he won't be tied to herschel walker. he said as much in an interview even before this daily beast report came out. other republicans, too, are kind of side stepping the issue. they have their own races to run. they want to focus on their own fates in november rather than tying themselves to herschel walker. >> what about the issue of abortion? there is the issue of herschel walker's character, right? but then there is the fundamental issue of abortion. and this brings it right back into the fore. we know that nationally that's been an issue. what about in the state of georgia? does that matter here in this particular case? or has this -- has the trustworthiness and hypocrisy eclipsed the issue about women's access to reproductive choice? >> republicans want to be talking about anything but abortion right now. and this steered the conversation back to the dobbs decision back to the supreme court ruling that overturn roe v. wade and the issue that democrats hope change the electorate for them. like stacy abrams and hersche

senators tom cotton a rick scott cpaign in a herschel walker. so just got spoke to reporters about the allegations against mr. walker and the party decision to continue backing his campaign. >> herschel, a lot of our razorback fans haven't not forgotten what you have done. they have no hard feelings because they want republicans back in charge in washington. and they know that herschel walker is going to help build the republican majority in the united states senate. and they know that herschel walker will be a leader in the senate just like he's been a leader in sports and business for the state of georgia. georgia took a chance on raphael warnock a few years ago. a trial run. for two years, he has been nothing but a rubberstamp for joe biden. he votes with joe biden 96% of the time. look at what that has gotten us. 13% since raphael warnock started rubberstamping joe biden's agenda. it did not just happen, raphael warnock has been trillions of dollars we don't have. they have been training everybody for two years. they have been making working

i'm herschel walker. i approve this message. >> that was just released by herschel walker. amid allegations that the supposedly pro-life walker paid for an exgirlfriend's abortion, the republican candidate is now trying to focus the debate back on his opponent, senator warnock calling him nasty and dishonest. there is only one problem with that argument, senator warnock has not said anything about walker and latest scandal. instead, he has done basically what he's always done throughout his short political career, he's taking the high road. this is senator warnock today when asked about questions surrounding the scandal about herschel walker. >> you heard your opponent denied the allegations against him. denied that he also had a child with a woman who is in question here. do you believe him? >> i believe that my position on this has been consistent. it has not changed. that a patient's room is too narrow for a woman and her doctor and the united states government. i believe in women. and in their right to make their own health care decisions. and i think the people of geor

into a few choking things with him. >> reporter: walker acknowledged those allegations. >> herschel walker told us that he was troubled by his actions and will always deeply regret any pain he caused cindy. >> reporter: according to a 2012 police report, an ex-girlfriend said walker threatened to kill her but he denies those claims. and now there is a focus of democratic attack ads. now walker dealing with a different kind of allegation, a claim reported by "the daily beast" and the "new york times" that the staunch anti-abortion candidate paid for a former girlfriend to have an abortion more than a decade ago. the woman says she is also the mother of one of his children. >> this here abortion thing is false, it is a lie. >> reporter: cnn has not independently con if i firmed t allegations. as walker completely denies the report, republicans have rallied to defend their nominee with the outcome of the race deciding not just walker's political future, but potentially control of the senate next year. >> let me tell you this, i'm not deterred, i'm not scared. and i'm not going to back down. t

the conservative host asked walker to basically let loose on senator raphael warnock who would be walker's democratic opponent. and in that moment we found out exactly why walker's campaign tried to never let him speak. >> he brings up voting rights, the john lewis voting rights bill. what do you say about raphael warnock trying to push this during this time? to try to, what i call, federalize elections? >> you know it is sad about that. you know, using the name of a great man to bring up something that is so bad. i think it's a terrible thing to do. you know, senator louis one of the best senators there has ever been. and for african, americans it was incredibly. they have his name on the bill, the voting rights, i think it's a shame. first of all, you know, i mean, you look at video of this, it just doesn't fit with what john lewis stood for. >> okay, first of all, the late john lewis, not a senator! served in the house for almost 40 years. but even if you want to let that slide. the john lewis voting rights act is named after john lewis because it was literally the culmination of john l

