6 AM ET: Abortion rights celebrations, Rep. Tlaib censured, 'Sexiest Man Alive' & more

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🗓️ 8 November 2023

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It was a good election night for abortion rights advocates in parts of the US. Meanwhile, it's not been such a great week for Democrats in recent polls. Israeli officials are walking back comments made by the country's prime minister. The House has voted to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib over her comments on the conflict in the Middle East. Plus, we'll tell you who People Magazine has chosen as this year's "Sexiest Man Alive." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck. With the five things you need to know for Wednesday, November 8th.
0:35.9	Abortion rights advocates got a major win in Tuesday's elections in parts of the country, which may give
0:41.8	Democrats a glimmer of hope ahead of the parts of the country, which may give Democrats a glimmer of hope ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
0:46.0	In Kentucky, Governor Andy Bashir defeated his Republican challenger, who had the backing of former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a race where abortion rights were a flashpoint.
0:59.1	In Virginia, Democrats kept control of the state Senate and flipped the House of Delegates.
1:04.0	And in Ohio, voters decided they wanted a constitutionally protected right to abortion.
1:12.0	CNN's Kyung-Lla has more from Columbus.
1:15.0	Abortion rights will be enshrined in Ohio State Constitution.
1:20.0	That is a result here in Ohio.
1:22.0	According to CNN projections, it is the result here in Ohio. According to CNN projections, it is the first Republican state to take such a move.
1:29.3	And this was a hard battle fought on both sides of what's known as issue one. I actually saw a woman burst
1:35.8	into tears. It was jubilation as those results were red. Now the supporters of issue one say that they won by trying to keep this as
1:46.2	nonpartisan an issue as possible.
1:48.6	Urging voters that this was about keeping government out of their lives.
1:52.0	Those electoral wins will keeping government out of their lives.
1:57.7	Those electoral wins will be welcome news for the Democrats after a week of dispiriting polls, including one from CNN that shows President Joe Biden
2:02.4	could face an uphill battle to beat Trump to the White House.
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