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let's start today by taking a look at the possible implications of the special election that took place in new york earlier this week.
Today, let's first look at the likely impact of the special election in New York earlier this week.
democrat tom suozzi defeated republican mazi pilip in new york's 3rd congressional district election.
Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in New York's third congressional district election.
this election took place to replace expelled former gop representative george santos, who's facing federal charges that include money laundering and lying to investigators.
The election was to replace expelled former Republican Rep. George Santos, who faces federal charges including money laundering and lying to investigators.
suozzi's win is significant because it helps democrats tighten the already slim majority the republicans h**e in the house of representatives, their control now slips down to just six votes.
Sozie's victory is significant, as it helped the Democrats consolidate their already slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives, whose control has now slipped to just six votes.
and the repercussions may not end there.
And the impact may not end there.
our lauren fox explains what this might mean for both parties as they try to win over voters in the upcoming presidential election season.
Our Lauren Fox explains what this could mean for both parties as they try to win over voters in the upcoming election season.
a democratic victory in new york, shrinking an already narrow republican majority in the house.
New York's democratic victory has shrunk the Republican Party's already slim majority in the House of Representatives.
let me just enjoy this for one more minute, ok?
Let me enjoy one more minute, shall we?
as the gop grapples with what it means for their chances in november.
Republicans are grappling with what that means for their chances in November.
the result last night is --is not something in my view that democrats should celebrate too much.
Last night's result was – I don't think Democrats should celebrate too much.
there was a weather event that --that affected turnout.
There was a weather event - which affected turnout.
there are a lot of factors there.
There are a lot of factors that go into this.
that is in no way a bellwether of what's going to happen this fall.
This is by no means the bellwether of what is going to happen this fall.
many in the party arguing former three-term, congressman tom suozzi won in a district where he had high name id against a relatively unknown gop opponent.
Many in the party believe that Tom Suozzi, a former three-term congressman, defeated a relatively unknown Republican opponent in a prestigious district.
i think it was a little bit of the, you know, the devil, you know, versus the devil you don't know.
I think it's a little bit, you know, the devil, you know, as opposed to the devil you don't know.
but the special election in the new york suburbs still a key opportunity for both parties to test drive their messages, and assign for democrats that they may be able to play offense on immigration.
But a special election in the New York suburbs remains a key opportunity for both parties to test their messages and allocate opportunities for Democrats that they may be able to go on the offensive on immigration.
one of the most difficult issues facing them this cycle.
This is one of the most difficult problems they face this cycle.
if the democrats are going to try to campaign on wanting to secure the border, we should actually call their bluff and make them do it right now.
If the Democrats are going to preach on the campaign trail that they want to secure the border, we should actually expose their bluff and make them do it now.
on the trail, republican mazi pilip hammered suozzi on the border in a district where a migrant shelter was built just last summer.
Along the way, Republican Mazi Pilip lashed out at Suozzi on the border of a region that had just built a migrant shelter last summer.
we are fighters.
We are warriors.
but suozzi attacked his opponent for not h**ing solutions.
But there was no solution for Sozzy to attack his opponent.
and instead embraced a bipartisan senate bill aimed at cracking down on asylum claims and more quickly processing and deporting migrants that come to the u.s. illegally.
Instead, the Senate adopted a bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on asylum claims and speeding up the processing and deportation of immigrants who entered the United States illegally.
tom suozzi talked about issues, fixing challenges, solving problems.
Suozzi talks about problems, solving challenges, solving problems.
the district, which biden one by eight points in 2020 has emerged as a key battleground for republicans in recent years, with a powerful party apparatus that helped elect george santos and a new class of gop congressmen in 2022.
Biden won the district by 8 percentage points in 2020 and has become a key battleground for the Republican Party in recent years, with a strong party establishment that helped elect George Santos and a new generation of Republican congressmen in 2022.
both parties view those suburban districts as key to winning the majority in 2024.
Both sides see these suburbs as key to winning a majority in 2024.
now this year, there are several major elections happening around the world with people in some of the world's largest democracies, looking to vote on their next leaders.
