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midterms. plus charges against a major company and a guilty plea for financing isis. and actor kevin spacey is back on the stand today defending himself against sexual assault allegations. this is what we're watching "at this hour." thank you for being here. i'm kate bolduan. president biden is making a move today to try and put abortion rights back in the spotlight and back on the ballot. with the midterm elections three weeks from today. the president is speaking soon at a dnc event in washington where he is expected to make a promise that his first move in the new year will be...

Candidate saying they're friends but it comes despite mike lee pleading for him to do so. so we'll see if that contributed to any difference now three weeks to election day. >> that is right. it is good to see you. thank you. joining me now for more is cnn analyst malika anderson and from the atlantic constitution. let's start with the utah senate race. we don't have a lot of polling out of utah to give a good sense of where that race truly stands. but the fact n independent candidate is making a real run for it in utah, what statement is that making about the republican party right now do y...

Are purveyors of a dangerous lie. >> yes, we are at code red for democracy. the very people who have been lying to the american public about 2020 are now preparing to run for secretary of state. in fact, in every swing state where there is a 2022 race, we have a republican running who was either at the insurrection, a drafter of voter suppression, or lying about the 2020 election results. and the danger of this cannot be unstated. we need people who will oversee elections that believe in democracy in fact n the will of the voters. i think it is worth noting that this battle for the soul of our...

Confession. now, the defense is trying to knock that out, aren't they? >> yeah. and let's be clear, gregging, i mean, the only -- the issue of intent in this case is limited to the underlying felony. gregg: right. >> in other words, did she intentionally intend to rob the victim. if you get past that, the thing that's tricky about felony murder, felony murder doesn't require intent. in other words, the victim could have died accidentally, he could have had a trip and fall and fractured his skull and died without any intent on the part of any of the perpetrators. that's why i believe the defens...

Family members. >> it enables them to blend in and avoid suspicion being passed upon. second, they can develop information about where the investigation is headed by pumping the family for information. and third, maybe sometimes most importantly, it provides them with pleasure. they are there. they're fooling the family. they're seeing the pain that the family might be going through. and if this is a sadistic offender, that pain is going to be very gratifying. >> reporter: in fact n the days and weeks following gina's disappearance, ariel castro helped search for her. he hung flyers with her p...