georgia. y'all now it right here in this community. 3.7% unemployment. fully funded k through 12 education. and for the first time in the history of georgia, every single taxpayer, including democrats, got a personal income tax cut. why would be ever change direction? why? who wants lower taxes? [cheering] >> who wants quality education? [cheering] >> who wants smaller government. [cheering] >> who wants to protect the second amendment. then help he me welcome the next governor of georgia, brian kemp. [applause] >> all right. what a great crowd. thank you y'all so much for being here. it's an honor to be with so many friends, family and strong grassroots supports right here in columbia county. we appreciate what you're doing to help us get the vote out. we are fighting for the future of our state and y'all are a big part of that. so thank you so much. i want to thank martie, jarred, lucy and amy porter kemp. you know they have been here, they have been on the road, we woop be here as -- wouldn

this is georgia. and georgia deserves a governor who will fight for georgia's values. so that is the choice you are facing. it is a choice between more jobs and more mobs. it is a choice between tax cuts and tax hikes. a choice between less government and more freedom and more government and less freedom for businesses in the city and on the farm. it is really a choice between keeping georgia growing and keeping georgia going. so we have to keep a decision right here right now. we're going to keep chopping until the polls close and make sure that brian kemp is the next governor of the state of georgia. i love that. but here's the thing. it is not going to be easy. conventional wisdom says the party in the white house has a challenging time winning elections in the first midterm election, right, after a presidential election. that has been true for the republican party over the last 100 years. every midterm election except for two. that is the conventional wisdom. but i think we all know what president trump thinks of conventional wisdom. we made history in 2016 and we

you're going to be here in georgia. i want to really quickly, if you still have the lovely lady you spoke with near you, would you mind asking her, katy, two quick questions, if she's concerned that the national story about voter suppression is harming the state. >> yeah, sure. >> and is harming the perception of the state and whether the attacks on hollywood and the industry that pump so much money into this state, does she worry those things will actually harm the state. >> two questions, and these are from anchor joy. one, voter suppression has become a national issue. are you worried that it's damaged the perception of this state? >> that's a really good question. so, you know, we say perception is reality, right? i live in gwenet county, where we are today, it's been ground zero for some of that. i'm very close to the elections board, i have watched how they have processed things. there is no doubt in my mind, number one, everyone who's eligible to vote should be able to vote. brian kemp does not want anyone to not

trump: under republican leadership, georgia is safer, georgia is stronger, and georgia is winning like never before. [applause and cheers] and i will tell you what, i know brian. he will take it to new heights, heights that you would not believe. i know him. this guy does not stop which is what you want. [applause and cheers] he is an incredible manager. he has been successful all up -- all the way up and down the line. this man will bring it to heights that you would not believe even today with those great numbers. and to protect your rights and freedoms, we overcame the democrat smear campaign and confirmed the newest member of the united states supreme court, justice brett kavanaugh. [applause and cheers] [crowd chanting] pres. trump: boy, did he get treated badly. the democrats treated him so badly, so unfair. and did you see what happened on friday? you know what i'm talking about, right? you knew that before. you knew that. these three women, they knew that before. they knew that a long time ago. so, a woman, who accused then judge kavanaugh of horrible, horrible crimes, admitted

he's running for governor of georgia. we are then going to tennessee where we have a tremendous crowd. we have a lot of crowd. i don't know what that means, but we always have a lot of crowds. that's very interesting. in tennessee, it's marcia blackburn and she is doing premendously well and will be a great senator from tennessee. that will be the second stop. the first stop is georgia. we are going to have a very busy day and tremendous crowds. i think we are going to do well with the house. my primary focus of course has been on the senate. there are so many people in the house and that's a lot of stops, but i have done some house work also. we will do well in the house. my primary phoning us has been on the senate and we are doing really well in the senate. if you look at early returns, they are very positive. with so many people in congress with so many people in the house, it's very hard to make those stops. i made a number. i think we are going to do well in the house and really well in the senate and there is somet