and we have reached out to the walker campaign multiple times and people in herschel walker's circles, people who he knew had worked with the campaign, even in her current capacity, or in the past, to ask them to respond to these claims. of course, saying, pointing out that on monday, that this report has already been made. really, what we are doing is underlining and corroborating report that already exists. the campaign did not respond to our requests. but indeed, they did reach out to nbc to confirm a lot of what we have reported and also push it further through text messages -- and, excuse, me in a interview with herschel himself. >> it bears mentioning that herschel walker's position on this has changed a lot over the course of this saga. at first it was, that didn't happen, i don't know her. then it was, there's nothing to be ashamed of. now it is, i know her, but i did know about the abortion. the person who has all the facts and evidence on her side thus far is the woman that claims herschel walker paid for her abortion. maya king, politics reporter covering the south for the

herschel walker will pump the brakes on the biden agenda. he will deliver with the republican -- republicans joining congress. that doesn't continue renting trillions of dollars we don't have and reward criminals. it will secure our border and protect the men and women in uniform to protect us. >> doesn't it give you pause that you have a woman coming forward saying that he paid for my abortion? >> people are worried about -- raphael warnock acted like he was this modern guy. they kick people out of the church for being just a few dollars behind in the rent. there is a guy who abused his wife. he has voted for abortion up to the moment of birth. he has voted to make sure if you are pro-life health care worker you have to do abortions. >> what do you say to people in your own party were concerned about walker's

herschel walker is winning. he says this is just like this mirrors they attempted on brett kavanaugh and clarence thomas it won't work. well it looks like, no it's only in your perverse world view that this is wrongdoing of that kind. this is a totally different thing! you are the one who says, it's essentially paying for a child to be murdered. other people don't believe that. other people don't believe that. but you are hung up on that! >> which is why the issue is trust and hypocrisy. look, the trust and hypocrisy issues are so important because the flip side of that coin is a malleable unprincipled candidate who can raise a ton of money is exactly the gop senator that mitch mcconnell and rick scott want. this doesn't bother them. they actually want herschel walker in their caucus because he'll do whatever they tell him to do. these are expensive races, where you need a candidate like herschel walker. but you're right, the issue is hypocrisy interest, and that's how warnock can prosecute that case in the last

. >> tom cotton and rick scott campaign for herschel walker. the republican candidate in georgia's u.s. senate race following the event, senator scott spoke to reporters about recent allegations against herschel walker and the decision to keep back in his campaign. herschel walker will be a leader in the senate just like he has been a leader in sports and in business for the state of georgia. unlike your current u.s. senator, raphael warnock. georgia took a chance on raphael warnock a few years ago. a trial run. for two years, he has been nothing but a rubberstamp for joe biden. he votes with joe biden 96% of the time. look at what that has gotten us. 13% since raphael warnock started rubberstamping joe biden's agenda. it did not just happen, raphael warnock has been trillions of dollars we don't have. they have been training everybody for two years. they have been making working families across georgia pay the bills at the end of the month. i would accuse them of spending money like drunken sailors but it would be an insult to drunken sailors.

this is christian walker, this is herschel walker's son, really letting him have it on twitter, calling him a liar, calling out his father's claim of being a champion of family values. take a listen, and we'll get alice on the other side. here it is. >> i stayed silent as the atrocities committed against my mom worked downplayed. i stayed silent when it came out that my father, herschel walker, had all these random kids across the country, none of whom he raised. and you know my favorite issue to talk about's father's absence. surprise, because it affected me. that's why i talk about it all the time. because it affected me. family values people, he has four kids, four different women, was not in the house raising one of them. he was out having sex with other women. do you care about family values? >> can you get past it, alice? >> look, i think -- first off, you know, my heart goes out to him because he's clearly had a very difficult childhood. and the experience he's had and, i don't blame him for being as off as he is. but those personal short feelings by herschel walker, there's some

