Could this help republicans win the senate . We will speak to Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams and benjamin jealous, former head of the naacp. Then the nations john nichols and lee fang of the republic report will give us a preview of the races and Ballot Initiatives to watch today. When i look across this country, i am seeing results that say that people are really ready to look at an alternative to austerity. They want Something Different than just cut, cut, cut. There is an alternative. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Its election day in the United States, where an estimated 4 billion has been spent on the most expensive midterms in u. S. History. Despite the record spending, voter turnout is expected to hit one of its lowest levels in years. Control of the u. S. Senate has boiled down to about 10 key races. Some of which could result in runoffs. Current projections given republicans about a 70 chance of netting the six seats they would need to retake the senate from democrats. Thirtysix states are also choosing governors. Voters across the country are also voting on also coming down to around 10 key races. Including decriminalize rwanda, restrict abortion, raise the minimum wage, and required labeling of gmo foods. We will spend the rest of the on the Midterm Elections after the headlines. We will also broadcast live this evening from 7 00 p. M. To midnight eastern time with coverage and analysis of the Midterm Election results. U. S. Drone strikes have killed at least 10 people in central yemen. Agence france press said at least 20 people were killed in the overnight strikes targeting militants near rada. Reuters put the toll at 10 but said 10 more people were killed in clashes between the militant group Ansar Alsharia and shiite Houthi Rebels who have taken over the yemeni capital sanaa and advanced into majority sunni areas. While recent attention has focused on the u. S. Wars in iraq and syria, United States has continued its covert bombardment of supposed militants in yemen and pakistan. An independent human rights probe in liberia has faulted Security Forces for opening fire on protesters opposing an ebola quarantine. The report obtained by the New York Times found liberian forces acted with complete disregard for human life. In sierra leone, another doctor has died of ebola. Dr. Godfrey george is the fifth doctor to die of the virus since the outbreak began. More than 500 Health Workers have contracted ebola in all countries impacted by the virus, just over half of them have died. In the u. S. , state officials continue to impose restrictions on Health Workers who have treated patients in west africa. In louisiana, officials told Health Workers who have recently been in the hardesthit countries not to attend a tropical medicine conference this week, saying we see no utility in you traveling to new orleans to simply be confined to your room. Researchers say the move will hinder progress at the conference on fighting ebola. At least 24 migrants have drowned after a boat carrying them from turkey toward romania sank in the black sea. A number of people remain missing. The Obama Administration has condemned regional polls in Eastern Ukraine which elected elect prorussian separatist leaders. Russia has recognized sundays elections while ukraines president has threatened to scrap an autonomy deal for the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk. U. S. State Department Spokesperson jen psaki said European Countries have joined the u. S. In rejecting the paul. The United States support yesterdays ize recognize any of the leaders chosen in this illegal vote. We also welcome statements from the european union, united nations, france, germany, and others rejecting these illegal and illegitimate actions. The u. S. Air force has fired two more commanders in charge of its nuclear arsenal. Colonel carl jones was second in command of the 90th missile wing at Fe Warren Air force base in wyoming, which operates a third of the forces minuteman 3 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. According to the associated press, jones was fired for four separate transgressions, including one described as shocking. In the most recent case, he was accused of banging on the counter and shouting profanity at a volunteerrun thrift shop. Meanwhile at the 91st missile wing at Minot Air Force base in north dakota, which oversees another third of the forces minuteman missiles, Lieutenant ColonelJimmy Keith Brown was fired for discrimination after he made statements to subordinates that created a perception within his squadron that pregnancy would negatively affect a womans career. Another commander at minot has been disciplined. The news follows a cheating scandal at a base in montana earlier this year and last years firing of the commander in charge of the entire Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force for drunken misbehavior in russia. The Supreme Court heard arguments on a 2002 law that would let americans born in jerusalem list the birthplace on their u. S. Passports as israel. The Obama Administration