>> president obama losing his voice tonight in georgia, campaigning for georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams. election day is four days away. you need to cancel your normal sunday night plans because you need to be here with me. i'll be here live sunday night at 9:00 p.m. we'll have the whole gang here. even before then, tomorrow night, special election coverage kicks off here on msnbc at 6:00 p.m. eastern with a fantastic line-up. look at that crew. i will see you here on sunday. you'll be watching msnbc both saturday and night this weekend. next four days are huge. eat your wheaties. it's going to be a long four days. it's now time for the "last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >> so that means i'm here tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m.? i am working saturday night in the rachel maddow time slot? >> yep. >> can you leave a little wardrobe behind for me? because it's a 9:00 p.m. look. it's a totally different thing. and i'm going to have captain sully here tomorrow night. and i've got our old friend michael moore here tonight sitting right beside me. he can see you but you can't see h

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governor of georgia said last night. take a listen to secretary of agriculture, sun onny perdue, a campaign event for ron desantis. he's running against tallahassee mayor, ron gillum. >> public policy matters. and that's why this election is so cotton-pickin' important to the state of florida. i hope y'all don't mess it up. >> "this election is so cotton-pickin' important to the state of florida." did you have any reaction to hearing that. >> i think there's a throwback element to the language we're hearing coming out of the republican party, that is unfortunately disparaging to communities. it may be unintentional, but it signals a deeper misinformation about what andrew gillum can accomplish, what i can accomplish, and what we are going to do is stand on our records and our plans and we're going to win these elections. >> president obama hit the trail for your campaign in georgia this week. he recently made headlines after calling medicare for all a, quote, good new idea. you have not expressed support for medicare at

say we are georgia. >> we are georgia. >> we are georgia. >> we are georgia. >> we are georgia. >> we are georgia. >> so, let's get it done. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> stacey abrams, down in atlanta, georgia, a city i know too well, after living there for seven years. it's an odd mixture of -- it seems an acceptance speech and a closing argument. we have the analysts here and will talk about that. an interesting thing. she is refusing to concede. we'll talk about that after the break. we're voya! we stay with you to and through retirement. i get that voya is with me through retirement, i'm just surprised it means in my kitchen. so, that means no breakfast? voya. helping you to and through retirement. let's do the thing that you do. let's clear a path. let's put down roots. let's build something. let's do the thing that you do. let's do the thing that changes the shape of everything... that pushes us forward and keeps us going. let's do the work. >>> election night in america, and we are back. you saw stacey abrams in atlanta, refusing, refusing to concede, and sayin

but that was yesterday in georgia. tonight it was congressman john lewis and former attorney general eric holder and barack obama all at a gargantuan event, again, for stacey abrams in georgia. her republican opponent brian kemp now doing events with vice president mike pence a couple days ago. he'll be with the president later on this weekend. i know technically there is not a presidential race on the ballot on tuesday night, but people are so psyched for these elections this year. it really does feel like a presidential, doesn't it? and if the voting numbers stay as high through tuesday as they have been thus far in the early voting, it's starting to look like even the numbers are going to look like a presidential race, which has never happened before. and, you know, with everything that we have been through over the past two years since our last election which was a presidential, this one does sort of feel like the consequences might be just as big. in any case, final sprint. everybody go. we've got to lot to get to

minority participation is up 23% in georgia, 23%. that's what you should report and not believe this bs about voter suppression. >> whether it is 5,000, 50,000 people, his job is to guarantee that every georgian who is eligible is ready to vote. instead he purged them. >> reporter: exact match doesn't just apply to renl stragss. there's also a signatures requirement allowing officials to toss absentee ballots and applications if a signature doesn't match the one on file. the aclu and other groups filed lawsuits claiming hundreds of absentee ballots were tossed. a judge halted the practice last week and kemp appealed calling absentee voting a privilege and convenience. a college student was eager to cast her absentee ballot, especially as a latina voter. >> it is exciting to have a stay in big decisions for the state. >> reporter: her class and work schedule wouldn't allow her to make the hour drive to fill it out in person. >> i made sure to fill it in correctly and send it in. tw weeks after i sent it in i got notice that it had bee