by herschel walker. amid allegations that the supposedly pro-life walker paid for an extra friends abortion. the republican candidates now trying to focus the debate back on his opponent, senator raphael warnock, calling him a nasty and dishonest. there's only one problem with that argument, senator warnock has not actually said much of anything about walker and his latest scandal. instead, the reverend senator has done basically what he's always done throughout his short political career, he's taking the high road. -- as senator warnock today, responding to reporters questions about the scandal surrounding herschel walker. >> you're opponent, herschel walker, has denied allegations against the story -- denied that he also had a child with a woman in question here. do you believe him? >> i believe that my position on this has been consistent. it is not changed. that a patients room is to narrow and grab the space -- united states government. i believe in women. and in the right to make their own health c

the herschel walker story keeps getting worse for herschel walker. earlier this week, of course, the daily beast first reported that walker, the trump endorsed the republican nominee for georgia's senate seat, had paid for a woman's abortion in 2009. the report contains a lots of contemporaneous evidence that has not been reviewed by us here at nbc news. it included the literal receipt for the procedure, that check walker sent to a woman, and even they get well card walker apparently mailed her, complete with what sure looks like his signature. now, as we've said, nbc news is not independently verified the stories, this is a the daily beast or. walker vehemently denied the allegation when it first broke. he said he had no idea who the woman making the allegation could be. and that seems a little difficult to believe, though, because according to a new report, and that woman who says walker paid for her abortion is also the mother of one of his children. again, nbc news it has also not verified this most recent report. in a statement, walker said and

walker -- >> no, no. >> mister walker, excuse me, mister walker, please -- out of respect, i need to let you know, mr. walker, you are very well aware of the rules tonight. >> yes. >> you have a prop. that is not allowed, sir. i ask you to put that probe away. >> it's not a prop. this is real. if he said i have a prop -- >> it is considered a prop, mister walker. mister walker, excuse me, sir, you are very well aware of the rules. aren't you? >> well -- >> aren't you aware of the rules? >> he brought up the truth, let's talk about the truth. >> thank you for putting that prop away. >> that was essentially herschel walker strategy during the debate, heavy on the political theater, light on the substance, and praying that senator warnock would go high well he went low. the question is, how does this all pan out? in just a few weeks, or days. joining us, now tim mitchell, washington correspondent for the atlanta journal-constitution. miss mitchell, thank you for being here tonight. i think, i found the debate, sort of, both shocking, riveting, and confusing, in a lot of ways. what was y

here is herschel walker. [video clip] >> campaign perfect for washington, the reverend does not even tell my full story, my true story. as everyone knows, i had a real battle with mental health. by the grace of god, i have overcome it. that is a preacher who does not tell the truth, does not even believe in redemption. i am herschel walker. save my grace and approve this message. host: another ad in recent days, this one from democrat raphael warnock, this ad featuring herschel walker's fans. [video clip] >> i have always felt herschel walker look perfect up there. >> i think he looks good here. >> i think he looks good there. >> but in the u.s. senate? >> we already have someone working for georgia. >> it is raphael warnock. >> republicans to improve roads and bridges. >> pushed the president to release -- relieve student loan deck. >> keep raphael warnock in the senate. >> i approve this message. host: matters of character and if that matters for your vote in a political race, let's start off in colorado. g

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herschel walker basically lied about every aspect of his life. he probably shows up at the airport gate like, "as a first responder, a military veteran, and a baby under two years old, i get to board this plane first." also, i'm the pilot! wheee! now one of the main reasons republicans love herschel walker is because as a black man, he is never afraid to tell black men what they are doing wrong. pull up your pants, smile at the police, and let why people touch your hair. with good luck, you know. in fact, one of the things, one of the major things that herschel walker focused on again and again and again was how much he hated that black men love abandoning their children. something white men never do. and then we found out... the abandoning was coming from inside the house. >> for years, he has repeatedly criticized black men who leave their children, but tonight, georgia's republican nominee for u.s. senate, herschel walker, is admitting that he has a 10-year-old son who he didn't raise. court documents show that the boy's mother had to sue him

