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if they're not going to win it, have some fun. andy, thank you very much for that. i will see you tomorrow, my friend. and thanks to all of you for joining us, i'm kasie hunt. don't go anywhere, "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. glad you're with us, it is election day. there's a lot of news to get to. let's start with five things to know, tuesday, november 7 th. polls are open in virginia and par parts of kentucky. two governorships and abortion access measures. >> and donald trump brings his campaign bomb a campaign bombass to the wind stance. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country needs to oversee security in the gaza strip for, quote, an indefinitely period of time after the ongoing war. this comes as the health ministry says 10,000 people have been killed in gaza. >> a man is dead after suffering a head injury in southern california. the medical examiner ruling this a homicide. wework has filed for bankruptcy after struggling. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ well, it's election day in america. glad you're with us. we're about to get a crucial preview of where voters stand on critical issues ahead of the 2024 election. kentucky governor andy beshear is fighting for reelection in a red state that voted overwhelmingly for trump in 2020. tate reeves facing a tougher than expected challenge from elvis presley's cousin. in ohio, abortion is on the ballot, deciding if it's a right under the state constitution, and in virginia, the legislature is up for grabs. if republicans flip the senate, they would have full control of the state government as glenn youngkin pushes for a 15-week abortion ban. jessica dean is live for us in virginia. abortion has been a dominant issue. what are you watching for today as the results come in? >> reporter: good morning, phil, and poppy, often when we're covering politics, we don't say we have a krystal ball. we have to wait until voters go to the poll. today we don't have a crystal ball. we have some data points after this election. you don't live in virginia and say why do we care what happens in the virginia legislature? these are valuable data points. so often what happens in the virginia legislature in these off year elections correlates with what happens in the next year in these federal elections. just to give you a couple of examples. in 2019, democrats flipped the house and senate in virginia, and of course in 2020, joe biden won nationally. he also won virginia by ten points. then in 2021, republicans took back the house here in virginia. in 2022, republicans took back the house of representatives in congress in washington, d.c. so that is why we like to keep our eye on virginia to kind of see how things go here looking ahead to the next year. and, phil, you mentioned the issue of abortion. of course last year in the midterms that drove so much of what we saw that was such a key issue. and so the question remains, how key of an issue is that for voters. virginia is the only state in the south that has not pushed forward further restrictions on abortion since roe v. wade was overturned in 2022. the state's governor, glenn youngkin had pushed for a 15-week ban. currently it sits at about 26 weeks here in virginia, and that was stopped by the democrats in the senate. to give everyone the state of play, democrats hold the state senate here. republicans hold the house. of course, republicans want to flip the senate and keep the house and get full control over all of the state government. and it would really be a stamp of approval for governor glenn youngkin and his brand of politics, which is conservative, and not full maga. that is what a lot of people in the country are looking to. can he get that done. democrats hoping to vote on the senate and flipping the house. that's what they hope to do today. >> jessica dean, thank you so much for the reporting. joining us cnn senior political analyst, john avlon. d.c. folks, ooui'm not one of t anymore. >> i don't think you get to shed that so quickly. >> they are laser focused on virginia, and the state legislature and what happens there. they will extrapolate based on tonight's results about any number of things and what it means for 2024. what are you watching today? there's a lot more than just the virginia legislature. >> just because it's the beltway backyard, it's getting a lot of attention. i'm paying attention to ohio. there's a thing happening there. two referendums for the ballot initiatives, one, legalizing marijuana, and more on a bid to preserve abortion rights in the state constitution. this is a huge deal, a rebuke in many ways to dobbs. we have seen seven states put forward attempts to restrict abortion, even in deep red states. there's a lot of eyes on this. republicans trying to say this goes too far. democrats focusing on turnout, and really saying the people should determine what's in the state constitution. ohio, big race today. >> in ohio, it's interesting, "the times" says the abortion issue defines it or you can define in your campaign. that's what youngkin is doing in virginia. not 26 weeks, 15. not 6, like florida, the question is what are voters going to say. the polling shows a majority of americans are not in line with a 15-week ban. >> look, originally roe was about preserving first trimester. youngkin is trying to thread the needle. but most republicans have been trying to go draconian in terms of strong restrictions, a la ron desantis's six week restriction. so this is where there's a really fundamental fight going on in the country. there is probably a middle ground to be found. you know i can believe that. what's interesting is that republicans in this race, and you're seeing it in glenn youngkin is trying to say the democrats position is extreme. not us. >> do democrats have a problem, those democratic lawmakers who will not say what the limit is because there are some? >> there should be. reasonable restrictions for the vast number of americans. the ohio bill says open the door to restrictions. they're reasonable restrictions. this is demonization and creating an extreme optionality to fear monger doesn't fit. it's in the just ohio. i know time is tight, but we've got big governor's races in kentucky and mississippi that i wouldn't sleep on. kentucky, you know, bucks the national trend, deep red state, voted for donald trump, but a democrat incumbent governor fighting against daniel cameron, the attorney general of the state who would not only be potentially the first black governor in kentucky's history but the first black governor who is a republican in the nation's history. so this is a very high stakes fight. andy beshear, the incumbent is trying to preserve the tradition of red state democrats, rural democrats, something they need to tap into going forward. >> in a moment of nationalization of every single race, b race, it's been fascinating to watch. john avlon, we appreciate you. a combative scene, that's an understatement, in court yesterday, as trump testified for nearly four hours. we've got the key takeaways for you this morning. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu rang in on who should control gaza one month afafter the war in gazaza bebegan. stayay with us. speaking of trump, today he testified in his new york civil fraud trial and blew up on the witness stand arguing with the judge and attacking the new york attorney general. trump spent the entire day in court arguing and calling people names, so it's basic just another monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, for him. >> that was, of course, jimmy fallon talking about donald trump's bombastic testimony monday in his high stakes civil fraud trial. it was tense, so tense, judge engoron had to tell trump's lawyer to control your client. at times it seemed trump was bringing his campaign to the courtroom as he used his time to attack the judge and the new york attorney general who brought the case. the judge threatened to have trump used. cnn's kara scannell joins us now. to the best of your ability break down all four hours and what it means going forward. what did you see yesterday in the courtroom? >> it was remarkable seeing the former president on the stand defending his business reputation, and in typical trump fashion, he answered some questions directly, went on tangents but became most heated when he was asked if he was a fraud, and that is when he brought politics into the courtroom. donald trump publicly blasting a new york judge and the state's attorney general capping off a marathon day of testimony at the civil fraud trial centered around his sprawling global business empire. >> this is a case that should have never been brought. it's a case that should be dismissed immediately. it's a fraud brought on behalf of the court. >> reporter: trump answered questions under oath for just under four hours, repeatedly sparring with judge arthur engoron on the stand, testifying he ruled against him and said i was a fraud before he knew anything about me. at one point leaning into the microphone and saying this is a very unfair trial, very very, and i hope the public is watching. the judge held firm, threatening to end his testimony, speaking directly to trump's attorney, chris kise. mr. kise, that was a simple yes-or-no question. we got a speech. control him if you can. if you can't, i will. do you understand that? >> the second they started to talking about his finances, his net worth, and they put, you know, put him into a corner, the only thing he knows how to do is to lash out, and that's exactly what he did. he knows he lost this matter already. it's just a matter of how much. >> despite trump's combative and long winded speeches, he did admit to some crucial facts. he testified he did look over the financial statements and acknowledge some property values on them were incorrect, agreeing that his apartment at trump tower was over valued one year. others were under valued, including mar-a-lago. engoron cited a tax assessment valuing mar-a-lago at $18 million. trump responded it's much more valuable, i think between a billion and billion five. trump said the statements were not important and had worthless clauses, warning bankers not to rely on them. it was the responsibility of internal and external accountants to put together the statements, but he did acknowledge that the banks reviewed them. trump's attorney argues new york attorney general letitia james has no case. >> when we get a chance to speak, the truth is not pretty for them. it's honest, it's fair. they're a great company. it's not good for her politics, and great for his, and that's the truth, the truth hurts. >> james responding to those claims directly. >> you continue to persistently engage in fraud. the numbers don't lie. i will not be bullied. i will not be harassed. >> there's no court today for election day. tomorrow, ivanka trump will be on the stand. once her testimony is completed, the new york attorney general will rest their case. trump's lawyer is expected to begin their defense on monday. their case could go into mid december. joining us now, former federal prosecutor chrkristy greenberg. you went, you thought it was important to be there. you heard a lot. we only get a transcript of it. what do you think trump did for this case yesterday? >> well, i mean, he did a lot of the standard, deny, deny, deny. he denied that there were any real major inaccuracies. he said some were high. some were low in valuations, but overall, you know, this is really not inaccurate, if anything he was worth more than the net worth that was reflected on his statements, and he said, regardless, he denied that the statements really meant anything because he said the bankers and insurance companies didn't really rely on them, which isn't really what those disclaimers say at all. the disclaimers say the accountants didn't do a full audit. they didn't review everything and actually the responsibility is on the trump organization. the last thing that he did was really seek to blame the cfo, the controller, you know, really his outside accountants, anybody that didn't have the last name trump for any inaccuracies there were in the statements. >> when you listen, trump's lawyer said wait until you hear our side of this. his lawyers didn't cross examine the former president. i think there's some expectation they will cross examine ivanka trump when she testifies on wednesday. what is their side on this? >> a couple of things. in terms of trump's testimony, he's a disrupter, we know that, but, you know, there's a difference between campaigning and actually testifying, and we have to remember there's no jury here, and so the narrative, switching to your question, is going to be interesting. what is that narrative? if you have a jury trial, poppy and phil, it's a witch hunt, everyone is out to get me. this is unfair. it's incredibly ridiculous. they mentioned in the campaign, the attorney general was going to get me, and here we are. that may connect with a jury. there's no jury to be had here. you're playing with a judge making a factual determination. what's the narrative you have here? if the narrative was, look, we run a company. it's a major company. we