she goes on and on, never stopping in her efforts to convince the world that georgia -- georgia -- is the place to be. and if you spend any time with this ferociously smart woman and her friend, gallery owner tamuna gvaberidze, you will understand and forgive us all, all of us on the crew for becoming completely beguiled. i like the food already. love the food. >> gela: yes, okay, food you like. i hope wine, you like, and then if you like skin, then that's the place. >> tamuna: and you have to dance also, georgian dances. >> anthony: really? i'm a really, really appalling dancer. this is a problem for me. >> tamuna: no, no, no you don't do that. you know you want to. >> anthony: now, i'm frightened. >> tamuna: two or three glasses of chacha and you're ready to dance. >> anthony: enough chacha, anything is possible. >> gela: i'm going to toast, take the break, ah, let's toast for the -- i'm spontaneously thinking right now to achieve our goals and dreams. >> anthony: to dreams. the ladies convinced us to make the 90-minute drive to this village and this restaurant and, well, i'm quite

this is georgia. we know people want to hunt in georgia. but since when have we lost common sense for common sense? she wants common sense gun control. she cares about affordable housing and she cares about criminal justice reform to protect our communities and create jobs. the reason i am a registered independent is because i believe that everybody should have the right to vote their values and vote your conscience regardless of the party. i have voted republican and i have voted democrat and each time i voted, i voted for the people who i felt represented my values. stacey abrams' values are in alignment with the consciousness on which our democracy has been founded, the very foundation of our democracy, to think about other people, to live our life in surface -- service to others. democracy is not just about our individual rights and concerns, and our individual protections, but rather it lives and thrives in making sure that everybody is lifted by the community. because the baseline is not just what i want or what i need or what is goin

. >> i'm now leaving for georgia during the rally. we have a tremendous number of people as you know, as you probably know standing outside trying to get and. it is for brian kemp running for governor of georgia and then go into tennessee where we have a tremendous crowd. i don't know what that means, but i think it really portends something very interesting >> but that will be the second stop. first stop is georgia so we will have a very busy day. tremendous crowds. >>. [reporter question inaudible] >> i think we will do well with the house. i think my primary focus has been on the senate because there are so many people in the house. that's a lot of stops but i have done housework also. i think we will do well in the house. as you know, my primary focus has been on the senate. i think were doing really well in the senate but if you look at early returns, they are very positive. with so many people in congres , so many people in the house it's very hard to make those stops but i've made a number. i think we would do well in the house

stacey abrams was the focus of the celebrity visits in georgia last week. a visit from president obama and oprah winfrey. brian camp is getting his visit from none other than president trump. they're going to rally together in macon, georgia. that's a big thing for brian kemp. this is a very, very, very tight race. probably a statistical dead heat as you said. trump weighed in on that race. he spoke out about it last week unprompted. he said that stacey abrams was unqualified to be the governor of georgia. he said something about her past. he never said what he was talking about made her unqualified. went to spellman college and yale law school. we'll see if he has elaboration about that today. brian kemp is in the trump hold on immigration. he brought it up at a town hall that he held in suburban atlanta. he made some very strange comments about stacey abrams, saying that she's very in support of illegal immigrants. let's take a listen. >> she also wants taxpayer benefits, free college for those illegally. my friends, that will bankrupt the citizens. she's