walker itself himself? walker itself himself?>> he is s claims, even from monday, that he never knew this woman, that he never financed an abortion, this was not something he was totally aware of. and we have seen really, from monday, until just moments ago, the ways that the story has unraveled but also the ways that walker has begun to tell the truth of the situation. of course, all reporting documents provided to us at the new york times, in conversations with this woman, show that mr. walker was very aware of exactly what the circumstances were surrounding her decision to have an abortion, and factored it was a decision that both of the made together. this is obviously a very private matter between the two of them. it is not something you would normally see covering a campaign. but i want to underline the fact that what matters here is the hypocrisy and the situation, the fact that walker has said repeatedly that he is pro-life, that he is against abortion, that he endorses an abortion ban with no excep

and, herschel walker's current wife. here are those texts. >> did you know herschel pay for my abortion the first time? or that he told me it wasn't the right time to have the baby that she did have. this makes me incredibly sad is the reply from herschel walker's wife. herschel walker's current wife does not say anything about the abortion. she says this makes me incredibly sad, you know i have continually try to bridge a better relationship between you and herschel. we are going to have more on this later in this hour, herschel walker's current wife and never, ever responded to the question about what she knew about herschel walker paying for the abortion. we are going to cover more of this later in the hour when we will be joined by georgia residents and new york times columnist charles blow. first, the special master -- in the appropriate -- issued a two and a half page order that indicates the processing of the non-classified documents and the case, appears to be moving smoothly with donald trump's lawyers agreeing

walker acknowledged those allegations. herschel walker told us he was troubled by his actions. he will always deeply regret an pain because cindy peter chris withrow 12 for support and escrow funds had walker threatened to kill her . walker to collect -- denies those claims. walker's to be the past has mad its way into the campaign as a focus of democratic attack ads. new details tonight about galatians. >>> know walker is dealing with a different kind of allegation for a claim reported by the daily beast and new york times that the staunch antiabortion candidate paid for former girlfriend to have an abortion more than a decade ago. the woman said she is also the mother of one of his children. >> this year the abortion thing is false, it's a lie. >> cnn is not differently confirmed the allegations. is walker repeatedly denies report, republicans have relate to defend their nominee, with the outcome of the race decidin not just walker's political future but eventually control o the senate next year. >> let me tell you this:i'm not deterred, i'm not scared. i'm not going to bite

herschel walker is a habitual liar. he hasn't told the truth about anything other than maybe his name. he was valedictorian of his class. no, he wasn't. he was in law enforcement. no he wasn't. gave to all these veterans charities. no, he didn't. he's lied about so many things. now this with the ultimate hypocrisy when it comes to morality, paying for abortion which would have knocked any other candidate out of the running just a few short cycles ago. i remember when if you didn't spell potato right, you weren't qualified to be vice president. now look where we are. it says more about us as a country if someone like herschel walk other blake masters, doug mastriano, kari lake, if they get elected, it says more about us as a society than anything else. i think we need to start taking hard looks at ourselves about what we're accepting for people representing us in our democracy. >> let me just clarify. it's not us as a country. it's a republican party. there are no herschel walkers running in the democratic party. it's re

she says walker's denials are ridiculous. hopefully we'll get a couple questions in to herschel walker once he shows up. i'll be watching the stage behind me until then. >> jonathan, in the meantime, walker's position seems like it comes directly out of the playbook of the man who is behind him, donald trump, deny, deny, deny, blame the other side. what we don't know is to what extent it might be working. what can you tell us? >> this is classic trump that when confronted with scandal and controversy, as a candidate in 2016, as president, and then in the 2020 election trail, he would deny, he would never admit wrongdoing, certainly wouldn't apologize. that's what trump has done and that's what a lot of republicans do now as well. walker here, despite if these reports are true, overwhelming evidence, is still not going to cede ground. to this point, it's working, at least in terms of keeping republicans by his side. yes, you played that sound from the georgia lieutenant governor but his voice is in the minority to be sure. mos