This year, several major events are taking place around the world, and people in some of the world's largest democracies want to vote for their next leader.
one of them indonesia, it's the third largest democracy in the world with more than 270 million people.
One of them is Indonesia, which is the third largest democracy in the world with more than 2700 million people.
it appears that 72-year-old prabowo subianto won the southeast asian country's presidential elections with unofficial results, showing him winning nearly 60% of the vote.
Prabowo Subianto, 72, won the ** elections in the Southeast Asian country with unofficial results, showing that he won almost 60% of the vote.
subianto who's eight former military general has a controversial pass.
Subianto is one of eight former military generals, and his pass is controversial.
at one point, he was banned from entering the united states.
At one point, he was barred from entering the United States.
our international correspondent, anna coren provides more insight on who this new leader is and what it may mean for indonesia and beyond?
Our international correspondent, Anna Coren, offers more insight into who the new leader is and what this could mean for Indonesia and beyond?
this is a job that prabowo subianto has wanted for a very long time.
This is the job Prabowo Subianto has wanted for a long time.
he sagged a takeover in 1998 after the fall of the suharto dictatorship but failed.
After the fall of Suharto's regime in 1998, he ordered a takeover of the company at one point, but failed.
he ran for president in 2014 and 2019, but lost both times to joko widodo and then falsely claimed the election had been stolen.
He ran in 2014 and 2019** but lost both times to Joko Widodo before falsely claiming that the election was stolen.
the 72-year-old will be indonesia's next president.
The 72-year-old will be Indonesia's next **.
the quick count, a reliable pollster shows he won almost 60% of the vote, which means there will be no runoff.
A quick count from a reliable pollster shows that he won nearly 60% of the vote, which means there will be no runoff.
and as the votes were being counted, he addressed the media while doing laps in his indoor swing.
While counting the votes, he made a few laps on the indoor swing while addressing **.
well, official results from the electoral commission won't be revealed until next month.
Well, the official results of the Election Commission will not be announced until next month.
when he greeted supporters last night at a jakarta sports stadium may as well h**e been a victory celebration.
It could also have been a victory celebration when he greeted supporters at the Jakarta Stadium last night.
he received a rock star welcome where he said, this was a victory for all indonesians.
He was greeted like a rock star and he said it was a victory for all Indonesians.
take a listen.
Listen to it. this victory must be the victory of the people of indonesia.
This victory must be a victory for the Indonesian people.
prabowo, gibran and all of the indonesia forward coalition will embrace all elements and powers, and become the president, vice president and government present for all the people of indonesia.
Prabowo, Gibran and all Indonesia Forward Alliance will embrace all elements and power to be the **, deputy and ** representative of all the people of Indonesia.
but claims of vote rigging and massive fraud h**e been made from the other presidential candidates who've vowed to investigate.
But other ** candidates also claimed fraud and large-scale fraud and vowed to investigate.
and there h**e been a number of small protests staged in jakarta today.
There were a number of small-scale events in Jakarta today.
prabowo has an alarming history, a former general under the suharto dictatorship.
Prabowo has a shocking history, having been a general under Suharto**.
he's been accused of human rights abuses, kidnapping, pro-democracy activists in the 1990s, and ordering the massacre of independence fighters in east timor in the 1980s, accusations he denies.
He was accused of human rights abuses, kidnapping, pro-democracy activists in the 90s of the 20th century, and in the 80s of the 20th century ordered **independence fighters in East Timor, which he denied.
at one point, he was banned from entering the united states and australia.
At one point, he was banned from entering the United States and Australia.
but prabowo has had a dramatic image makeover.
But Prabowo's image has taken a dramatic turn.
thanks in part to a slick social media campaign, perhaps most importantly has been the endorsement by president jokowi.
Thanks in part to clever social campaigns and, perhaps most importantly, to the support of Jokowi.
he's still wildly popular and credited for the country's solid economic growth, but he's reached his two-term limit and cannot run again.
He remains widely popular and praised for the country's solid economic growth, but he has reached the two-term limit and cannot run again.
but his elder son, 36-year-old gibran rakabuming raka is prabowo's running.