[cheers and applause] >> hello georgia! hello georgia! [cheers] >> hello, georgia! [cheers] >> i just want to say y'all have been on my mind. [cheers] >> oh, yeah! georgia, you've been on my mind. and here's why, you know, i was just sitting at home in california, minding my own business -- [laughter] >> -- but i could not stop thinking about what's going on down here. [cheers] >> you all are on the precipice, on the very precipice of a historical and historical election. [cheers] >> and so this is what i came to tell you, i'm an independent woman. i have earned the right to do exactly what i want to do. [cheers and applause] >> i have earned the right to do what i want to do when i want to do it. [cheers] >> i have earned the right to think for myself. [cheers] >> and to vote for myself. [cheers] and that's why i am a registered independent because i don't want any party, and i don't want any kind of partisan influence telling me what decisions i get to make for myself. so i wanted to just say to you, nobody paid for me to come here. [cheers and applause] id, girl,

the battle to be georgia's next governor. joining me now, democratic candidate for georgia governor and former state house minority leader stacey abrams. we did invite abrams' opponent brian kemp to join us but he declined this sunday as well as two previous sundays. president trump will be in georgia campaigning for your opponent. here's what the president had to say about your candidacy early this week. >> she's not qualified to be the governor of georgia. not qualified. >> what's your response? >> he's wrong. as president obama pointed out, i'm the most qualified candidate running. if you look at both my academic background, my work history, i have been deputy city attorney. i was the democratic leader for seven years. i have been successful as a business woman, as a writer, and as a tax attorney. i know what i'm talking about, and i have the plans to prove it. >> what do you make of his attacking you that way? >> i think that they can see the same numbers we're seeing. early voting is up dramatically. we have a plan in pl

in georgia, the biggest gap. 56% turned out to vote in georgia and 44% are men. that's a 12-point gender gap. it is bigger than anything we saw in any state that we looked out from 2014. i don't know if it is a similar to symptom of that or a cause of that when stacey abrams held a block buster event with oprah winfr winfrey. that might have helped create one. but, that was yesterday in georgia and tonight it was congressman john lewis and eric holder and barack obama at an event again for stacey abrams in georgia. brian kemp is doing events with vice president mike pence a couple of days ago. he'll be with the president later on this weekend. i know technically there is not a presidential race on the ballot on tuesday night. people are so psyched for these elections this yearment . it feels like presidential. if the voting numbers stay as high through tuesday, it is starting to look like everyone t even the number is a presidential race. for everything that we have been through since our last election which was presidential, this one feels that the consequences

is he the legitimate governor elect of georgia? >> he's the legal governor of georgia. i want to be clear, words have meaning. and i've spent my lifetime not only as an attorney but as a liar and i'm very careful with the words i use. and yes when he takes the oath of office he will be the legal governor of georgia, he is the victor. but what you're directing me to say is there was no compromise in our democracy and there should be some political compromise in the language i use, and that's not right. i will never deny the legal permture that says he's in this position and i pray for his success. but will i say this election was not a disenfranchisement of thousand of voters, i will not say. >> just to be clear, i don't have an opinion on what you should say or not say. i'm trying to understand where you're coming from. are you concerned that your words this morning and in your speech friday will undermine faith in the democratic process? >> not at all because the words i use are very specific. we have had systematic disenfranchisement of voters, we have seen gross mism

georgia's first black governor and the country's first black woman governor. this followsws major advances in the primaries earlier this year, when democratic socialist alexandria ocasio-cortez won an overwhelming victory against top democrat congressman joe crowley in the bronx and queens for a house seat. she could become one of the dentist women ever elected to congress. two muslim women, palestinian-american rashida tlaib in michigan and somali-american ilhan omar in minnesota, also won their democratic party primaries for seats in the house. both women are running in strongly democratic districts meanwhile, in new mexico, deb haaland could become the nation's first native american woman to serve in congress. for more, we go to atlanta, georgia, where we're joined by aimee allison, president of democracy in color and founder of she the people. it is great to have you with us. you are going to be in new york, but i see you could not resist. you wanted to g go -- >> this is grant park 2008. it is the race everyone is watching post of amy: talk about what you