georgia, herschel walker. he claims the woman who said he paid for her abortion as two prominent senators rallied behind walker today. on the campaign trail tonight. >> reporter: it's all hands on deck for herschel walker's senate campaign. >> there is way too many reasons that each one of you should vote for herschel walker. >> reporter: out chair of the gop committee tasked with regaining control of the senator, vick scott, an arkansas senator tom cotton hitting the trail for the candidate outside atlanta. >> people get tired of television ads and the lies they tell about herschel walker. >> reporter: walker's campaign rocked last week by allegations the former football star twice asked an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion and paid for the woman to have one in 2009. he has repeatedly denied the reports including in an interview with abc news. >> did you ever have a conversation with this woman at any time about an abortion is? >> no. >> is you ever to your knowledge give money to pay for the cost of an abort

he's sort of herschel walker before herschel walker, minus the moral stuff. we don't know about his life. but he was extraordinarily ill equipped to be a united states senator but he coached football, so let's go ahead and send him. good luck, alabama, over the long run. the first part, the second part is tommy tuberville knows exactly what he was doing. he's basically using a racist attack without exactly using the racist term, and rev, all of the implications here that black people want what you have, that black people are all criminals, if you read the text of it, that's what he's saying. this is straight out of -- i mean, this is straight out of the 1950s. and this in 2022. a quote that jonathan capehart had in his "washington post" column this morning, which really, i think, kind of puts it all into perspective here. this is jonathan capehart in his "washington post" column this morning. he said lee atwater broke down the strategy in a 1981 interview. you start out in 1954 by saying the n-word. by 1968 you can't say the n-word except atwater is actually

walker, mr. walker, walker, please, out of respect, i need to let you know mr. walker, you are very well aware of the rules tonight and you have a prop. that is not allowed, sir. >> for senator walker -- excuse me, for senator warnock's part he spent quite a bit of time playing up his bipartisan record, distancing himself somewhat from president biden who is unpopular in this state. we know that walker spent a lot to of time the last few weeks downplaying how his performance would be. many here say that he defied expectations. he is about to take the stage before his supporters in just a few minutes. boris, amara. >> so far senator warnock has led in polls. we will see how this debate might shake things up in that race. thanks so much. >>> here with us now to share her insights on last night's debate is washington correspondent for the atlanta journal constitution, tia mitchell. a lot of negative headlines for herschel walker over the last few weeks. he needed a big win last night. how woo rate his performance? >> again, i think eva really laid it out clearly th

walker, mr. walker, mr. walker, excuse me mr. walker, mr. walker, i need to let you know you are very well aware of the rules tonight. and, you have a prop, that is not a lab, sir. i ask you to put the prop away. >> it is not a prop, it's real. >> it is considered a prop, mister walker, excuse me, sir, you are very well aware of the rules. are you? are you aware of the rules? >> he brought up the truth, let's talk about the truth. >> thank you for putting the proper way. >> yes, herschel walker, let's talk about the truth because you have a history of alleging that you have a law enforcement background. so, walker says he worked as an fbi agent, and then he worked as a cop with the cop county police department, both agencies are on record saying that's not true. ot true. it really out this picture showing some document making him an honorary agent for the cobb county sheriff's office, the prosecutor told the atlanta journal-constitution that being an honorary deputy is like having quote a junior ranger badge. kind of like what my seven-year-

