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there is a lot to discuss. with our cnn political commentators. we have scott jennings, karen finney, and senior political analyst, bonnet brownstein. great to have you here. let s start with the senate debate. the john fetterman and mehmet oz that just happened tonight. and of course, crime came up. it has been a big issue in that race. let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on the stage right now that has been successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the eternal order of police, from braddock, this meltdown he represented, endorse me, because what he is saying it s not true. violent skyrocketed in braddock. the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he. okay, john. i know you are chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchan ....
the lead starts right now. the day after the heated debate in pennsylvania, how john fetterman struggles after a stroke going over with voters plus the new ad attacking mehmet oz and his awkward answer on abortion rights. they got him therapy, tried to take his gun. still, it was not enough. a family s actions before a gunman s rampage in a school with a rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition. plus, new protests in iran mark 40 days since a woman died in police custody accused of violating the country s dress code. could this be the start of a revolution? welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper. a new report in our politics lead. a second woman claimed that herschel walker of georgia pressured her to get an abortion. she s not revealing her identity out of fear of reprisal, she says. her attorney, gloria allred, helped lay out her claims a short time ago. eva, what are we learning here? reporter: we are getting incredible detail from this woman who s ....
before the election. the results are mixed. bill: 261,000 jobs added. it s good but a hot number. we ll explain. we expect 200,000. slightly better than expected. unemployment rising. dana: the bump in unemployment days ahead of an election where 80% of voters say the economy is the most important issue. david spunt is live at the white house. a long day for you as well between now and tuesday. it really is. we re waiting to see what the white house has to say about the 261,000 jobs added to see what they will say just days before the election. after all, this is the final jobs report before the mid-term election, which is telling if you look at it. white house officials and bill don t want to use the word recession or focus too much on the economy, but it is hard to escape the president talked about the economy last night in san diego. listen. president biden: important to remind ourselves of the detail. the fact of the matter is we re 6.4% unemployment when i ....
battleground goes bionic? the lead starts right now. one of the most anticipated debates of the year. john fetterman versus mehmet oz as this political season kicks into overdrive for candidates nationwide. plus, distraction for democrats. the anger and outrage over a letter to president biden now retracted. and moscow shuts down an appeal to release brittney griner from a russian prison. is there any hope left to bring the wnba star home? welcome to the lead. we ll get to the midterms in just a moment. first, a significant step for the justice department and its investigation into the january 6th attack. sources tell cnn the doj is trying to force the testimony of pat cipollony and patrick philbin, the top two lawyers from donald trump s white house, and hear about their conversations with the former president. this is exclusive new reporting, so let s get right to cnn s sarah murray. this is an attempt to break through a firewall of sorts trump has used to avo ....
i m not the governor who attacked walt disney world because they expressed their point of view. i m not the governor who attacked the cruise industry because they wanted to make sure they weren t sick before they got on the boat. you re the most ant-business governor i have seen. a baseball team for send ago tweet saying that they were sorry that children were gunned down in uvalde, suddenly the governor of florida decided to actually penalize a baseball team for expressing sympathy with the parents of dead children. culture wars were a major topic in last night s debate between the two candidates for governor of florida. we re going to have more from that show down this morning, including the big question ron desantis would not answer. plus, the latest from eastern europe as there are growing fears that vladimir putin is planning a new type of attack as a justification for escalating the war with ukraine. also ahead, adidas finally appears to be taking action o ....