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who is georgia's secretary of state. meanwhile in florida, democrat andrew gillum has conceded to republican ron desantis after a tight race for governor. gillum was attempting to become florida's first african-american governor, but faced a string of racist attacks from outside groups and desantis, who told floridians to not "monkey this up." in otherer florida news, the senate race between the state's sitting governor republican rick scott and democrat bill nelson remains too close to call though scott maintains a small lead. in maryland, republican governor larry hogan was re-elected, defeating democrat ben jealous, the former head of the naacp. in texas, republican senator ted cruz beat out his democratic challenger beto o'rouke, who was attempting to be the first democrat to win statewide office in texas in more than two decades. meanwhile, at least three incumbent democratic senators lost their seats on tuesday -- heidi heitkamp of north dakota, joe donnelly of indiana, and claire mccaskill of missouri. the democra

and in georgia you have a race if for governor in which the person who's overseeing the elections in that state is also a candidate for governor many say that that is improper many say that that is unethical how exactly is this allowed to happen this is simply a continuation of the status quo since the jim crow era in which blacks recently freed blacks were disenfranchised by the government by the slave state legislature to make sure that they could not use the power at the ballot box to change their political destiny and that is what is at stake once again he has refused mr kemp has refused to recuse himself so this is a highly unethical he has also raced many people from the voter rolls including new immigrants recently naturalized citizens who came to them in states to fully participate in the american democratic system it is a shame and a sham in my opinion and is simply a continuation of what we have faced especially in the southern states of the united states for a long time most dangerous lee in two thousand and thirteen a more conservative supreme court overturned articles se

the apb went well past the georgia border. hilton's name and picture were all over the regional news. light bulbs began going off to the south around tallahassee, florida's capital, when people saw the photo on tv. the search for gary hilton was about to widen. the person of interest in the meredith emerson case looked familiar to people who think they saw him about the time they learned of the sad case of another woman who had gone miss being, sheryl dunlap, a nurse and mother. when sheryl didn't turn up for church one december sunday in 2007 and then missed her sunday school class, red flags went up. next door neighbor and friend tonya lad. >> sunday morning i turned around and looked at her usual spot and she wasn't there. >> she didn't teach her class? >> she didn't. >> immediately we knew something was wrong. that wasn't like her. >> everybody knew her agreed. 46-year-old sheryl was reliable, a woman solid in her faith and set in her habits. her fellow nurse friend and prayer partner, laura walker. >> she always liked to

i want to turn our attention to georgia. another big race we're following is the race for governor in that state. stacey abrams has been joined on the campaign trail by oprah and president obama. were she to win, abrams would be this country's first black female governor. her opponent, republican brian kemp, georgia's secretary of state. and the race there is still neck and neck. i want to start with some tape here, if i could, of the president of the united states, beth, talking about stacey abrams. he's been casting a lot of doubt on her qualifications. let's listen to what the president had to say. >> she is not qualified to be the governor of georgia. she's not qualified. and georgia's a great state. it's a great, great state. take a look at her past. take a look at her history. take a look at what she wants to do and what she has in mind for the state. that state will be in big, big trouble very quickly, and the people of georgia don't want that. >> beth, help us analyze that. went to spellman college, university of tex

and georgia, so much talk about the georgia's governor race. the theory of the stacey abrams campaign, expand the electorate, bring first time voters out. we'll start to get a read out there as well and whether it bleeds over to key congressional districts. >> steve kornacki at the big board and the answer is for those following at home, 6, 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >> how long do you have to stay up? >> you have to pay close attention alt 6:00 because steve says we will know -- >> that's right. he's starting tomorrow. >> the thing that does not bode well for your sarcadian rhythms is there's so many important races in california. like every republican district in california the democrats are trying to flip. steve, correct me if i'm wrong here, but in terms of the democrats closing in on 23, california may be absolutely determined. >> looking at that list here, the 66 we think the democrats have the best shot of getting flips. california 10, 35, 39, 45, 48, 50, put those on the map. also include there's a few in washington state where it's like c