♪ the media for the senate will get to herschel walker in a moment. as focusing over the ultraconservative nominee back by donald trump can possibly win many are dismissing the candidates as extreme the polls show some of the races are tight and the question what exactly is fair game, doctor oz in pennsylvania which is been heavily negative even though he's made plenty of mistakes in this contest against federman. the washington wrote of peace will always promoted unproven and questionable products on the television show and that marks legitimate those questions dog just before he got into politics but nbc used an unbelievably cheap shot the columnist said the doctor is an investigator for columbia university lab with over 300 dogs, 31 pigs and 661 rabbits and rodents. not only has every doctor in scientist and animal research and testing new medicines it's required by law, the columnist by a professor who had the group devoted to reducing animal products nbc never should've let him smear oz as a part of a puppy killer, yoga journalistic question why

walker, mr. walker, mr. walker, excuse me, mister walker, please, out of respect, i need to let you know, mr. walker, you are very well aware of the rules tonight, and you have a prop. that is not allowed, sir. i ask you to put that prop away. >> it's not a prop, this is real. he -- said >> it is considered a prop, mister walker, excuse me, sir, you're very well aware of the rules, aren't you? >> well -- >> aren't you aware of the rules? >> let's talk about the truth. >> thank you for putting that prop owe a. >> what i want you to do is get off the government health care, and get on the health care he's got. >> georgia needs to expand medicare. it costs us more not to expand. what we're doing right now is subsidizing health care in other states. >> would you support president biden running for a second term in 2024? >> i have not spent a minute thinking about what politicians should run for what in 2024. >> would you support a trump 2024 run? >> i would. let me tell, you president trump's my friend. >> let's

we know herschel walker is challenging raphael warnock. republican leaders in georgia today embracing herschel walker? >> reporter: that's right, david. walker was turned by senator rick scott, who heads the republican senatorial campaign committee and decides which candidates should get funding. david, this is a sign of just how important this race is. republicans are counting on walker to defeat democratic senator raphael warnock. warnock has steered clear of walker's personal life, but he has said, we've seen a disturbing pattern and raises questions about who is ready to represent the people of georgia, but make no mistake about it, david, the polls have them virtually in a dead heat. >> we'll be watching it straight through election night. linsey, thank you. and there will be more of her interview on abc news prime, that streams on abc news live later tonight. >>> in the ninemeantime, we tur the war in ukraine. vladimir putin unleashing new and deadly attacks across ukraine. president bidened and other world leaders holding an emergen

herschel walker has a lot of truths that hurt. he is taking the path that trump took, just deny everything. i tell them alive, they want to hear a life, they want to believe some the other venture. with the truth is not in these guys favor. >> the most recent why he is told about this, which is now a prove-able lie, he has been saying all week i have no idea who this could be! he said that on fox, he said this to you here, he said this to all the right wing radio on tv. he lied all week saying i don't know who this could possibly be. >> right, you can say if you know someone who just wants to flip the senate, georgia seat, you can say, okay, he is trying to get out of this embarrassing thing, but you can't say that this person wanted to abort this child and aboard this pregnancy, this is a person who believes that, you know, this is a child of conception. a person that believes there is no exceptions, right? you can't have both of those things. you also cannot have a person who has nothing to do with the trial. that's with the mot

they've never even met herschel walker! even if he did pay for that woman's abortion, that just proves that he's a gentle men. sorry, but chivalry is not dead. what is an abortion? it's not stopping a freeloader from coming across the southern border. what would jesus do? seriously, i'm asking. herschel represent american values. football. college football. we cannot let our dreams be crushed by one unplanned pregnancy. wait... i don't care what herschel walker did as long as he gets in the senate so he can stop other people from doing what he did, which he didn't do. it doesn't matter what herschel walker did in the past, it matters what he does starting out! he got caught doing what? [laughter] jesus. starting now! [cheers and applause] >> tr >> trevor: desi lydic, everybody. when we come back, constance wu will be joining us on the show, so don't go away. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show"! my guess tonight is one of the stars of the new film, "lyle, lyle, croc