opposes the law, saying it would threaten its decision not tos status. Passports of u. S. Citizens born in jerusalem currently list only the city, not a country, but the parents of a 12yearold boy born in jerusalem want the Supreme Court to change that. While israel has occupied East Jerusalem since 1967, palestinians claim it as the capital of any future palestinian state. The Supreme Court hearing came as israel has advanced plans to build 500 new illegal settlement homes in East Jerusalem. U. N. Secretary general ban kimoon says he will launch a probe into reports that britain spied on fellow governments at Global Climate summits in 2009 and 2010. A document released by nsa whistleblower Edward Snoweden snowden revealed a spy from the British Intelligence agency gchq embedded with the british climate delegation. The news comes as negotiators meet in venezuela ahead of the upcoming Climate Summit in lima , peru next month. Last year documents from snowden showed the Us National Security agency spied on foreign governments before and during the 2009 u. N. Climate summit in copenhagen. The Supreme Court has allowed protections on reproductive rights to stand in two states by rejecting antichoice appeals. In one case, the court left in place a Lower Court Ruling in favor of a colorado law that bars people from blocking entry to abortion clinics. In the second case, the court let stand a ruling which reinstated part of a new york city law requiring socalled Crisis Pregnancy Centers to say whether they have a licensed medical provider on site. Crisis Pregnancy Centers often appear like medical facilities , but their goal is to deter people from abortion. A Congressional Study in 2006 found 87 provided false or misleading medical information. In oklahoma, laws restricting abortion have gone into effect, reportedly leaving just one clinic providing abortions in the entire state. The laws mirror restrictions passed in texas. One requires providers to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, which has proven impossible for some. The other restricts the pill form of abortion, imposing an outdated protocol and banning it after 49 days of pregnancy. The center for reproductive rights is seeking an emergency injunction from the Supreme Court. Prosecutors in utah have ruled two Saratoga SpringsPolice Officers were justified when they shot dead an africanamerican man carrying a sword as part of a japanese anime costume. County attorney jeff buhman said 22yearold darrien hunt swung his sword at officers, who opened fire. Hunt then ran away and the officers chased him, ultimately shooting him six times. Buhman said Police Feared for their lives and for public safety. But hunts family has vowed to file a civil rights lawsuit. They say the sword was a replica with a dulled edge which was purchased at a novelty shop. Two Police Officers in austin, texas have been caught on their own dashboard camera joking about rape. In footage posted to youtube last week, one of the officers says, look at that girl over there. The second officer then blows a whistle and says, go ahead and call the cops, they cant unrape you. Listen carefully. I want to report a robbery. He probably deserved it. Look at that girl. Go ahead, call the cops. They cant unrape you. Hey cant unrape you the officers have been identified as mark lyttle and michael castillo. The Austin PoliceDepartment Says it has launched an internal investigation and issued a heartfelt apology to all victims of sexual assault. New york city has agreed to pay 2. 25 million to the family of a homeless veteran who died after being left unattended for hours in a sweltering jail cell at rikers island. Jerome murdough died in february after temperatures in his cell topped 100 degrees. He had been arrested a week earlier for trying to sleep in a stairwell at a Public Housing project, where he had sought shelter from the cold. He had been unable to pay 2,500 bail for his release. Former cia analyst ray mcgovern is recovering from what he described as a brutal arrest by new York City Police after he tried to attend a speech by former cia director and retired army general david petraeus. Mcgovern says he had a ticket to the event late last week but was told by security at the 92nd street y that he was not welcome. He told rt he already suffering from an injured shoulder and Police Caused him to scream in pain as they tried to force his wrist behind his back. Mcgovern was held overnight in a jail cell and did not get to ask petraeus the question he had planned. You advertise a q a at the did, then you risk having somebody ask real questions. And that is what i intended to do them a not to get into a debate with them, but to ask, david petraeus, have you no shame . Have you no shame and advertising your successes when iraq is disaster area and afghanistan is soon to be the same . Ray mcgovern is the former cia analyst who was a daily prefer for former president george h. W. Bush. In upstate new york, 15 people were arrested as they blocked the gates of a gas facility to protest plans to create a gas storage hub in the finger lakes region. Under