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watching in the united states, and around the world, i'm anna coren. this hour on "cnn newsroom," we are seeing millions of people across america casting their vote in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. coming up, why so many are voting early this year. and former british prime minister boris johnson could be vying for his old job. ahead, why the tories may support the boris or bust campaign. we're live from london. and later the symptoms of the viral respiratory illness known as rsv that parents need to be aware of and what to do if their child has it. ...

and welcome to politicsnation from atlanta, georgia. tonight's lead, a split down the center. the midterm elections are just 16 days away, 17 states have already started voting in advance of november 8th. 12 states will join that list this week. and a brand new national poll from nbc news suggests that americans have their minds made up about several things ahead of next month. president biden's approval rating is holding at 45%. the highest number he has enjoyed in over a year, yet still lower than democrats would like with their senate and house majorities hanging in the balance. v...

we begin with an alarming outbreak that has some u.s. hospitals struggling. the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus called rsv is spreading rapidly among children. doctors telling cnn the spike is unprecedented for this time of year. cnn's brian todd has more on this troubling surge. >> the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. >> reporter: this mother of a 5-year-old who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. >> things eventually had gotten worse since we were admitted. i have seen starting...

hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. just over two weeks until the midterm election decides who controls congress. voters are turning out in big numbers across the country to cast their ballots early. so far nearly 6 million people have already voted in the midterm elections. and in georgia, more than 660,000 voters have already cast their ballots. that number is not far off the early voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election and more than a quarter million more than the early voting turnout for the 2018 midterms. candidates are also on the ca...

rival, reasserted communist party control over every aspect of chinese city. what we know is tomorrow when we see his top advisers revealed, is that he's going to be stacking it with his closest advisers and loyalists. so in this next term, expect xi jinping to double down on his ironclad rule, so a more authoritarian china at home and a more aggressive china abroad. fredricka? >> possibly more surprises. selina wang, thank you so much. all right. hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. with just over two weeks until midterm election decides who contr...