now, cnn did reach out to walker, the walker campaign, for comment. he flat out denied the original report. hard to believe this woman can remain anonymous. this is getting uglier and uglier. again, i cannot believe the doubling down on this story, especially when you consider what his son, christian walker, basically christian walker and this woman are kinda saying the same thing. >> they are. and if the people who know you best trust you least, that's all you need to know. i mean, to your point, over the course of this campaign, three previously unknown children of herschel walker have been identified. one would presume this woman will be identified. and her wanting to keep her privacy is understandable. but in the face of this hypocrisy, this disrespect, this denial of her personhood, again, the question will be for the voters of georgia, for republican voters in georgia, voters who are voters of faith in georgia, if this isn't too much, what is? does character count? or is it just party over country, party over character. >> it's about power. peop

tonight, what walker is now saying about that check and this evening, herschel walker's own son deeply critical of his father. rachel scott in georgia. >>> in the east tonight, bracing for the potential of heavy rains and winds. ginger zee is here to time this out. >>> in florida, meanwhile, the emergency shelters now filling by the thousands as the death toll rises from hurricane ian. and the desperate search and rescue effort, going door-to-door now, around the clock, days after ian hit. victor oquendo again tonight. >>> the war in ukraine. and tonight, ukrainian forces breaking through russian ranks. reclaiming territory claimed by vladimir putin. and what president zelenskyy is now saying about negotiating with putin. ian pannell inside ukraine. >>> and tonight, north korea, the longest missile test yet, firing a nuclear-capable ballistic missile directly over japan. the sirens sending many in japan running for cover. the u.s. responding tonight. martha raddatz is here. >>> breaking head line involving that urgent hunt for a serial killer. tonight, two more murders potentially link

walker, mr. walker -- >> no, no, no, he has a problem with the street. >> out of respect, i need to let you know mr. walker, you are very well aware of the rules tonight, and you have a prop. that is not allowed. i ask you to put that prop away. >> this is not a prop. this is real. >> it is considered a prop, mr. walker. excuse me, sir. >> yes. >> you're very well aware of the rules. aren't you? >> well, he -- he brought up the truth. let's talk about the truth. >> so, it's an odd thing. he's not a member of law enforcement. i don't know where that honorary badge came from. it almost doesn't matter. how did that play at the debate? >> pretty contentious. i think there's two issues there. there's one which to what extent has walker represented that he is somehow officially or unofficially part of law enforcement, which apparently he has done before. and then of course the fact that he violated the rules by pulling out the badge, i think that that issue will get litigated. i think that's kind of th

however, he started talking about herschel walker. he is infatuated with walker. walker played for the football team that trump owned many decades ago. this is not the same scenario. you know, walker is accused of, number one, there is a woman who is the mother of -- according to the daily beast reporting, the mother of his children who is involved in this allegation regarding an abortion. there are other allegations about violence. it's just not quite the same. what trump was caught on tape saying, he has been accused of a rape in one case, he was accused of sexual misconduct in a number of others, trump and every other politician are not the same. trump convinced a wide swath of voters over many decades that he was a very successful tycoon, and they felt bonded to him in a certain way. i do not know that walker is at that level with georgia voters, even with his sports celebrity. >> listen, the access hollywood tape, i wondered if this was, you know, the grab them by the moment of 2022. because we don't know if it's going to hurt him. >> exactly, but i am willin

warnock since herschel walker entered the race. senator warnock talked about the allegations of domestic violence against herschel walker. he named, of course, that famous, i suppose now, infamous moment during friday's debate, where herschel walker brought out a police badge, and said after that, now, he wants us to believe that he could be a senator. raphael warnock has often made very thinly veiled criticisms of herschel walker. and in his advertisements, he's usually kind of pulled a lot of his punches. but now, as close to this election, we are seeing the senator really make a pretty, full-throated criticism of his republican opponent. >> it was striking to me, as well, from the reviewing the transcript of that debate, as i did, that it was more, he was more on the offensive about herschel walker. he hasn't, it seems, not doing that. he has a very high favorable waiting, isn't as a race is tight in georgia, it seems he doesn't want to forfeit that. there's also the lingering story, and i think it's important to get back to, wh