But his eldest son, 36-year-old Gibran Rakabumining Raka, is Prabowo's candidate.
now, it's important to note that half of indonesia's voters are under the age of 40.
Now, it's worth noting that half of Indonesian voters are under the age of 40.
many weren't born or too young to remember prabowo's alleged human rights abuses.
Many are not yet born or too young to remember Prabowo's alleged human rights violations.
and of course the narrative has been rewritten.
Of course, the narrative has also been rewritten.
prabowo is now a statesman, cuddly grandfather.
Prabowo is now a politician, a lovely grandfather.
he loves to dance on stage and who's campaigned as a continuity candidate.
He loves to dance on stage and is promoted as a continuation candidate.
but critics are very concerned about what this means for the world's third largest democracy.
But critics are very concerned about what this means for the world's third-largest democracy.
and if prabowo, who has previously said that indonesia needs an authoritarian leader under his reign, the country will slide back to its authoritarian past.
Prabowo has previously said that Indonesia needs a **leader to rule, and if he does, the country will return to the ** rule of the past.
pop quiz hotshot.
Pop Quiz Hotshot
a typical full-size standard piano has how many keys on it?
How many keys does a typical full-size standard piano have?
108, 88, 72 or 61.
or 61. if you said 88, great, great, great.
If you say 88, great, great, great.
a standard piano has 88 keys, 36 are black representing sharps and flats.
A standard piano has 88 keys, with 36 black keys representing sharps and flats.
the 52 white keys are the natural tones.
The 52 white keys are natural tones.
today's story getting a 10 out of 10, a pianist putting on a praise, worthy performance, playing in a perpendicular position to a plethora of people below.
Today's story received a 10 out of 10 for a pianist who played commendably to the numerous people below in a vertical position.
more than 30 feet above the ground, swiss pianist alain roche plays a piano hanging vertically in the air, suspended from a crane.
Swiss pianist Alain Roche plays a piano suspended vertically in the air, suspended from a crane more than 30 feet above the ground.
the artist says the piece entitled, winter solstice for the audience in munich, germany to listen to nature as part of his piano vertical art project.
The artist, titled Winter Solstice, is part of his piano vertical art project for audiences in Munich, Germany, to listen to nature, according to the artist.
he plans to change the musical composition every day based on natural sounds around him.
He plans to change his work every day according to the natural sounds around him.
roche says he'll perform in the peace for 182 days from winter solstice until summer solstice.
Roach said he would perform quietly for 182 days, from the winter solstice to the summer solstice.
very cool.
Cool. all right.
Good. we are off on monday in observance of the federal holiday presidents' day, and then i'll be missing you the rest of the week due to winter school break here in georgia, but we'll h**e some guests filling in.
We have Monday off to celebrate the federal holiday ** day, and then due to Georgia's winter school break, I'll miss you guys for the rest of the week, but we'll have some guests to fill in.
it'll be awesome.
It would be great. and you will see me for a very cool 10 out of 10, where i ask celebrities for their tips for success for you.
You'll see me asking celebrities about their secrets to success in a really cool tithe.
before we go, shout out time.
Before leaving, shout that the time is up.
let's go up to ansonia, connecticut to give a salute to the chargers at ansonia middle school.
Let's head to Ansonia, Connecticut to pay tribute to the Blitz at Ansonia Middle School.
what up mr. lynch?
What happened to Mr. Lynch?
and this shout out goes to ms. marsh's class at st. martin high school in ocean springs, m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i, rise up lovely people.
This cry was given to Ms. Marsh's class at Seasprings St. Martin's High School, m-i-s-s-i-s-i-s-i-p-i, get up lovely people.
from me and my cnn team, h**e an awesome holiday weekend.
My CNN team and I wish you a great weekend holiday.
make someone smile.
Make someone smile.
remember you are more powerful than you know.
Remember, you are stronger than you know.
i'm coy wire.
I'm Coy Wire.
it's been a blessing to spend this week with you.
What a blessing to be able to spend this week with you.