north georgia. she's trying to visit every county to ask them for their vote. >> edregistrations and the abily to vote as gotten a lot of coverage. a judge ruled that 3,000 people can vote. they can get registered that were on hold with the governor's office until today. how much of that is factoring in and what is your take away from what you're seeing with those voters? >> it's heightening scrutiny on brian kemp's role. they say she should not still be in that office. what he's said to us, the media and the public is he was elected to fulfill this duty. he will do it. he will do it if there's a recount that he has to direct. >> are there any voters who are uncomfortable with that? any republican voters uncomfortable with the man overseeing the lelections run ng in the same election? >> yeah. it showed about an even split. there's a threat of concern. >> that there been as much scrutiny? >> no. this was a long running feud long before this election. it exploded. >> what's that issue? >> i think thi

i just like oh now they're in georgia that's the thing. said tax part of our country so it is a little strange. being kept out of your territory. south of said to cross into georgia but very few georgians screw the way at least. my. twins have with us. but i go with a. reason to worry tommy love. so he says. he needs. the approval of his boss to let us through for security reasons the car is going to escort us to and from. where. the feeling that you get is so mixed off anger and fear that the you're approaching a hostile place but it's actually your own country. there are books. i was only allowed a couple of minutes at the border and your presence here soon draws attention. to weeks after the war russia recognized south a certain independence. twenty percent of our land was occupied annexed by russia. barbed wire started appearing in villages that border the breakaway regions the villages split into the residents about how this house might be related if a person dies on the other side these residents have to spend weeks to get permits an

we were in georgia. the national urban league was working on getting out the vote and watch georgia and watch the millennial and gen-z vote. watch the votes of young women. this race is a race where there may be a realignment with voters who have not voted. there's always been a large number, particularly of african-americans, in georgia who are not registered. in atlanta who are not registered. and stacey abrams, i believe, has motivated them in a very special way. >> do you think the efforts that many say have been focused on suppressing the vote, brian kemp's office using this, you know, what had been outlawed, this technique of matching signatures and court had previously said he couldn't do that. it's resulted in some ballots being thrown out. do you think it's enough to change the outcome of this race? >> i think those efforts are angering people all over the country. the idea that now we're connecting all of the dots since 2013. all of the efforts. sophisticated and crass and crude to, if you will

georgia of every political party , every race, every region, again. you see, the in competence and miss management we witnessed in this election had been on display months before, and the republican state legislative primary of dan gasaway. counties under the direction of the secretary of state issued flawed ballots and not for the first time and not just in that district, but this time, the mistakes clearly altered the outcome, representative gasaway a republican in a heavily republican district had to go to court to force a fair fight and therefore, on december 4, tucked between the runautographs for secretary of state and the public service commission for one community, there will be justice in the process. win or lose, the people in his district will finally have a say many of the same republicans cheered on representative gas away when he filed his lawsuit but the same ones grumbled about the time we have taken to gain a remedy for fellow in georgia who face an array of bad action, misinformation, and gut wrench ing hardship, but we are a mighty

georgia. >> brian kemp's getting the support of all kind of hard working people across georgia and stacey abrams is being bankrolled by hollywood liberals, sending their support into the state and some come into the state. like i heard oprah's in town today. and i heard will ferrell was going door to door the other day. well, i'd like to remind stacey and oprah and willferrell, i'm kind of a big deal, too. and i got a message for all of stacey abrams' liberal hollywood friends. this ain't hollywood. this is georgia. >> we as women people need to stand united and vote our values. vote your values. vote your conscience. all this noise, all the noise, all the noise, you just can't get away from it. you turn on the tv. it's so much noise and crazy talk. all the vitriol in the ads, you know what, they are designed to confuse and confound you with fear. that's what they're doing. they're designed to confound you with fear. they are not designed for people with discernment. women people, we have disc

georgia is a great state. take a look at her past and history and what she wants to do and what she has in mind for the state. that state will be in big, big trouble very quickly. >> want to bring in the democratic nominee of the governorship of georgia, stacey abrams, and "new day" also reached out to her opponent but have not heard back. you were on with jake tapper about 24 hours ago but so much has happened since. we have to get an update on all the information. thanks for being back with us. your opponent brian kemp has launched an allegation about the democratic party. >> first of all, i think it's wrong to call it an investigation. it's a witch hunt by somebody abusing his power. friday kemp was notified there was a flaw in the election system, and twice before he accidentally released the information about 6 million georgians, and this was about to happen again, and instead of owning up to it he decided to blame democrats, because he does that. he doesn't take accountability or responsibility. what he

