngkin for a second. he really has done this a little differently than some other republicans in that he basically has been putting abortion front and center in republican campaigns throughout. he has basically been saying that the he seems to have nodded that the final ad doesn't mention abortion, it is about issues like crime and immigration and inflation and other things. do you think that the youngkin team is going to look out like we shouldn't have done this? or do you think we'll be talking about glenn youngkin for president because they sweep and we have to do this. >> i'm terrible at predictions. i say michigan will beat ohio state this year. but look, crime in particular has baeen a topic that republicans have enjoyed. and even though youngkin has embraced as much of national atte attention, but no want to make their entire fortunes about one issue in the final days before voters go to cast their ballots. >> that is fair. and both the democrat and republican are thought of as potential national al figures down the line. and so what are you watching for? >> i mean, i want to know if beshear can get over the finish line. publicly and privately, i've heard from both republicans and democrats that it seems that beshear is unsurprisingly in the driver's this is a keen observation i've heard, that it is extremely hard to new york out an -- his father was a popular two term governor as well. and so the view among both voters of beshear and his father is that this is a politician who is not overly partisan. this is someone who is interested in providing for their voters and not interested in towing the party line. and that seems to be working in kentucky. but let's wait to see. >> yeah, good point. in a world where they elect democrats statewide in a way it hasn't in other states. so we don't want to overread it. daniel strauss, thank you very much. the foormer president signature confrontational style was on full display in the courtroom. he flashed with the judge engoron in the nearly four hours. he said the judge will rule against me because he always does. engoron saying you can attack me, but answer the question. he warned trump that it wasn't a political rally and asked one of trump's lawyers to control his client. saying that was a simple yes or no question and we got another speech. i beseech you to control him if you can and if you can't, i will. here is trump speaking after his testimony. >> i think it went very well. i think that we were prepared and they listened. this is a case that should have never been brought. it is a case that should be dismissed immediately. the court was the fraudster in this case. >> the case brought by new york attorney general la tee tistia seeking $250 billion in damages and bar will him from doing business in new york. jeremy, there is a lot to dig into here. what do you see in how the judge handled him? >> i've never been beseeched, so a little difficult for me to fully comprehend. but as an outsider looking in, it was bombastic, it was not helpful. it really hurt him these at times it appeared to be a strategy to enrage the judge and get the judge do something that might result in reversible error. as the attorn