the banner of we are seneca lake, area residents are seeking to block plans by the texasbased company Crestwood Midstream to expand storage of natural gas in underground salt caverns. They say the plan threatens both the climate and seneca lake, which provides Drinking Water to 100,000 people. And Tom Magliozzi, cohost of the npr show car talk and one of public radios most familiar and beloved voices, has died after a battle with alzheimers disease. He was 77. Tom and his brother ray were known as click and clack the tappet brothers on the weekly show they cohosted for 35 years. They stopped making new episodes in 2012. While car talk was ostensibly about car advice, Tom Magliozzi was perhaps better known for his laugh. To people who dont know what know morealking about or less than one person who doesnt know what he is talking about. [laughter] let me think about this for a minute. Tom magliozzi died on monday in his home state of massachusetts. And those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with aaron mate. Welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. Well its election day across , the country and control of the u. S. Senate is up for grabs. Contested most hotly senate races is in georgia where , a controversy about Voter Registration has raised the stakes. Over the past few months, more than 40,000 Voter Registrations have allegedly gone missing, most of them from communities of color, who largely support democrats. The new georgia project and the georgia chapter of the naacp filed a lawsuit against the office of georgias republican secretary of state brian kemp, saying about half of the 80,000 Voter Registration forms it submitted do not appear on state rolls. Last week, Fulton County court judge Christopher Brasher sided with kemp, dismissing the lawsuit, and writing that the new georgia project failed to allege, much less show, the counties registrars past or continued failure to process Voter Registration applications. The Senate Contest between Republican David Perdue and democrat Michelle Nunn is very close, within a couple of percentage points, so these tens of thousands of voters could tip the balance, determining who ultimately controls the senate. The governors race between nathan deal and jason carter is just as close. Earlier this year, georgias secretary of state brian kemp accused the new georgia project of voter fraud, but an investigation found just 51 potential forgeries out of the more than 80,000 applications the group submitted. In september, audio was released of kemp, warning fellow republicans that democrats might win because they are registering minority voters. The audio was released by better georgia, and features kemp speaking at a july 12, 2014 event in gwinnett county. Cooks after we get through this runoff, democrats are working hard. Rescuing all these minority voters out there and other sitting on the sidelines. To find out more about whats happening in georgia, were joined now by two guests. In atlanta, Democratic State representative Stacey Abrams. She is the House Minority leader in georgia and the founder of the new georgia project which has been leading a Voter Registration drive across the state. She is the first africanamerican to lead a party in the Georgia House, and the first woman to lead a party in either chamber. And here in new york is ben jealous, chairman of the Southern Election Fund which he started with julian bond. Theyre working on several reports with the new georgia project. He is the former president and ceo of the naacp. Welcome to democracy now representative, thank you for joining us, representative Stacey Abrams. Talk about what is happened. What about these 40,000 missing registration forms . Than is actually more 40,000. Reducing the most conservative estimate. The challenge is not that the counties we think did anything untoward, but the state of georgia has advised secretary of form requires that every that is completed goes through a series of screens, including the Social Security administrations process citizenship. The problem is, according to experts, that proof could be a false negative almost 40 of the time, which means you could have a 20yearold College Student without an id who submit a Social Security number and is rejected falsely, but never told they are rejected and never told why. And we think a variety of these errors, clerical screenings, these have led to more than 40,000 of our applications not being properly processed. Can you respond to the judge . He said you failed to allege, much less show, the counties registrars past or continued failure to process Voter Registration applications. What evidence did you submit . With our process is that we dont have information unless the secretary of state gives it to us. The reason we want with this, it is an extra narrow request. We went with that because we cannot get the secretary state to meet with us and tell us what was happening. We use the legal route. However, i want to point out judge brasher did not allow for discovery or for an evidentiary hearing. We were essentially being asked to prove something