have properties everywhere, we do our best, and sometimes when you act in good faith, there are mistakes that are made. these are not mistakes that are fraudulent. perfection alludes us all. i don't think we're going to have that narrative. i think we'll have the narrative that we have been having that the judge has rejected. that is that, look, there is subjectivity to an extent. there is subjectivity as it relates to branding and properties. is it 30,000 in terms of the square footage or 11,000. are the units rent controlled such that you're limited by charging them for rent controlled rent or is it fair market? there's a distinction. are the units constructed such that you can charge for them and build them in or are they not constructed? what is of interest to me is whether or not, what's the narrative going to be, the good faith narrative, is it we're subjec subjective, we did the best we can, i don't think he's disciplined enough. i don't think the president takes anybody's counsel. i think he really tells his lawyers what to do, and the reason i say that is because look at all of his lawyers that are in trouble, right? they're in trouble because they have decided to follow his direction as opposed to the client following your direction, and that's problematic. >> do you think there were some doors left open on appeal here that could be helpful for trump's defense if he doesn't prevail in this case? >> look, they were laying the record for an appeal with a lot of defenses. these weren't material misstatements. nobody relied on the misstatements. again, i think, legally they're not on solid ground there. again, this idea of good faith, we acted in good faith. that will be something else that they raise on appeal. the problem is, as you said, a lot of these examples are egregious. this isn't a matter of, well, there's some wiggle room here. if anybody were to go in and seek a loan from their bank and say, well, my house or my apartment is three times the size of what it is, and 400% valued higher than what it is, like, that's fraud. that's not, oh, we got some of the accounting principles wrong. that's just plain fraud, and so i don't think he really is going to have much room to succeed on appeal. >> i will say, the bank sends, we all know this, someone to your house for an appraisal so there is onus on the banks, too, which is one of the core arguments, no? >> the banks do their own due diligence, and that's true. however, at the end of the day, that doesn't absolve you from any liability for making knowingly false statements on the statements you're making to the bank. >> fair enough. thank you, kristy. israeli forces claim to have taken control of a hamas military stronghold in northern gaza. >> a man dies after palestinian and israeli demonstrations in california, and his death this morning ruled a homicide. those details ahead. c'mon, we're right there. c'mon baby. it's the only we need. go, go, go, go! ah! touchdown baby! -touchdown! are your neighbors watching the same game? yeah, my 5g home internet delays the game a bit. but you get used to it. try these. they're noise cancelling earmuffs. i stole them from an airport. it's always something with you, man. great! solid! -greek salad? exactly! don't delay the game with verizon or t-mobile 5g home internet. catch it on the xfinity 10g network. . take a look, this is new video into cnn, showing explosions near the al jazeera offices in gaza city. this is during a live broadcast. watch. see the proximity there. this comes as the idf claims overnight it took control of a hamas military stronghold in northern gaza. >> today marks the one month anniversary since hamas militants attacked israel, taking 240 hostages. since october 7th, 10,000 people have been killed in gaza. that's according to the hamas controlled ministry of health in ramallah, and the head of the u.n. warns gaza is becoming a graveyard for children. in a new interview, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu asked who should control gaza after the war is over. here's what he said? >> i think israel will for an indefinite period have the overall security responsibility because we've seen what happens when we don't have it. >> cnn's jim sciutto joins us live. what does indefinite mean in terms of time line? >> reporter: we don't know. i mean, that's one of the many unanswered questions, and it's not clear exactly how they would maintain security. an israeli force on the ground inside gaza in numbers, for what length of time you've had other ideas floated. secretary blinken and others have at least floated the idea of an international presence over time. even that has not been defined by who would take part in what way and what length of time. that is one of the many unanswered questions right now, and the more immediate ones being things that folks inside this country and outside this country are currently negotiating the possibility of a pause, what is a pause, how long does it last. does it mean an end to all israeli military operations during the pause or just air vehicles? there's a clear difference on that, and there's also a difference on what is required before any pause. you've heard the israeli prime minister talk about the release of all hostages prior, and that's just not something that is seen as a realistic possibility in the near term. there have been discussions of releasing women and children, but all hostages, if that's what's necessary to deliver on any sort of pause in military action that, again, it's another issue where there remains a very wide gap between the players here in israel and outside the country. >> it's a great point. i think that's what david mouir was trying to get into the interview with netanyahu last night. let's get to the part where david keeps asking about what about a cease fire or a pause. here it is. >> there will be no general cease fire in gaza without the release of our hostages. as far as tactical little pauses, an hour here, an hour there, we have had them before. we'll check the circumstances in order to enable the goods, humanitarian goods to come in or hostages, individual hostages to leave. but i don't think there's going to be a general cease fire. >> he said, jim, unless, you know, it's to let all of those hostages out. >> reporter: listen, there's just such a wide chasm right now, so it shows why progress has been so slow. blinken came here this weekend. he came from israel, he went to oman, he went to turkey looking to get progress on at least some hostages being released and while there have been some hopeful commen

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