at the state capitol as they called for all votes to be counted in the georgia gubernatorial race. this is state senator nikema williams speaking after her release. blackas singled out a as a female senator standing in the rotunda a with cononstituents ie capital, a body i serve in, and our singled out and arrested today for standing with some e y georgians were demanding that every vote be counted and i am incredibly proud and will continue to stand with the citizens of georgia. amy: on monday, federal judge blocked georgia interim secretary of state robyn crittenden from certifying the governor's race before friday and ordered the review of thousands of provisional ballots. until last week, the secretary of state was brian kemp -- who's the republican candidate. kemp stepped down from the post last week after the election.

i'm thinking of georgia. if stacey abrams were to win, she'd be the first black female governor in the united states. the key to winning here in florida is going to be nonpolitical affiliated voters. here in collier, there are more npas, more independents, than registered democrats. all the campaigns are looking to get to those voters. >> you're also watching a tight senate race down there as well. what are you hearing about what's going to happen there? >> reporter: yeah, the bill nelson/rick scott race has been on a lot of people's radars, mostly because bill nelson is kind of in the fight of his political life. rick scott is the current governor. he's served two terms. republicans we've talked to at polling places here say that the republicans tend to like what scott has done. the drag on him is going to be on this side of the state, the toxic algae crisis we've been talking about that's been hitting voters hard. during the primary, many voters said not only is that what they're voting on, but it's somethi

i also want to play you a georgia state legislature who outlined her theory of the case for georgia back in 2014 when i was down in georgia looking at the political map of the state. take a listen. >> georgia's democratic party now faces the mirror opposite situation as republicans. instead of looking for candidates of color in a country that is getting less white, democrats in georgia are actively recruiting white people to join the party. >> as a minority, i understand what it means to make sure that you don't make the minority feel oppressed. and if you want white democrats, if you want white people to be democrats, you have to create a space so that their values are recognized. their values are not that divergent from everyone else. >> you have this theory of the case back in 2014 about creating a multi-racial majority coalition in georgia. you got 800,000 votes and came just shy. what is your thinking about that, the theory that you had? >> it works. we received a higher percentage of white votes, according to exit polls, than any candidate in recent georgia history. more than presi

watched georgia governor's race. tonight, the republican candidate, who's also the secretary of state, is accusing democrats of trying to hack the state's voter registration system. and breaking their silence, for the first time the sons of murdered journalist jamal khashoggi talk about their father's brutal killing. it's a cnn exclusive. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >>> we begin with breaking news. the last-minute surprise in the closely watched georgia governor's race. the republican candidate brian kemp, who's also georgia's secretary of state, says there was, quote, a failed attempt to hack the state's voter registration system saturday evening while offering no evidence or specifics. kemp's campaign says the georgia democratic party is now being investigated and that, quote, this was a fourth quarter hail mary pass that was intercepted in the end zone. thanks to the systems and protocols established by the secretary of s

and now georgia is the focus of a new investigation. the office of the state secretary of state, brian kemp, who also is the republican candidate for governor is accusing the democratic party of hacking into the system to expose vulnerabilities we are awaiting details and in the meantime, it's a very busy day. following candidates and big name backers in illinois, florida, and georgia. let's begin in macon, georgia. soon to arrive if not already. sarah west road is there. what will be the message? >> well, fred. president trump review what is he will display in favor of brian kemp. this is as tight as they come. one of the most closely watched gubernatorial contests in the country. the secretary of state of georgia skipped his last debate with stacey abrams to be here with the president. abrams has been using that against him and looking to make history on tuesday by becoming the first black woman to be governor not just of georgia, but any state of the in the country. president obama and oprah winfrey came down to campaign on behalf of