walker was asked about the u.s. senate potentially voting on a national ban on abortion and he answered by saying the absence of such a man is a problem. >> well there's not a national ban on abortion right now and i think that's a problem. keep tiktok emote things that, right now i'm for life, and i'm not making excuse. for >> there it is again life. i believe in life. now walker has also said he does not support exceptions for rape or incest and according to reporting the woman who came forward and spoke to the daily beast says she did so because of walker's hard-line stance against abortion in all cases. quote, i just can't stand with the hypocrisy anymore she said we also deserve better. now in response to all this, walker's campaign had this very, very high dungeon statement last night in which they threatened to sue the daily beast. i'll quote here, i'm not taking this anymore. i'm planning to sue the daily beast for this defamatory lie. it will be filed tomorrow morning. classic trumpian move. it's now been m

as manu raju reports, republicans are rallying behind herschel walker. >> reporter: herschel walker's senate campaign unreeling by an explosive report alleging the stauj anti abortion republican paid for an abortion for a child they conceived 13 years ago. >> i never paid for an abortion and it's a lie. >> reporter: walker's stayed behind closed doors on tuesday with his aides refusing to disclose his schedule after they initially said they would say where he campaigned this week. cnn however did obtain an invitation to an event hosted by prayer warriors for herschel walker. cnn was not allowed to cover the event or wait in the parking lot even as a leading conservative activist ralph reed came outside to defend the candidate. >> i will promise you this. the voters for georgia are going to reject this kind of gutter politics. >> reporter: can you tell herschel walker to come out here and answer these questions himself? >> this is a closed event. this is a faith prayer event. >> reporter: walker in 2009 reimbursed his girlfriend $700 for the cost of the abortion. the woman was not name

great herschel walker. what an amazing guy. >> reporter: and eventually walker own political ambitions urging him to run for u.s. senate in georgia. >> you know, herschel is not only a georgia hero, he's an american legend. >> reporter: like trump, walker is also known to go off script and deliver disjointed statements, walker easily won the primary this year, despite a myriad of controversies during his life. he spoke about his battle with disassociative identity disorder. >> you can get angry, but anger where you can go out and really, really hurt someone, that's where you know you got a problem. >> reporter: in that same interview, walker's ex-wife expressed how walker had threatened her with weapons. >> just guns and knives. i got into a few choking things with him. >> reporter: walker acknowledged those allegations. >> herschel walker told us he was troubled by his actions, he will always deeply regret any pain he caused cindy. >> reporter: according to a report, an ex-girlfriend said walker threatened

tonight, as you'll see right here, herschel walker says she is lying. walker in his first network interview since these allegations broke, one-on-one with our linsey davis. linsey asks, does he know the woman? has he talked to the woman? and just today in georgia, republican leaders embracing walker, despite the controversy. they know how tight this race is. walker is running against democratic senator raphael warnock, one of just a handful of senate races that will determine which party controls the senate after the midterms. tonight, linsey davis with herschel walker on the allegations against him. >> reporter: inside this georgia gym, republican senate candidate and former football star herschel walker sitting down for his first network interview, answering the claims against him. as you well know, there is a woman who reportedly says that she was in a long relationship with you, has a 10-year-old son with you, that you paid for the cost of an abortion. were you ever aware of her having an abortion? >> i know nothing about an abortion. i know it's a

now we got herschel walker. i must say that herschel walker, obviously, this -- this situation has something that the -- the donald trump situation didn't have, and that is, you actually have a family member. you have his son coming out and talking about all of the horrible things their family has gone through. it's a tragedy. i don't see this political fodder. i think the real tragedy is that herschel walker is even running in this race because he has never -- by the way, we've all known this for years. he's never appeared at least publicly to be well as a person, and so donald trump has thrown him into the middle of this. it is a tragedy for the entire family and the republicans are sitting back, pretending that nothing's wrong when the son is talking about just how screwed up his life has been. >> no. ah -- now, there's a lot to unpack there, including that fact that you wish there had been somebody who loved herschel walker and could have prevented this. the republican party did not have to put herschel walk