called plant scherer, it's located in juliette, georgia, and is majority owned by georgia power. each year it produces 3 1/2 million kilowatts of electricity. generating that power requires a lot of coal.. over 1,200 tons of coal are burned every hour at plant scherer, and in 2010, that resulted in 2,200 tons of coal ash. anand it's all dumped intoa 750-acre ununlined pond, meaning nothing prevents toxins from entering the groundwater. >> they built this plant an n aa where therere's no public water access. evereryone within a 5-me radius and maybe eveven further, drinking onon private well l wa. >> that includes donna and phil welch. when theyey built their home n 2001, they thoughght they were moving into an ideal countryside h home. >> and we were so excited about moving to the country. um, fresh air, you know, kind of john denver-ish generation that we were from. and we were excited about bringing our children to the country. you know, building the home of our d dreams. >> insteadad, like others in juliette, they got sick. >> several years after we moved in, i started develop

he is with the president in macon georgia. back with us, victoria, profess ter at the university of texas and susan, republican strategist. jeff, let's get caught up to speed really quickly on the president's statements since we spoke to you as he was about to take the stage. what has his messaging been to the crowd ino just this past week we saw the president suggest stacey abrams was some unqualified for the position she's seeking. she won as a spellman college graduate. also a yale law school graduate just like brett kavanaugh, the supreme court candidate who president trump routinely traces his intellect. the other thing we've seen are these voting restrictions that are in force here in georgia backed by the republican gubernatorial candidate who also as you well know is the secretary of state. abrams supporters view those as transparent tactic aimed the limiting block voter turnout. if stacey abrams is victorious, it will be because she's done something that has never been defer before in this state. it will mean she has

in georgia we may have free. now selves from soviet fool but we seem incapable of freeing ourselves from the soviet mindset. perhaps this is because the soviets infiltrated our georgian identity so completely. this memorial the chronicle of georgia just outside to be d.c. depicts heroic moments from our long history. emotionally as a georgian. i am still caught up in the power of its imagery. but it is in one human sanctioned by the soviet state. it was built to make us believe we were free when we were not. sometimes you have to look elsewhere for answers to your own problems there is another country that was ruled from moscow and at the same time had to come to terms with its own troubled past. berlin was the capital of germany during the rule off one of the twentieth century's other murderous totalitarian movements the nats. of germany's defeat in one thousand nine hundred five printing was split in half at the brandenburg gate. east germany was never officially a soviet state but it took its orders from mosco

georgia is a great example. i'm sure a lot of that is african-american women in support of stacey abrams, but it's women across the board. in tennessee, women outperforming men by eight points, which is really interesting. you have a race there with a woman republican against phil bredesen. the question is what does that mean for a state like that. in arizona, six points. in florida, nine points. women are surging in the early vote so far. we'll see if that continues on election day. i'm telling you, women are mad as -- >> heck. >> and women traditionally vote at a higher percentage than men anyway. >> and speaking of georgia, with stacey abrams, brian kemp, does this only exemplify how contentious it is? now you have brian kemp's office for the second timed in the mis midst of trying to challenge the validity, the eligibility of the voters, now with this investigation. is that a sign of desperation? >> no, that's a sign of him also being the secretary of state, making sure that we have elections that are -- >>

in the soul of america's deep south lies georgia. electoral folklore will tell you they don't see political upsets here very often. its recent history, its heart, are a deep, sonorous red, bill clinton was the last president to turn it blue. that was more than 25 years ago. yet this time round, there is a nailbiting race, the outcome of which could determine notjust who gets to govern, but who is even allowed to vote. meet stacey abrams. if she wins here next week, she will be the first black female governor the country has ever seen. she has spent years fighting changes championed by georgia's secretary of state that have removed thousands of people from the electoral register. those changes appear to hit ethnic minority voters most, who, guess what, tend to vote democrat. are you worried about voters being removed from the ballot in georgia? i'm concerned about voter suppression, but the antidote is voter engagement. he's made ity his mission to tilt the playing field, we can win by overwhelming the voting box with a number of elig